It's funny how certain situations in life stay with us. I met Ish@ our Seminary in 1978 at the Balsams in Dixville Notch, NH along with his then wife Clare & family. Being married with a family we shared the section of residence that was dedicated to families. Along with Bob & Lindy King with their kids, quite a wing. I immediately connected with Ish, our backgrounds were somewhat similar, I too originally in my spiritual career was a student of Swami Satchidanada, though I grew up in Southern California, I came from New York and had an immediate affinity with Ish. I being Italian-American and Ish being of Jewish heritage we both connected appreciating food, family, music and of course loving the Regent. The recollection that I recall was when we had a day off. Ish was going down to NYC, he was planning on picking up bagels, which I hadn't had a NY bagel since I was a kid visiting my grandparents in Brooklyn. When he returned with the bagels he also brought back bialys. Turning me on to what a bialys was. His generosity was so endearing. To this day when i buy a bialy, the memory of Ish still pops up. I hadn't connected with ish until a number of years back on Facebook, we reconnected, sharing our lives since seminary, then again when a friend attended the 2017 or 2018 PTR-West, meeting Ish who then finding out that he knew me, sent his regards. Good-bye dear friend and thanks for the Bialys!