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It is international KJ appreciation day!
Today is my BFF, KJ’s birthday! Though this special list has typically been reserved for immediate family in the past, I am breaking a new trend because KJ is in the T-dot! I get to spend this special day with … Continue reading
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I don’t love the iPad
I hope that you are sitting down. This post is going to shock you. It almost shocks me and I’m the one writing it. I was fortunate to spend the end of December with THE DIVA and MY DAD in … Continue reading
Posted in family, technology, Uncategorized
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Those who sow in tears will reap in joy
Debbie Friedman, z”l, died on Sunday. Her funeral is today at 11am in California. The Jewish world has lost an immense talent who transformed the nature of prayer in our synagogues and taught a generation how to pray. There are … Continue reading
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In Toronto on Sunday? Come to this!
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Posted in Israel, Peace, Politics, tzedek, Uncategorized
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Merry Christmas, Shabbat Shalom, and hello Chinese food
This is by David Mamet and is featured in Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life.
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I’m still kvelling
Sitting in the 5th row in a suit sat UNCLE ALAN as President Obama signed the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. I didn’t get to watch the signing ceremony, unfortunately. Thankfully, I watched President Obama’s speech online and you … Continue reading
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My uncle is way cooler than yours
It is true. That’s because my Uncle Alan is going to be in Washington, DC for the Presidential Signing Ceremony for the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell act of 2010 today. You read what I wrote correctly. My uncle, Alan is … Continue reading
Hip hip horray! DADT has gone away!
You might have heard the welling up of justice from Washington, DC on Saturday. The US Senate following the House of Representatives voted to allow openly gay and lesbian people to serve in the United States Armed Forces. My answer … Continue reading
Pralines ‘n cream
Yesterday would have been GRANDMA’s 92nd birthday. When I moved back to Los Angeles in 2004 I started a new tradition where every December 18 I had GRANDMA’s favorite ice cream in her honor, Baskin Robbins Pralines ‘n cream. (Actually her … Continue reading
The second marker
Tonight marks the end of the shloshim. 30 days since MY MOM’s funeral. It feels like a lifetime has passed and I am still in the throes of this nightmare that won’t end. I am only getting more accustomed to … Continue reading
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Rabbi Eleanor Steinman 