Thinking of dad especially on his birthday, but daily. As we have our new grandbaby I think about the legacy and traditions we are passing forward that he gave rise to.... and that his parents, gifted to him at an earlier time.
He would have kvelled at the birth of all his grandchildren, but would have felt 2x blessed with Ida's twins. As my children reached bar mitzvah and studied from his books, he would also have kvelled. With all of this next generation, I hope we can pour in goodness and may his memory be for blessing.

My dad, thinking about him today, as I do every year on his birthday. Throughout the year, now having 3 grandchildren of my own I remember how he treasured the time he had with Julian who was only 2-1/2 when he died. The golf cart rides I know he will never forget. He was haunted by his past during most if not all of his life. Not a day goes by, truly, that I feel blessed by the life I have, thanks in part to dad and mom. Miss you, miss your hands...