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Memories of My Neighbor Bob…

As a child we had a next door neighbor who was not a religious Jew.

In fact, he was not even Jewish!

That said, Bob (yes that was his real name!) was a courteous middle aged man, who loved Venice Beach and was a true friend to our family (and to all Jews for that matter). Indeed, on several occasions he served as our Shabbos Goy, and took a real interest in understanding Jewish Law and Practice. Most of all, he was really cool to us kids because he worked in Hollywood…!

Anyways, while the last time I’ve seen Bob was several years ago, reading this post “from the other side” reminded me of the kindness of Bob and the lasting impact that I’m sure we’ve had on each other.

Thanks to Rafi for the link!

February 26, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Leave a Comment 


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