the jazz baroness
On Sunday I attended a screening of the documentary “The Jazz Baroness” at the Washington D.C. Jewish Community Center, the kickoff event of the Washington Jewish Music Festival. I can’t really...
View Articlecrying to the walls
Note: I updated this post on 12/21/11 with a photo that better illustrates it. On Thursday night I went with my friend Noah to see singer-songwriter David Broza at Sixth & I Synagogue. It was an...
View Articlea visit from the goon squad
Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad is the first work of fiction I’ve read since June — and it’s as good as everyone has said it is. I tore through it in about a weekend, and I feel like I...
View Articlecolumns of consonants
these color-coded torah portion sheets have been my constant companions; photo by salem pearce (via instagram) Practice reading Torah. Read Torah. Practice reading Torah. Read Torah. Repeat. Repeat...
View Articlemidnight mass
Early yesterday morning I went to midnight mass at the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus. On Monday, I noticed it right across the street from where I’m staying while I’m in New York this week (for...
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