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Thank youall for coming.You’re attendance here speaksvolumesastohow muchof an impact
my Grandmotherhashad on manyof ushere in this roomoverthe years.The firstmemoryof my
Grandmotherwasas a little boy.AsachildI wouldringthe doorbell andbefore enteringherapartment
she wouldsay,
“Hi Brad don’tforgetto wipe yourshoesies.” Enteringthe apartment mygrandfatherinthe
otherroom wouldoftentimesyell,
“Raeeeee whois it.”She wouldmutterunderherbreadth herfavorite Yiddishwords, uhh
vaysmer,uyygutenyou.”It’syourfavorite grandson Sam.”Imsure of course my grandmotherwould say
the same thingabout Matt, my firstcousinbutit wasstill nice tohear.
“Brad wouldyoulike somethingtoeat.”I lovedmygrandmotherbuthercookingwasprobably
the onlythinglittle tobe desired,somore oftenthannotI declined.
“Come intothe livingroomsowe can sitdownand have a chat,” as my grandmotherraisedher
voice a fewdecibels,whichwasrare andsaid,
“Saaaam lowerthe TV volume.”
I wouldfollowherintothe nextroomasshe wouldwalkeversoslowlyplacingherhands
againstthe wall inorder tohelpguide herintothe livingroom. Asmanypeople are aware my
grandmotherhadretinitispigmintosa,arare hereditarydisease leadingtoretinal degeneration. For
mostpeople thiscouldbe debilitatingandcause the average persontospiral intoa severe state of
depressionbutnotwithmygrandmother.She wouldaskme tohave a seat onthe sofawhile seatedon
herchair nextto the phone incase her children,grandchildrenor anyone forthatmatterwas tryingto
reach outto her.You see my grandmotherwasprobablyone of the mostselflesspeople Iknew. She
was more concernedaboutansweringthe telephone incase anyone needed herasopposedtotaking
care of herownneeds. Thiswasone of manyattributesthatmade up the core of my grandmotherssoul
and hercompassion,love andgenerosityknew nobounds. She wasloving,considerate,nurturing,
supportive, itranthe gamut.
I wouldcall mygrandmotherandshe wouldbe there anytime.Whether itwasteachingme how
to spell,write orjustlendingme herear. She was myChazal whichin Hebrew means,Sage. Although
Chazal isnot a single personbutratheracollective consensusof authoritative opinion forpurposeshere
todayI make use of the word whenreferencingmybeautiful grandmother.
Chazal is an acronymof the Hebrew phrase ChachameinuZichronamLiv'racha,whichmeans
"our sagesof blessedmemory"or"oursages,maytheirmemorybe a blessing." Formyselfmy
grandmothers memorywillalwaysbe ablessing andshe will be engrainedinmymemoryuntil the dayI
die.

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Grandmothers Eulogy

  • 1. Thank youall for coming.You’re attendance here speaksvolumesastohow muchof an impact my Grandmotherhashad on manyof ushere in this roomoverthe years.The firstmemoryof my Grandmotherwasas a little boy.AsachildI wouldringthe doorbell andbefore enteringherapartment she wouldsay, “Hi Brad don’tforgetto wipe yourshoesies.” Enteringthe apartment mygrandfatherinthe otherroom wouldoftentimesyell, “Raeeeee whois it.”She wouldmutterunderherbreadth herfavorite Yiddishwords, uhh vaysmer,uyygutenyou.”It’syourfavorite grandson Sam.”Imsure of course my grandmotherwould say the same thingabout Matt, my firstcousinbutit wasstill nice tohear. “Brad wouldyoulike somethingtoeat.”I lovedmygrandmotherbuthercookingwasprobably the onlythinglittle tobe desired,somore oftenthannotI declined. “Come intothe livingroomsowe can sitdownand have a chat,” as my grandmotherraisedher voice a fewdecibels,whichwasrare andsaid, “Saaaam lowerthe TV volume.” I wouldfollowherintothe nextroomasshe wouldwalkeversoslowlyplacingherhands againstthe wall inorder tohelpguide herintothe livingroom. Asmanypeople are aware my grandmotherhadretinitispigmintosa,arare hereditarydisease leadingtoretinal degeneration. For mostpeople thiscouldbe debilitatingandcause the average persontospiral intoa severe state of depressionbutnotwithmygrandmother.She wouldaskme tohave a seat onthe sofawhile seatedon herchair nextto the phone incase her children,grandchildrenor anyone forthatmatterwas tryingto reach outto her.You see my grandmotherwasprobablyone of the mostselflesspeople Iknew. She was more concernedaboutansweringthe telephone incase anyone needed herasopposedtotaking care of herownneeds. Thiswasone of manyattributesthatmade up the core of my grandmotherssoul and hercompassion,love andgenerosityknew nobounds. She wasloving,considerate,nurturing, supportive, itranthe gamut. I wouldcall mygrandmotherandshe wouldbe there anytime.Whether itwasteachingme how to spell,write orjustlendingme herear. She was myChazal whichin Hebrew means,Sage. Although Chazal isnot a single personbutratheracollective consensusof authoritative opinion forpurposeshere todayI make use of the word whenreferencingmybeautiful grandmother. Chazal is an acronymof the Hebrew phrase ChachameinuZichronamLiv'racha,whichmeans "our sagesof blessedmemory"or"oursages,maytheirmemorybe a blessing." Formyselfmy grandmothers memorywillalwaysbe ablessing andshe will be engrainedinmymemoryuntil the dayI die.