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Giving Thanks<\/h2>\n

Thanksgiving: once again another season of festivities is upon us. The more fortunate amongst us gather round a swollen holiday table and give thanks for abundant bounty. With too many appetizing dishes to choose from, most give in to the tantalizing colorful aromas and overindulge.<\/p>\n

Black Friday<\/h2>\n

The festivities continue well into the next day. Many waddle their way out directly, in a hurry to be first on line at the bargain tables.<\/p>\n

Here in the holy land, few sat down to a thanksgiving meal. Fret not; most were turbocharged the next morning to accost \u201cThe Charge\u201d ahead. Not for nothing has Black Friday been declared an unofficial national day of recreation\u2026<\/p>\n

An abundant life should not be measured by the wealth of our discarded leftovers or by the blinding light of our harvested collectibles.<\/h3>\n

Amidst a sea of hooks cast into the web one of them caught my attention and filled me with joy.<\/p>\n

#OptOutside<\/h2>\n

REI, the large recreational equipment chain proclaimed: \u00a0\u201cWe're closing our stores on Black Friday so we can get outside and play. We hope you're having a great Thanksgiving and that you'll choose to #OptOutside, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another day I read: \u201cToday we # OptOutside. Instead of fighting the crowds on Black Friday, we\u2019ll be enjoying fresh air in the places we love. We hope to see you there. Join us outside.\u201d<\/p>\n

The chain also provided an app which allowed its campaign supporters to post a selfie on social media and declare their recreational intent for Black Friday. It was a fresh voice amidst a dark crowd in a drunken stupor.<\/p>\n

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To be honest, I\u2019ve never been attracted to alcohol. Its taste has little appeal to me. I do, however, like shopping for beautiful things: guilty as charged. That being said, as my creative passions have begun to focus elsewhere, I have seen a sharp decline in my \u201cneed to buy\u201d urges. Friday was a day spent with family in the celebration of our eldest daughter\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the holy land on Black Friday, a frenzy of feverous religious festivities raged outside at the national park Zipori . The leftover remnants hinted at the Black Friday Bash by the tomb of Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi.<\/p>\n

As usual, Saturday was our day to \u201cOptOutside\u201d and bike. As it happened, we too found ourselves at the tomb site. A lavish spread of leftovers and trash left us shocked and speechless.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIsrael is a light unto the nations\u201d… No aura was to be found surrounding the sacred site. Black Friday indeed!<\/p>\n

Giving Gratitude<\/h2>\n

A man of faith walks tall, giving gratitude in its purest form. Daily he blesses the abundance in his midst. A woman of faith embraces the dawn of each new day with grace. Her heart rejoices life\u2019s gifts. A man of faith walks his path true, the good book often nowhere in sight\u2026<\/p>\n

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Zipori – Bar Mitzvah celebration in white, Rosh Hashana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cBe the change you seek in the world.\u201d ~ Gandhi<\/p>\n

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