One reason movies fascinate me is that they are usually the result of intense collaboration between many people, some of whom have put up substantial amounts of money. For instance, the first Harry Potter film cost well over $100 million dollars to make and involved nearly a thousand creative people. That tells me that not
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Hello! My husband & I are retired. I am torn about where we should live after we sell our home/downsize. I have a 99-yr old mother who lives 3 hours away, adult children live about 1 hour away. Of these 2 daughters, one has a special needs son; the other is age 37 and plans
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My husband and I like to think of ourselves as kind and generous people. But when it comes to lending out books? Suddenly, we both channel Ebenezer Scrooge. We’re happy to hand a neighbor a cup of sugar without expecting them to pay it back. We’ll lend out a few extra chairs for a dinner
Dear Rabbi and Susan, Hi. I have the opportunity to be a caregiver for a 69-year-old woman. Her son who will basically be my boss is divorced. You mentioned on a video not to hang around divorced people. So, should I pass on it? What would you think? Eve B. Dear Eve, Life is complex,
Take this quiz. When you heard about SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits being suspended due to the government shut down, were you:A. Worried and indignant that so many people would be left without food?B. Horrified to discover that over 41 million Americans receive this benefit. When you hear the word ‘orphan,’ or ‘disadvantaged child’
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A young protege of mine was hoping to get engaged to a lovely young lady. He showed me the ring he intended to present to his beloved, along with his proposal of marriage. It was a beautiful piece of jewelry; a platinum band in which was embedded a full circle of sparkling diamonds. It was
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Dear Rabbi Lapin, This is Jeff H. I had the pleasure of working for you. I have a question. I have long been aware of the special relationship the Jewish faith holds with G-d. I have always felt the temperature of American Sentiment towards the State of Israel. I have never been this concerned for
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While conspiracy theories get a bad rap, I am becoming increasingly uneasy about a disturbing trend. Too frequently, I have been encountering seemingly disconnected events that, mysteriously, all lead in the same direction–that of breaking down families. Is family dissolution an inevitable consequence of modern life or is this being deliberately manufactured? Whether the destruction
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Dear Rabbi Daniel and Miss Susan, I just wanted to get started by saying how much I loved your videos, and how much joy they brought me through great challenges. Now getting to my point. I asked out this girl that I was interested in, and after our first date we seemed to enjoy the
