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The Fast of Gedaliah
Answer us, God, on this day of fasting, because we are in great pain. This morning, when I read the ...
“Rosh Hashana” is a nicer way of saying Screwing Up Less Often
Oh, yeah — we hit it again. Two parking tickets this morning, and one’s more than $100. Man, this Rosh ...
Help me Natalie Portman. You’re my only hope.
I’m not sure of many things. But one thing I am sure of is that Natalie Portman and I are ...
How to Repent Right
The idea of repentance always fills me with performance anxiety. Most of it’s due to the prayer service, which starts ...
The Great Schlep
My parents aren’t grandparents yet. And this would be a really awkward way to tell them I’m pregnant, which I’m ...
Reason to keep kosher #1084….
Or, just reason #1 to avoid McDonalds. Karen Hanrahan, a health and wellness consultant, bought this hamburger in 1996. (The ...
Rosh Hashanah cooking done right
As my dad would say: If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Well, Melbourne-based chef Malki ...
Denominationalism
Leaders of the UK’s three non-Orthodox religious movements (Reform, Liberal, and Masorti), which together account for about one-third of Britain’s ...
“I got this beard.”
This article talks about Steven Chasin, a D.C. firefighter whose take on his Jewish identity is unusual — but, from ...
Ahmadin-a-palooza
Earlier this afternoon, I attended the rally protesting the attendance of President Ahmadinejad at the UN General Assembly. While there, ...
Report to synagogue, midnight — sharp!
Because everybody loves a Saturday night….The night before last, all over the world, Jews began saying Selichot, the confessional prayers ...
Ahmadinahasapimadelan
If you are like me, I’m sure you have been losing sleep in anticipation for the Anti-Iran Rally at the ...