Category Archives: Judaica
Miracles and Memories
Tonight is the last night of (C)Han(n)uk(k)a(h). As I will on every final night of this holiday from now on, I lit 10 candles. The 10th candle marks the anniversary of my father’s death. A whole year has passed since
Miracles and Memories
Tonight is the last night of (C)Han(n)uk(k)a(h). As I will on every final night of this holiday from now on, I lit 10 candles. The 10th candle marks the anniversary of my father’s death. A whole year has passed since
Don’t Say “Happy Yom Kippur”
Other wishes you want to avoid on Yom Kippur include: Celebrate! Rock on! and Woot! Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement. On this day, Jews ask God to forgive our sins and to write us into the Book
Don’t Say “Happy Yom Kippur”
Other wishes you want to avoid on Yom Kippur include: Celebrate! Rock on! and Woot! Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement. On this day, Jews ask God to forgive our sins and to write us into the Book
L’Shana Tova: To a Sweet 5776
Wishing everyone a Happy Rosh Hashanah and a Sweet New Year of blessings, good life, and much joy. And for the sad times that are the inevitable balance to joy, hoping that you are given the strength to face what
L’Shana Tova: To a Sweet 5776
Wishing everyone a Happy Rosh Hashanah and a Sweet New Year of blessings, good life, and much joy. And for the sad times that are the inevitable balance to joy, hoping that you are given the strength to face what
Pesach. A Small Diatribe.
Seder means order. Open the Haggadah, do what it says. Simple. Easy. The path is clear to see. Just follow it. Lift the wine glass; say the prayer; drink. Lift the wine glass; say the prayer. Don’t drink. Lift the
Pesach. A Small Diatribe.
Seder means order. Open the Haggadah, do what it says. Simple. Easy. The path is clear to see. Just follow it. Lift the wine glass; say the prayer; drink. Lift the wine glass; say the prayer. Don’t drink. Lift the
Grandpa in My Computer
On the first day of Passover I open my email to find a gift from my cousin Dianne, an mp3 file. The recording is of a family Seder from 1957. I click the link, and from within the computer I
Grandpa in My Computer
On the first day of Passover I open my email to find a gift from my cousin Dianne, an mp3 file. The recording is of a family Seder from 1957. I click the link, and from within the computer I
Mood Swings & Other Furniture 