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KJ's Hollywood Dirt for 9/30/2013
by KJ
posted Sep 30 2013 9:27AM
Taylor Swift's Autograph Is on a New Coke Can . . . And She's Doing a Movie with Meryl Streep
There's a limited edition Diet Coke can coming out that has TAYLOR SWIFT'S autograph all over it. Plus, there's a message written from her that reads, quote, "If you're lucky enough to be different, don't ever change."
It's called "Sleek Can" because it's longer and slimmer than the usual soda can. It looks similar to the Red Bull canister.
In other Taylor news: The "New York Post" says she's been cast in the movie "The Giver". It stars Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgård, Jeff Bridges and Aussie actor Brenton Thwaites. Yes, the guy she may have hooked up with earlier this month.
It's about a boy who learns about the real world in a Utopian community without war, pain, suffering . . . or choices. There's no word when it will be out.
Kanye West Calls a Photographer a "Mosquito Bully"
KANYE WEST went off on another paparazzi scumbag on Friday. But this time, it was kind of justified . . . because they were pestering him outside his house at four in the morning.
Kanye and KIM KARDASHIAN were leaving for the airport, and photographers were outside his garage waiting. One guy kept trying to talk to Kanye, and Kanye kept telling him to, quote, "Shut the [eff] up!"
He also lunged at one of them, but it doesn't appear he made contact with the guy.
He also called the guy a "bloodsucking mosquito" and a "mosquito bully". (???) He added, quote, "Pick a profession . . . with some kind of respect to it."
The funny thing is, Kanye and Kim were headed to Paris. And when they got there, Kanye was confronted by a photographer, and he was COOL.
He did tell the guy he didn't want to talk, but he added, quote, "I respect you guys out here. It's all good."
Is Lamar Odom Moving To China?
claims Lamar Odom may move to China.
A source tells the site, "Lamar is not going to play in the NBA again but he is still a name and with his celebrity, he has put out feelers to possibly play in China as some other NBA stars have done in the past.
He is basically using [China] as a tool to show that people still want his basketball services. Lamar is delusional and really thinks he will play in the NBA again, and if there are offers on the table, then he believes he will get more, especially in the NBA."
Female First also claims Lamar is mad at his dad and is no longer going to pay his $2,900 monthly rent.
Katy Perry Says Barbara Walters Once "Shaded" Her for Being Late to an Interview, and That It Was the "Coolest Thing"
KATY PERRY sat down for an interview with BARBARA WALTERS in 2011 . . . two weeks before RUSSELL BRAND filed for divorce. It was for Barbara's annual "10 Most Fascinating People" special.
Well, the interview got off on the wrong foot because Katy was LATE . . . and Barbara was, well, NOT fascinated.
Katy tells "Billboard", quote, "I shouldn't have done the interview, I was playing Madison Square Garden that same night, and I knew that the end of my marriage was coming.
"I'd [told] everyone that I was running late, but Barbara showed up at the original time anyway.
"When I got there, I apologized immediately, but then she said to me, 'You know, I've only ever waited for one other person this long, and you know who that person was? JUDY GARLAND. You know how she turned out, right?'"
You'd think that Katy would've been embarrassed, but she actually thought it was AWESOME. She says, quote, "I was like, 'Oh, snap! Yes, [B-word]!' I think it's the coolest thing that Barbara Walters shaded me."
She adds, quote, "I just couldn't tell her as we were sitting down for a mega-interview, 'Hey, my marriage is falling apart. Give me a break.'"
By the way, Katy sounds like she's ALL IN for her new boyfriend, JOHN MAYER. She says, quote, "He literally is a genius, as is evident from his songwriting . . .
"I always tell him . . . 'Darling, you know I'm going to have to give your mind to science after you've passed, because we're going to have to understand how all these sparks work.'"
Heather Morris from "Glee" Had Her Baby
"Glee" star HEATHER MORRIS gave birth to a baby boy Saturday. This is the first child for Heather and her longtime boyfriend Taylor Hubbell. They named him Elijah.
Heather is only 26, but this could be the beginning of the end of her showbiz career. In 2011 she told "Fitness" magazine, quote, "I want to marry Taylor and have kids with him. I love acting, but if it affects my relationship, then I won't continue."
Jennifer Lawrence Has a Cameo in "Dumb & Dumber To"
JENNIFER LAWRENCE has a cameo in the upcoming "Dumb & Dumber" sequel, "Dumb & Dumber To".
The "Hollywood Reporter" says she'll play a younger version of Fraida Feltcher . . . a woman who's mentioned in the first movie, when JIM CARREY and JEFF DANIELS realize they both had sex with her.
The older version of Fraida will be played by KATHLEEN TURNER.
In related news . . . remember the scene in the original where Jim Carrey sells his dead parakeet to a blind kid? Well, the actor who played that kid is named Brady Bluhm, and he's coming back for the sequel.
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" Won the Weekend Box Office
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" made $35 million and easily took the #1 spot at the box office this weekend. That's a slightly better haul than the original, which opened with $30 million back in 2009.
As for the other new releases, the romantic comedy"Baggage Claim" made $9.3 million in 4th place, while "Don Jon" was right behind with $9 million. And the IMAX concert movie "Metallica Through the Never" had a decent showing in limited release, bringing in $1.7 million in 13th place.
Here are this week's Top 5 movies:
1. (NEW) "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2", $35 million.
2. "Prisoners", $11.3 million. Up to $39 million in its 2nd week.
3. "Rush", $10.3 million. Up to $10.6 million in its 2nd week.
4. (NEW) "Baggage Claim", $9.3 million.
5. (NEW) "Don Jon", $9 million.
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KJ's Hollywood Dirt for 9/27/2013
by KJ
posted Sep 27 2013 8:54AM
Did Oprah Lay the Smack Down on Lindsay Lohan?
