…And a Very Happy Whatchamacallit…

J.J. Goldberg October 9, 2009

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And to all dear readers, whatever your creed or background, a very happy and sweet Shemini Atzeret — or as a former editor of mine once referred to the festival, when I told him I had swapped shifts and would be out for yet another two days: You’re Making This One Up, Right?

hag sameach, ’id mubarak, have a good one, back Sunday night …

J.J. Goldberg is editor emeritus of the Forward, where he served as editor in chief for seven years (2000-2007).

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