THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES...RABBI ROBIN

Comedian Robin Williams passed away at age 63 in his Northern California home. He was 63.  Williams wasn’t Jewish, but he was certainly funny enough to have been one. Too late for a career change?' he tweeted in February. 'Rabbi Robin'  ‘Honorary Jew’ Robin Williams, 63, found dead.  Oscar-winning actor was known for his larger than life roles and spectacular stage performances, a prolific actor who won over the hearts of millions with his charming comedic rolls playing memorable and touching characters such as Mrs Doubtfire, Mork, and the Genie, died Monday in an apparent suicide. Over the years, Williams had described himself as an ‘honorary Jew’ and in many of his skits channeled a stereotypical elderly Jewish lady, or alternatively, a New York rabbi. The legendary performer also played several Jewish, or at least Jewish-inspired, characters, most notably Tommy Wilhelm, in a cinematic adaptation of Saul Bellow’s Seize the Day.

Recently, Williams posted a picture on Twitter showing him with a white yarmulke on his head, while on set of the CBS TV show “The Crazy Ones.”  “Too late for a career change?” he wrote. “Rabbi Robin.”

“You look at the world and see how scary it can be sometimes and still try to deal with the fear,” he said in 1989. “Comedy can deal with the fear and still not paralyze you or tell you that it’s going away. You say, OK, you got certain choices here, you can laugh at them and then once you’ve laughed at them and you have expunged the demon, now you can deal with them. That’s what I do when I do my act.”

Thanks Robin...hope you found the elusive peace you were looking for in the arms of an ever forgiving G-d.

This poem/song was written by the greatest-of-them-all...CHARLIE CHAPLIN.....SMILE

Smile though your heart is aching

Smile even though it's breaking.

When there are clouds in the sky

you'll get by.

If you smile with your fear and sorrow

Smile and maybe tomorrow

You'll see the sun come shining through

For you.

Light up your face with gladness,

Hide every trace of sadness.

Although a tear may be ever so near

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying.

You'll find that life is still worthwhile-

If you just smile.

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying.

You'll find that life is still worthwhile-

If you just smile.

Sung by the unforgettable Nat King Cole....         http://youtu.be/UN8oLGBNXpE