LINDSAY LOHAN is working on a reality show for OPRAH WINFREY'S OWN channel . . . but it sounds like she was up to her old tricks. Until Oprah brought the hammer down.
At the beginning of the project, Lindsay was being difficult . . . no-showing, being a diva and that kind of thing. So Oprah went to see her at her mom DINA'S house on Long Island, and she got a bunch of excuses.
But Oprah wasn't having it. She told Lindsay to shape up or she could kiss her $2 MILLION paycheck goodbye. That was about a month ago, and things have been running smoothly ever since.
Lamar Odom Was On a Crack Binge With Two Women . . . And He DID Write That Tweet About His Dad
The speculation about what LAMAR ODOM is doing and where he's doing it is getting EXHAUSTING. But here's the latest:
Rumor has it he was holed up for several days in a private house in a gated community 100 miles from Los Angeles . . . partying and smoking crack with TWO WOMEN. Although apparently, he was only being "intimate" with one of them.
He was also really paranoid about getting caught, so he used a phone app that deletes texts he sends to other people as soon as they're read. It also notifies him if someone tries to screenshot a text he sends them.
But sources say he returned to Los Angeles
Wednesday night
Meanwhile, TMZ is taking back its story that Lamar didn't send that angry Tweet to his father. Now they're saying he not only sent it, but he called the KARDASHIANS ahead of time to tell them he was sending it.
Kaley Cuoco from "The Big Bang Theory" is Engaged to a Guy She's Been With for Three Months
KALEY CUOCO from "The Big Bang Theory" is engaged to pro tennis player RYAN SWEETING . . . even though they've only been dating for about THREE MONTHS.
A source says, quote, "She knows Ryan is the one. When you know, you know." Ryan supposedly popped the question on Wednesday.
And while Kaley hasn't officially confirmed it, she did Tweet this . . . quote, "Flying high, I could literally touch the sky with you...."
Robert Downey Jr. Has a 6-Foot, Remote Control Flying Iron Man
This has got to be one of the coolest toys ever . . . too bad it's a one-of-a-kind. ROBERT DOWNEY JR.'S staff pitched in and got him a custom-built, 6-foot-tall, remote control flying Iron Man. (!!!) And it's AWESOME. The creator released a short video showing it off.
Luckily for the rest of us, there's a 19-inch version on the market. It's still over a hundred bucks . . . but it looks pretty sweet.
The Romantic Comedies "Don Jon" and "Baggage Claim" Take on a Racing Movie and the Animated "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" Sequel
1. "Don Jon" (R) Trailer
Joseph Gordon Levitt makes his directorial debut with a romantic comedy he also wrote. He plays a guy whose porn addiction clashes with Scarlett Johansson's old-fashioned expectations from watching too many romantic Hollywood movies.
2. "Baggage Claim" (PG-13) Trailer
Paula Patton plays a flight attendant who's so desperate for a date to her little sister's wedding, she agrees to stalk her ex-boyfriends through her job.
3. "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2" (PG)
"SNL's" Bill Hader return for this animated sequel about a guy who invented a machine that turns water into food. We thought he'd destroyed it at the end of the first movie, but it turns out the machine survived and now it's making food-animal hybrids.
Anna Faris is back as his dorky girlfriend, and Neil Patrick Harris is the voice of Steve the monkey.
4. "Rush" (R)
Chris Hemsworth plays a Formula One racecar driver in a vicious rivalry with an Austrian opponent in the 1970s. Olivia Wilde plays his wife, and it's directed by Ron Howard and based on a true story.
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KJ's Hollywood Dirt for 9/26/2013
by KJ
posted Sep 26 2013 9:41AM
Lindsay Lohan's Half-Sister Had $25,000 Worth of Surgery to Look Like Her
Last year, MICHAEL LOHAN admitted that he cheated on DINA back in the '90s and fathered a LOVE CHILD.
Now she's an 18-year-old named ASHLEY HORN . . . and she recently had $25,000 worth of plastic surgery to look like her half-sister LINDSAY.
She says, quote, "My goal was to look like Lindsay in her good days, when she was around 18, 19 years old.
"I've gotten rhinoplasty, a bit of refinement underneath my cheeks and jawline, some fat injected into my chin, and some fat injected into my upper cheeks. I'm hotter than Lindsay! I have no problem saying that."
But she adds, quote, "I don't drink, do drugs or party. I like being a responsible person. I'm not Lindsay. I wasn't raised in that family."
Is Miley Cyrus Getting New Boobs?
The Daily Star claims MILEY CYRUS wants breast implants.
A source tells the paper, "Miley thinks new boobs will make her look more womanly and help her get taken more seriously. She's desperate for curves.
According to the source, Miley has been reading what people say about her online and the Wrecking Ball video has led to comments that she looks like a young boy.
People close to her and trying to talk her out of the surgery, but supposedly, she won't hear of it.
Kim Kardashian is "Bored" With Motherhood
If there's one word that rarely gets used to describe life with a newborn baby, it'd be BORING but not everyone leads the exciting life of KIM KARDASHIAN.
RADAR Online claims Kim is bored.
A source tells the site, "Kim loves being a mom and spending all of her time with the baby. But she's really bored! She misses going out all the time to shop or eat and have people in public fawn all over her.
The source claims KANYE is partly to blame. He wants her to be more selective about what she's doing to protect NORTH WEST.
Kim reportedly said she "wouldn't trade the baby for anything, of course, but she is saying she is bored right now."
Do Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Rent Motel Rooms By the Hour?
This sounds like an awesome way to keep the passion alive in a marriage: The "Star" tabloid claims that BLAKE LIVELY and RYAN REYNOLDS rent motel rooms by the hour just to GET IT ON.
A source says, quote, "They maintain their intense chemistry by engaging in role play, secret romps in 'rent by the hour' motels and naked yoga at home."
They also want to join the Mile-High Club . . . and Ryan plans to rent a private jet to make it happen.
