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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?”

Overheard at Tu B’shvat meal:

Host…

Tags: Around Town, fruit, overheard, shabbos, Tu B'shvat, zemiros
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