tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186651522024-02-20T16:12:12.187-05:00Shabot 6000Comics about a Jewish RobotShabot 6000http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279661696034945703noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-2228498992580965472008-10-06T13:06:00.000-04:002013-01-15T00:56:05.620-05:00Confessions of a Yom Kippur Mind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From <a href="http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Jewish_Holidays/Yom_Kippur/In_the_Community/Prayer_Services/Confession.shtml" target="_blank">MyJewishLearning.com</a>:<br />
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While confessing sins and making amends are possible at any time, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur" target="_blank">Yom Kippur</a> focuses on confession. Known by the Hebrew word <i>vidui</i>, the Yom Kippur confession is a public and communal act, recited in the plural. Forgiveness is asked for horrendous sins that the vast majority of individuals did not commit. There are two forms of confession on Yom Kippur; the long confession called the "<i>al chet</i>" (for the sin) and the short alphabetic confession known simply as the <i>vidui</i> (confession).</blockquote>
William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-30877799537591093312008-07-04T13:05:00.000-04:002013-01-14T22:55:02.713-05:00Not My Facebook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Israeli soldier <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilad_Shalit" target="_blank">Gilad Shalit</a> was captured by Palestinian militants on June 25, 2006, and is still being held hostage by Hamas. On this second anniversary of his abduction, Jewish Facebook members around the world have shown their support by <a href="http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/short_takes/gilad_shalit%E2%80%99s_facebook_friends" target="_blank">changing their Facebook profile photo</a> to a widely circulated image of Gilad, provided by his family.<br />
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<br />William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-63321399264430294542008-05-16T13:04:00.000-04:002018-07-05T00:55:07.622-04:00Sexagenarian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Ha'atzmaut" target="_blank">Yom Ha'atzmaut</a> is the national Israel independence day, commemorating the declaration of independence of Israel on May 14, 1948. Nothing funny about that.<br />
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<iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xt9I2fHDHyM" width="560"></iframe>William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-45393827681896172922008-04-18T13:03:00.000-04:002013-01-14T22:45:40.036-05:00Don't Eat The Brown Matzah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Before <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover" target="_blank">Passover</a>, we remove all the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chametz" target="_blank">chametz</a> from our house. You can <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chametz#Removal_of_chametz" target="_blank">burn it, nullify it, or sell it</a>. But <a href="http://www.hark.com/clips/ygmhswwswk-brown-acid-warning" target="_blank">don't eat it</a>.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-87305103455819934032008-04-03T13:01:00.000-04:002018-07-05T00:56:30.173-04:00He That Believeth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series)" target="_blank">Battlestar Galactica</a></i> is the best show on television. The season premiere for this fourth and last season is Friday night 10pm EST on the <a href="http://www.syfy.com/battlestar/" target="_blank">SciFi Channel</a>. Don't worry, if you miss it, you're not totally <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frak_(expletive)" target="_blank">frakked</a> ... You can catch it in repeat on Sunday.<br />
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Play fair.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-45233246747606264472008-03-17T12:59:00.000-04:002013-01-15T00:56:29.248-05:00Prostishushan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim" target="_blank">Purim</a> is a joyous holiday that commemorates a time when Jews living in Persia were saved from extermination.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_B'Av" target="_blank">Tu B'Av</a> is known as a day of joy, love, and matchmaking.<br />
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<a href="http://bangitout.com/" target="_blank">Bangitout</a> hosts parties for these holidays and more, catering to a largely <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Orthodox_Judaism" target="_blank">Modern Orthodox</a> crowd.<br />
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From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah_study#D.27var_Torah" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>:<br />
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A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah_study#D.27var_Torah" target="_blank">D'var Torah</a> is a talk on topics relating to the part of the Torah. In respect to its place in synagogues, rabbis will often give their D'var Torah after the Torah service. Dvar Torahs can range in length, depending on the rabbi and the depth of the talk. In most congregations, it will not last much longer that fifteen minutes, but in the case of Rebbes or special occasions, <a href="http://www.myjewishlearning.com/practices/Ritual/Torah_Study/Preparing_a_Dvar_Torah/Dos_and_Donts.shtml" target="_blank">a Dvar Torah can last all afternoon</a>.</blockquote>
