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Martin Bodek
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in Brooklyn, The United States
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Stephen King, Malcolm Gladwell, Mary Roach, Elmore Leonard, Atul Gawan
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June 2011
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My Rosh Hashanah "Vinch" (New Year's Wish) for You
I have had a blessed year of book talks and podcasts.
I love all aspects of all the experiences, including the most mundane of things. When I do these, I'm doing what I love, and they're increasing with frequency.
A highlight is signing my books for participants.
Ever since I was a child, I have always affixed my version of "BSD" (בס"ד, an acronym for the Aramaic expression which means, " Read more of this blog post »
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| This is the most useful Haggadah I've ever picked up. It's approach is to color-scheme every word of the Haggadah to determine its origin point in the Hebraic liturgy and its introduction point to the Haggadah. Why is it of such value to me? I'm a Ha ...more | |
“The lives we live are so much bigger than the bodies we inhabit.”
― Zaidy's War: Four Armies, Three Continents, Two Brothers. One Man's Impossible Story of Endurance
― Zaidy's War: Four Armies, Three Continents, Two Brothers. One Man's Impossible Story of Endurance
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“The lives we live are so much bigger than the bodies we inhabit.”
― Zaidy's War: Four Armies, Three Continents, Two Brothers. One Man's Impossible Story of Endurance
― Zaidy's War: Four Armies, Three Continents, Two Brothers. One Man's Impossible Story of Endurance
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