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`What Will You Have?'
"The difficulty in life is the choice."
— George Moore
• "For here or to go?" Easily solved, depending on if
you are in a hurry or not.
• "Regular or decaf?" That depends if you want
insomnia or not.
• "Soup or salad?" Or, put another way, do you feel
so lazy that you'd rather slurp than chew?
• "Smooth or chunky?" Some peanut butter lovers
really don't care.
• "Popcorn with or without butter?" This will
depend on your diet consciousness.
• "Plain or peanut?" This can be decided if it's one
of those times that you "feel like a nut" (sometimes
you don't).
• "Pizza with or without cheese?" To be determined
by your diet or allergies.
• "Regular or lite dressing?" This is not just a matter
of diet. Do you want flavor or not?
• "OJ with pulp or not?" If you like juice fresh
squeezed, there's no question; otherwise opt for with-
out.
• "Rye with or without seeds?" Depends on your
immediate supply of dental floss.
• "Pie a la mode?" (This is a question?) That's like
having to think twice about ice cream with or without
sprinkles; it's a no-brainer.
• "Regular or diet pop?" The latter choice means
that you want the taste of metal or the off-taste of fake
sweeteners.
• "Meat: medium or well done?" Many menus now
offer a warning about underdone meat and the dire
results, which will scare off those who would order
rare.
• "Potatoes: mashed, baked or fried?" Don't sweat
this one, just vary your answers. After all, variety is the
spice of life and however the starch comes, let it come.
e are always being faced
with choices. But that is
what makes our lives
interesting, no?
The choices started from the time
we were small and people wanted to
SY
MANELLO know what we would be when we
grew up, to being adults now and
Editorial
striving
to answer the oft-repeated
Assistant
question, "What will you have?"
During the course of our everyday
routines, there are questions that plague us for
answers. For instance, "Cash or charge?" Of course,
this seems less often asked; I feel that many salespeo-
ple would not know what to do if offered cash.
Once that problem is settled, the shopper is then
faced with the granddaddy of all dilemmas, "Paper or
plastic?" (Since there are arguments from environmen-
talists on both sides of that coin, we shall move on.)
When we try to provide entertainment for ourselves,
we are faced with another set of decisions. "VCR or
DVD?" is often heard. It helps, I've found, to at least
know what the letters stand for before venturing an
answer; then it will depend on how electronically
advanced you've kept your entertainment center.
For enjoyment outside of the home, you may be
faced with, "Orchestra or balcony seating?" and then,
"Matinee or evening?" The flexibility of your finances
and schedule will help settle those matters.
Going on a trip? Then you must weigh choices of:
car, bus, train, plane or ship? If you don't have fre-
quent flyer miles, you may have to decide on coach,
business or first class; non-stop or "milk-run," north-
You see, life is made interesting by all the freedom
ern or southern route, etc. As to destinations, would
we
have to choose. If you are unhappy about a choice,
you mind a clothing-optional beach?
I make a different one next time; but don't obsess about
I have found that the majority of "heavy" choices I
having to choose.
am faced with seem to center on food and eating.
By the way, "Do you want fries with that?"
Give some consideration to the following:
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© 2002
ourners observe seven days of shiv-
ah and 30 days of shloshim. What
is the 12-month observance of
mourning by sons for their par-
ents known as?
— Goldfein
iff
Quotables
"It has been the attitude of intellectual elitists
that they — only they — have a monopoly on
morality. The silent majority in this country
knows better. The silent majority in the USA
supports Israel no less than they support the fight
against terrorism."
— Dr. Isaac Barr of Southfield, an ardent Zionist
and proponent of a safe, secure Israel in the
embattled Middle East.
"Communal work is so rewarding, and although
this has been said many times before, when you
become involved in an organization that touches
your heart like Yad Ezra does for me, you always
get back more than you give."
— Susie Pappas, who with her husband Norm,
were honorees at the 12th annual dinner for Yad
Ezra, Michigan's only kosher food bank.
"We are looking to be more visible, to make stu-
dents who otherwise would not consider
Vanderbilt, to at least consider us. With some
people, we're just not even on the map. One
group for whom that has been the case has been
Jewish students."
— Mike Schoenfeld vice chancellor for public
affairs at Vanderbilt Universi t y, as the Nashville,
Tenn., campus tries to draw more students, in part
with a new Hillel center and a Jewish studies
program, as quoted by the Atlanta Jewish Times
newspaper.
Yiddish Limericks
Shabbat Candlelighting
"It reminds me that I'm Jewish and I have the special
privilege of lighting the candles."
Eliana Unger, 8, West Bloomfield
I've made a decision this year
When my anniversary's here ...
Mamaloshen's* the way
That I'm gonna convey,
"You're my ain unaintsikeh,** dear.
— Martha Jo Fleischmann
"
* mother tongue, i.e., Yiddish
** one and only
Sponsored by Lubavitch
Women's Organization.
To submit a candlelighting
message or to receive
complimentary candlesticks
and information on Shabbat
candlelighting,
Miriam
Arnzalak of Oak Park at
(248) 967-5056 or e-mail:
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Candlelighting
Candlelighting
Friday, Nov. 1: 5:08 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 8: 4:59 p.
Shabbat Ends
Shabbat Ends
Saturday, Nov. 2: 6:10 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 9: 6:02 p.m.
Yiddish-isms
Mavin
An expert; a really knowledgeable person; a
judge of good quality.
(Source: The Joys of Yiddish by Leo Rosten, McGraw-Hill)
aenzalak@juno. corn
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