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I planned to skip the bar mitzvah of Aaron’s middle child. ( A Bar Mitzah is a religious rite of passage for 13 year old Jewish children.) I’d traveled from San Diego to Miami Beach four years earlier to attend the bar mitzvah of his oldest child and intended to attend the one for his…
It’s a cycle devised by nature. Parents bring their children into this world and nurture them, and when they are old and cannot take care of themselves partially or completely, their children who are now full grown adults provide them the same nurturing. However, elderly care is a seemingly difficult task because younger adults cannot…
Love and hate often go together. I both love and hate writing to my father every week. When my stepmother placed him in an assisted living facility in 2014, I asked her if I could do anything for him in his new home. She suggested I send him cards. So for the last three years,…
BROTHERLY WISDOM PART 1 My big brother, Charles, has guided me through many of life’s challenges. Often his words of wisdom are offered casually, and he’s surprised when I remind him of his tidbits of brotherly sagacity that have been my guideposts as I manage life’s large and small issues. Once when I was about…
Rakhi Pooja Thali or rakhi thali is the most important ingredient of raksha bandhan celebration. A sister has to decorate or arrange this thali for tying the rakhi on her brother’s wrist. This is a metal plate where the following ingredients are kept: Roli or red kum kum and chawal or rice grains for applying…
So, Another rakhi festival is around the corner and you are still stuck with the last minute confusion of searching the best gift for your sweet little sister! Well, consider yourself lucky that you are born in this technical era where shopping has been reduced to only a few clicks. So, if you still haven’t…
The amazing festival to celebrate the bond with a brother or sister has arrived again and you are again charged up to spend some time rejoicing it. A brother and sister is tied in a beautiful bond of love, faith, friendship, and confidence since childhood. Before stepping out into the world, they have known the…
The traditional Hindu festival ‘Raksha Bandhan’ (knot of protection) was came into origin about 6000 years back when Aryans created first civilization – The Indus Valley Civilization. With many languages and cultures, the traditional method to Rakhi festival celebration differs from place to place across India. Following are some historical evidences of Raksha Bandhan celebration…
Sisters are the best friends that God has sent to you for a lifetime. The plan of the Almighty is so full-proof that you have no room to complain. As he himself couldn’t be always there, so moms were sent to us and he is also careful to provide us a true friend in the…