Happy Father’s Day to my Dad and all the Dad’s of the world, today and everyday!
When I was growing up, we didn’t make a big deal about Father’s Day. We would have a cake or dinner out, but we generally adhered to Dad’s annual admonition, “please don’t spend my money to get me a gift.” In fact, he was always of the mind to get my mom and sister and me to stop spending money.
This year, I was thinking of buying him a Father’s Day gift I saw in a Jewish catalog: It’s a money clip that says “GELT.” I know he would like it more if it said “Don’t Spend This Gelt.” Then I thought the wiser and decided he wouldn’t want me to spend my gelt on shtus (nonsense) like that. So I turned the page.
I’m sticking with the under-$25 picture of my kiddies on a mug gift. (He really does appreciate that. I should know. I give him one every year.) If I lived closer I would bring over a bottle of homemade BBQ sauce, but instead, we are making a special BBQ in his honor that we will enjoy together over video since he is in the US and we are in Israel. Uh-hum, correction: Hubby is making the special BBQ because he grills the best steaks, burgers and dogs this side of Kansas City. Daddy loves a great piece of meat, just like Hubby. Come to think of it, Hubby also doesn’t love when I spend so much gelt. There’s a pattern here, folks. We will miss being together in person but we will enjoy the quality time technology affords us.
Here are some of the BBQ meat and sides I will make for Father’s Day and hope they inspire you.
BIG TIP! How to warm your rolls if your grill overfloweth (with) hot dogs: You can warm the buns by wrapping them in a damp paper towel and microwaving for about 10 seconds, steaming them briefly in a vegetable steamer or toasting them in your oven.
Father’s Day BBQ Ideas
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So here’s my question of the day for all of you out there: When you look back on your life, for what can you thank your father?
I can thank my father for instilling the work ethic in me. My dad was a tobacco farmer and from a very young age we worked on the farm. Hard work and a sense of accomplishment makes a person feel good about themselves. For this, I will forever be grateful to my father.
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I learned to tell the truth from my father and I am thankful. I learned the value of a dollar from him and to smile!
I can thank him for a ton of things. Mostly he taught me that being a hard worker pays off. ANd also to treat others the way you want to be treated
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my dad taught me to be respectful
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I can thank my dad for dressing more for comfort than style.
I’d thank mine for the how he taught me to respect others and never make fun of anyone, all parents should do this that way all the harsh bullying that goes on in schools would be kicked in the bud
MY FATHER TAUGHT ME TO NOT TO JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER. NOT TO JUDGE A PERSON BY THEIR LOOKS AND BE WILLING TO GIVE A SECOND CHANCE.
I thank my father for the wisdom of integrity and hard work.
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I thank him for always being there when I needed him. He raised me as a single father when a single father was not common.
to be true to yourself, be honest in all dealings and many basic skills
My father taught me survival skills that saved my life- what weeds are edible, how to build a shelter, and how to signal for help; these lessons helped me when I lost my way on a hiking trip- kept me warm and fed until I was rescued 6 DAYS later.
What can I say about my father? I don’t remember a time that my father put himself first. My father worked extremely hard to support our family which consists of my amazing mother and my 7 siblings, but when he walked in the door at any hour of the night, whichever one of us was awake we would attack and climb all over him. You know how many meals we would all eat a night? 2, the one my mother served when we got home from school or camp and then the one we would eat right out of my fathers plate. He was always ready to share all that he had and he still is. Now it’s the grand-kids turn to eat out of his plate. My father still gives all he has for his children and now for his children’s spouses as well. All in all my father is the best father out there! And also- I got the prettiest blue eyes from him!!!!!!!!!!
This is my first fathers day without my father. And I have been looking back and glad to have had a dad that was steadfast and true.
I can thank my father for giving me a sense of worth and a feeling of being protected.
When you look back on your life, for what can you thank your father?
