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In the clip, Duncan McAlpine Sennett, who reportedly became a Bar Mitzvah at Portland's Congregation Beth Israel, offers his d’var Torah analysis of the chapter in Genesis covering Jacob’s marriage to Leah and Rachel, two sisters who also happened to be his first cousins, observing that "the definition of traditional marriage is nothing like what people think it is today."
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/30/bar-mitzvah-gay-marriage_n_4363083.html

Bravo Duncan! Bravo!

@FRestored

Ha!

@cutemergency

That is an irresistible 'hug me' look.

A holiday lesson: One young N.J. athlete's devotion to his sick mother

Hungry and alone, Vaida Jefferson lies in a cold, dark apartment, waiting for her son to come home.
She has barely moved in 11 hours. A rumpled purple comforter covers her frail, 100-pound body. Her rail-thin legs are folded and bunched toward her chest, stiff and stubborn.

The television, as it does so often, marks her countdown on this late October day.

"The Queen Latifah Show" in the morning.

The news at noon.

"Judge Alex" between 1 and 2.

And then, "Everybody Loves Raymond" reruns.

At times, she stares out her second-floor window, gazing at the mountains stretching from Passaic County toward western Jersey. But now they have been swallowed by darkness, so Vaida knows her boy will be home soon.

At 6:43 p.m., she hears a key slide into the front door. A small smile crosses her face.
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More:
http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/football/index.ssf/2013/11/a_holiday_lesson_one_nj_young_athletes_devotion_to_his_sick_mother.html

What a great son!

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http://www.indiebound.org/indies-first

@thisjenlewis: A+ photo from my aunt: "The recipe said let the turkey chill for a few hours..."

Ha!

https://millionshort.com

Interesting....

A day early but Happy Thanksgiving!

@Earth_Pics

And an extra:

@Earth_Pics
That's a big cat.

@DineshDSouza:
I am thankful this week when I remember that America is big enough and great enough to survive Grown-Up Trayvon in the White House!

Nasty. Just nasty!