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Tag Archives: heart
And G-d Hardened Pharoah’s Heart
In a 1995 lecture on Exodus 4, Dennis says: And G-d did X is a common Biblical way of saying X happened. For example, And G-d closed her womb is a Biblical way of saying she could no longer have … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Torah
Tagged exodus, heart, womb
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She Wanted To Give Me Her Heart!
When a woman offers me her body, I know how to respond. I say no because the Torah forbids me. But when a woman I don’t even know offers me a "Heart!" on Facebook — and the woman appears in … Continue reading
The Puppy Dog Look
When a woman loves me, I can tell by the puppy dog look on her face. She turns to me in a special way and her face lights up when I look at her. I probably give off the same … Continue reading
I Hate To Say Goodbye
When I get an urge to leave the group, I usually just leave without saying goodbye. I’m often the first to get to shul and the first to leave. I don’t like waiting around to talk to people because that … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged exchange pleasantries, heart, personal insult, substantive interaction, urge
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I Blogged All Night
I had to escape The shul was sticky and cruel Maybe I should have called you first But I was dying to get to you I was dreaming while I wrote The long straight post ahead, uh huh yea Could … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged fever, heart, Love, shul, sleep, straight post, sweet kisses
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What’s The Point Of Plays?
Why do people go to plays? What can plays do that movies can’t? Are they like ugly girls in that they try harder? I need to know. There must be something special about plays. Historian Paul Johnson says in his … Continue reading
Posted in Theater
Tagged 18 year old virgins, actors, actress, bad person, broadway productions, elizabeth forsythe hailey, forsythe, heart, hot female, loss of innocence, mediums, mini series, novel, obligation, orthodox synagogue, protagonists, quot, sally field, susan clark, ugly girls, virginity, young actresses
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My Party Invitations
I want to throw a Fourth of July party — it must happen! But I also want to have superb invitations, something that will get people to RSVP without hesitation (not an easy feat). Enter Carmody & Co. (www.carmodynco.com), the … Continue reading
Posted in Party
Tagged amp, carmody, congestion, fourth of july, fourth of july party, heart, hesitation, paper goods, party invitations, pleasure, respite from, welcome respite, westside, worth the trip
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Daily Yid
Here’s my email interview with the author of DailyYid.com: * What can you tell me about yourself? i am a satamr chusid who is proud of my society and never plans to leave * What is your first language? yiddish … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Yid
Tagged brother and sisters, faith of my fathers, first language, frum, hasem, heart, Israel, jewish life, Judaism, lifestyle, loyalty, nit, peaple, rebbe, scandal, sphere, united states government, worldly education, Yiddish, zionists
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JConnectLA Friday Night
Workmen’s Circle. 6:20 p.m. I’m the second person to arrive. It’s my first Shabbat in over eight years without my black undertaker suit. Instead I’m wearing this striped ill-fitting number I got for $20 from the Jewish thrift store on … Continue reading
Posted in JConnect LA, Personal
Tagged Alcohol, bima, boss, daven, davening, floating in outer space, friday night, ground control, heart, jconnect, joyful noise, major tom to ground control, minyan, mizel, peculiar way, planet earth, prayers, Sabbath, second person, sermon, shabbat, shlomo carlebach, starman, stunning dress, thrift store, undertaker, workmen
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Feeling My Age
So three women in their twenties call me Saturday night and invite me to go out with them. I dress up in my Saturday night finest and after an hour or so of chit chat, they’re ready to hit the … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alcohol, beard, blog, chit chat, Drugs, few minutes, girls, goodbyes, heart, horizons, saturday night, stages of grief, three women
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