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Fredericka Brandeis, mother of United States Supreme Court Justice, Louis Dembitz Brandeis, said it well: "...I believe that only goodness and truth and conduct that is humane and self-sacrificing toward those who need us can bring God nearer to us, and that our errors can only be atoned by our acting in a more kindly spirit...."

Justice Brandeis apparently treasured his mother's words. Throughout his life, he sought to associate with people of virtue. He found them here in Boston: 1st, among Protestant academics affiliated with Harvard University. He particularly shared mutual admiration with President Eliot. 2nd, among Irish Catholic labor leaders of the late 19th century. He particularly shared mutual concerns with Mary Kenney. 3rd, among Jewish garment workers and employers. He considered himself a partner in spirit with New York laborers and Boston's Filene brothers in seeking to understand both perspectives of employees and employers. 4th, among Zionists who were trying to re-create a Jewish commonwealth in Palestine as early as the 1890s. He considered their dedicated idealism to putting Bible values into practice amazing. They considered him a worthy friend who could advance the idea of a home for the Jewish people.

BostonWalks, publishers, seeks to publish guidebooks which advance the re-discovery of Brandeis' Boston and the Jews' Ten Commandments! Currently, BostonWalks has two such guidebooks available for purchase: BostonWalks' The Jewish Friendship Trail Guidebook, 2nd Ed., ISBN 0970082517 The Ten Commandments Guidebook, 1st Ed., ISBN 0970082525

To learn more about BostonWalks Publishers new title, The Ten Commandments Guidebook, click on the following websites: The original humorous satirical song lyrics, Please Keep Us Wealthy, considering the 8th Commandment, Don't steal! The original song, Try to Smile and Love Your Neighbor, considering what Mr. Ross labels the 11th Commandment, Love your neighbor as yourself! The original historical poem, Zionists, considering the 10th Commandment, Don't Covet! The original poem, Dance before God considering the 2nd Commandment, One God Only! The original exhortatory poem, From Atonement to Good Deeds, considering the 7th Commandment, No adultery. The original, mystical, kabbalah-vision-type poem, Commit, considering the 1st Commandment, Recognize God/Goodness!

Other Connecting Links to Boston and Bostonians

BostonWalks' Walking & Bicycling Tours of Boston & Environs


Jewish Women of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries


Louis Dembitz Brandeis


Edward Albert Filene and Lincoln Filene

Now available! The Jewish Friendship Trail Guidebook 6 Self-Guided Walking/Bicycling Jewish Boston History Tours Covers Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge Softcover 198 pages with maps & b/w photos Click here Book Order Form to order now!

Now available! The Ten Commandments Guidebook Ways to Self-Struggle with Classic Morals In Song, Poetry, and Prose Covers 10 Commandments Plus One Other! Softcover 153 pages with practical suggestions pages! Click here Book Order Form to order now!

"West End House" circa 2004
Begun by 35 Jewish boys in 1903!

Yea, Team! The Boston Red Sox and The New England Patriots!

From the Charles River, a red, white, and blue political agenda flows!

Copyright Michael Alan Ross, 2004-2015. All Rights Reserved.

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Chazak Ve-ematz be strong and resolute (Moses words to Joshua in Deut. 31:7)

Filene Best of Boston NYC UWS Brandeis Love Your Neighbor Watertown, New Town, & Muddy RiverWalk Near Water Refute Hate Walk West/North Ends We're One Pray Here Meditation Clubs Brookline Sensual Walks More Love Reporting Jewish Books TEN South End What's a political mensch? More "What's a political mensch?"

Click here for an original, creative, re-interpretation for progressive Jews of Maimonides classic Jewish prayer of affirmation of Jewish faith, "Ani Maamin," THIRTEEN PRINCIPLES FOR PROGRESSIVE JEWS by Michael Alan Ross

Boston Walks The Jewish Friendship Trail

Click here for 10 reasons for more bike trails!

Should orthodox women have the same opportunities to participate in learning, davening, and minhagim as men? Click here for an original, creative, poetic elaboration of such a question, Sheaylot

To be satisfied with life perhaps, one might consider this raspberry!

Do you know how many Americans die yearly in car crashes?...
...How many?

Isn't it time to Attract Middle Class Families Back into Our Cities? Here's 10 Ways to bring middle-class families back into cities like NYC: 10 Ways to Bring Middle Class Families Back into New York City, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Atlanta, and other Cities considering the best of the suburban paradigm for our large cities.

Are you curious about what are some of the ethical reasons for single-payer universal health care insurance? 10 Moral Reasons for One Payer Universal Health Care Insurance for America in light of Hillel's If I'm only for myself, what am I?

When was the last time you really laughed? We're featuring good Jewish jokes! Check out this month's featured humor by clicking here! We know that there are other belly laughs our there. Email us at bostonwalks@hotmail.com with your contribution!

Isn't time to make unhealthy hospitals history? Here's 10 ways to make our hospitals healthier!

Sing Sense to America Remember the 21st century 1st decade presidential elections by singing some salivatingly satirical and serious song lyrics. To do so, try these on your tongue: CAPITALIST COMMANDS KEEP US WEALTHY LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

Question: What's a political mensch? Answer #1 Answer #2

BostonWalks Integrating the urban, modern Jewish American city experience with its historical sites and themes in such locales as Boston, MA, Portland, ME, East Bay and Providence, RI, and the Upper West Side of Manhattan, NYC.

Table of Contents of Boston Walks The Jewish Friendship Trail ZIONISTS WOMEN WATERTOWN,NEWTOWNE,MUDDY RIVER UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE INSURANCE THE 10 COMMANDMENTS TEN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS GUIDEBOOK ORDER FORM SPIRITUALLY SHUSHAN SHULS OF BOSTON'S WEST END SHULS OF BOSTONS'S NORTH END SHEAYLOT SEATBELTS FOR SCHOOLBUSES SAUCYWALKS RHODE ISLAND WALKS RETAILERS A RED, WHITE & BLUE AGENDA PORTLAND, MAINE JEWISH SITES POLITICAL MENSCH STANDARDS 2 POLITICAL MENSCH STANDARDS 1 PATRIOT LEDGER ARTICLE CAR CRASH NEW YORK CITY UPPER WEST SIDE JEWISH SITES NEAR WATER BOSTON WALKS MIDDLE CLASS CITY LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY LAUGH LASHON HATZLACHA KEEP US WEALTHY THE JEWISH FRIENDSHIP TRAIL GUIDEBOOK ORDER FORM CAMBRIDGE MA JEWISH SITES JEWISH BOOKS BOSTON'S WEST & NORTH ENDS JEWISH SITES BOSTON'S SOUTH END JEWISH SITES OVERVIEW OF THE JEWISH FRIENDSHIP TRAIL THIS WEBSITE: BOSTONWALKS IN AWE HUMOR BOSTON HOUSES OF WORSHIP HEALTHY HOPITALS FILENE 10 WAYS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CAN CHANGE AMERICA DANCE BEFORE GOD CONSERVATIVE JEWISH COMMIT CLUBS CAPITALIST COMMANDS BROOKLINE MA JEWISH SITES Brooklyn NY BRANDEIS THE BOSTON GLOBE ARTICLE BOSTON'S BEST BIKE TRAILS ATONEMENT TO DEEDS ANTI-SEMITE ANI MAAMIN PHOENIX SCOTTSDALE, AZ