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I’m Getting Nose Implants

Even though I’ve grown this long beard and I wear my tzitzit out, people can still tell I wasn’t born Jewish. Even non-Jews can tell. One woman said to me: “You don’t really have the traditional Jewish nose though. Don’t … Continue reading

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The Beard

An Orthodox friend calls. “I apologize for making fun of your beard. I was going crazy about charedi Jews. It had nothing to do with you personally. I was at the time ticked off about charedi beards but for you … Continue reading

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What Is The Future Of LimmudLA?

Is LimmudLA primarily a four-day weekend in Costa Mesa every February? Or will it become a trans-denominational force in Los Angeles bringing Jews of every stripe together on a regular basis? Is LimmudLA primarily a retreat or a movement? There … Continue reading

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I Cleaned!

I emailed her: “I just spent 40 mins cleaning up, organizing my hovel above my bed to find my hanukkiah. Found it!” She replied: “So that’s what it takes to get you to clean. A celebration of Jews reveling in … Continue reading

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She Hates Christmas

A secular Jewish friend calls me from her goyisha workplace. “It’s filled with all these Christmas decorations,” she says. “I hate it. It’s so phony. They’ve got away from the real spirit of the thing. Everyone pretending to be so … Continue reading

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