Pause, Celebrate, Enjoy!
Venice, Florida – I did it. We did it!This Shabbat culminates a year’s worth of official documentation of how we Weinberger’s have stayed true the commandment “keep the Sabbath.” It actually didn’t dawn on me how much the Sabbath actually means to us as a couple until this last Shabbat of the 2017-2018 season. Thirty […]
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Sarasota, FL – Sometimes you just got to get back to the original Shabbat – table clothes, fancy wine glass goblets with new wine choices, Shabbat dinner plates, challah, candles, cloth napkins, home cooking and some friends who might say “yes.” We got lucky for this Shabbat as four sets of our friends were able […]
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Sarasota, FL – There are those times when the Sabbath must be celebrated not exactly on Friday or Saturday because of extenuating circumstances. When that happens, it calls for an alternate plan. This was that SABBATH. Merik Shechter and Jake Weinberger have been best friends since about 6th grade. They met as Merik was a […]
Read MoreSarasota, FL – As the Sabbath was settling in we had to make a detour before arriving at our Shabbat dinner destination, D’Corato Ristorante on 322 S Washington Blvd. in Sarasota. While I cannot divulge the details to protect the family, let’s just it was b’sherit (a Yiddush word that refers to that unexplainable and unexpected moment that happens in […]
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Asheville, NC – If it flies direct to a cool city out of one of our local airports and it is priced well, book it! Punta Gorda airport is host to Allegiant Airlines which does fly directly to Asheville, N.C. It’s an easy drive, park and fly experience. Our mission was to celebrate Noah Rudman’s (our […]
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Sarasota, FL – Part I: 5:45 p.m. on May 26th, Sam Schneider texts, “Perhaps Steve, Tali, you and I can go on the boat and do a Shabbat cruise until sunset.” I was out the door, drove home, picked up Steve, grabbed a bathing suit and drove to Sam and Tali’s home by 6:15. We walk […]
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Sarasota, FL – Friday Night – Well, we started at Temple for the Brotherhood Shabbat and broke bread at the table with our friends the Warren’s, Klaber’s, Levitt’s, and the Silverberg’s, but my stay was brief as I had been sweetly invited to Cardinal Mooney’s 2017 High School Graduation at the Van Wezel by Reagan Seyer and […]
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Sarasota, FL – March 17, 2017 While Shabbat always remains about the pause and the reflection of the week, sometimes I get overjoyed just about searching out a new wine with a unique name. Publix’s wine aisle did not disappoint. I resurrected Ménage à Trois wine from a previous Shabbat; felt inspired by the wine The Beach […]
Read MoreApril 14-15, 2017 – Sarasota, FL Toronto, Canada & Ft. Atkinson, WI – While some may argue that traveling is taboo on the Sabbath, I counter that traveling on the Sabbath to celebrate family, friends, shows, and good eats Weinberger Style, we commemorate the Sabbath. Steve flew to Ft. Atkinson, WI and met Gabe, Erin’s boyfriend, for the […]
Read MoreSarasota, FL – Dinner and a show with Steve – a favorite Shabbat celebration. There are stories, but not for the blog! Shabbat Shalom.
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