So, I know that I barely use LJ, but I was wondering if anybody knows a way for me to post the same blog post to the various blog sites I have?

Thanks ya'll!

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In case you haven't seen it yet, you can see an alternate and final take from the shoot for the first music video in which I'll be appearing (...I'm the keyboardist in case you can't tell...).

You can watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lBKvka3dUA

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I had lost the ability at this point to play the right parts on the piano and to actually pay ( Read more... )

In trying to recall the times at night when the Priests in the Temple in Jerusalem would perform different Temple rites, the Rabbis of Massekhet Berakhot 3a debated how nighttime is divided up1: should nighttime's 12 hours be divided into 3 night-watches of 4 hours each, or 4 night-watches of 3 hours each?

Amidst the arguments, the Talmud examines ( Read more... )

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A Modern Jewish Review of Clapton: The Autobiography

A SECULAR READAs a musician and someone who loves to read non-fiction, I have a strong affinity for books like these. Though I've read a ( Read more... )

In Massekhet Sotah 21b, I read with Gabe Seed the following excerpt tonight:

אומר בן עזאי חייב אדם ללמד את וכו' ר' אליעזר אומר כל המלמד את בתו תורה מלמדה תיפלות:
The Mishnah taught: Ben Azzai taught that men were obligated to teach Torah to their daughters. Rabbi Eliezer taught that anyone who teaches his daughter Torah is teaching her indecency ( Read more... )

For a long time, I have wanted to blog about some of the Jewish teachings I like that I have come across in my studies: whether it be the studies I conduct on my own, or when I study with friends.

There is more truth in the world than I will ever know, but I would like to share the few and brief truths that I do learn.

I don't know how often I can ( Read more... )

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A Modern Jewish Review of Female Chauvanist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture

A SECULAR READI found this book to be extremely important for understanding the moral issues surrounding the ( Read more... )

I just realized that I had the following recently published at http://www.koach.org/koc_5769_nisan_culture.htm of the Koach E-Zine:My three favorite songs from The Doobie Brothers are "Listen to the Music," "Black Water," and "Jesus Is Just Alright"-not for their lyrical content though. "Listen to the Music" is a simple message, "Black Water" has a ( Read more... )

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