Rabbi Abraham Twerski’s Copious Blessings
The trailblazing rabbi died at the age of 90, a week after publishing his 90th book.
Several months after becoming director of the department of psychiatry at Pittsburgh’s St. Francis hospital, founded and run by the Sisters of St. Francis, Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski was summoned to meet the bishop. Bishop Wright wanted Rabbi Twerski (whom he would always call Rabbi despite his medical credentials) to counsel the nuns who were having trouble adjusting to the liberalization of the convent by Vatican II.
After a long conversation discussing the project, Rabbi Twerski could no longer contain himself. He said to the bishop, “You know, the historical relationship between the Church and the Jews has not always been pleasant. Isn’t it a bit ironic that when the Church is in trouble, you have recourse to a rabbi?”
Ending a difficult year and meeting needs with grace
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Ending a difficult year and meeting needs with grace
Ending a difficult year and meeting needs with grace | Thursday, December 31, 2020
Jim Denison
Colorado has confirmed the first US case of a COVID-19 strain, first reported in the UK, that is more contagious but not more severe than previously identified strains of the virus. Meanwhile, the US recorded more than 3,700 coronavirus deaths yesterday, a new one-day record. Among them was Luke Letlow, a forty-one-year-old who was elected to Congress in a runoff earlier this month. He is survived by his wife and two young children.
What did the Wright brothers invent?
The Wright brothers invented the first airplane that could be controlled by the pilot. Among their many creations, they built the 1902 Wright glider, which was the first controlled glider with a movable rudder that allowed the pilot to more precisely control yaw, and the 1905 Wright flyer, which was the first practical flying machine.
When was the Wright brothers’ first successful powered, sustained flight?
Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful self-propelled sustained flight on December 17, 1903. The flight lasted 12 seconds, and the aircraft flew approximately 20 feet (6 metres) above the ground for 120 feet (36 metres).
Where was the Wright brothers’ first successful powered, sustained flight?