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Video: Cute Dog Howling with Shofar!

Posted in Culture, Humor, Jewish, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »

So mine and Becky’s dog used to bark with the Shabbat horn in Jerusalem (since we lived on a high-up sort of roof apartment in Nachlaot.) Sharon Feder was nice enough to point me to this video which is sooooo cute! Check it out!

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President Barack Obama: Rosh Hashana Wishes

Posted in Democrats, Facebook, Healthcare, Israel, Obama, Politics, Social Media, Twitter, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »

President Obama extends his warm wishes for Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah marks the start of a new year – a time of humble prayer, joyful celebration, and hope for a new beginning. September 18, 2009. (Public Domain)

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Why is the Jewish Calendar 3761 Years Ahead?

Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Facebook, Humor, Israel, Social Media, Twitter, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Some very clever Jews some 5770 or 2009 years ago decided it would be a good idea to place our calendar year some 3760 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar. The reasons for this are unclear, but there could be a few explanations for this interesting discrepancy:

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