Where Destiny Led: What If?


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Life is a continuing series of decisions and consequences. The consequences of this series of decisions constitute the lives we live and have brought us to this exact moment. This process is called destiny, and it controls all aspects of our lives. In this memoir, author Ryan James uses the events and experiences of his life to explore the concept of destiny. He shows how all of his lifes actions have affected who he is todayhis birth on a farm during a raging blizzard, the death of his mother two days after his birth, attending college in the 1960s, enlisting in the US Army, serving in England, graduating from engineering school, working as an engineer, traveling within the United States and abroad, and enjoying retirement. Where Destiny Led: What If? examines the consequencesthe what ifsof changes in the stream of events. What would be the result? What would life be like today? It examines Jamess past and present from the perspective of his own destinythe mystical force that weaves our lives together, the universal control that makes us who we are at any given time.



















Are You Jewish?


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FIVE SHORT PLAYS THAT MAKE AUDIENCES LAUGH.AND BELIEVE 'Well-crafted plays of depth and heart, with irresistible characters that deliver the laughs." John Driver Co-Artistic Director, Innovative Stages, Westchester County, NY 'Perfect balance of humor and pathos. Bloom is a master of dialog." Sandee Martin Veteran director for Westchester theatre groups 'Warm, funny plays.a hit with our audiences." Irit Magnes Jewish Cultural Director, Robert and Dorothy Ludwig Schenectady Jewish Community Center Can You Ever Forgive Arthur Kleinman? Forty years ago, Arthur refused to go through with his bar mitzvah. Will his 91-year-old rebbe finally forgive him? Daniel Ortega And Those Yom Kippur Blues Arthur's back, looking for his lost faith, this time in a Latino saloon, where he finds it's easier to sin than he ever expected. The Best Meal You Ever Ate An exquisite meal for the two last remaining Jews fighting the Nazis. But is it kosher? And...could that dish actually be ham? The Last Request Of Eddie Carmichael/Cohen On his deathbed Eddie announces he's really Jewish, not Catholic, and wants to marry his Jewish lover. But he could be lying.and he might be crazy. Are You Jewish? Rose Glassman thinks lovely weathercaster Sonny Simmons would make a nice match with her son. It all plays out on TV.live.










The Atheneum


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