William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-76949585516509711782008-02-29T12:57:00.000-05:002013-01-14T22:31:21.716-05:00JDate Line<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hansen" target="_blank">Chris Hansen</a> is the host of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Catch_a_Predator" target="_blank">Dateline NBC: To Catch a Predator</a>.</i>William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-22081708887235778102008-02-22T12:56:00.000-05:002013-01-14T22:29:45.712-05:00In the Closet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://godhatesshrimp.com/" target="_blank">Shrimp</a>, and all shellfish, are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosher_fish_list" target="_blank">not kosher</a>.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-21640044861700065612008-02-08T12:55:00.000-05:002013-01-14T22:28:30.166-05:00Out of Line<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It used to be that asking for a kiss was being too forward. Now with the advent of online dating, just asking to meet for a date is pushing the line. It sends them running.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-46811771606094517042008-02-01T12:54:00.000-05:002013-01-15T00:57:24.940-05:00Screening Process<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay%E2%80%93Sachs_disease" target="_blank">Tay-Sachs Disease</a> (TSD) is a fatal genetic disorder that has shown <a href="http://www.mssm.edu/research/programs/jewish-genetics-disease-center" target="_blank">increased prevalence in the Ashkenazi Jewish population</a>. If two unaffected parents each carry the recessive TSD gene, they have a 1-in-4 chance of bearing an affected TSD child. Some couples will proactively get tested for the recessive TSD gene, to see if they are at risk of bearing a child with TSD.<br />
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<a href="http://frumster.com/" target="_blank">Frumster.com</a> is the leading online dating service for marriage-minded, mostly observant Jews. It's a bit <a href="http://www.shabot6000.com/2004/12/jdate-vs-frumster.html" target="_blank">different than JDate</a>.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-60457489907437394012008-01-20T12:53:00.000-05:002013-01-15T00:57:47.030-05:00The Next Level<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://facebook.com/shabot6000" target="_blank">Facebook</a> is a social networking site that is popular with the kids these days.<br />
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Speaking of which, now you can see <a href="http://facebook.com/shabot6000" target="_blank">Shabot on Facebook</a>!William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-61219414739726503292008-01-12T12:52:00.000-05:002013-01-14T22:23:03.924-05:00Know-it-all<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God" target="_blank">God</a> is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omniscience" target="_blank">omniscient</a>.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-77144510635082501372007-12-28T12:50:00.000-05:002013-01-15T00:55:40.950-05:00Countdown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy New Year!<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosh_Hashanah" target="_blank">Rosh Hashanah</a> is the Jewish New Year, but there''s no harm in celebrating the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year" target="_blank">secular New Year</a>, too.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-31038713346751530442007-12-21T12:49:00.000-05:002013-01-14T22:15:53.026-05:00Cut the CROP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An unusual phenomenon takes place on JDate ... Rather than upload fresh new photos, members tend to alter old photos of themselves and crop out their ex-boyfriends and girlfriends. I'll bet there''s enough ex-couples on JDate practicing this crude technique in digital photographic editing that you could find all the pairs of photos with each ex-partner cropped out and make the pictures whole again, like a puzzle that wasn't meant to be.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-23262785905236486022007-12-14T12:48:00.000-05:002013-01-14T22:13:30.836-05:00Looking For<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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JDate wants to know if you are looking for: A date, Friend, Marriage, A long-term relationship, Marriage & Children, or Activity Partner. That last one always irked me, until I figured out its secret meaning ...William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-81869426596210986722007-12-07T12:47:00.000-05:002013-01-15T01:04:39.902-05:00Lotta' Latkes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_pancake" target="_blank">Latkes</a> are nice, oily, fried cakes of grated potatoes traditionally served on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukkah" target="_blank">Hanukkah</a>.<br />
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If you are not latkes intolerant, try cooking some with this <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Potato-Latkes-104406" target="_blank">latke recipe</a>.<br />
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On <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukkah" target="_blank">Hanukkah</a> we spin the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreidel" target="_blank">dreidel</a>, a gambling game in which a four-sided top with the Hebrew letters <i>Nun</i>, <i>Gimel</i>, <i>Hei</i>, and <i>Shin</i>, is spun.<br />
