Passover

I am enclosed by people that I know, who made me possible somehow but I disguise them. I’ve begun to find tiny hair, weeds they Creep around my shoulders like an embrace tightening for the worst, dark constellations of ivy,...

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A Moment That Struck

The first night we stayed at a hostel in Jerusalem that was somewhat removed from the city center. It was cold and foggy, but from my window I could see the lays of Mt. Herzl (think Israeli Arlington Cemetery) and...

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Sea of Galilee

Day Two: Jetlag Above the Kinneret, 6:44 A.M. I was stranded like a vessel on the water; I put faith in nature and set myself adrift, isn't that how all epics begin: a tide of repose and resignation, a tide...

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Ho Ho....

HOLD the ice...Santa is drinking his scotch straight tonight at the bar. Yes that's right, even with children at the far tables in the early hour, St. Nick came into the bar and drank himself some liquor on Saturday night....

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Divine Intervention

Yesterday I was in the midst of writing a particularly blasphemous posting about the Chipotle burrito and how I had an argument with someone about whether a tortilla should be considered chametz or not when suddenly my blatherings were...

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Always in Jeopardy

My apologies for my perforce lack of updates; I would cite excuses like I’ve been out of town, hearing back from grad schools, and having my soul bled out by the corporate system, but yeah, okay, so there are...

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General Assembly

Some light housekeeping...I've finished posting my relevant entries from www.100words.net. I hope you enjoyed. I am in LA this week for the General Assembly (GA), which I realize is an ambiguous sentence for any and all of you that aren't...

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D'var Torah: Parsha Ekav

In this week's Torah portion, I was genuinely compelled to find commentary from the rabbis that I agreed with, some insights that applied to where the world is right now and how to deal with the situation. I couldn't. In...

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