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Tucson, AZ 85718
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Self-Improvement

YOUR YIDDISH ...

(Added January, 2010) .....
   Kheyn geyt iber sheyn.
   Charm is better than beauty

   Az Der Rebbe Zingt, Zingen Aleh Yidn.
   When the Rabbi sings, so do all Jews.
   (This expression comes from a famous Yiddish song).

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YOUR ENVIRONMENT ...

(Added January, 2010) .....
   RECYCLE ...
   This seems obvious, especially in Tucson where recycling is a piece of cake. However, we often forget the benefits. Recycling saves a huge amount of energy needed to make new products. Recycle 50 percent of your glass, aluminum, plastic, cardboard and newspapers. Make an effort to fill your recycle bin more than your trash can!

   HEATING AND COOLING ...
    Replacing older heating and cooling systems with new efficient models can cut your annual energy costs by 20 percent. If one in 10 households serviced heating and cooling systems annually, cleaned or replaced filters regularly, used a programmable thermostat and replaced old equipment with newer and environmentally friendly models, it would prevent the emissions of more than 17 billion pounds of greenhouse gases.

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YOUR HEALTH ...

(Added January, 2010) .....
   PHYSICAL:
   Develop some handy habits for health fitness. You can do some things to begin making fitness a daily habit, kind of like combing your hair or brushing your teeth.
   ·   Use a rocking chair instead of a regular chair.
   ·   Find something you like to do that requires repetitious movement.
   ·   Park in the farthest part of the parking lot and walk to your destination.
   ·   Breathe deeply and forcefully several times a day to aerate your lungs.
   ·   Go dancing, particularly square dancing, for fun and good exercise for all ages

   SPIRITUAL:
   There are blessings for so many things like for rainbows, storms, scholars, as well as for our food. Each time we say a beracha, we say to ourselves, “Pay attention. Something awesome is happening all around us.” Then we realize that the ordinary world conceals mysteries.

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THANK YOU ...



   Rabbi Thomas Louchheim
   Rabbi Miri Fleming
   Sheldon Clare
   Michael Rosenberg
   and Abbie Stone
   for your important and meaningful contributions to The New Light Self Improvement section.

   DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS?
   Do you have any Yiddish phrases, environment, or health suggestions, or any other helpful hints to include in this section? If so, please call Skye Gentry, The New Light editor, at 512-8500, or e-mail the office at office@orchadash-tucson.org by clicking here




























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