I guess he wanted to watch the big game tomorrow with Woody Hayes.
I spoke last night at a vigil for Pope John Paul II at University of Michigan sponsored by the Polish Student Society. I had no reservation about speaking at this vigil as many rabbis around the world were reflecting and memorializing the Pope publicly. I spoke first and explained how meaningful it was for me…
Stephanie Lowenthal, birthright israel’s 100,000th participant, arrived on Sunday afternoon in Israel. I’m not sure how they made her the 100,000th, but it is certainly a fine choise. She is a 26-year-old New Yorker who works for the communications department of the NASDAQ Stock Market, and they will no doubt capitalize off her publicity and…
Mazel tov to Jenny Cohn and Brian Schwartz. I officiated at their beautiful wedding last night and then it was off to Elissa’s cousin Hillary Sussman’s Bat Mitzvah party. The party was so much fun and seeing Josh dance with the “big kids” was a treat for the whole family. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller |…
From the NY Jewish Week Black Is BlackComedy Central star left behind fleeting thoughts of the rabbinate to become a spirited performer. By Curt Schleier Lewis Black as a child wanted to become a rabbi. Yes, that Lewis Black. The acerbic, fed-up-with-all-forms-of-stupidity, fingers-flailing-in-the-air comedian wanted to be a spiritual leader He soon realized, however, that…
ZOA QUESTIONS BRANDEIS HONOR [ZOA news release] The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), which includes Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis among its former presidents, criticized Brandeis University for planning to give anti-Zionist playwright Tony Kushner an honorary doctorate at its commencement on Sunday, May 21, 2006. In the book, “Conversation,’ edited by Robert Vorlicky (University…
Here’s a great trivia question: Who was the #2 pick in the NBA draft right after the Cleveland Cavaliers got superstar LeBron James?Yep, it was Darko Milicic. There is a vast sea of statistical difference between these two players. Darko has averaged less than two points a game during his disappointing NBA career while LeBron,…