Monthly Archives: October 2008

Danielle Berrin Lives Large

There’s much to feast on in Danielle’s high holiday report. Here’s my favorite sentence: "There is a particular vantage point, however, from which the social aspect becomes especially manifest." Here’s my favorite paragraph: As a "shul hopper," one is not … Continue reading

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How To Tell If She Wants You

From Men’s Health: 1. I call you by your first name instead of your nickname, because, babe, I’m not one of your buds, nor do I intend to become one. 2. I apply lip gloss often, but not in your … Continue reading

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‘The Rape of Europa’

No, rabbi, I was not looking at an R-rated movie. I don’t pollute my mind with such forbidden images. This is a documentary about the Nazis grab for art during World War II and how the good guys got most … Continue reading

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The Return of Eliot Stein

From my live cam chat: AlanLudden:  I haven’t been on here in 6 months–and you’ve grown a WONDERFUL BEARD! AlanLudden:  It’s really COOL! AlanLudden:  I’ve been growing my own hair long for the first time in like 30 years. AlanLudden:  … Continue reading

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Bnai David Rabbi Urges His Congregants To Emulate The Happy Minyan’s Virtues

This summer, the rabbi of congregation B’nai David-Judea, Yosef Kanefsky, took a two month Sabbatical. He stayed in town but davened everywhere but his own shul. His time at the Happy Minyan was particularly moving and he gave a sermon … Continue reading

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