More Kids on Cusp of 13 Get Faux Post-Rite Parties; Picking Hawaiian Theme By ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL After going to a dozen bar mitzvahs and bat mitzvahs last year, Laura Jean Stargardt told her parents she wanted one of her own. She said she found the singing inspiring and…
Josh is definitely the name of winners! This is Josh, the second Newfoundland ever to win “best in show” at Westminster. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
In search of Janet, I get full exposure BY MITCH ALBOM, DETROIT FREE PRESS COLUMNIST February 4, 2004 With all the fuss over Janet Jackson’s exposed breast during halftime of the Super Bowl, I figured I’d better get a second look. But it wasn’t easy. First I went to my TV, where I had taped…
So many people are citing this year’s Super Bowl as the proof of a complete absence of dignity and moral behavior in our society. Whether that’s correct or not, the New Jersey Jewish News Editor Andrew Silow-Carroll makes a great argument. Mauled in America (by Andrew Silow-Carroll, New Jersey Jewish News) It’s Super Bowl Sunday,…
I personally received assistance from Egon Mayer and his work in preparation for an Interfaith Family Forum at my congregation in Virginia. He certainly died before his time, but his research and efforts at outreach will remain forever as his legacy. The Jewish community will miss him sorely. Egon Mayer Reached Out to Interfaith Couples…
Password is required to view the photos. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
Jeff Garlin, who plays Larry David’s agent on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, was the guest on “The Daily Show” last night. The synergy between my two favorite shows was overwhelming. Before Jeff came out, they showed the clip from the “Blind Date” episode in which both Larry and Jeff use the Yiddish term “Keynahora.” Hillarious. All…
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons…
I participated in the New York City Habitat For Humanity‘s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blitz Build in Harlem today. The theme was Building on the Dream – Housing for All I spent the better part of the day installing metal studs as we renovated an apartment building in Harlem on 134th Street. The experience…
For the past year I’ve been letting Elissa cut my hair. It’s pretty simple actually… we go in the basement, put the attachment on the electric razor, and 10 minutes later it’s done. Last night was different however. This is what happens when she forgets to put on the attachment!!! About 5 seconds into the…