++++ Kaddish: Prayer for the Dead English Glorified and sanctified be God’s great name throughout the world which She has created according to Her will. May She establish Her kingdom in your lifetime and during your days, and within the life of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon; and say, Amen. May Her […]
Archives for July 2017
The June 1967 article I published in Hebrew from Israel
Prologue. In June of 1967, I arrived in Israel with the intention of fighting in the Six Day War. I had been raised on tales of the 1948 War of Independence when such presumed heroics really did result in volunteers being given a Sten gun immediately after leaving the ship as it docked in Jaffa […]
Language of Our People
“I began researching this book in Los Angeles, as a UCLA/Mellon Fellow. For the opportunity to read Sholem Aleichem on the Santa Monica boardwalk (and have ‘Vos makht a yid’ shouted at me by a roller-skating passerby), my thanks…” –from the Acknowledgements section, The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem by Jeremy Dauber. ++++ This is not […]
Are Farmers in PA Spilling Milk Because the Price is Too Low?
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) reports farmers in her district are spilling milk because the price is too low. When I was 19, I worked on a dairy farm. The work is hard. After milking twice a day (sometimes more), I cannot imagine spilling it. I have a mental picture of my grandmother at the dinner […]
Secretary Perdue: Prepare your grandchildren to debate my granddaughter
Background The hotlink for Background will take you to your Senate confirmation hearing. Please note: 1. All your grandchildren were in attendance. 2. As you know, you have 14 grandchildren. 3. I only have one grandchild. 4. When it comes to grandchildren, you would appear to have what I regard as an unfair numerical advantage. […]
Concert 1965: Beatles, Stones, Animals, Seekers et al.
++++ ++++ ++++ Set list: 0:00:38 — Hey Bo Diddley — Moody Blues 0:05:56 — Go Now — Moody Blues 0:09:30 — Pretty One — Freddie & the Dreamers 0:11:45 — A Little You — Freddie and the Dreamers 0:13:59 — Walking the Dog — Georgie Fame 0:16:32 — I’ll Never Find Another You — The Seekers 0:18:36 — A World of […]