Is Richard Gere Getting Divorced?
The "New York Post" says that RICHARD GERE and actress Carey Lowell are getting divorced after 11 years of marriage.
They haven't been photographed together since last year, and a so-called "source" says they've been, quote, "spending time apart for quite some time."
He's 64, she's 52, and they have a 13-year-old son with the unfortunate name Homer James Jigme Gere.
Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.EL.D" had huge ratings for ABC
"Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." blew away its fall competition with the biggest network drama debut in FOUR years.
The ABC show earned a 4.6/14 in the key 18-49 demo, with 11.9 million total viewers. The hype — and an "Avengers" connection — paid off big for "S.H.I.E.L.D."
The ratings were welcome news for ABC, which is in fourth place in the key demo.
The next new episode will be
Tuesday at 8pm
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KJ's Hollywood Dirt for 9/25/2013
by KJ
posted Sep 25 2013 9:19AM
Bill Nye the Science Guy Suffered a "Partially Torn Ligament" on "Dancing with the Stars"
Monday Night
BILL NYE . . . the Science Guy . . . injured his knee when he tripped at the end of his paso doble on "Dancing with the Stars"
Monday night
Last night, he posted a photo of himself in a doctor's office, with his knee all wrapped up. The caption said, quote, "Here is the scoop: Partially torn ligament. Awaiting the doc's orders with Tyne. We plan to dance! Stand by."
It sounds like the doctor's recommendation will determine whether or not Bill continues dancing. If he IS forced to withdraw, the show may skip an elimination, or bring back KEYSHAWN JOHNSON, who was dropped this week.
Bill was in danger of being cut anyway. His paso doble got a 17 from the judges, the lowest score of the night. Judge CARRIE ANN INABA called it, quote, "a weird, sort-of bizarre masterpiece of insanity."
The Emmys Had Huge Ratings This Year and the "Dancing with the Stars" Season Premiere Came in Third
"The Emmy Awards"attracted 17.8 million viewers, which was their largest audience in eight years and 33% more viewers than when Jimmy Fallon hosted it last year. The Emmys came in second place in the ratings, behind "
Sunday Night
The 17th season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" was third with 16 million, which is up 16% from last fall's All-Star's premiere. Here are the Top 10 shows.
1. "
Sunday Night
Football", NBC, 20.5 million viewers. The Chicago Bears beat the Steelers, 40-23. And Pittsburgh dropped to 0-3 for the first time since 1986.
2. "The 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards", CBS, 17.8 million viewers.
3. The 17th season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars", ABC, 16 million viewers.
4. "
Monday Night
Football: Pittsburgh at Cincinnati", ESPN, 14.3 million viewers. The Bengals beat the Steelers, 20-10.
5. The 1st season finale of "Under the Dome", CBS, 12.1 million viewers
6. The 8th season finale of "America's Got Talent", NBC, 11.5 million viewers. Dancer Kenichi Ebina took the title.
7. The final performance show of "America's Got Talent",NBC, 11.2 million viewers.
8. An "NCIS" repeat on CBS, 10.6 million viewers.
9. The series premiere of "Sleepy Hollow", Fox, 10.1 million viewers. This was the highest-rated scripted drama for Fox in six years.
10. "Football Night in America", NBC, 9.8 million viewers.
Kurt Cobain's Childhood Home is For Sale
This month marks the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album, and fans aren't just able to buy a new "super deluxe" box set to celebrate the occasion.
They can also buy the childhood home of late frontman KURT COBAIN. It comes complete with his actual mattress. Ewww.
Simon Cowell Won't Be in the Delivery Room
SIMON COWELL says he'll be involved in his child's life . . . but his involvement will NOT start in the delivery room.
On RYAN SEACREST'S radio show yesterday he said, quote, "I know this sounds awful, but it's like you don't want to go in to the restaurant while they're making your dinner. There are certain things you shouldn't see and that is one of them."
Ryan's co-host asked if Simon would marry the baby's mother, LAUREN SILVERMAN. He said, quote, "Let's put it this way, I wouldn't expect her to be a single mother."
Lamar Odom's Dad Talks Smack About the Kardashians . . . And Lamar Rips Him a New One
LAMAR ODOM'S father JOE knows who to blame for his son's downfall: THE KARDASHIANS. He says all of Lamar's problems began after he married KHLOE . . . quote, "They haven't been a good influence on my son. It's been the curse of his life.
"He hasn't really accomplished anything since he's been with them. Without them, he'd still be in the NBA playing basketball. He'd be playing for the Lakers and be one of the top players in the league."
Joe also called KRIS JENNER, quote, "an evil [B-word]".
Well, last night Lamar lit into his dad in a message on
. He said his dad wasn't there to raise him because he was fighting his own demons . . . and added that those demons are probably the only thing daddy passed on to him.
Then he defended the Kardashians, saying, quote, "How can a man who has NOT once called me to check on my well being have the nerve to talk so recklessly about his own 'son' . . .
"He [is] disrespecting the ONLY FAMILY that has loved me without expecting anything in return. They are the ONLY ones that have been here consistently for me during this dark time."
Meanwhile . . . Khloe hit the clubs
Monday night
, where she hung out with the rapper GAME and some of his friends. But she was still wearing her wedding ring.
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KJ's Hollywood Dirt for 9/24/2013
by KJ
posted Sep 24 2013 9:24AM
Is Britney Spears Having Trouble Selling Tickets to Her Vegas Shows?
Tickets to BRITNEY SPEARS' upcoming residency in Las Vegas went on sale on Friday, and three of the first 16 shows are already SOLD OUT. But apparently, that's not good enough.
A so-called "industry insider" tells
that this is "dismal" . . . because all 16 shows were expected to sell out "instantly."
The insider adds, quote, "Many are considering this a disaster . . . [it] really isn't looking well for Britney. Ticket sales need to start skyrocketing or else there's going to be a lot of disappointed investors and people involved with the show."
