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Fly Fishing and Conservation

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Dec 12, 2011, 6:52 am
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Fly Fishing and Compassion

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Aug 29, 2011, 6:00 am
Compassion is a core value in many religious traditions. Judaism teaches that everyone, no matter how poor, must give tzedakah, charity, to remember that there is always someone out there in a more difficult situation. Jews must also visit the sick, feed the hungry and perform gemilut hasadim, acts ...
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John Gierach Fly Fishing Books Giveaway!

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Jun 27, 2011, 6:09 am
This spring, I received copies of two new books by the famous fly fishing author John Gierach: No Shortage of Good Days and Another Lousy Day in Paradise and Dances with Trout. I will be giving them away to readers of the Fly Fishing Rabbi Facebook page. To be eligible to win a free fly fishing boo...
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Fly Fishing & Frustration

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Jan 17, 2011, 3:00 am
Fly fishing is filled with times of frustration: getting rained out on the stream, losing a fly in a low hanging branch, being unable to thread your thin tippet line through the hole of a tiny little hook because your hands are too cold. One time I drove an hour from home to fish a new river. When I...
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Fly Fishing the Famous Beaverkill River in Roscoe, New York

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Nov 8, 2010, 11:14 am
Probably the most famous fly fishing river in the Northeast, the Beaverkill begins at Junction Pool in Roscoe New York, where hundreds of fishermen and women test their skills each spring. Roscoe is the center of fly fishing in the Catskills. For over 100 years, the Beaverkill, Willowemec, Delaware ...
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The Drive to The Trout Stream

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Oct 11, 2010, 11:56 am
There is something special about the drive to the river. It is a time of transition, as we leave behind our everyday lives and focus only on the stream, the fly rod and the trout. Whether a two hour drive to a local stream our a two day trek to famous rivers in far off countries, the journey to th...
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Places to Fish in Israel with Maps

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Oct 5, 2010, 8:41 pm
I recently came across a great website that gives detailed fishing reports for fishing spots in Israel: www.fishinginisrael.info.  Put together by Nigel Ridley, each article contains descriptions of the fishing spot along with pictures and maps of where to fish.  Below are two of Nigel's articles,...
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Our Twins are Born!

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Sep 27, 2010, 2:18 pm
I am very pleased to share that my wife gave birth to our boy and girl twins in early August. Mom and babies are home, happy and healthy. As these are our first two children, we have now begun the sacred and joyous journey of parenthood. I am sure that all new fathers say this, but my c...
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Fly Fishing for Tarpon, Permit and Bonefish

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Aug 4, 2010, 9:14 am
I am very pleased to be able to share this article by my friend Dr. Michael Attas, a practicing cardiologist, ordained Episcopal priest and avid fly fisher: While I cherish my time on my home waters of the Rockies, I also long for the chance to explore new places with my fly rod and to move i...
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Is God A Person?

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Jul 13, 2010, 8:12 am
In the book of Genesis we read that human beings are created in the divine image. Does this famous verse then imply that God is a person with a human-like form? Does God have a body? The traditional God of Judaism or what I call “The God of Hebrew school,” is a king who has a gray white be...
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Is God Male or Female?

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Jul 5, 2010, 9:53 am
The traditional God of Judaism or what I call “The God of Hebrew school,” is male. In religious school we all learned that God has a gray white beard and sits on a throne up in heaven. This is Avinu Malkeinu, “Our Father, Our King” who watches over us on the High Holidays to see if we will...
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The Beginning of Fly Fishing Season

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Jun 7, 2010, 11:58 am
Although we are already into June, it still feels to me that the fly fishing season has just begun. It was not too long ago that I took my gear out of the basement for the first time in months and smelled the scent of the river rising from my vest and waders. It is a distinctive smell, a scent of...
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A Few Jewish Reasons to Consider an Electric Car

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Jun 1, 2010, 9:05 am
Nissan Motors recently received over 13,000 initial reservations for its new electric car, the Nissan Leaf. Due out for wide release in 2012, the Nissan Leaf will be the first affordable electric vehicle, priced at around $25,000. Tesla Motors already has an electric car on the road but it costs ove...
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The "I'd Rather Be..." Bumper Sticker

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - May 17, 2010, 10:01 am
A few weeks ago I was driving on the highway and the car in front of me had a red bumper sticker that caught my eye. It said: “I’d rather be at a Neil Diamond Concert.” I thought it was a pretty funny thing to put on your car. We’ve all seen those “I’d rather be” bumper stick...
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A Trout Stream in The Garden of Eden

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Apr 26, 2010, 12:13 pm
In the Bible, a river flowed through the Garden of Eden, watering the plants and trees and making the Garden into a lush paradise. I would like to believe that this river was also filled with trout, rainbows, browns, brooks and cutthroats, feasting on bountiful insects all around. Each time I go f...
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Measuring Success in Fly Fishing

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Apr 6, 2010, 9:44 am
What makes a fly fishing trip a success? For some, catching fish is the only measure of a good fly fishing trip. Maybe that is why fly fishing stores sell scales and rulers to calculate the length and weight of the trout we land. If the number of trout you catch is the only measure of your...
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The Wicked Child of Passover and A Rebellious Teen

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Mar 27, 2010, 9:21 am
The Jewish Holiday of Passover begins on Monday night, March 29th. I hope that everyone has a Happy Passover!  The primary reason for the seder, the ritual meal of Passover, is to tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt to children. The four children section of the haggadah, the book used a...
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Spiritual Fly Casting and Wading

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Jan 4, 2010, 12:34 pm
Casting a fly rod and wading through a cold-water stream can be spiritual experiences. It is an art form to cast a fly correctly. Using an eight to nine foot rod, a fluorescent line and clear leader and tippet, the fly fisher casts the fly out on to the stream. One can learn the basics of casting...
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Keeping a Trout for Dinner?

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Dec 19, 2009, 9:31 am
I have not taken a trout home for dinner in a few years. Out of the few dozen rainbow, brown and brook trout that I brought to the net, each fish was released back to the stream and swam back into the depths. I practice catch and release fishing for the health of the streams, knowing that if we w...
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No Family is Perfect

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Dec 15, 2009, 9:18 am
During this time of year, we wish to be near our families and share the warmth of holidays with them. We may also have mixed emotions and can encounter difficulties in being with our loved ones. No family is perfect, and often we deal with family issues during this holiday season. In Hebrew we ca...
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The Fly Fishing Reverend

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
This article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi is by Dr. Michael Attas, a practicing cardiologist, professor and an ordained Episcopal priest. He has avidly pursued fish with the magic of flies all over the world for 40 years. Dr. Attas also writes a column for the Waco Texas Tribune on health, ethics and ...
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Winter Fly Fishing

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
The last time I went fly fishing was in late October of last year. Three and a half months of winter, snow, ice and misery had made me almost forget that fly fishing existed, that it was even possible to spend time in a stream with the trout. This past week, when the temperature in Connecticut rea...
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The iPad and Disconnecting from Technology

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
This week, Apple introduced the iPad, a new tablet computer. The Wall Street Journal said: “Last time there was this much excitement about a tablet, it had some commandments written on it.” The iPad looks like an iPod on steroids, with a large screen about the size of a piece of paper. W...
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The Dubai Tower and What We Build In Life

Rabbi Eric E. posted an article on The Fly Fishing Rabbi - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
On January 4th, the Burj Dubai, arabic for the Tower of Dubai, was officially opened as the tallest building in the world. The Burj Dubai is 2717 feet tall, 160 stories. It is roughly as tall as the two World Trade Center towers placed one on top of the other. It is a beautiful building, designed by...
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