Mickey Rosen’s going to have a heart attack (G-d forbid).
So Aviva just informed me (as I’m so blatantly ignorant of my family history it’s pathetic), that I am a direct descendant of The Yehudi — The Przysucha Rav. I’m like, “No, shut up, get out.” She says, “Call Babi.” So I call [...]
[Reposted from Jewschool]
Tonight is the yahrzeit of Menachem Mendel of Kotzk (aka The Kotzker Rebbe):
Menahem Mendel of Kotzk (1787-1859) was one of the outstanding and most original leaders of the hasidic movement. Born near Lublin into a non-hasidic family, he was attracted to the movement in his youth and became a disciple of Jacob Isaac [...]
My sister Aliza will be playing at Daila (Shlomzion HaMalka 4) tomorrow at 9pm and at Diwan (Ben Sira 4), Wednesday at 9pm. Aliza is a singer/songwriter who has performed with the likes of Richie Havens and Deep Banana Blackout, and is currently working on a collaboration with C Lanzbom of Soulfarm. Come [...]
Tamer Nafar of DAM & Sagol 59 at The Old Jeruz Cipher
By all accounts, last Thursday’s inaugural Old Jeruz Cipher was off the hizzy, with Daila’s assistant director, Ashraf, putting the crowd estimate at roughly 300 throughout the course of the eve. And as I’d hoped, the event brough together the diverse cultural communities [...]
Finally finished porting Matisyahu’s site to Spectacle. It only gets easier (and more fun) from here. Next to tackle: Recreating JDub’s website. Among other things. Many, many other things.
This שיר של יום goes out to MC Le Le.
[Update] Apparently I still need to learn when to keep my mouth shut, post mouth shutting.
A few readings, a few remarks, and some lyrical foreplay.
The Yehudi used to quote mishna kelim 12:2, saying “Anything connected with something holy becomes holy.” And R’ Bunim asked “Does God overlook things, and what is the reason that via something so easy, one attains the level of a Zaddik who has never benefited from [...]
To the nation of Israel
all was revealed
but they continued to deal
as if the truth was concealed
—Me
The God of Israel
is the God of the desert
—John the Baptist, The Last Temptation of Christ
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Photo by JHE
Off to the Negev for three days. Er, we went to the Arava. And I’m back. Photos here.
Oh Douglas. Oh Barbara. After seein’ the hell both of you went through to have this baby — seriously — quit yer bitchin’ and give bigups to the most high. This hell is heaven. You just gotta alter your perception. Focus on your gratitude — say thank you, “Thank you God for [...]
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You’ve read the essay. You’ve seen the graffiti. Now watch the movie! (c/o Aphid)
So, it looks like on my first attempt at converting Ben Nathan’s bitchin’ TrueType Hebrew fonts to a Mac OS X compatible format, I fudged up somewhat, leaving nary a font with the letter ק or with a functioning spacebar “space.” None-to-worry, however: I’ve managed to redo them all using new software, with the [...]
