http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sportingscene/2014/05/americas-only-ballpark-synagogue.html
― Mordy, Friday, 16 May 2014 04:01 (ten years ago) link
everyone agreed that a gift-shop synagogue was better than no synagogue at all.
I guess so
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 May 2014 17:53 (ten years ago) link
http://www.drf.com/news/oy-gevalt-derby-winning-trainer-nice-jewish-boy
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 May 2014 17:58 (ten years ago) link
my bro just tweeted this:http://www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/2014/05/29/an-open-letter-from-the-shondes/
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 3 June 2014 21:38 (ten years ago) link
They being dropped from the festival because of their support for the Boycott Israel BDS thing has gotten lots of media attention in DC, and they got a non-fest gig opening for DC punk band Priests instead.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 16:15 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/for-jewish-groups-a-stand-off-between-open-debate-and-support-of-israel/2014/05/28/409c397e-dab5-11e3-b745-87d39690c5c0_story.html
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 16:30 (ten years ago) link
Caught this on a plane and it was frequently hilarious
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCNw8gNCtng
― 龜, Thursday, 5 June 2014 12:27 (ten years ago) link
kinda take umbrage at the suggestion that 20th c humor is Jewish humor
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 5 June 2014 20:52 (ten years ago) link
idk who that guy is that made that claim tbh
It reminds me of those "Salt Explains World History" type books, you know, a grain of truth but take with a grain of, er, salt?
― ₴HABΔZZ ¶IZZΔ (Hurting 2), Thursday, 5 June 2014 20:55 (ten years ago) link
yeah I mean it's obvious that Jewish humor is HUGE in the culture of American comedy but... maybe it would be more accurate to delineate pre-60s and post-60s, cuz once Pryor is on the scene I mean gtfo
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 5 June 2014 20:58 (ten years ago) link
The guy who made it seems like kind of a dweeb (my favorite part of the doc is when Bob Einstein lays into him) but he gets a lot of interviews with a lot of funny comedians
― 龜, Thursday, 5 June 2014 21:04 (ten years ago) link
shakey mo, my DC shul shopping (which is rather lol for a non-Jew) led me to a Reconstructionist synagogue, where I will/would totally go if/when I were to actually convert. I go to High Holy Day services there and it is awesome and reconstructionism is a good fit for a not-feeling-the-personal-god-thing person such as myself.
― quincie, Thursday, March 20, 2014 4:27 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
oh dang hold on which synagogue? are you going to Adat Shalom? b/c my parents were founding members and I was born into that congregation. I miss it a lot!
― What Is It Like To Be A HOOS? (silby), Friday, 6 June 2014 19:24 (ten years ago) link
^^^yes! Adat Shalom!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Friday, 6 June 2014 23:08 (ten years ago) link
wooo that's awesome
― What Is It Like To Be A HOOS? (silby), Saturday, 7 June 2014 01:22 (ten years ago) link
IDGI, why would you convert? save yourself time and money and get a nicer desk chair.
― display name changed. (amateurist), Saturday, 7 June 2014 01:27 (ten years ago) link
or some noise-cancelling headphones, those are good.
have I mentioned in this thread that I met my husband on JDate? HE IS NOT JEWISH BTW I mean I tried to marry in but was foiled.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 8 June 2014 16:32 (ten years ago) link
wait, you're not jewish and you married a non-jew but you're looking for a shul? and you were both on jdate?!
― socki (s1ocki), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 17:09 (ten years ago) link
quincie contains multitudes
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 June 2014 17:22 (ten years ago) link
I failed at keeping kosher, if that helps.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 17:45 (ten years ago) link
well looks like we'll be enrolling little V in the Sunday "Judaism School" offered by the Reconstructionist Temple I mentioned somewhere upthread (Or Shalom). I only know one other family there but their girls know V from our preschool co-op and I like them a lot so we'll see how it goes.
One odd thing that came up was that my wife was surprised that we have to pay membership fees to join the Temple. My wife grew up in a Catholic family (although she never attended church, catechism, etc.) and thought this stuff was free. I kinda assumed the Catholic Church is probably about the only religious institution that can afford to offer services for free, but I don't really know how it works with other churches. I figured everybody's gotta tithe/pay dues (how else would anything get paid for), this can't just be a Jewish thing right?
― Οὖτις, Monday, 16 June 2014 20:06 (ten years ago) link
That had never occurred to me, but it makes sense. Synagogues are only loosely affiliated with central organizations (e.g. United Synagogue) and I don't think they are funded by them. I assume catholic churches get money from the big church.