I can thank him for every conceivable advantage and opportunity he gave me, to get me a head start in life. He advised, counseled, loved, and cherished me. I owe him everything.
My father taught me to live life my way and when I got in trouble, or if he thought that I was off tract, he would step in and provide suggestions on the correct way to handle the situation. In the early years, I would follow my ideas not his. Later, after many failings, I discovered his advice was the right. I wish he was around now so I could have his wisdom on life’s adventures.
I can thank my father for my sense of humor.
I can thank my Father for my stubbornness LOL.
My dad had the presence of mind to let me learn by my own mistakes…..he didn’t step in to correct me….I so appreciate that!
My Dad taught me to do the right thing, to deal with problems when they come up, and to belive, always, that it’s going to be OK – I have him to thank for my optimistic nature.
Definitley my work ethic. I think he called in sick ‘two days” growing up that I can remember.
My father fought for Jewish education. We were in a community where the then two year old orthodox school was underfunded and the local federation did not want to support the orthodox school so my father staged a “shiva” for the school which resulted in the federation changing its ind. The school is now in its 43rd year.
My father died very young, so I have him to thank for making me being very aware of being healthy and taking care of myself. Also, I have him to thank for my love of science and astronomy. He passed on that love to me and it was something that we shared. Thanks for the chance!
I was fortunate to have two wonderful “fathers” my own dada passed away two days after my third g’day, and my Saba and my very special Uncle made sure I had the best childhood. From them I learned leadership skills, patience, persistence, and most importantly, how amazing it is to love unconditionally. I thank them both, though my Saba is no longer around, but my uncle knows how much I have gleaned from him, how unique and special he is in my life, and how grateful I am to have his enduring love, advice, and time in my life, especially since he has 4children of his own and he is now a Saba.
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My father taught me honesty. He taught us girls how to throw and catch a baseball. He taught us to love reading and learning for it’s own sake, by telling us that The Reader’s Digest was his magazine, which compelled us to sneak-read it when he was at work. He taught me the joy of commitment, to your spouse and parents, to your work, and to your family. I am so thankful to still have him here for at least one more Father’s Day.
I don’t have a great relationship with my father but I thank him for teaching me responsibility.
I thank my father for being a great role model. He was one of those people who was liked by all and beloved by many. He was honest, selfless and a hard working . I always knew I was loved.
While i was growing up i did not really get to know my father. He was always there for us, but busy working hard trying to support our family. We would visit him at work so that he had a chance to talk to us about our days, and to hug us. Once into my teens i learned from him and saw his enormous devotion and loyalty to my mother who was sick. At the time my brother and i took that for granted. In these times i see how very rare that loyalty and devotion was. As an adult, i lived with and witnessed his deep religious devotion. His religious devotion was unwavering and unquestioning. He lived a religious life. Torah guided him in every aspect of his life. With all that he lived he still looked forward to each day with joy. He taught by the example he set. He helped raise my children with similar love and devotion. In conclusion, i have much to thank my father for, way too much to list. But most important he taught me what it means and how to really love, love G-d, love family, love life.
I think the most important lesson my father taught me was self-reliance. He always emphasized that if I truly wanted things to change or get better then I had to make the effort, not wait around for someone else to do it for me.
My dad taught me the importance of being honest. At any cost.
My dad taught me (and my five siblings) to appreciate what little we had and to be thankful that there was a roof over our heads and a warm meal on the table in the evening. To use his words, “make the best with what ya got”!
My father and I didn’t have a great relationship but, he did teach me how to work hard and to focus on my goals.
When I look back on my childhood, I can thank my dad for leading me to God. He always told me to make God number one in my life and all the rest would follow. He taught me that life isn’t always fair, and it isn’t all about me. He taught me to love others and that, that love would always find its way back. Thanks so much for the opportunity to enter.
The most important and essential life lesson I learned from my dad was: always stop to pee.
We took a lot of road trips when I was a kid, my dad is a big fan of traveling by car and seeing nature pass outside your windows. This lead us on a lot of back-roads and you never knew when the next time was that you would come upon a rest-stop with a working toilet.
