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		<title>Tikkun olam or OCD?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve always liked the concept of tikkun olam, which is Hebrew for “repairing the world.” For many Jews, it means making the world a better place one mitzvah at a time. Like visiting a friend in the hospital, or helping a community clean up after a natural disaster. I’d like to think I do tikkun olam [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Jewish girl prays to Saint Anthony</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At Christmas dinner, the conversation turned to St. Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of lost things. My boyfriend&#8217;s mother had lost her favorite Rosary beads &#8212; a strand that was just long enough for her drive to Fratelli&#8217;s Italian deli in Yonkers. A friend had brought them back from Ireland years ago. She told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On finally getting to meet Pete Seeger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My eyes welled as I joined the folks around me in a rousing chorus of &#8220;This Land is Your Land,&#8221; led by Pete Seeger and his grandson, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger. I remembered the words to every verse, having sung the song again and again as a child with my too-big guitar (when no one else was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arte Phillips leaves legacy of joy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Arte Phillips died last night. He was an extraordinary dancer, choreographer and teacher â€” one of the best in the world social dance and theater. But more important, he was a gentleman and an inspiration whose joy for dancing was contageous. Here is his Web site. And here are some pictures I took of him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When life gets in the way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve taken a bit of a break from this blog due to life circumstances. But the visit of a &#8220;stranger&#8221; here yesterday inspired me to continue. I remembered how important it is to keep writing about the stuff that gets in the way of life, which is really life itself. I&#8217;m going to think about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For the birds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a Hyacinth McCaw &#8212; and a young lady who was bold enough to befriend him. He was just $12,999 at Bird Jungle in Scarsdale. Check out these and other exotic (and more affordable) birds there on my Fotki Gallery.]]></description>
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		<title>Dance pics from Saturday night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night I took photos at the Swing &#038; Salsa Party at You Should Be Dancing in Manhattan. Check out the photo gallery.]]></description>
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		<title>Skateboarders in White Plains</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While photographing the Ritz Carlton in White Plains this afternoon, I found a more interesting subject â€” a group of awesome skateboarders. They were cool with letting me take their pics. To see the photos, click on the image in this post. To order high-res prints, click here.]]></description>
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		<title>An amazing night out in Manhattan for $15</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First, if you&#8217;re wondering why I haven&#8217;t been writing much lately, it&#8217;s because I&#8217;ve been spending my weekends on photography, having recently bought new camera equipment.* Now for the best part. My gig last night was to take pics of the Swing &#38; Salsa Party at You Should Be Dancing in NYC â€” a monthly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will this get young people to vote for Hillary?!</title>
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