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Moment Magazine Caption Contest
I am a finalist in the January/February 2010 Moment Magazine caption contest. Please vote for me by clicking here. This is the cartoon (by Bob Mankoff) and the caption I wrote: Thanks, Mr. Gates, but I think I’ll just wait for Apple to release its version. My other submissions for a caption to this cartoon…
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Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding Guest List
Now that Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky have gotten married in Whitebeck, NY, some details of the wedding have been reported. The New York Times reports that the interfaith ceremony was co-officiated by Rabbi James Ponet and Reverend William Shillady. Jim Ponet, a Reform rabbi, is Yale University’s Jewish chaplain. His official title is director…
Goo Goo for Ga-Ga
It’s amazing what you find on the Web. Somehow I stumbled upon a number of YouTube videos of people playing Ga-Ga, the Israeli dodgeball game that is played in a pit and mostly at Jewish summer camps. So I decided to do a Wikipedia search for “Ga-Ga” and discovered the following: The comedian Sacha Baron…
Major League Dreidel Gives News Spin to Old Hanukkah Game
When it comes to Hanukkah there’s really only been one traditional way to play Dreidel. The four sided spinning top has four Hebrew letters on it. Each letter tells you what to do if it lands on that letter — you win, you get half, etc. It might be fun the first time you play,…
New Purim Tradition
Tomorrow night begins Purim, a holiday on which the Jewish people celebrate our survival and rejoice that our ancestors were redeemed from the evil tyrant Haman. It is also a holiday on which we are commanded to share our good fortune with those in need. The mitzvah of sending gifts to the poor is based…
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The Decade in Jewish Education
A couple days ago JESNA (“advancing Jewish learning, transforming Jewish lives”) chose what it considers to be the best in Jewish education of the decade. At the conclusion of their top 10 (actually 11) list, they invited others to share their own lists. And so I have. First, here’s the JESNA list (in no particular…