By the way, another "source" tells the "New York Daily News" that Britney is probably going to lip-sync her way through all the shows . . . and adds, quote, "Britney does not sing."
But Britney's rep has said there's, quote, "zero truth" to this.
(The tickets have only been on sale for a few days, and the performances don't begin until the end of December.)
Justin Timberlake's New Album Is Streaming Online and He Tells Leno Why He's On Drugs
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE'S new album, "The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2", doesn't come out until NEXT week, but the whole thing is now streaming on iTunes.
Justin was on The
Show last night with a sinus infection. Jay mentioned it, and Justin started talking about all the other times he's performed when he was sick.
First he joked that he's on performance-enhancing drugs, but he was actually talking about antibiotics. Then he talked about shows he's done where he ran off stage to vomit every time the lights went down.
And don't forget...today is TIMBERLAKE TUESDAY!! JT will once again by on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
R. Kelly Needs Dinosaur-Shaped Chicken Nuggets from the Grocery Store
If you're heading to the grocery store, would you mind picking up some dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets for R. KELLY? He's out.
has somehow obtained a grocery list that R. Kelly threw together. Supposedly, they got it from someone who visited his house, snapped a photo of it, and sent it their way.
The top item on the list is, quote, "Tyson Dino Shape Chicken Nuggets." (Yes, that's a real thing. You can check it out at
Some other entries include:
Three different types of Haagen-Dazs sorbet: Mango, lemon and raspberry
Hot dogs, bologna, and lemonade . . . specifically, the "Simply Lemonade" brand
Go-Gurts. (That's the portable, "yogurt in a tube." On Yoplait's official website, they say Go-Gurt, quote, "Gives everyone a reason to be happy!")
Bananas . . . but, quote, "3 only."
Strawberry Toaster Strudel
Lunchables . . . two with pizza and two with bologna
Romaine lettuce spears . . . but, quote, "NOT already cut"
(There are a lot of children's items there. R. Kelly does have three kids between the ages of 11 and 15.)
It's an Exciting Day for MARVEL Fans...Iron Man 3 Hits DVD and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Premieres
The big DVD release today is "Iron Man 3". It is, as far as we know, the last of the Iron Man movies. It will not however, be the last time we see Robert Downey, Jr. He'll reprise the role for the second and third "Avengers" movies.
"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." premieres
tonight at 8:00 P.M.
on ABC. Clark Gregg reprises his role of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson, as he assembles a team of agents and heroes to fight evil. The first thing we'll learn is how Coulsen is ALIVE since he died in "The Avengers" movie.
If you need me, I'll be glued to my TV
...so don't need me. Thanks.
Jessica Alba Was More Critical of Her Before She Had Kids
Things like age, experience and childbearing can really do a lot for a woman's self-image. Just ask JESSICA ALBA. As a 32-year-old mother of two, she's more confident in her body than ever before.
She says, quote, "I was a lot more critical of my body when it was probably pretty awesome. Why did I not ever wear jean shorts? That's so crazy. I was so skinny. I didn't have any cellulite . . . what was I thinking?"
She adds, quote, "I was more willing to wear short skirts after I had my kids. I never wore them before. Ever. I was so self-conscious.
"Now I'm a lot more confident in my skin . . . because who cares? At the end of the day, it's so much time spent on something that really doesn't matter that much."
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KJ's Hollywood Dirt for 9/23/2013
by KJ
posted Sep 23 2013 9:22AM
The Emmys: Tina Fey Had a Nip-Slip and Michael Douglas Thanked His Wife
The Emmys are one of the less outrageous award shows. No swearing, no twerking. But there was actually more NUDITY during last night's show than you usually see at ANY of the other shows . . . thanks to TINA FEY.
While accepting a writing award for "30 Rock", Tina suffered a NIP SLIP.
Meanwhile . . . KERRY WASHINGTON from "Scandal" was getting a lot of hype for having a shot at being the first African-American to win Best Actress in a Drama. But she LOST to "Homeland" star CLAIRE DANES.
Here are some other noteworthy moments from the show:
MICHAEL DOUGLAS won Best Actor in a TV Miniseries or Movie for the LIBERACE movie "Behind the Candelabra". His acceptance speech included some GAY INNUENDO aimed at his onscreen lover MATT DAMON, who was in the audience.
He said, quote, "Obviously there's one nominee in particular that I really have to thank. This was a two-hander, and Matt, you're only as good as your other hand."
He added, quote, "You really deserve half of this [award]. Do you want the bottom or the top?"
He also said, quote, "I wanna thank my wife, Catherine, for her support." (They're separated.)
MERRITT WEVER from "Nurse Jackie" won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy and gave the following speech . . . quote, "Thanks so much. Thank you so much. I gotta go. Bye." And then she just walked offstage.
She later said she was nervous and didn't think she would win.
This Year's Emmy Winners
Here are all the Emmy winners you care about . . .
Best Drama Series: "Breaking Bad" (AMC)
Best Comedy Series: "Modern Family" (ABC)
Best Actor (Drama Series): Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom" (HBO)
Best Actress (Drama Series): Claire Danes, "Homeland" (Showtime)
Best Supporting Actor(Drama Series): Bobby Cannavale, "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
Best Supporting Actress(Drama Series): Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad" (AMC)
Best Actor(Comedy Series): Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Best Actress(Comedy Series): Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" (HBO)
Best Supporting Actor (Comedy Series): Tony Hale, "Veep" (HBO)
Best Supporting Actress (Comedy Series): Merritt Wever, "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)
Best Miniseries or Movie: HBO's "Behind the Candelabra" . . . and Michael Douglas won Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his role as Liberace.
Best Reality-Competition Program: "The Voice" (NBC)
Best Variety Series: "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)
Jon Gosselin Pulled a Gun on a Photographer and Fired a Warning Shot
JON GOSSELIN must really want to stay out of the limelight . . . because on Friday, he pulled a gun on a photographer who followed him to his home in rural Pennsylvania. He even fired a WARNING SHOT.
