Chats with Larry Episode 13

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On today’s RABBI BRIAN’S CHATS WITH LARRY

Audio quality is okay today, Larry was sick, so you didn’t talk for very long. I don’t think this is worth releasing as an episode Brian. You both just talk about Thanksgiving during COVID so it’s very dated.

But I’ll let you decide…

  1. Why Larry is sick (Pumpkin Pie) 
  2. No one knows how to do Thanksgiving for under 8 people

Slow Down, Good Sam

In 1973, researchers John Darley and Daniel Batson at Princeton University conducted a study based on the biblical story of “The Good Samaritan.” ✧✧✧ A little background on the story: Samaritans, in the biblical world, were not considered “good.” The phrase “Good Samaritan” would have sounded like a political oxymoron—something like “compassionate MAGA” or “patriotic liberal.” In the story, a

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A Letter

Beloved, Let me tell you something I often say when counseling those mourning the loss of a loved one. “Unless you are a rabbi or minister, you shouldn’t be good at writing eulogies.” And then I add: “Let me give you a pro tip—think about writing a letter. Because you know how to write a letter and this way you

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With Bread

 Love. With Bread. ✧✧✧ I live in a very progressive city. But, not everyone is of one mind. In fact, three houses to the north live Merrilee and Sardar, who, prior to the 2020 election, posted a “Trump—MAGA 2020” sign in their yard. The day Biden was elected, I texted them that a number of my friends and I were

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