Tag Archives: yom kippur

Bootcamp Better Than Yom Kippur?

Layne blogs: It is erev Yom Kippur and I am attending bootcamp instead of Kol Nidre. I was scheduled to deliver a brief sermon at our little temple during the service and I blew it off, confessing that I’d felt … Continue reading

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I Skulk By Rabbi Weil

Wednesday afternoon. Primal scream. Primal Scream. Primal scream. EEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! F00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000k! Frustration. Anger. Rage. Frustration. Isolation. Depression. Force down three slices of peanut-butter covered raisen bread toast. Shower. Put on my Yom Kippur game face. Drink five glasses of water. Pop … Continue reading

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Last chance to gather with your rebbe before Yom Kippur!

Click here to join my online fabrengen! I have so much wisdom to give, I feel like a cow dying to be milked.

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Helen Jupiter Laid Off Erev Yom Kippur From Jewcy.com

Helen sent out the following this afternoon: Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am very sad to report that after 14 months of hard work — often solitary, always effective — for Jewcy.com, I’ve been let go.  I spent the majority … Continue reading

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My Nomination For The Worst Lead Of The Month

From the Jewish Journal: "When Ed Guthman died Aug. 30 at the age of 89, the Los Angeles Jewish community lost one of its most distinguished members." What will be the lead when I die? I see it now: "When … Continue reading

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