The female photographer was waiting for Jon when he got off work waiting tables at the Black Dog tavern in Beckersville, Pennsylvania. She followed him home to his cabin in the woods . . . yes, he lives in a cabin in the woods, with no TV or Internet access.
What she didn't realize is that once they got onto a series of dirt roads, they were on his property.
She started snapping pictures, and that's when Jon went DOG NUTS. He started approaching her, yelling that she was trespassing. Then he pulled a gun out of the back of his pants and fired a shot.
The photographer got back in her car and took off, but Jon followed her until she was back on the main road.
She went to the police to file a report, but she didn't pursue charges . . . probably because SHE was the only one who broke the law. She was TRESPASSING, and Jon was most likely within his rights to fire the weapon on his property.
He says, quote, "The message that I take my family's privacy seriously was sent loud and clear. I trust that she will respect that in the future."
Oprah Winfrey Had a Nervous Breakdown Over Her OWN Network
OPRAH WINFREY is admitting that she had a nervous breakdown last year, over her struggling network OWN.
She tells "Access Hollywood", quote, "In the beginning, it was just sort of speeding and a kind of numbness and going from one thing to the next thing to the next thing.
"I will tell you when I realized that I thought, 'All right, if I don't calm down I'm gonna be in serious trouble.' I was in the middle of doing voiceovers, you know?
"And I remember closing my eyes in between each page because looking at the page and the words at the same time was too much stimulation for my brain."
She adds, quote, "I mean, I wasn't ready to go run naked in the streets. Let's make that very clear. But I had reached a point where I just couldn't take in anymore stimulation. Ok? That's what I meant by that." (The interview will air in several parts, beginning tomorrow night.)
Mick Jagger is Going to Be Great-Grandfather
The next time you see MICK JAGGER rocking out on stage, remember this: He's about to become a GREAT-GRANDFATHER.
Mick is 70 years old, and he has a 21-year-old granddaughter named Assisi Jackson, who is now pregnant. Assisi's mother is 41-year-old Jade Jagger, the daughter of Mick and his first wife Bianca.
Mick has seven children from four women. They range in age from 14 to 42. He has three other grandchildren besides Assisi.
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What is going on here? So far we only have Mike, Kelley & me signed up. Doesn't anybody else want to fish salt anymore?
I may need to look at a plan B. The truck is being worked on and I am not certain it will be ready on Friday afternoon. Don't think the kayak and my Mini Cooper are compatible.
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Puck, So can I share your camp site? I have a small tent.
The park is totally reserved....on to plan B.
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The 60 Second Guide to Rosh Hashanah
Posted on | September 22, 2014 | By Mark Frankel | Comments Off
The foundation of Judaism is that all existence is dependent on G-d who created, supervises and influences both the spiritual and physical realms of the universe.
In addition G-d created man who was given the tools and instructions to perfect and unify the physical world and connect it back to its G-dly source.
Every year, on the anniversary of the creation of man, G-d evaluates our progress in our mission both individually and collectively and judges what resources and events are necessary to help bring the world closer to its perfection.
Although the judgment is partially based on our past year's performance, a major determinant is our commitment for the upcoming year.
To what degree are we committed to helping others and increasing our spiritual capabilities and to what degree will we succumb to the always present pull of ego-centricity and self-centered materialism.
The Shofar which was present at the giving of the Torah and will be sounded when we have succeeded in our mission, gives tribute today to the King of Kings. The observance of the mitzvah of Shofar testifies that we are still committed to G-d's plan and enables the spiritual judicial system to dismiss our mistakes for mitigating circumstances.
May we all increase our spiritual commitments and thereby merit to be inscribed and sealed for a good year the Rosh Hashanah.
MP3s: Shabbos Project 2014; Securing a Favorable Judgement; Arba Minim; Malchius; Inspiration
Posted on | September 22, 2014 | By Mark Frankel | Comments Off
Rabbi Welcher on Grabbing the Inspiration can be downloaded here.
Rabbi Welcher on Malchius And The Tefilos Of Rosh_Hoshana can be downloaded here.
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Rabbi Moshe Schwerd on "Securing a Favorable Judgment with a Checkered Past" can be downloaded here.
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Beyond the Heads and Tails of the Sabbatical Year
Posted on | September 19, 2014 | By Rabbi Dovid Schwartz | 6 Comments
Is the flip side of Rosh Hashanah the old year, meaning the outgoing year or, is the flip side of Rosh Hashanah the year's tail, meaning the end of the upcoming year?
At the end of every seven year cycle, at an appointed time of the Year of Letting-Go, on the festival of Sukkos. When all of Israel comes to appear before HaShem your Elokim in the place that he shall choose, you must read this Torah before all of Israel so that it is heard by their ears. You must assemble the Nation; men, women, children and converts who dwell within your gates and let them hear it …
— Devarim 31:10-12
When they are a third grown by the end of the seventh year [then] produce and olives that ripen in the eighth year {i.e. the first year of the new seven-year cycle} have the halachic status of produce and olives of the Sabbatical "Year of Letting-Go "] What is the source this rule? — Rabi Assi said in the name of Rabi Yochanan (some trace it back to the name of Rabi Yohsee the Galilean): The pasuk states: "At the end of every seven year cycle, at an appointed time of the year of Letting-Go, on the festival of Sukkos.." Why should the [seventh] year of Letting-Go to be mentioned here? When the festival of Sukkos is celebrated [coming as it does after Rosh Hashanah] it is already the eighth year? It is into teach us that if produce has grown one third in the seventh year before New Year, the rules of the seventh year are to be applied to it even in the eighth year.
