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Tag Archives: Passover
Once Again, The LA Times Schedules Its Book Festival For Passover
Once again, observant Jews won’t be able to attend. As Michael Sonnenschein remarked a few years ago, "Jews don’t read books anyway." Festival website. I’m not bitter. I’ve got guns and religion.
Posted in Los Angeles Times
Tagged la times, michael sonnenschein, observant jews, Passover, quot
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I’m Live On My Cam!
Click here to join the fun! Kevin Roderick reports: Regarding this afternoon’s item on a shortage of matzoh for Passover, mileages vary: "I noticed the shortage too! I live in a very Jewish neighborhood…..near Pico/Robertson…closer to Pico/Fairfax. At my "ghetto" … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged gelson, grocery stores, jewish family, jewish friends, jewish neighborhood, kevin roderick, local market, manischevitz, matzoh, mileages, Passover, pavillions, quot quot, ralphs, rest of the week, ridicule, Santa Monica, shtetl, water and salt, weho
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My Crucifixion & Resurrection
Tearing down the temple. Throwing out the money changers. Flipping off the beit din! Justification by faith! Sanctification! The Heavenly Sanctuary! Judging the saints! Look at my erection! I can’t be more specific. I know you want the goss, but … Continue reading
Posted in Passover, Personal
Tagged aaron wildavsky, american judaism, beard, canaan, chat room, cheap grace, close friends, davening, Emma, emotions, hartman, holy days, hovel, job, loser, minyan, mommy, money, origins of judaism, Passover, perverts, rabbi arthur, religious community, rise of islam, sephardi, shmura matza, shul, shuls, tradition, weirdos
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My New Beginning
This will be my first porn-free Passover in six years, and only my second porn-free Passover since 1995. I was so far behind with my research in 1996, I was watching hardcore on holy days. For professional reasons purely. I … Continue reading
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Tagged amp, close relationships, conscious connection, control sexuality, cynical attitude, cynicism, davia ardell, fruits of victory, holy days, horses, hypocrisy, integrity, one foot, orthodox jews, Passover, peter north, porn industry, professional reasons, rabbi, six years, spiritual connection, Spirituality, ties, wisdom
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I’m Cleaning For Passover Live On My Cam!
Click here to join the discussion. DesmondFord: Howdy! Today, I watch in cold silence. This is my only statement. yourheartsdesire: what is he doing doesnt he realisehe as people watching yourheartsdesire: if he goes to that bloody fridge or bathroom … Continue reading
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Tagged cable access, chip shop, cold silence, curry, danielwebster, defector, Emma, exile, fridge, honey trap, jewish race, jewish temples, legalism, mema, Passover, praeger, prophet, sacred texts, welshdragon, writing books
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Satan Has Me By The Balls
And I like it. That’s the problem. I like it. I should be cleaning for Passover but the Evil One has me in his grip and it feels good! It makes me tingle all over. I want to sing and … Continue reading
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Tagged balls, davening, egypt, envy, evil one, impurity, jealousy, oh wretched man, oy, Passover, satan, wicked wicked man, wickedness, Yeshiva
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Thursday Will Rock On My Cam With Live Preparation For Passover
A day of cleaning will climax at 8 pm PST with Bedikat Hametz. Holding just one lighted candle, I will go from room to room live on my cam with a feather and a large spoon, scooping up the last … Continue reading
The Mystery Method For Snagging Passover Invites
For the past few weeks, I’ve been going to the mikveh every morning and putting on tefillin and praying that HaShem send me an invite to the first seder. It has not worked. I no longer believe in the power … Continue reading
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Tagged angeles public library, beautiful women, deity, despair, desperate measures, existence, Jews, mikveh, moral leader, mystery method, overflow, Passover, power of prayer, putting on tefillin, seder, shabbos
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Bee Swarm Closes Down Leo Baeck Religious School
It’s a Reform temple on Sepulveda, near the Getty museum. A swam of hundreds of bees closed the place one afternoon this week (Thursday?). I hear there’s a severe shortage of kosher-for-Passover margarine in Chicago and customers are limited to … Continue reading
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Tagged bee swarm, bees, getty museum, leo baeck, margarine, Passover, reform temple, religious school, sepulveda
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