Archive for 'Inspiring' Category
Prayer For Money And Success
15 January 2008When it comes to money, you can say I am religious! It pays my bills. Pays for my food, Clothing. Shelter. You know, the basics and then some. Or as I just saw the movie Thank You For Smoking, where the basic line is why people work in the fields of criminal defense and corporate […]
Updating my own sites in addition to facebook, working for myself
8 November 2007Raphi is back from yad kennedy bike ride jerusalem. Updating http://www.raphisalem.com (this blog), http://www.salem.co.il & http://www.JerusalemRealEstateGuide.com. Meeting with Shimshon Young, for http://www.JudaicaStore.com and http://www.Chanuka.com.What I have realized time and time again is that I (and many others) consistently waste our time and work to benefit others instead of ourselves. One immediate example is that I have spent […]
My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad, Bike Riding in Jerusalem, Israel
7 November 2007So the Alyn Hospital Bike Ride from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is over but our work out continues. Amazing how we have been able to ride up to Yad Kennedy from Baka at 5 am and get back before 7am to get the kids (and wives) ready for school. But as one of my friends […]
Lighting the Menorah, Hanukkah 2006
24 December 2006Hanukkah 2006. We lit in New York City, Westchester, Long Island and even got to visit the Hebrew Home for the Aged on 106th Street. Family, Chabad, Mitzvot. All in all a fantastic Chanuka. The only pictures I don’t have are my office party that was sort of a networking event. My palm treo 650 […]
Hanukkah Menorah Lighting
24 December 2006What a riot! Chabad picks my building as a great place for people to meet and light. They had a Chabad mobile parked outside and this huge 5 foot high menorah. So funny next to the christmas tree in our building. I will never forget it. It was really great. All of the Israelis got […]
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rechovot, Israel, Chaim Weizmann, First President of Israel
4 August 2006
2006 NYRR Bronx Half marathon
12 July 20061) Yes I finished and that is why I am smiling. And only in 2:15 - thats a 4:30 marathon if my hamstrings hold up!
2) Raphi and Oren - never leave your wing man - we hardly saw each other the whole race…Oren was ahead of me the whole time.
3) Jen kicked both of our […]
Promoting (and producing) my first major motion picture
10 May 2006raphi_salem_promoting_the_1_second_film at http://www.The1SecondFilm.com
I actually donated $9.99 since I wanted my link to be at the top of the producers page. You on the other hand can donate whatever you want. Do it. It’s cool and you get a credit at www.IMDB.com
Autistic Basketball - WOW!
27 February 2006http://youtube.com/watch?v=UBYPaNc57Ik&search=autism%20basketball
CBS ran an incredibly powerful story tonight that brings you to your feet and just keeps on giving each and every minute into it. Jason McElwain, an autistic high school basketball team member in Rochester NY, served as the coach’s assistant and spirit leader for several years. On the final game of the season the […]