― Hier Komme Die Warum Jetzt (Hurting 2), Monday, 16 June 2014 20:22 (ten years ago) link
the Catholic Church just owns so much shit, real estate, etc. but the vast majority of religious institutions aren't like that. most aren't even centralized the way the Church is.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 16 June 2014 20:36 (ten years ago) link
I'm more surprised to hear that catholic churches provide free sunday school
― Hier Komme Die Warum Jetzt (Hurting 2), Monday, 16 June 2014 20:37 (ten years ago) link
I'm not sure they do tbh. I don't know any Catholic parents sending their kids, and asking people who grew up going to Catholic School isn't really helpful since when does a kid ever know what costs money.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 16 June 2014 20:45 (ten years ago) link
baruch dayan emes, r' zalman schachter-shalomi passed away
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 July 2014 18:33 (ten years ago) link
i always heard that he used to study w/ shlomo carlebach when both were students of the Lubavitcher Rebbe at 770
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 July 2014 18:35 (ten years ago) link
temple we're considering joining hosted a talk from this guy, which I consider a positive sign: http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/138731086/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/JEWS!.jpg
now I gotta figure out how much $$$ we can actually afford to join oy
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 July 2014 16:59 (ten years ago) link
I knew he was old but I had no idea
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 18:29 (ten years ago) link
never realized scheduling a wedding was so difficult. Shabbat + Daylight Savings Time = good luck
― bnw, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 16:36 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buQ1C5RJ2Vk#t=1655
If you've spent most of your time lately thinking about Israel/Palestine, this is a good thing to watch
― 'arry Goldman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 7 August 2014 04:37 (ten years ago) link
happy jewish valentine's day!
― Mordy, Monday, 11 August 2014 22:47 (ten years ago) link
great clip Hurting thx for posting
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 20:42 (ten years ago) link
well I took Veronica to her first day of hebrew school at the reconstructionist temple ("don't let your child go shul-less!" lol). before class all the parents and kids and teachers sang some songs I probably haven't heard in 25 years, that was a trip.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 8 September 2014 16:52 (ten years ago) link
yay
― Spirit of Match Game '76 (silby), Wednesday, 10 September 2014 03:49 (ten years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/us/rabbis-find-talk-of-israel-and-gaza-a-sure-way-to-draw-congregants-wrath.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=LargeMediaHeadlineSum&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
― Οὖτις, Monday, 22 September 2014 18:03 (ten years ago) link
only read the first two paragraphs but afaik they're not accurate - rabbi sharon's fight w/ her congregants goes beyond mentioning the names of dead civilians in prayer alongside israeli soldiers: http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/182756/cbst
― Mordy, Monday, 22 September 2014 18:09 (ten years ago) link
I don't see what's innacurate...? I guess some previous issues are glossed over, but the general sequence of events seems the same in both articles
― Οὖτις, Monday, 22 September 2014 18:31 (ten years ago) link
w/out the background is makes the resignation seem incredibly petty
― Mordy, Monday, 22 September 2014 18:37 (ten years ago) link
it*
wtf is this:http://www.thekitchensf.org/mission/
― Οὖτις, Monday, 22 September 2014 19:12 (ten years ago) link
Welp, just booked a getaway for Rosh Hashanah because I couldn't get two days over the weekend, and now I feel guilty about it. Every year I go through some variation on this pain.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 22 September 2014 19:15 (ten years ago) link
would like to try out the family service at this temple we just joined but I uh already had a recording date booked so that is happening instead
― Οὖτις, Monday, 22 September 2014 19:18 (ten years ago) link
ty, making me feel a little better
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 22 September 2014 19:56 (ten years ago) link
In another quandry, some are worrying about whether to get tickets for baseball postseason games that might happen (time tba) on Kol Nidre (friday oct. 3) and Yom Kippur Saturday October 4th and/or whether to check the scores or watch on tv etc (and will any Jewish players sit out such games)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/whats-a-faithful-jew-to-do-the-yom-kippur-baseball-dilemma/2014/09/18/c3319b7a-3f5c-11e4-b03f-de718edeb92f_story.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/09/18/choosing-shul-over-nats-park-on-yom-kippur/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/09/18/choosing-nats-park-over-shul-on-yom-kippur/
― curmudgeon, Monday, 22 September 2014 20:17 (ten years ago) link
lol i feel like they run those articles every year
― Mordy, Monday, 22 September 2014 20:20 (ten years ago) link
here's a local philly interest version from a few years ago:http://articles.philly.com/2011-10-07/news/30253608_1_yom-kippur-sundown-kol-nidre
― Mordy, Monday, 22 September 2014 20:21 (ten years ago) link
at least since Sandy Koufax's day
xp
― Οὖτις, Monday, 22 September 2014 20:22 (ten years ago) link
it's a perennial, alongside article, 'can you believe jews live in Y?'
― Mordy, Monday, 22 September 2014 20:26 (ten years ago) link