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Tag Archives: yom kippur
Yisroel Pensack: Northern California Mohel Who Cannot Speak Issues Yom Kippur Message
Rabbi Chanan Feld, longtime San Francisco Bay Area mohel and a Torah teacher based at Beit Midrash Ohr HaChaim in Berkeley, has been seriously ill with oral cancer. According to an email I just received from the Beit Midrash, "Though he … Continue reading
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Helen Jupiter’s Jewcy Adventure
She got laid off erev Yom Kippur. Complete discussion video here.
I’m Suffering From Post Yom Kippur Letdown
A cold Santa Ana wind blows outside the hovel:
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Helen Jupiter Fired From Jewcy.com Erev Yom Kippur
Luke Ford and Joey Kurtzman discuss Torah portion Haazinu. Deuteronomy 32. Moses called on heaven and earth to hear his words, and asked that his speech be like rain and dew for the grass. (Deut. 32:12.) Complete video here.
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‘The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet’
I figured there was no more important book I should read over Yom Kippur than this one by law professor Daniel J. Solove. It was my second time through in three months (I also read it while spending Shabbos in … Continue reading
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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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Tagged erev yom kippur, hollywood blvd, riding shotgun, shul, steering wheel, yom kippur
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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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Last chance to gather with your rebbe before Yom Kippur!
Click here to join my online fabrengen! I have so much wisdom to give, I feel like a cow dying to be milked.
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Helen Jupiter Laid Off Erev Yom Kippur From Jewcy.com
Helen sent out the following this afternoon: Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am very sad to report that after 14 months of hard work — often solitary, always effective — for Jewcy.com, I’ve been let go. I spent the majority … Continue reading
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My Nomination For The Worst Lead Of The Month
From the Jewish Journal: "When Ed Guthman died Aug. 30 at the age of 89, the Los Angeles Jewish community lost one of its most distinguished members." What will be the lead when I die? I see it now: "When … Continue reading
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