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Tag Archives: saturday night
Shalom Aleichem
On a Friday night walking home from shul, I’m stopped by a stranger in a car. He wants to know where Preuss is. I don’t know. I ask my friend. She doesn’t know. A rabbi comes out of his home … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal, Pico/Robertson
Tagged favorite phrase, friday night, intimate communion, Jews, new moon, one saturday, orthodox judaism, rabbi, saturday night, scorecard, shul, stranger, walking home
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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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Marc Shapiro Interview
After havdala Saturday night, I seize on the sentimental moment to ask Marc B. Shapiro for an interview before he leaves town. He says he’s leaving tonight. "May I drive you to the airport?" I ask. He agrees. There’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged abode, academic studies, Beverly Hills, chovevei torah, circles, elizabeth new jersey, intellectual interests, jewish educational center, jewish scholar, joseph kushner, kushner academy, life quot, Marc B. Shapiro, marc shapiro, orthodox judaism, Orthodoxy, plan b, saturday night, tape recorder, youth academy
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