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This week is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vayishlach" target="_blank">Parshah Vayishlach</a>. It's also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving" target="_blank">Thanksgiving</a> week, a period of time notorious for television repeats.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-73472955488572530392007-11-16T12:44:00.000-05:002013-01-15T01:04:22.643-05:00Do Not Watch This<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you haven't seen the popular viral video "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Girls_1_Cup" target="_blank">2 Girls, 1 Cup</a>" spreading on the Internet like wildfire, consider yourself lucky. I won't include a link to the video, or even <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Girls_1_Cup" target="_blank">describe it</a>.<br />
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However, if you are curious, rather than watch the video, you can <a href="http://www.break.com/surfacevideo/compilation-of-2-girls-1-cup-reactions/" target="_blank">watch people's reactions to watching the video</a> instead.<br />
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Thanks for the tip, JB!<br />
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In <a href="http://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3178/jewish/Toldot-in-a-Nutshell.htm" target="_blank">Parshah Toldot</a>, Isaac's wife <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca" target="_blank">Rebecca</a> gives birth to twins: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esau" target="_blank">Esau</a> comes first, then <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob" target="_blank">Jacob</a>. Esau grows up to be a hunter, a real man's man; Jacob grows up as a "dweller in the tents of learning" (a.k.a. a nerd). Jacob tricks Esau into giving up his <a href="http://www.birthrightisrael.com/" target="_blank">birthright</a> in exchange for some hot stew, and later tricks their blind father into getting his blessing by wearing the hide of a goat to simulate his hairier brother.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/24/fur-coat-made-entirely-from-male-chest-hair-3853826/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1rczhEokBW8DFzfjQfeA2Oo4ZiCM81Y6mJfm0CrYFXB3oYHWfk64l8bpiwABI-s5eUjiPYHbzO3FRZrZELn1zOXkjo30Dr0qMbyGpftOgvYHH8xPhKDZ3LCJSutexmVijc6Xjw/s640/aria-chesthair-coat.jpg" width="416" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fur Real? <a href="http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/24/fur-coat-made-entirely-from-male-chest-hair-3853826/" target="_blank">Fur coat made entirely from male chest hair</a></td></tr>
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<br />William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-42287786378349606932007-11-03T12:42:00.000-04:002013-01-14T21:52:07.105-05:00Time to Digest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.oukosher.org/index.php/common/article/6552" target="_blank">Halachic sources</a> suggest we <a href="http://www.myjewishlearning.com/practices/Ritual/Kashrut_Dietary_Laws/Keeping_Kosher/Waiting_Between_Meals.shtml" target="_blank">wait at least six hours</a> after eating meat before we eat dairy.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-89565655284466176302007-10-26T12:41:00.000-04:002013-01-15T01:04:00.815-05:00Sin City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From this week's parshah <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vayeira" target="_blank">Vayeira</a>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vayeira#Fourth_reading_.E2.80.94_Genesis_19:21.E2.80.9321:4" target="_blank">Genesis Chapter 19</a></i>:<br />
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31. And the elder said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man on earth to come upon us, as is the custom of all the earth. 32. Come, let us give our father wine to drink, and let us lie with him, and let us bring to life seed from our father." 33. And they gave their father wine to drink on that night, and the elder came and lay with her father, and he did not know of her lying down or of her rising up. 34. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the elder said to the younger, "Behold, last night I lay with my father. Let us give him wine to drink tonight too, and come, lie with him, and let us bring to life seed from our father." 35. So they gave their father to drink on that night also, and the younger arose and lay with him, and he did not know of her lying down or of her rising up. 36. And Lot's two daughters conceived from their father.</blockquote>
William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665152.post-39960660543999966812007-10-19T12:40:00.000-04:002013-01-15T01:03:38.724-05:00Service Tip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In this week's parshah, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lech-Lecha" target="_blank">Lech-Lecha</a>, G-d commands <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham" target="_blank">Abraham</a> to circumcise himself, his son <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac" target="_blank">Isaac</a>, and all his man servants.<br />
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<b><i>Genesis 17</i></b><br />
10. This is My covenant, which you shall observe between Me and between you and between your seed after you, that every male among you be circumcised. 11. And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be as the sign of a covenant between Me and between you. 12. And at the age of eight days, every male shall be circumcised to you throughout your generations, one that is born in the house, or one that is purchased with money, from any foreigner, who is not of your seed. 13. Those born in the house and those purchased for money shall be circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh as an everlasting covenant.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=AYFKMWTS" target="_blank"><i>AYFKMWTS?</i></a>William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0