NY Jewish Culture Examiner: Events of Jewish interest


Here are several of the many events of Jewish interest in NYC in the coming days and weeks.

Will Lindsey Lohan follow the earlier examples of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor by converting to Judaism to adopt the faith of her partner?

http://www.examiner.com/x-2807-NY-Jewish-Culture-Examiner~y2009m3d2-Welcome-to-the-tribe-Lindsey

For a book on 21st century Jewish-American marriages we would like to
interview the following categories of Jewish-American couples who have
been married/committed for several years:

* urban, suburban, and rural (including those living in a place with
no Jewish community)

* able bodied, disabled (physically and/or a history of mental illness);

* blue/pink collar, corporate, professional, geek/technical,
artistic/literary/bohemian, in a profession considered atypical for
Jews or unemployed/at poverty line/on assistance;

* straight, gay male, lesbian, one or both bisexual, one or both
transgendered

* monogamous, polyamorous, open marriage

* first and only marriage/partnership, previously married/partnered

* parents, child-free by choice, childless by circumstance

* haredi, modern orthodox, conservative, reform, reconstructionist,
Jewish humanist, secular, and unaffiliated (including atheist/cultural
only)

* more/less religious now than formerly

* Ashkenazim, Sephardim, one of each

* Jews of color

* Israeli-Americans (Yordim)

* One Israeli, one American

* At least one partner a naturalized US citizen, particularly from a
country where Jews are/have been persecuted

* Jews by birth, Jews by choice, one of each

* A "mixed marriage," with one Jewish and one non-Jewish partner

* One Jewish American, one Arab American

* have adopted children, particularly those of a different race or
ethnicity

* have a disabled child or one with chronic illness

* history of physical/sexual abuse, or abuse by someone in religious
authority

* "Blended" families

* adult children/grandchildren of Holocaust survivors or couple with
one of each

* An engaged couple actively planning their wedding.

If you fall into one or more of these categories and are willing to be interviewed, identified and photographed we would like to speak to you about your lives, your marriages, your families, and how being Jewish fundamentally affects them. Please tell us a bit about yourselves and which of the above categories fit you.

Please contact us:

David Cooper (NYC area; can drive throughout the northeast)
dfc32@columbia.edu

Beth Rosenberg (Boston area frequent flyer)
beth@bethr.org

My translation of Rachel Eshed's book of poems is now featured on my publisher's website:

In its Hebrew original, this collection of intense erotic poetry won the 1992 AKUM prize in Israel. Novelist Tsipi Keller says, "It is hard to speak of Rachel Eshed’s poetry without mentioning 'fire' – her poems virtually burn on the page, and David Cooper’s renditions not only do justice to the original but magnify its richness."

Kill me slowly and watch it burn

For thats all life on this earth will ever earn



Falling, and no ones there to catch me

I would just like to say...

Alyssa: If you don't like us so much, just leave us alone. Not like you ever need to see us again, so forget about us and live your life, which you are apparently not happy with.

Christopher: I love you, but hunny, the drama must stop. I am on your side, and you know that, but we dont need to see her again, and things will work out for us soon. I promise.

Erika and Missy: K yea you rock. I thank you for putting up with my stuuf and everyone elses and trying to make it better. I love you both.

P.S. Its been twelve hours and no one has replied. Ha

"I sometimes wonder why I continue to live...., then he reminds me and I continue on for one more day"

"He should be thanking me damnit!"
"Thanking you? Jeez your such a consedied bastard."
"Well I'm his muse, and if he didn't write about me he'd never write anything at all."

When I find out that you did it I will make sure the proper authorities are contacted.

I stress the WHEN, not IF.

Bastard


Took my final exams of the year, got an A- and a B, yey!! Then spent the rest of the day with Allie and Chris, but mostly Chris, getting my fucking card punched, lol. Played Star Wars in which we were accually kinda even, then watched a movie, well, Chris watched a movie while I was A.D.D and tried to destroy his clock and watch. Then his parents came home and tried to jump his car from mine, althought it seemed that something was cut under the hood *clears throat and glares* ate dinner, compared will and grace to our lives, then went home

Why do I feel this way?

K yea I went a little emo yesterday, but thats how I honestly feel

Chris and I had a long conversation last night about couples and I really was just htinking the whole time, I will probably never be part of a couple, have no one to lay on my roof with under the stars. No one to buy me a cardboard box in an ally, and it just kinda makes me sad. I know, I have my whole life in front of me, but none the less, I still wish I had someone like everyone else does.

No shit im not the nicest nor prettiest nor best anything girl in the world


but I can take a lead pipe to the face and come up without a scratch.


plus make a damn good blizzard in a bucket




PS: Sarah I love you so much and I'm sorry I didnt get out tonight!!!!! Make sure you AIM me like all the time before the next show and get me all the info and plan another fun night and we'll go to breakfast and not get home until 8 AM.

