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I'm the Rabbi of B'nai Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, MI, a highly-participatory, traditional, egalitarian synagogue.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Aliyah, 2010. You’d Be Surprised Who’s Coming.

1. Santa Claus. Getting ready to retire. Tired of the snow. A thousand inches on the ground in Mid-Atlantic. 75 degrees in Modiin today. Elves are considering too.

2. Chairman of UJA Continuity Commission. After 20 years, an aha moment.

3. Sen. Harry Reid. Safe haven for those, G-d forbid, who believe in universal health coverage.

4. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Everyone arrives late here, and no one cares.

5. Batman. Purim costume sales skyrocket, outstrip meager Halloween market.

6. Steve Jobs. Because there are many of them in Israel, and, by the way, every Israeli will have an I-Phone by the end of the year.

7. The Pillsbury Dough Boy. Has franchised bakeries here. And makes challah too!

8. AIG executives. AIG advertises at the top of the hour on Reshet Bet, for heaven’s sake.

9. Bud Selig, baseball commissioner. 1:45 am Superbowl start makes it an absolute non-starter – like most World Series games in the USA.

10. Record numbers of English speakers like you. Check it out – http://www.nbn.org.il/media/media_news/news_2009/december/12.29.09_jta.html

1 comment:

  1. Will they play Bruce's, Santa Clause is Coming to Town instead of Sivivon Sof, Sof, Sof..when St. & Mrs. Nick move to Modeiin?

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