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Today: a grandfather story and a Kirk Douglas story, sandwiched between two questions for your table.
Question: How would you complete the following sentence?
"If you ain't got _________, then you ain't got nothin'."
I first heard (a version of ) that phrase from my grandfather of blessed memory.
He told me, "Take care of your health. Because if you don't have your health, you don't have nothin'."
A few years later, I saw a video of the actor Kirk Douglas (né Issur Danielovitch), who was just a few years younger than my grandfather.
Douglas started reconnecting with his Torah heritage after surviving a helicopter crash in 1991.
In the video, he said, "Learn Torah! Because if you ain't got Torah, you ain't got nothin'."
2nd question for the table: Why do so many people wait until they get sick or near-death to start taking care of their health or their spirit?
Shabbat Shalom
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Today: a grandfather story and a Kirk Douglas story, sandwiched between two questions for your table.Question: How would you complete the following sentence?
"If you ain't got _________, then you ain't got nothin'."
I first heard (a version of ) that phrase from my grandfather of blessed memory.
He told me, "Take care of your health. Because if you don't have your health, you don't have nothin'."
A few years later, I saw a video of the actor Kirk Douglas (né Issur Danielovitch), who was just a few years younger than my grandfather.
Douglas started reconnecting with his Torah heritage after surviving a helicopter crash in 1991.
In the video, he said, "Learn Torah! Because if you ain't got Torah, you ain't got nothin'."
2nd question for the table: Why do so many people wait until they get sick or near-death to start taking care of their health or their spirit?
Shabbat Shalom
PS - As always, the above pic is clickable...
With one easy trick, Amazon will turn that shopping into a $500 donation to JSLI, helping keep our computers humming and programs running. Simply use Amazon Smile, and designate Jewish Spiritual Literacy as your charity — for the same cost to you.
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