I thank my father for teaching me to take advantage of every opportunity presented and to always seize the moment (and of course, to always stop to pee)!
My Dad lost his father at a very young age and immigrated with 7 siblings to Montreal. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII, and still remained frum. I remember him waking at 5 am every morning to open the shul to daven and then go to work. He worked 12 hour days. I remember him going out to work in the worst winter weather. He is enjoying his grandchildren so much now, and I am glad for that. I remember him teaching me the Shma Yisrael to say at night.
Both my parents were Holocaust survivors, and my mother died when I was a young mother. My dad stepped up and helped me and my sister and brother with taking care of our children (he even changed diapers!). He saw more than his share of misery in his life and taught all of his children that especially in bad times, when it is very hard, we have to be good people. Sadly, he passed away almost three years ago but there isn’t a single day when some lesson he taught us comes up, and we remember him dearly.
My father was a humble man of great integrity, intelligence and courage who taught us by his example
that a good Jew/human is a Mensch first and foremost, with love for ALL of God’s creation. And he loved to laugh and have fun!
I can thank my father for my good looks
When I look back on my life I can thank my father for always being there for me when I needed him.
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I can thank my dad for teaching me how to be self sufficient, handy, a hard worker, have strong values, and to “use my brain” (as he always told me to do when I would go hang out with friends back in High School).
I’m grateful to my father for being a people person and teaching me how to be one, for taking me to sporting events. being there for me when I needed it.
My father had a horrible childhood. He was beaten and constantly physically abused but he treated his children with love and affection but the most wonderful thing I can remember about my father was the way he treated his father. he was mentally and physically abused by his father but when his father was old and in a senior citizens home he took the family every Sunday to visit his father. He accorded this man, his father,so much respect that it always made me wonder how he could do it but he did and continued to do it for the whole time his father was alive. I miss him more as the years pass and know he did not get a chance to see his grandchildren grow up
My dad taught me to me to take the lead when no one else will.
A sense of being my own person!
I have to thank him for my sense of humor. It’s what gets me through some trying days!
My father is an Orthodox man who has shown me how to be a leader and get involved. He is a fisherman, a hunter, a Krav Maga teacher, president of his shul in Seattle, and an amazing father/grandfather to his 4 kids and 8 grandchildren. He loves to learn with people young and old and he really knows how to take care of those whom he surrounds himself with. He does everything he can and still finds time to do more and now I try to do the same. So I am really thankful that that his is so selfless and selfish, all at the same time. He really showed me that you can enjoy your life and treat yourself with respect, but always find time for other people.
I grew up with an amazingly fun loving father which can be evidenced by my “Daddy’s funny faces etc” pages in my photo albums. Motzei Shabbos was Pizza and “Varcel” (Carvel to those of you who were not privileged to grow up with my dad) and we always drank our “klimo” (which tasted way better than other kids’ plain old fashioned milk) Only now that I am raising my own children do I appreciate the importance of humor and understand that your never to old to have fun and be just plain old fashioned silly when neccesary!!! Love you daddy and HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!
I have an amazingly fun loving father as can be evidenced by my “Daddy’s funny faces etc” pages in my photo albums. Motzie shabbos was always “Varcel” night (Carvel for those of you not privileged to have grown up with my dad) and we would always drink our “Klimo” (tasted way better than other kids’ milk) Only now that I am raising my own children do I appreciate the importance of humor and that your never to old to have fun and be plain old fashioned silly sometimes!!!
My Dad taught me everything important in life. He taught me to love G-d, people and life, to be loving and giving, to love reading and nonstop learning, to strive to acheive, he taught me how to cook and drive and so much more. I was always “Daddy’s girl” and owe him so much for staying on in a terrible marriage because I begged him to not leave me. My Dad gave me the confidence to be strong and dare to be different. I am who I am today because of him.