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included in Hashem’s question to control eating. Virtually every nutri- then breaking down in an instant to
Adam, “Hamin ha’etz… did you eat tionist and diet specialist will tell you eat it – in part because I know if I
from the tree?” that writing down what you eat is the deliberate on it I will probably not let
most effective tool for successful diet- myself eat it.
The sense of lack is what drives us ing. You can keep count of what you
to eat. We can eat a plethora of fruit have eaten, without forgetting things. But there are also great advantages
and vegetables, etc., but the food that You can look back over the past and to seizing a moment of inspiration
we are trying to limit is the only food see what worked for you. and taking it with you. It can be life-
we want. And this sense of lacking is changing to hold onto a moment and
not sated by what we eat, rather con- Seize the moment (or not): There transform your life through it. For me,
tinues on and on. are rapid actions and rapid transitions I injured my back in 2012. Baruch
in the Megilla. Achashverosh decides Hashem, with an injection and with
Write it down: The Megilla is full of in a moment of drunken anger excellent physical therapy care by
people writing things down: (inspired by his advisors’ recommen- Estie Taragin, I was able to resume all
Mordechai’s good deed in foiling the dation) to kill Vashti, and then regrets my activities. But I said to myself that
plans of Bigsan and Seresh to kill it afterward. Proclamations are rapidly the one modifiable thing I could do for
Achashverosh, Haman’s evil decree to written, and riders seem to be always myself was to lose weight, and this
kill the Jews, Mordechai and Esther’s rushing to send the latest proclama- inspired me to go on and lose success-
decree permitting Jews to defend tion. Haman can’t wait until morning fully.
themselves, and transcribing the story to suggest to the King to hang
of Purim for all generations. Mordechai on a tree, and You can resist: Among the many
Something written can be forgotten, as Achashverosh decides quickly to kill parallels of the story of Purim to the
Mordechai’s good deed was, but it can Haman. story of Yosef’s ascent to power in a
be restored by consulting the text. foreign palace in Egypt is a phrase
There is a permanence to writing, and There can be disadvantages to used in both narratives. When Potifar’s
writing indicates a commitment. What acting abruptly. It is easy to act in wife attempts to seduce Yosef, it is a
was written and sealed by the King haste and then regret what one has constant, relentless attempt, described
could not be retracted. done. This is prominent in our eating as “And it was when she spoke to him
struggles. I find myself resisting, day after day, and he didn’t listen to
There is a similar advantage in writ- resisting, and resisting a food, and her (to be seduced).” And in Shushan,
ing things down when one is trying to
Remembering Auschwitz
History•Holocaust•Humanity
Exhibit Opening: Sunday March 5
At the Jewish Museum of Maryland
15 Lloyd St, Baltimore, MD 21202
This one-of-a-kind exhibit uses photographs, Remembering Auschwitz: History,
documents, artifacts and stories to explore Holocaust, Humanity will be on display
and remember Auschwitz – past, present and MARCH 5 THROUGH MAY 29, 2017.
future – through history and art. Bringing
together four projects into a single whole, this
exhibit is not to be missed.
JewishMuseumMd.org facebook.com/jewishmuseummd @jewishmuseummd @jmm_md
106 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
Adam, “Hamin ha’etz… did you eat tionist and diet specialist will tell you eat it – in part because I know if I
from the tree?” that writing down what you eat is the deliberate on it I will probably not let
most effective tool for successful diet- myself eat it.
The sense of lack is what drives us ing. You can keep count of what you
to eat. We can eat a plethora of fruit have eaten, without forgetting things. But there are also great advantages
and vegetables, etc., but the food that You can look back over the past and to seizing a moment of inspiration
we are trying to limit is the only food see what worked for you. and taking it with you. It can be life-
we want. And this sense of lacking is changing to hold onto a moment and
not sated by what we eat, rather con- Seize the moment (or not): There transform your life through it. For me,
tinues on and on. are rapid actions and rapid transitions I injured my back in 2012. Baruch
in the Megilla. Achashverosh decides Hashem, with an injection and with
Write it down: The Megilla is full of in a moment of drunken anger excellent physical therapy care by
people writing things down: (inspired by his advisors’ recommen- Estie Taragin, I was able to resume all
Mordechai’s good deed in foiling the dation) to kill Vashti, and then regrets my activities. But I said to myself that
plans of Bigsan and Seresh to kill it afterward. Proclamations are rapidly the one modifiable thing I could do for
Achashverosh, Haman’s evil decree to written, and riders seem to be always myself was to lose weight, and this
kill the Jews, Mordechai and Esther’s rushing to send the latest proclama- inspired me to go on and lose success-
decree permitting Jews to defend tion. Haman can’t wait until morning fully.
themselves, and transcribing the story to suggest to the King to hang
of Purim for all generations. Mordechai on a tree, and You can resist: Among the many
Something written can be forgotten, as Achashverosh decides quickly to kill parallels of the story of Purim to the
Mordechai’s good deed was, but it can Haman. story of Yosef’s ascent to power in a
be restored by consulting the text. foreign palace in Egypt is a phrase
There is a permanence to writing, and There can be disadvantages to used in both narratives. When Potifar’s
writing indicates a commitment. What acting abruptly. It is easy to act in wife attempts to seduce Yosef, it is a
was written and sealed by the King haste and then regret what one has constant, relentless attempt, described
could not be retracted. done. This is prominent in our eating as “And it was when she spoke to him
struggles. I find myself resisting, day after day, and he didn’t listen to
There is a similar advantage in writ- resisting, and resisting a food, and her (to be seduced).” And in Shushan,
ing things down when one is trying to
Remembering Auschwitz
History•Holocaust•Humanity
Exhibit Opening: Sunday March 5
At the Jewish Museum of Maryland
15 Lloyd St, Baltimore, MD 21202
This one-of-a-kind exhibit uses photographs, Remembering Auschwitz: History,
documents, artifacts and stories to explore Holocaust, Humanity will be on display
and remember Auschwitz – past, present and MARCH 5 THROUGH MAY 29, 2017.
future – through history and art. Bringing
together four projects into a single whole, this
exhibit is not to be missed.
JewishMuseumMd.org facebook.com/jewishmuseummd @jewishmuseummd @jmm_md
106 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
