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Crank that Kosha Boy

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oYDBtCN-hk[/youtube] Pretty hilarious. Courtesy of my friend Jay D’Lugin via Facebook.

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Passover in Rochester

The family headed North to Amy’s hometown for Pesach. Sam had a fabulous time with his cousins and grandparents, and dad enjoyed some relief from Atlanta’s insane pollen count. Read on for some of my favorite photos from the visit, … Continue reading

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Mitzvah Madness

Our synagogue, Shearith Israel, held what they called ‘Mitzvah Madness’ today, an event which called on the entire congregation’s family and friends to give something back to the community. Activities included fixing up the synagogue’s women’s shelter, creating art for … Continue reading

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MiniReview: Everything is Illuminated

I’m trying to make it a policy that I’ll post at least a short review on anything we are watching from Netflix, mostly for the greater good my own recollection. Anyway, I’d seen a preview for Everything is Illuminated sometime … Continue reading

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JibJab’s Passover Shtick

Meant to post this yesterday, but little Sam kept us busy. The folks over at JibJab.com (you know, the guys who created the ‘This Land is Your Land’ piece before Election 2004?) have created a new animated film, this one … Continue reading

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TalmudPod

For the Torah-studying scholar on-the-go, 23-year-old entrepreneur Yehuda Shmidman has created the ShasPod, a 20GB iPod filled with the equivalent of 2,700 pages of the Talmud as read and commented by Rabbi Dovid Grossman of Los Angeles. The $399 price … Continue reading

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You should grow like an onion with your head in the ground.

BoingBoing points out a great site today, InsultMonger.com. There, you can find my favorite Yiddish curse (see title of this post), as well as dozens more. My dear old Dad would have loved to see this list. Of course, none … Continue reading

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Internet Hannukah Roundup

Like everything else, there are a slew of spiffy Hannukah-related content to pass along to your friends this season. Here are a few to get you started…. Flash: Hey Ya, Channukah Edit Flash: My Menorah (with apologies to The Knack) … Continue reading

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Happy Hannukah!

The first night of Channukah and I’m on the road. But Amy lit the candles while I was on the phone. So I guess that counts… We’ll make up for that with the six+ menorahs we will be lighting for … Continue reading

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