— Rosh Hashanah 12B
The heavens are HaShem's heavens; but He gave the earth to the children of Adam
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Whatever HaShem wills He has done, in heaven and in earth, in the oceans and in all the depths.
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A Pruning Song of David. The earth and it's fullness [belongs] to HaShem; the world, and its inhabitants.
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Rabi Akiva would say … All is foreseen, yet freedom of choice is granted.
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Rosh Hashanah is often mistranslated as "the New Year" and while it is the moed-festival that comprises the first days of a new calendar year the more precise translation is "Year's Head." The difference may seem inconsequential and hair-splitting at first glance but takes on greater significance when considering the obverse. Is the flip side of Rosh Hashanah the old year, meaning the outgoing year or, is the flip side of Rosh Hashanah the year's tail, meaning the end of the upcoming year?
While this quandary is of primarily semantical interest every year, it is of particular interest when contemplating the impending year, 5775, the seventh year of the seven year cycle endowed with sabbatical and debt absolving properties. Per the halachah the cessation of agricultural activities indicative of the shevi'is-sabbatical; nature of the year begins when the year does; whereas the absolution of debts, reflecting the shemitah-"Letting-Go"; nature of the year begins when the year ends (Rambam: Laws of Release and Jubilee years 4:9). The Izhbitzer adds an insight into the essence of this extraordinary year that expands the years parameters beyond its "tail" terminus and that should have us thinking about it differently beginning from its "head."
Man perpetually oscillates between G-d-reliance and self-reliance. The reality is that Divine Providence and Omnipotence is absolute and all encompassing as Rabi Akiva taught "All is foreseen." Nevertheless the mysterious, Divinely granted autonomy of human beings; "yet freedom of choice is granted" seems to carve out a space for human self-reliance and self-determination and echoes the formulation of David the king that "The heavens are HaShem's heavens; but He gave the earth to the children of Adam" i.e. that man was granted limited autonomy in terms of making moral and ethical choices, selections and refining in serving G-d.
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Posted on | September 17, 2014 | By Guest Contributor | Comments Off
Rabbi Noson Weisz has a great article on the judgment of Rosh Hoshanah based on the writings of Rabbi Dessler in his work Michtav Mieliyahu.
On the first day of Rosh Hashana God only considers the cases of the people who are sincerely committed to developing themselves spiritually. It is they who offer Him investment opportunities, because it is they who require the renewal of His Kingdom. After carefully assessing the seriousness and feasibility of the proposals that are submitted, He determines the inputs that each individual whose case is being deliberated requires to actualize his ideas in the coming year, and weaves all these individual requirements into a common tapestry and recreates a world that will correspond exactly with the combined requirements.
The cases of all the people who did not pass muster on the first day are judged on the second. After God maps out the dimensions of His new Kingdom on the first day based on the requirements of those who were judged worthy of investment, on the second day He considers all the lives that need to be renewed to make His new Kingdom function.
Even if we focus only on religious requirements the new world requires a large population. The people for whom the world was recreated on the first day need synagogues in which to pray; this means that you will need a quorum of people to be written in the Book of Life even if there is only a single member who passed muster on the first day. They will need Talmudic academies in which to study; a functioning academy must have a large student body, teachers, administrators, maintenance people etc.; hundreds of people can be written into the Book of Life in the merit of the few students who actually require the academy for their spiritual growth. First day people require Kosher food to eat; thousands of people can be written into the Book of Life to make sure that there is a functioning food industry. If you think about it there are literally millions of functions that must be filled in order to keep the spiritual world functioning.
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The Homework for Rosh Hoshanah
Posted on | September 16, 2014 | By Mark Frankel | Comments Off
It's no coincidence that Rosh Hoshanah and the school year start at the same time. Both have the excitement of starting something new. The excitement of a clean slate. The excitement of potential. However, there is one scenario we want to avoid.
"Did everybody do the homework?"
"What homework? Today's the first day!"
"The summer homework."
"We had summer homework? I didn't know that."
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"Mine must of went into the Spam folder."
"I'm sorry. The homework was for your benefit. Everybody knew about it. You'll have to try to compensate."
The Avodah of Rosh Hoshanah is davening. According to many, the Shofar itself is a form of Tefillah, which is why we blow it during Mussaf. But most of us reading this know Judaism's little secret – "Davening with kavanna is difficult". That's why we need to do our summer homework. And it's not too late.
That's why I tell my kids that they should work on saying the first Brocha of Shomoneh Esrai with kavanna during Elul. That's the summer homework. There's no excuses. We know it's Elul. We know that Rosh Hoshanah has lots of davening. If we don't prepare a little bit, we can't blame the Spam folder.
If we do our homework for Rosh Hoshanah, we may only get a B-, but at least we can show the Master Teacher that we're making a sincere effort.
The Selichot Experience In The Eyes Of A Ba'al Teshuvah
Posted on | September 15, 2014 | By Guest Contributor | 21 Comments
By Cosmic X from Jerusalem
I believe that the first time that I said selichot I was at 770 Eastern Parkway on a Saturday night with "the Rebbe". Someone gave me the selichot booklet with old yellowed pages. I could not follow what was going on. At the end the Chasidim started singing something, I think it was some of the Aramaic that we say at the end of the selichot. I understood nothing, and I couldn't even hum along with them since I did not know the tune. I had this embarrassed kind of feeling that one gets when you are the only one in the room that does not know what is going on. But this wasn't a normal room. This was 770, with hundreds of black-frocked Chasidim singing and dancing while poor Cosmic X stared confused. (That weird, embarrassed and confused feeling was my lot quite often during the first year of Teshuvah.)
The rest of the selichot that year were not any better. It meant waking up earlier than usual to pray in the local synagogue. These guys had been saying the selichot since they were little kids, and they knew how to finish them off with blinding speed. (I'm not sure how many of them understood what they were saying.) All this was of course was a prelude to the Shacharit Indianapolis 500, which would be over in 25-30 minutes.
