Monthly Archives: October 2008

‘Shut your gob, boy, before I do it for you’

Pops emails: Your poncey whingeing  over your  ejection from  shul  is wearing thin,  Sunny Jim. First of all, your "Judaism" is and always has been a transparent scheme to shame your dear old dad and to garner superficial attention for … Continue reading

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Pacman Jones – The Luke Ford of the NFL

From the Star-Telegram: IRVING — Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips took a step Thursday morning to keep Adam “Pacman” Jones’ incident from becoming a distraction for his team. But with the volume of media in the locker room Thursday afternoon, … Continue reading

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First I Get The Sentence

Then I’m asked if I want to come to the trial. In what world is that cool? I feel like I am the protagonist in the Franz Kafka novel "The Trial."

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Bootcamp Better Than Yom Kippur?

Layne blogs: It is erev Yom Kippur and I am attending bootcamp instead of Kol Nidre. I was scheduled to deliver a brief sermon at our little temple during the service and I blew it off, confessing that I’d felt … Continue reading

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I Skulk By Rabbi Weil

Wednesday afternoon. Primal scream. Primal Scream. Primal scream. EEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! F00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000k! Frustration. Anger. Rage. Frustration. Isolation. Depression. Force down three slices of peanut-butter covered raisen bread toast. Shower. Put on my Yom Kippur game face. Drink five glasses of water. Pop … Continue reading

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