I know it's wrong
I know he's rough
I don't know what to do
But we've been through enough
I know it's time
And yet I play
Maybe I like it this way.

I see his pain
I hear his cry
He pulls me to the edge
But I don't ask him why
I understand
And I obey
Maybe I like it this way.

I like the way he laughs
His strange and silent stare
I like the way he moves
The way he's always there
The way he calls my name
The way he takes control
I like the way this man has stirred my soul:

Maybe tomorrow it comes crashing down
Maybe next week I'll find another clown
Maybe I'll try to go a different way
But look who's sitting here today.

If I could change
If I could grow
I'd ask for nothing more
And through that door I'd go
But if I'm through
Why do I stay?

We fall
We fight
What is it about him?
So coarse, so queer
What is it about him...
That holds me here?


For anyone who cares enough, please find me and love me for who I am.

I'm starting to think I'm going to be alone forever

I'm really upset

1) I have to take my first and final spanish exam tommorrow. FUCKING BITCH!

2) I didn't get a picture with Erika because I was crying cuz I was upset and needed to cry.

3) I kinda wanna go to RHPS on Saturday, but no ones going, and I'm not going alone. Someone find some people to go with.

4) All my seniors are gone, again, and its really sad to be so many years younger than all your friends.

5) No one loves me the way they used to

6) I can't get a fucking job

7) I will never be able to joke about the creepy bastard on the other side of the wall again.

Sadness overcomes me

Anyone planning on going to Rocky on Saturday night???

I have 2 nights left to finish these fucking Lang and Lit journal things, along with my portfolio, and a bunch of other shit I dont want to do.


Chris smashed my foot yesterday


and I have a dance performance tonight

It is 12:29 AM and I'm updating

just got home from Aida, amazing.

then went for food. amazing (Leons somewhere in Milwaukee)

Then took the wrong expressway home, but got back on and headed back to get on the right expressway once N41 ended 3/4 of a mile after we got on.

got home way after my curfew, after G-towns curfew, and after my licence curfew (10, 11, and 12, yey for law breaking) saw about 17 cops, and didnt get pulled over.

Tommorrow at 10AM I must be somewhere to make an excercise video. Fun shiz man, fun shiz

And the award for stupidist shit done with a license goes to:

Hanah for backing and and crushing the Stonehedge mailbox complex

I really wanna like kill myself right now, I feel so bad and cant believe I just did it.

No damage to my car, only on completly destroyed 4" by 4" beam holding up 11 peoples mailboxs

what a night huh?

Someone please sit everyone down and just tell the truth????? I really dont care if Dan;s parents read this, mabye they should know the drama and hatred they've caused in a bunch of people's lives. Mabye they should stay the fuck out of all of our business because we're not involved in any of this. Mabye people shouldnt take there full of shit threats and spread them around as truth. MABYE SOME FUCKING BIG EGOED BRITISH BASTARDS SHOULD GET THEIR NOSE OUT OF IT AND RELIZE THAT HE WASNT PRESENT FOR ANY OF THE THINGS HIS PARENTS HAVE SAID TO PEOPLE, HEAR-SAY IS NOT YOU BEING THER SO FUCK OFF!!!!!!!!!!

and mabye someone should just apologise.

Just a little info to start us out with

I'm not afraid to hurt you.
I'm not afraid to lose you as a friend, it would be over in a month anyway.
I'm not afraid to fight you because you are not nearly strong enough nor do you have the mental capacity to win.

And on to the message.

All I can say to that is:

Wow, dont take it out on us because we can all see that its obvious that he's only with oyu because you force him to be.

End of story

and of course, as usual

No I'm not stupid and yes I'm a full blown, outta this world, everybody hates me fucking guts and hopes I burn in hell bitch.


Thank you

Well, there will be no RHPS for Hanah tonight

Fucking family traditions and teh fact I can drive...

"We always go to 9:00 mass with Grandma, and you can drive now, just go and get together."

ok mom I'll be back from my get together at 4 AM ttyl

I will never have family traditions when I have one, and my kids can go to RHPS whenever the fuck they want, without coming up with elaborate schemes which I will then shatter.

I'm sorry Sarah, mabye next month

My parents just raised like $200 for the Wall by drinking and advertising the poker run.

BTW WOS PPL

The Band Boosters are hosting a poker run put on by my family. Tell everyone you know to go and spend money, have fun, and win some great stuff!

If you ask I'll explain a poker run.

So what I did today

Planned a poker run for the wall of sound
Made the most delicious cup of coffee, yet no where as good as hte stuff Cassie had
finished and understood my math homework, that just proves that you can leave math class to go hang out in the art room and still fully understand what's going on.

IN YOUR FACE CANNESTRA!

ahh well, as ren would put it, "You guys have such a deep hatred for each other, yet you respect each other to such a degree that you can do whatever the fuck you want and he wont give a damn"

And all you people kinda suck, no one wanted to go anywhere all weekend, jeez people


holy shit this is good coffee