Later on when I moved to Israel my Hebrew vocabulary expanded, and my understanding of the selichot improved accordingly. The more I learned Torah, the more I understood what the authors of the Piyutim were alluding to. The composers of the selichot were great rabbis, who knew how to weave their incredible knowledge of Torah, Talmud, Midrashim and the Hebrew language into amazingly creative poetry. I also purchased an excellent book a few years ago that explains all of the selichot in depth, and I've really come to appreciate them. They are a true delicacy!
The bottom line of this post is that you get out of the selichot what you put into them. Take the time to learn the selichot, and find a minyan that prays at a speed that you feel comfortable with. If you are a beginner, don't get discouraged. Selichot can and should be a meaningful experience.
Originally posted here.
The Cry of the Decaying Kernel
Posted on | September 11, 2014 | By Rabbi Dovid Schwartz | 5 Comments
Why does Mikra Bikurim-the declaration accompanying the bringing of the first fruits/produce begin with a review of the Egyptian exile and exodus? In particular, why is there an emphasis on the population explosion during the Egyptian exile? Why do these pesukim-verses; serve as the opening of the maggid section of Pesach evening Haggadah-telling? Is there a common denominator between the two?
And then you shall respond and say before HaShem your Elokim: "my patriarch was a wandering Aramean. He descended into Egypt with a small number of men and lived there as an émigré; yet it was there that he became a great, powerful, and heavily populated nation.
— Devarim 26:5
… This was to teach you that it is not by bread alone that the human lives, but by all that comes out of HaShem's mouth.
— Devarim 8:3
According to the Jewish mystical tradition all of creation is divided into four tiers domem –silent (inert); tzomeach-sprouting (botanic life); chai-animate (animal life); medaber-speech-endowed life (human beings). Each tier of creation ascends to higher tiers through an upwardly mobile food-chain by nourishing, and thus being incorporated into, the level directly above it until, ultimately, it is assimilated into the human being, the creature that can face and serve the Creator. Minerals nourish plants and are absorbed through the roots buried in the soil and through photosynthesis. Plants are eaten by herbivorous animals providing nutrients for the animals' sustenance and growth. Animals are ingested by carnivorous humans supplying the calories, vitamins and minerals human beings need to live and flourish.
This upwardly mobile food-chain has a spiritual dimension as well.
Man is more than highly developed biological machine that expires when enough of the moving parts wear down. Man is endowed with a cheilek elokai mima'al-a spark of the Divine; and it is the union of soul and body that defines human life. Superficially the external symptoms of death may appear to be too many of the moving parts breaking down; in truth human death occurs as a result of the dissolution of the marriage between body and soul. This begs the question: If there is a spiritual element inherent in human beings what is it that nourishes the soul? Eating food is often described as "keeping body and soul together" but how is this accomplished?
The Rebbe Reb Chaim Chernovitzer cites a teaching of the Arizal in response. Our sages teach us that even the smallest blade of grass here below has a guardian angel on High that "bangs it on the head and exhorts it to grow"(Bereishis Rabbah 10:6). In other words, even the lowest tiers of creation have a spiritual element that animates them, lending them existence, form and substance. In the case of grass, being a plant, a tzomeach-that which sprouts and grows; the grass' "soul" demands growth. Presumably for animals the soul would demand and promote movement and vitality and for soil and all inert creatures the soul would demand and promote silence and stillness. Such that all food substances are also composed of both a body and a soul, albeit inferior to the human body and soul both physically and spiritually. The manifest, visible food is the "body" of the food, while the sacred emanation from on High exhorting it "to be" and not revert to nonexistence lending it form and substance is the foods "soul". When absorbed or ingested the physical element of the food nourishes the consumer's material component while the "soul" of the food, i.e. its spiritual element, nourishes the consumer's spiritual dimension.
This is the meaning of the pasuk "that it is not by bread alone that the human lives, but by all that comes out of HaShem's mouth." The motza pi HaShem-that which emanates from HaShems mouth; refers to the Divine Will that this thing/ foodstuff exist. It is the motza pi HaShem lending tzurah-form; and spirituality that is indispensable for human beings to live, not the corporeal, apparent bread alone.
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Jewish Spiritual Exceptionalism
Posted on | September 9, 2014 | By Mark Frankel | 6 Comments
When it comes to social media, they say that Facebook is for the people you used to know, Linked In is for the people you currently know, and Twitter is for the people you want to know. Facebook has served the "used to know" function for me and I have reconnected to many whom I grew up with in my old neighborhood.
One of the people I've reconnected with. and shared a number of restaurant meals. is a close friend from elementary school. He's an extremely intelligent, well read, AP History teacher. He describes his political leanings as Scandinavian Socialist, which he says would classify him as a left-wing loony in this country. In any case, when we get together we discuss all the hot topics and I find our meetings enjoyable, informative, and challenging.
At a recent dinner we were discussing, American Exceptionalism, the theory that the United States is qualitatively different from other nations. Wikipedia has a good write up on American Exceptionalism which you might want to skim. My friend said that he has no problem with American Exceptionalism in theory, but that the role is often misused for unfair political or economic gain.
The conversation turned to Judaism and our "chosen" status. He asked why couldn't Judaism just be one of many possible spiritual paths. I told him that Judaism has no problem recognizing the validity of other spiritual paths. However, we believe that with the Torah G-d granted the Jews a spiritual exceptionalism, with the giving of the Torah, and when we live up to our spiritual mission as described in the Torah, we will be recognized as a nation of spiritual leaders. I defined spirituality as developing a connection and awareness to G-d, the creator and master of the universe.
In addition to the Torah sources, I told him I believed in Jewish Spiritual Exceptionalism because I have met a number of Torah Observant people who are highly developed spiritually. I also pointed out that it's logical that Judaism's focus on G-d, through the learning of Torah and observance of Mitzvos in every sphere of life, would lead to the development of spiritually exceptional people.
