Jewneric: A New Platform for the Jewish Voice Archives: December 2007
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31 December 2007
Life Ain’t Easy for a Man Named “Country”
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We all have those stories of people with funny names. I happen to know a Rabbi Jesus, a Mashiach Ben David and a lovable guy a year older than I whose legal first name is Doctor. I kid you not. We all also know people who have been given highly [...]
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29 December 2007
Lessons from the Inner World of Dexter Morgan Part I: The Middle 50%
I live in a sort of self-imposed exile. That must be how I managed to avoid hearing about Dexter Morgan until late into the second season of our growing fascination with him. Dexter Morgan - trauma survivor. Emotionally absent, morally driven, thoughtful, tormented. Dexter Morgan - forensic analyst, gourmand, relationship counselor, loving brother, supportive friend. [...]
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28 December 2007
A New Shabbos Experience
I am about to make Shabbos in a place where I have never been before, yet I have been here a million times during the week. The Upper West Side of Manhattan is busy, loud, expensive and very Jewish. There are plenty of kosher restaurants and tons of young singles mulling about. [...]
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26 December 2007
This Land Is My Land
The fact that there are disputes over land in Israel is not a statement that would shock anyone. Israelis and Palestinians have been quarreling over territory for years now. Egypt, Jordan, Syria and the Palestinians have all been fighting with Israel over land since the 1947 UN Petition Plan. Worse is that, in the attempt [...]
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25 December 2007
Upsherin; It’s Finally Time To Look Like a Boy, Son.
The Before Shot
A few weeks ago I attended a ceremony which celebrated a beautiful custom of some Jews, an Upsherin. For those of you unfamiliar with the upsherin let me break it down. For the first three years of a little boy’s life, we (those who keep this custom) refrain from cutting his [...]
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24 December 2007
Kosher, But for Adults Only
Warning: This post is not for all Jewneric readers. Readers without a sense of humor and below the age of 16 are likely to not understand this post.
While trying to give gifts to my newest niece, I came to the realization that when giving gifts to a newborn/baby you aren’t really looking to give the [...]
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24 December 2007
Things I Have Learned about Comedy
Location, location, location. Memorize the names of cities like Intercourse PA, Metuchen NJ and most importantly Sheboygan WI and incorporate these cities into your act to help sell the jokes you know in your heart just aren’t that funny.
It’s all about how you word it. Use hard K’s and funny sounding words as much [...]
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24 December 2007
What Are you doing on Christmas?
A friend of mine (who is not Jewish) called me today to ask me, “What do Jews do on Christmas?” I asked him if he wanted the stereotype or the truth. He asked for the stereotype first. I told him that, “We eat Chinese food and play cards.” He laughed and said he [...]
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23 December 2007
The Halachot of Festivus
Festivus is celebrated each year on December 23rd. For the uninitiated, Festivus comes from a Seinfeld episode in which George Costanza’s father creates a holiday because he is sick and tired of the commercialism of the “holiday season,” you can read more about it here. What started as a sitcom plot point is now celebrated [...]
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21 December 2007
Things I have learned in my 20’s
Just because this country is religiously free doesn’t mean it’s religiously unbiased. Mitt Romney’s blatant inadequacies as a candidate will not be the reason he doesn’t get the Republican nomination, but rather he will fail because of his beliefs about Jesus.
People would rather be entertained than educated. If every kid who could play [...]