Tag Archives: Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah 5771

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Neil

I cast my sins in the guise of bread, something so simple, so fundamental to life. Bread.   I like that. As it says in the Bible, “Within every bagel, there are too many carbs.  Within every good person there is … Continue reading →

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I Went to Temple in Cincinnati

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Neil

There was some discussion about Sophia coming to New York for Rosh Hashanah, but I said I wasn’t in the mood, because when she is here, it requires a big readjustment in my mind, so we ended up being separated … Continue reading →

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Shana Tova

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Neil

A Happy and Healthy New Year to all my Jewish blogger friends. Here’s a little Rosh Hashanah primer for all you hot shiksas out there who don’t know the difference between Rosh Hashanah and Rush Limbaugh — (from Wikipedia) “The … Continue reading →

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Turning Over a New Leaf

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Neil

  I fasted today, but I didn’t go to temple for Yom Kippur.  I just didn’t feel like going.  On Yom Kippur, there is an important memorial service, and it would have been the first time going to the service … Continue reading →

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Yenta the Matchmaker for the Day

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Neil

  In the old-country, Jewish marriages were arranged by matchmakers.  Perhaps the most famous Jewish matchmaker was Yenta.  Yenta was the name of the matchmaker in Sholom Aleichem’s stories, several of which were collected into what became the musical “Fiddler … Continue reading →

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The Rosh Hashanah Challenge

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Neil

MC: It’s The Rosh Hashanah Challenge, the game show where you decide the winner! And here’s your host, fresh off her third-failed game show, former MTV star Kennedy! Kennedy: Thank you. Welcome to The Rosh Hashanah Challenge. You know the … Continue reading →

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