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In the Mix: Building Community and the Eruv

The widespread introduction of eruvs in America encouraged a broader and more inclusive participation in Jewish liturgical and social life on the Sabbath. Join Professor Sylvia Barack Fishman, author Blu Greenberg, and Rabbi Yaakov Kermaier for a panel discussion, moderated by Rabbi Adam Mintz, on the dynamic role of the eruv in transforming personal and communal Jewish life in America in the late 20th century.

From INSIDE NEW YORK – Empire Cake, you had me at gourmet Twinkies. Hostess, maker of such artificially delicious lunchbox treats as Twinkies, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs and Sno Balls, may have to declare bankruptcy again. Is there nothing sacred? Twinkies should be the antidote to the economy. But this doesn’t mean you need to go on a crusade to hunt down the last box on Earth (“Where are you, you spongy, yellow, delicious bastards?”), nor should you be saving up for the winter (contrary to popular belief, even the golden perfection of a Twinkie expires). Chelsea’s Empire Cake (112 Eighth Ave., 212-242-5858) makes its own gourmet “twinkies,” covered in a chocolate or white chocolate glaze instead of a plastic wrapper… Read the full review at Inside New York.










When: Mon., Feb. 4, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Where: American Jewish Historical Society
15 W. 16th St.
212-294-6160
Price: $15
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The widespread introduction of eruvs in America encouraged a broader and more inclusive participation in Jewish liturgical and social life on the Sabbath. Join Professor Sylvia Barack Fishman, author Blu Greenberg, and Rabbi Yaakov Kermaier for a panel discussion, moderated by Rabbi Adam Mintz, on the dynamic role of the eruv in transforming personal and communal Jewish life in America in the late 20th century.

From INSIDE NEW YORK – Empire Cake, you had me at gourmet Twinkies. Hostess, maker of such artificially delicious lunchbox treats as Twinkies, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs and Sno Balls, may have to declare bankruptcy again. Is there nothing sacred? Twinkies should be the antidote to the economy. But this doesn’t mean you need to go on a crusade to hunt down the last box on Earth (“Where are you, you spongy, yellow, delicious bastards?”), nor should you be saving up for the winter (contrary to popular belief, even the golden perfection of a Twinkie expires). Chelsea’s Empire Cake (112 Eighth Ave., 212-242-5858) makes its own gourmet “twinkies,” covered in a chocolate or white chocolate glaze instead of a plastic wrapper… Read the full review at Inside New York.
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