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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…

(From the JTA) By Joe Berkofsky size> NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (JTA) — In unprecedented public criticism, Conservative rabbis are saying the movement is suffering from a crisis in leadership at a time of declining membership. Charges that Conservative leaders have failed to map a clear path for the movement’s future and that the movement’s…

My good friends, Alex and Peri Sinclair, created their own version of Eishet Chayyil. The lyrics are below with the sources noted. It is sung at the Shabbat dinner table before making Kiddush. אֵשֶׁת חַיִל size>מאֵת אלכּס ופּארי סנקלר‎ אֵשֶת חַיִל מִי יִמְצָא וְרָחוֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָהּ בָּטַח בָּהּ לֵב בַּעְלָהּ וְשָׁלָל לֹא יֶחְסָר גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב…

Last night was a truly magnificient event. I have been tutoring Josh Picker for five years, teaching him Hebrew, Jewish values, and important Jewish themes and concepts. During the past year, Josh has been preparing to become a Bar Mitzvah. At the Michealson Studio on Bank Street in Manhattan, Josh led over two-hundred guests in…

Much progress has been made to the new synagogue being built in Leesburg, Virginia. Dan Tully, our congregant and skilled architect/builder took this photo while flying overhead in his plane. Check back to see more recent photos soon. The house at the top of the photo (in which I attended a Building Committee meeting last…

I came across this ad today on the web at Adaholic. It’s for the Panasonic bookshelf stereo I bought after my Bar Mitzvah in 1989. The stereo still works and I use it in the basement. It’s survived several moves and still sounds great. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller