Archive for January 30th, 2010

He with the Capital H

January 30, 2010
By Pen Tivokeish

A jet black peyoh trapped between a pillow and a cheek, its lower twist and curl intact, a white wool night Kappel still firmly on its bearer’s head. The slumber was young and deep.…


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Tu B’shvat Murmurs

January 30, 2010
By Danny Saunders
Tu B’shvat Murmurs


From the comments on a Facebook invite for a traditional Friday night meal:

Host: “I need someone to help me with the zemiros.”

Token non-Jewish girl on the invite list: “What’s a zemiro?”…


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