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To Suit Up or Sit Out?
The ghosts of Sandy Koufax’s Yom Kippur day of rest are haunting baseball again, as Jewish players and fans are confronted with the annual question of how to deal with playoff games on the High Holy Days. This year, championship games for both the National League and American League are scheduled for the same time…
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An Unorthodox Collection
Okay, here’s one: What do the Orthodox Union, Miami Beach and a large fiberglass phallus have in common? For those hopelessly in the dark, the answer to the riddle is Naomi Wilzig, the 70-year-old founder of the World Erotic Art Museum. Set to open this Sunday in Miami Beach, Fla., the museum will house works…
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Bridge of Sighs?
New York City commuters taking the Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan have had trouble believing their eyes. Last month, the city affixed to one of the bridge’s crossbeams a sign informing motorists that they were leaving the borough of Brooklyn. Following this was a plaintive “Oy Vey!” It’s been a long road for the kvetchy sign….
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Filling the Pews With High-wattage Guests
Synagogue seats are always in short supply at this time of year — all the more so when one is forced to vie for pew space with visiting dignitaries. This season has brought news of a number of invitations pairing prominent non-Jewish figures with high-profile congregations. Senator Hillary Clinton has agreed to spend Yom Kippur…
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Conspirators Convene
Orthodox Jews hobnobbing with members of the Nation of Islam? Palestinian activists breaking bread with Israelis? Could these be images straight out of Eden? Far from it. The scene instead was a wine-and-cheese reception held last week at HBO’s New York headquarters in connection the upcoming documentary “Protocols of Zion.” The cheese went over well,…
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Madonna To Devote New Song to Kabbalistic Master
The Material Girl’s devotion to Kabbalah is well established, but now she is mixing Jewish mysticism directly into her music. According to Fox News online columnist Roger Friedman, Madonna’s upcoming album, “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” includes a paean to 16th-century modern Kabbalah founder Isaac Luria. Titled “Isaac,” the song features a spoken interlude by…
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SHORTCUTS
Actors Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher reportedly tied the knot in an unrehearsed Beverly Hills ceremony last Saturday in front of some 100 guests, most of whom learned of the event not more than 24 hours prior. The bride’s ex-husband Bruce Willis, whom she divorced in 2000, and her three daughters were said to be…
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Responsible Investing on the Air
Marc Sussman may be a certified financial planner with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry, but his top priority is not the bottom line. “I’m more interested in making an impact on people’s lives, and that’s not giving 7 versus 8%,” he told the Forward in a recent interview. “There’s nothing wrong…
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New Chabad Center Thought To House Ghost
Rabbi Shraga Sherman is apparently not afraid of ghosts. A few weeks ago, Sherman stood in a history-rich building in the Philadelphia suburb of Lower Merion to inaugurate a new Chabad-Lubavitch center. The building, known as the General Wayne Inn, is no run-of-the-mill guesthouse, however. It is, rather, a 300-year-old landmark that, according to local…
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Friars Raise Funds
You’d think that at the Friar’s Club, they could make fun of anything. The famous New York humorists’ lair certainly has had its share of tasteless acts over the years. But when it came to the subject of the Gaza disengagement, one recent Friar’s Club performer found precious little to laugh about. “That’s like saying,…
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SHORTCUTS
The Kabbalist’s red string bracelet may help keep evil spirits at bay, but, it seems, the bracelet’s power does not extend to bad reviews. According to the U.K. Web site teentoday.co.uk, Madonna’s husband, the director Guy Ritchie, is fed up with Kabbalah and is leaving the movement. Among the factors leading to Ritchie’s decision, the…
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