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This is a story about an
international couple raising and home educating three
young boys on a small island in Japan, half living in
buses, engaged in organic, self-sufficient farming in
the middle of a mountain forest while dealing with
climate, cultural, and personal challenges. These pages
are about pretty much anything and everything all guided
by our family motto, Taking Chances, Making Changes,
Being Happy. Thank you very much for joining us on our
ongoing crazy adventure.
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 Trump
Elected
I am writing this page with a great sense of pleasure. When
Donald Trump was first running for president it seemed all
hope might be gone for American Jews, and around the world,
for that matter. Let's face it, Trump has garnered more
support from white supremacy, neo-nazi, alt-right, and
basically hate groups in general, than any other candidate
in recent history. Then the worst outcome for Jews became
reality, Trump was elected president of the United States of
America, a position he would hold for the next four years.
What to do?
Instead of rolling over, like many of my friends, and simply
accepting the situation, I decided to be pro-active, and
engage in some in depth research. What I found was, both
amazing and comforting, and made the future for U.S. Jews
look a little better....well much better actually.
Time to
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 Ivanka
and Jared
Ivanka Marie Trump, (born October 30, 1981) is an American
businesswoman and former fashion model. She is the daughter
of real estate developer and President-elect of the United
States, Donald Trump and former model Ivana Trump. Trump was
raised Presbyterian.
Ivanka married Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981)
in a Jewish ceremony on October 25, 2009. Jared is an
American businessman, investor and political operative.
Kushner is the son of American real estate developer Charles
Kushner. They have three children together.
Before her wedding, in July 2009, after studying for over a
year with Rabbi Elie Weinstock from the Modern Orthodox
Ramaz School, Ivanka converted to Orthodox Judaism and took
the Hebrew name "Yael". She describes her conversion as an
“amazing and beautiful journey” and that her father
supported her studies from day one, due to his respect for
the Jewish religion. She attests to keeping a kosher diet
and observing the Jewish Sabbath, saying in 2015: "We're
pretty observant... It's been such a great life decision for
me... I really find that with Judaism, it creates an amazing
blueprint for family connectivity. From Friday to Saturday
we don't do anything but hang out with one another. We don't
make phone calls." Ivanka Trump sends her daughter to
kindergarten at a Jewish school in New York City. She says
that “It’s such a blessing for me to have her come home
every night and share with me the Hebrew that she’s learned
and sing songs for me around the holidays." She visited the
Ohel (grave of the Lubavitch Rebbe), a popular pilgrimage
site, shortly before her father's election. |
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 Donald
and Venessa
Donald John "Don" Trump Jr. (born December 31, 1977) is an
American businessman. He is the eldest child of real estate
developer and President-elect of the United States, Donald
Trump, and his first wife, Czech model Ivana Trump. He
currently works along with his sister Ivanka and brother
Eric in the position of Executive Vice President at The
Trump Organization.
Trump married model Vanessa Kay Haydon (born December 18,
1977) on November 12, 2005, at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm
Beach, Florida; the service was officiated by Trump's aunt,
Judge Maryanne Trump Barry. Haydon is the daughter of Bonnie
and Charles Haydon, and is of Jewish and Danish descent.
They have five children: daughters Kai Madison (born May 12,
2007) and Chloe Sophia (born June 16, 2014) and sons Donald
John III (born February 18, 2009), Tristan Milos (born
October 2, 2011), and Spencer Frederick (born October 21,
2012). |
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 Eric
and Lara
Eric Frederick Trump (born January 6, 1984) is an American
businessman. He is the third child and second son of the
President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, and
Ivana Trump.
On July 4, 2013, Trump became engaged to longtime girlfriend
Lara Lea Yunaska (born October 12, 1982), an associate
producer at the syndicated television news program Inside
Edition. Trump and Yunaska were married on November 8, 2014
at Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. Their wedding
ceremony was under a "crystal-embellished chuppa", with 450
people in attendance. |
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Pretty Amazing
Considering Donald Trump and his family are so Jewish, it is
amazing that he continues to receive support from so many
awful groups. Numerous white supremacy, neo-nazi, alt-right,
and extreme Christian groups continue to support Trump even
in light of the current make up of his family. Hopefully the
most incredible thing will happen, and these groups will
turn around. They will see what Jews and Judaism is all
about and change. I know this is naive and wishful thinking
but once you give up hoping, there is nothing more. |
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