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Tag Archives: what the heck
A Gentle Wish For A Sunny Day
When I teach my new students to free their necks, they always try to do something and end up with a sore neck. What the heck does it mean to free the neck? It means to release the neck from … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique
Tagged new students, robert rickover, stiff neck, tight neck, what the heck
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Is It Me Or Is It Danielle Berrin?
Danielle writes in the latest issue of the Jewish Journal about Lag B’Omer: "Spread across the cold, damp sand Nashuva, JConnectLA, Aish HaTorah, Bais Bezalel, Jqueer and COEJL all demonstrated that freedom is not limited to putative Jews practicing their … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Berrin
Tagged Aish HaTorah, hubby, Jewish Journal, omer, oy ve, what the heck
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Why Should I Be Holier Than The Pope?
I was asked today how I feel about davening. I hate it. Is that the wrong answer? I don’t care for ritualized prayer because it is repetitive. You just say the same words over and over again. That’s no fun. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Prayer
Tagged amen brother, art work, choirs, cold and flu, evil men, germs, great art, holy father, minyan, mountaintop, negro spirituals, obedience, promised land, shabbat, shul, single women, slutty women, spiritual place, what the heck, wrong answer
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What Is Rabbi Wolpe Doing To The Persians At Sinai Temple?
Pious Pico Joe emails: "You ever consider writing something on what the heck Persians are doing going to Sinai Temple? The conservative rabbi there doesn’t teach Torah from Sinai. I’d imagine the conservative movement "theology" of M-n Made Torah doesn’t even exist … Continue reading
Posted in R. David Wolpe
Tagged apartment building, comparable sales, conservative movement, conservative rabbi, Iran, nbsp, Persians, Sinai Temple, theology, Torah, Truth, what the heck, wolpe
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