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Daily Archives: February 21, 2009
Clean Cups, Dirty Hearts
A friend calls. "I saw a bunch of Orthodox Jews walking today. I said to my brother, ‘Clean cups, dirty hearts." Luke: "What does that mean?" Friend: "It means that their cups are clean because of Talmudic rule 1378 but … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged brazil, credit card debt, dirty hearts, orthodox jews, thousand dollars
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I Interview My Yoga Teacher Alexandra Aitken
From the Daily Telegraph of London Oct. 5, 2006: "Alexandra Aitken used to be known for being the daughter of a disgraced minister, partying, posh boys and polo matches. But that’s all changed. Now, she tells Emily Bearn, she’s hard … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandra Aitken, Yoga
Tagged Alexandra Aitken, canterbury cathedral, daily telegraph, exploratory missions, oct 5, polo matches, pumpkin seeds, yoga teacher
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Marc Gafni’s Son Survives 15 Days In Gaza To Get Injured In A Car Accident
Rabbi Dr. Marc Gafni blogs: Eytan just got back from 15 horrendous days as the commander of a group of Israeli special forces commandos who were serving in Gaza. I will not – at this time – tell the stories … Continue reading
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Tagged eytan, head on collision, israeli special forces, marc gafni, rehabilitation hospital, tel hashomer
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‘I’d Date You If…’
She came into my chatroom this week and said she was a 25 year old Persian Jew living in Brentwood. She said she’d been reading me for a while. She wanted to know why I kept beating up on the … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Personal
Tagged discombobulated, jewess, orthodox rabbi, orthodox rabbis, quot quot
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I Offered To Bring Cocoa Krispies
I was invited to Shabbat dinner at the home of friends. "What should I bring?" I asked. I got the answer: "Hmmm one of Levi’s classics." "I’ll bring Cocoa Krispies," I replied. I still have three bowls from LimmudLA 2008 … Continue reading
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Tagged cocoa krispies, homeless shelter, hovel, oy ve, shabbat, shabbat dinner
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