Real Spirituality: Parashat Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1)
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
June 28, 2011
Spirituality, kabbalah and meditation are buzzwords in today’s religious lexicon. But do they really describe religion?
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My Single Peeps: Abby L.
Jewish Journal
June 28, 2011
Abby came to me via her mother, who e-mailed me after reading a My Single Peeps column. Abby, who is 34 and a stand-up comic, says she asked her mom — a founder of the Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue — to use her contacts to hook her up with someone like David Letterman. Instead, her mom came back with, “I have someone better. I hooked you up with Seth from My Single Peeps.” I can’t help her stand-up career, but maybe I can help her meet her soul mate.
Gabby Giffords makes first public appearance
Jewish Journal
June 28, 2011
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) made her first public appearance since being wounded in a tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona earlier this year in which numerous victims were hurt or had their lives taken, ABC News reports.
Members of the Tribe (M.O.T.) Video
Jewish Journal
June 27, 2011
MOT, MOT, more than one way to be, MOT, MOT, that\’s me!
Marty Kaplan: Pessimism is the last taboo
Marty Kaplan
June 27, 2011
If you pay attention to the news, the prospects for the future look grim.
TV’s ‘Columbo’ Peter Falk dies at 84
Jewish Journal
June 27, 2011
Actor Peter Falk, a four-time Emmy winner as the rumpled TV detective on \”Columbo\” who also won acclaim as an actor in indie films by John Cassavetes and others, died at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 23 at 84.
Apple removes free ‘Thirdintifada’ from App Store
Jewish Journal
June 23, 2011
Apple Inc. removed the Arabic-language \”Thirdintifada\” application from its App Store following a request from the Israeli government.
H&H bagel store to close
Jewish Journal
June 22, 2011
H&H Bagels, the no-frills bagel shop that for decades was a beloved fixture of Manhattan\’s Upper West Side, is reportedly closing its doors.
Of Time, and a Father’s First Century
Jewish Journal
February 2, 2011
My father understands unwinnable conflicts. He has been fighting a personal war against time since 1911. \”Where does the time go?\” he is likely even now to be wondering out loud to a stack of magazines and mail he has yet to get to, but will.
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