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Tamar Fox Interview
She’s an elegant writer. Check out her her blog and her work on Jewcy.com and MyJewishLearning.com. We talk over the phone for an hour today. Listen here. From Chicago, Tamar, 24, lives in New York. She recently got her MFA … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Tagged blog, elegant writer, fox, jewish day school, Judaism, mfa, minyan, person kind, quot, quot quot, shomer shabbat, tamar, vanderbilt
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America Vs. Israel
I’m reading a terrific book by Danit Brown — Ask for a Convertible. Here’s an excerpt from page 35 (about a couple from Israel, he’s originally American, who’ve moved to Michigan): "Everyone’s so happy here," Efrat told him on their … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Jewish Literature
Tagged danit, fifth day, marvin, quot, terrific book
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Chabadnik Leah Kleim Knifed In San Diego
Leah calls Sunday afternoon. "On Thursday, I got a call inviting me to San Diego for Shabbat. So I flew in. And I ended up getting stabbed?" Luke: "What happened?" Leah: "I was up late drinking Heinekens with the rabbi. … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad, Crown Heights, Leah Kleim
Tagged heinekens, heinekins, kleim, pasttime, quot, rabbi, shabbat, water fountain
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Torah Talk With Joey & Monica
Here are some highlights from our Sept. 25 discussion of Torah portions Nitzavim and Vayeilich. Watch the whole thing here. Here’s a disjointed and partial transcript of the parts I found most interesting: Luke: "Don’t get creeped out because Joey … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged Jewish Journal, nitzavim, quot, torah portions, torah values
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Let It Rain!
I love the rain because I have a home that’s safe and warm. When I need to walk outside, my friend lets me borrow his umbrella. Then, this week, something happened. My friend told me to get my own umbrella. … Continue reading