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You Can’t Observe The Sabbath In Your Heart Only

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Luke Ford

A couple of weeks ago was Shuvuot. I got asked why I could not come in to my Alexander Technique training on those two days. I mentioned first that driving was prohibited on holy days but said the main thing … Continue reading →

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Today’s Jewish Holiday

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Luke Ford

I was asked this morning what Jewish holiday it was. “Tu B’Shevat,” I replied. “It’s the new year for trees. There are four new years in the Jewish calender — one for the nation, one for agriculture, one for royalty … Continue reading →

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Yiddish Theater: A Love Story

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Luke Ford

Sunday morning, I catch a screening at the Laemmle theater in Santa Monica. In it, a professor of Yiddish at Vilnius University in Lithuania, an absolute bear of a man, talks about immigrant Jews wanting their children to speak English … Continue reading →

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