In Hebrew, ‘ben’ (בן) means ‘son’ or ‘son of’.
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David Bogomolny was born in Jerusalem to parents who made Aliyah from the USSR in the mid-70’s. He grew up in America and returned to Israel as an adult. He works as a grant writer for the Jewish Agency for Israel. He and his wife and daughter live in Jerusalem.
He began writing the ‘Skeptic’s Kaddish for the Atheist’ in Jerusalem, Israel, 30 days after burying his father in South Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. His series was originally published on the Times of Israel blogs.
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Your poetry grabs hold..loved it.
❤️🙏🏻 Ann Marie 🙏🏻❤️ ~ thanks so much!
~David
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I thought I was following you but wasn’t. I am now, though. 😊
💕 July 💕 ~ thank you!
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I’m learning a lot about traditions here in your space, I am so sorry to hear about you father BIG HUGS XOXOXOXOX ❤
Thanks, Latoya… life is a terminal disease, as you know 😦
~David
I have never heard that perspective on life before but it’s true because we suffer with some happiness in between then we die 😔
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Hi David, I just read about the bombing in Jerusalem 😦 I hope you’re safe.
thanks, Michael – we’re fine – I really appreciate you checking in! it’s truly a senseless tragedy – accomplishing nothing but the murder of a sixteen-year-old boy.
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David
I agree. I’m happy you’re well!
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