It was cold this morning, and raining hard, as I walked along Shattuck Ave. to get breakfast. I passed a man whom I see almost every morning, at the restaurant. He is a large man, tall and well-built. He shambles — walks in an ungainly, lurching manner — and he slurs his words when he … Read more
Had a lovely time last night at the opening performance of my run of Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews? at the Ashby Stage in Berkeley. (The run — tix and info here — goes through Feb. 27.) Monologues are what I do, and there is an extent to which I don’t feel fully myself … Read more
This year Nadya, one of my many remarkable nieces, decided that she already has everything she needs (including her two beloved goats). So she has asked her numerous aunts and uncles to give Christmas gifts that would help other children, rather than giving more stuff to her. After going meticulously through the “Save the Children” … Read more
I’m really excited about this: Rabbi Menachem Creditor of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley will be teaching me about Jewish stuff, in preparation for my planned bar mitzvah in Israel next year — and I invite you to join us in “My Big Fat Jewish Learning”! Rabbi Creditor has planned a short, yet wide-ranging course … Read more
From July 13-24, 2011, I’ll be joining my friend Rabbi Menachem Creditor (of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley) on a trip to Israel — my first ever (and his umpteenth)! And we’d love you to join us! Our goal will be to have authentic encounters (the activity prescribed by the late “I-Thou” philosopher Martin Buber) … Read more