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Shmlag: "This was no composition by a performing monkey"
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Saturday, October 23, 2010. This was no composition by a performing monkey". As a high schooler with my twin brother, Hollywood Jack. I remember loving this scene, and the music that followed. In college, I tracked down the full version of this soothing, relaxing piece. Listen to it when you feel tense, it's like a bubble bath for your brain. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Dr Jazz in Chicago. Rebecca's Camels, Ruth's Sheaves: Exploring Biblical Parallel. Part of an...
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Shmlag: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Messiah
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Messiah. Everyone knows how Rudolph, mocked by all his reindeer buddies, got picked by Santa to lead his Christmas sleigh. But did you know the story has a hidden meaning? The Bible uses a similar metaphor:. The stone the builders mocked has become the cornerstone (Psalms 118:22). This pithy saying gave hope to a battered Jewish nation, centuries before it was applied to Jesus. Perhaps Robert May, who. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). In yeshiva , I ...
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Shmlag: The Chessmaster 2000
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Before Jennings vs. Watson, there was. Kasparov vs. Deep Blue. 1996) I was enthralled by the match and read everything in the Trib leading up to it. I was shocked and a little inspired when, after an early loss to the machine, Kasparov managed to rope-a-dope it into submission and win – a tremendous accomplishment. (Kasparov lost the rematch and retreated into a funk from which he has only recently emerged as a champion of democracy in Russia.). Dr Jazz in Chicago. Before Je...
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Shmlag: Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits)
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Thursday, February 21, 2013. Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits). The first time I ever heard of Mark Knopfler. Was in the study hall of Hebron Yeshiva. I had just started playing violin again, and a friend of mine had just started playing guitar. He asked in Hebrew, Shamata al Knopfler? Have you heard of Knopfler? Back in the dorms, he popped a cassette in the tape deck and I listened for the first time to Romeo and Juliet. I still think it's one of the best ever written. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Shmlag: Adam, Noah, and the Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Adam, Noah, and the Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow. Part of an occasional series on the weekly Torah portion.). Ask most people what Adam's curse was, and they'll tell you, to work for a living. But did you know that Adam's curse is over? Let's first take a look at the curse itself:. וּלְאָדָם אָמַר. אֲרוּרָה הָאֲדָמָה, בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ. And unto Adam He said. ' cursed is the ground for thy sake. In toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life. Is cursed. Even. וַי...
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Shmlag: ATT Kesser Torah/Chicago Pirchei Boys Choir
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Sunday, February 6, 2011. ATT Kesser Torah/Chicago Pirchei Boys Choir. The ATT Kesser Torah Boys Choir. Was the main group musical experience of my childhood. Every Sunday night, our fearless leader Peretz would plop down his little brown keyboard in the ICJA lunchroom and turn a fidgety group of boys from different schools into a pretty decent-sounding choir. Here's a video of us singing. At Chicago City Hall in 1990 - I was lucky to have the solo for this haunting and beautiful song. Dr Jazz in Chicago.
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Shmlag: Haftara on the Violin
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Haftara on the Violin. I've always liked the trope. Melody to which the haftara. Is chanted on Saturday mornings. It's so sad and grandiose. Melodramatic. Fits the prophets perfectly. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Dr Jazz in Chicago. One of my earliest memories is going to Dr. Jazz for ice cream. Dr. Jazz was no ordinary ice cream parlor. It was a classy joint. They ser. Rebecca's Camels, Ruth's Sheaves: Exploring Biblical Parallel. On Sp...
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Shmlag: A Postcard to Nina
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015. A Postcard to Nina. On Spotify today I was reminded of this mellow tune by the incomparable Jens Lekman. In it, the Swedish singer-songwriter tells the funny story of unwittingly playing 'beard' for a lesbian friend, at her parents' house. There's a message here, somewhere. PS This version was lovingly animated by Nathan Heigert. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Dr Jazz in Chicago. Rebecca's Camels, Ruth's Sheaves: Exploring Biblical Parallel.
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Shmlag: Cinnamon Life
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Sunday, February 24, 2013. This "then and now" picture received a bunch of likes on FB and some funny comments. On Imgur. When we were kids, our favorite breakfast cereal was Quaker Life. And especially Cinnamon Life. Back in the eighties there was a contest to find the next " Mikey. And my mom snapped this picture. Thirty years later, I still eat this stuff almost every day. April 3, 2013 at 1:55 PM. Who was actually chosen to be the next Mikey? And who is the current Mikey? Dr Jazz in Chicago. The ATT ...
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Shmlag: Rebecca's Camels, Ruth's Sheaves: Exploring Biblical Parallel
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Rebecca's Camels, Ruth's Sheaves: Exploring Biblical Parallel. I discovered that separate Biblical narratives often seem reminiscent of one another. A 'gleaningly' obvious example is the stories of Rebecca and Ruth. Two key phrases appear in both stories:. Gen 24:19, Ruth 2:21). Blessed is. God, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead. Gen 24:26, Ruth 2:20). Both are tales of a young woman (. To be a relative of the family! It comes as no surprise, then, that it ...
