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Six-Word (Jewish) Memoirs
Smith Magazine has teamed up with Reboot (the people who brought you the National Day of Unplugging and Sukkah City) to bring you “Six Words on Jewish life.” Submit your six-word memoir (www.smithmag.net/jewish) by January 4th for a shot at being included in the book and a guarantee at being on the website.
Not sure where to start? We’re so glad you asked. Some of the staff at NEXT have teamed up to provide you a list of their own six-word memoirs:
Ruvym ~ Russian family, still fears nonexistent KGB
Terissa ~ Single?! You should meet my son!
Emily ~ Once Kosher-style Texan loves pulled pork.
Weekly Pita 12/2/2011
This week…
1. The New York Times reports on a new Jewish edition of the New Testament, edited by a Brandeis University Professor.
2. Tablet presents comics by Jewish women about comics by Jewish women. Was that tongue twister enough for you?
3. Speaking of Jewish women, the Latitude blog of the International Herald Tribune discusses the issue of what it means for religious Jews to hear a woman sing.
Pita photo by VirtualErn, licensed under Creative Commons.
Weekly Pita 9/16/2011
Busy week! Here are a few extra links as our gift to you. Shabbat Shalom!
1. Seth Rogen has a riddle for you (sorry – we couldn’t resist).
2. According to The Jewish Week, making Aliyah is now a career move. Would you move to Israel to find a job?
3. This week, Mixed Multitudes (the MyJewishLearning.com blog) is loving songs for Jewish cowboys (yes, we have those too). Here’s their favorite example from So-Called.
4. The Gothamist reports on the diversion of the flight from JFK headed for Phoenix due to a group of Israelis playing backgammon. Reminds them of the flight last year that was grounded when a passenger started to put on tefillin.
5. A special recipe to get you in the mood for the High Holidays. The Jewish Daily Forward has bird shaped challah. Isn’t it just the cutest little food you’ve ever eaten?
Weekly Pita 9/9/2011
This weekly Pita is dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the attacks on 9/11/2001, an event that is on the minds of Jews and non-Jews alike this Shabbat.
1. In The Jewish Week, Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel takes a look back at 9/11 and everything is has taught us.
2. Tablet interviews Rabbi Michael J. Broyde about death in Jewish tradition and the impact of 9/11 on members of the Orthodox community.
3. Abe Greenwald writes for Jewish Ideas Daily about how the perception of America as pro-Israel has colored world reactions to 9/11.
4. My Jewish Learning’s blog, Mixed Multitudes continues the link round up here.
Also, check out the special sections on The New York Times and New York Magazine websites.
Photo by Irargerich, licensed under Creative Commons.
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