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Hi there folks, I'm hopping on a train tomorrow morning to go to Portland via San Francisco. Will arrive in Portland on the 23rd, if all goes smoothly (Oly same day?).
AND NOW For Something Completely Different
I scrapped my scruples for a toupee in Brussels
I pumped my muscles for a groupie who drooples
I slept half the night 'neath a window-blind
And now all I've got is half a mind
Over Rosh Hashana, I had the wonderful opportunity to hang out with my friend Abby Weinberg, who let me crash at her place over months in Jerusalem. She helped lead services at Elat Chayyim, in Accord, New York. The services had a lot of personality; people used different names for G-d than just "Adonai", the standard Jewish interpretation of YHVH. A lot of "Yah"s in there (As in, Hallelu-yah).
My favorite parts of the entire festival were two: Danny, a six-year-old boy from Westchester county who absolutely attached himself to me (I did child care in order to pay less for staying there), and JEWISH HIP-HOP on the second evening. Elat Chayyim has a vibrant group of young people who live there in exchange for work on the Elat Chayyim project. Folks between 20 and 35. Very interested in their model, and thinking about how it's possible to sustain communities in this country that have a cultural focus.
I'm getting the feeling that this is an incredibly boring piece of writing, but hopefully someone has enjoyed this for some reason, even if it's just being distracted from paperwork or whatever.
Okay, enough for tonight. Calls always appreciated. So much happens in my life! Every day. Over the last couple weeks I've broken down, broken up, broken out, and broken in, in all kinds of ways, besides being just plain broke.
Okay, much love and peace to everyone in this time of transition to the colder, wetter season.
Peace,
jake
Fun fact of the day:
Nabisco was purchased by Phillip Morris from R.J. Reynolds a couple years back, which means that when you buy Ritz crackers, Altoids or Philadelphia cream cheese, you are supporting a company that sells cancer to children in India and China. Nabisco < Kraft < Pillip Morris < Altria. Altria is Phillip Morris' new super-name.
Promotion:
My favorite Jewish hip-hopper of Elat Chayyim is Shir Ya'akov, whose website is SixThirteen.org.
AND NOW For Something Completely Different
I scrapped my scruples for a toupee in Brussels
I pumped my muscles for a groupie who drooples
I slept half the night 'neath a window-blind
And now all I've got is half a mind
Over Rosh Hashana, I had the wonderful opportunity to hang out with my friend Abby Weinberg, who let me crash at her place over months in Jerusalem. She helped lead services at Elat Chayyim, in Accord, New York. The services had a lot of personality; people used different names for G-d than just "Adonai", the standard Jewish interpretation of YHVH. A lot of "Yah"s in there (As in, Hallelu-yah).
My favorite parts of the entire festival were two: Danny, a six-year-old boy from Westchester county who absolutely attached himself to me (I did child care in order to pay less for staying there), and JEWISH HIP-HOP on the second evening. Elat Chayyim has a vibrant group of young people who live there in exchange for work on the Elat Chayyim project. Folks between 20 and 35. Very interested in their model, and thinking about how it's possible to sustain communities in this country that have a cultural focus.
I'm getting the feeling that this is an incredibly boring piece of writing, but hopefully someone has enjoyed this for some reason, even if it's just being distracted from paperwork or whatever.
Okay, enough for tonight. Calls always appreciated. So much happens in my life! Every day. Over the last couple weeks I've broken down, broken up, broken out, and broken in, in all kinds of ways, besides being just plain broke.
Okay, much love and peace to everyone in this time of transition to the colder, wetter season.
Peace,
jake
Fun fact of the day:
Nabisco was purchased by Phillip Morris from R.J. Reynolds a couple years back, which means that when you buy Ritz crackers, Altoids or Philadelphia cream cheese, you are supporting a company that sells cancer to children in India and China. Nabisco < Kraft < Pillip Morris < Altria. Altria is Phillip Morris' new super-name.
Promotion:
My favorite Jewish hip-hopper of Elat Chayyim is Shir Ya'akov, whose website is SixThirteen.org.