The non-observant people I have communicated with online and off believe in a spiritual dimension. In fact, my friend above lamented the fact that he had not developed his spiritual side. Our Torah observance provides us with the potential to be spiritually execeptional as individuals and as a nation. We ally need to collectively and continually work on improving our connection to G-d through the improvement of our learning of Torah and observance of mitzvos.
At its root, Torah observance is not about happiness, it's not about intellectualism, it's not about a connected community, it's not about a healthy lifestyle. Fundamentally, Torah observance is the means by which we create our connection to G-d and fulfill our spiritually exceptional role. Perhaps this is what we need to embrace and share with others.
10 Points from "Is the Door Closing on Kiruv?" in the Latest Mishpacha
Posted on | September 8, 2014 | By Administrator | 13 Comments
The latest issue of Mishpacha had an article titled: "Is the Door Closing on Kiruv". Pere are some points from the article
1. A recent Klal Perspectives' article claims that half as many young Americans became BTs as compared to ten years ago.
2. A Kiruv activist estimates that the American Kiruv budget is $30 million, eight times the amount in 2000.
3. The intermarriage rate among non-Orthodox is 71.5 percent.
4. Intermarriage makes is difficult to identify halachic Jews.
5. The 'searcher for answers' in no more.
6. Anti-Israel sentiment on campus makes involvement appeals based on pride in the Jewish state difficult.
7. Attachment to cell phones has made it difficult for people to become distraction-free at Shabbatons.
8. Spending time in yeshiva is rare because people are hesitant to put their career on hold.
9. The increasing attention that donors pay towards kiruv numbers has pushed some people out of kiruv.
10. Lack of post Teshuva support have hurt those who have taken steps towards observance.
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Strike the First Blow and the Fix is In
Posted on | September 4, 2014 | By Rabbi Dovid Schwartz | 2 Comments
Why is the war mentioned at the beginning of Ki Seitzei offensive while the one mentioned in Behaaloscha defensive?
Why is victory guaranteed in the war mentioned at the beginning of Ki Seitzei ?
And when war will come in your land against the tormenter that puts pressure on you, you shall sound a staccato on the trumpets. Then HaShem your Elokim will remember you and will save you from your adversaries.
— BeMidbar 10:9
When you set out to wage war against your adversaries HaShem your Elokim will give you victory over them such that you will capture [his] prisoners.
— Devarim 21:10
In the day of good be absorbed of good, and in the day of evil observe; for Elokim has made one parallel the other.
— Koheles 7:14
And the two of them were naked, the Adam and his wife, but they felt no shame.
— Bereshis 2:25
Prior to the sin they were purely good and they related to "the face below" as they did [and still do] to "the face above" [i.e. as there is no shame in eating, hearing, smelling or seeing or in the organs that are the channels of these senses so too there was no shame in reproduction or the organs of reproduction]. For the component of evil that became incorporated in human beings is what differentiates between the two "faces". It is in the lower portion of the human gestalt where evil acquired an abode. By way of proof observe: The sign of the holy covenant is surrounded by a husk, the foreskin, which HaShem commanded to excise for it is there that shidah rested [see Yeshayahu 34:14].
— Ohr HaChaim ibid
There are several marked differences between the two pesukim-verses; describing the wars of the Bnei Yisrael- the Nation of Israel. The pasuk in BeMidbar describes a defensive war, a war that "will come" to you while the pasuk at the beginning of our sidrah-weekly Torah reading; speaks of an offensive, aggressive war: "When you set out to wage war". While rescue and living to fight another day is promised in the former pasuk, victory over the opponent is guaranteed only in the latter pasuk.
When weighing the decision of whether or not to wage war there are a myriad of factors that require consideration. The first among them is if the projected war or fight is winnable. No individual, nation, tribe or even terrorist entity launches a fight or a war that they know that they can't win. While combatants may be prepared to lose many rounds or battles and to clash for years and even decades; no one sets out to lose the war.
That said few war decision-makers are 100% certain of their ultimate victory. Military history is replete with many "David vs. Goliath" upset victories. Hubris, megalomania, underestimation of the enemy, bad intelligence, poor diplomacy and a host of other uncontrollable factors may delude combatants into thinking that their victory is assured. Still, most rational military men understand that it takes more than valor or superior technology and manpower to win a war. They understand that they must remain ever vigilant, persistent and brave because; "it ain't over till it's over".
This is what makes the opening of our sidrah so odd. The prophecies of war should have been stated conditionally; "When you set out to wage war against your adversaries IF HaShem your Elokim will give you victory over them and if you will capture [his] prisoners." In point of historical fact the Bnei Yisrael were not victorious in every war nor did they always capture prisoners. Why then does the pasuk guarantee victory?
Understanding that all of the wars of Bnei Yisrael are not merely physical and geopolitical but metaphysical and spiritual and that, when applied to the microcosm of individual Jews, they translate into milchemes hayeitzer-the war against our inclinations to evil; Rav Leibeleh Eiger explains the distinctiveness of the war described at the beginning of our sidrah allegorically.
Imagine a great warrior king whose crown prince is his only son. While the king wants the prince to achieve the glory and honor that only military victory can accord, he is unwilling to actually risk his only, irreplaceable son's battlefield defeat and death. And so the king, aware of the tactics, strategy and covert intelligence reports, waits until "the fix is in" and does not dispatch the crown prince to wage a war until and unless he, the king, knows that victory is not only probable — but a foregone conclusion. Military observers, combatants and reporters following the war may imagine it to be a closely contested competition — but the king knows better.
The Shofar of Elul
Posted on | September 3, 2014 | By Administrator | Comments Off
The Judaism editors of Wikipedia do a fantastic job as evidenced by this excerpt in the entry on Elul:
During the month of Elul, there are a number of special rituals leading up to the High Holy Days. It is customary to blow the shofar every morning (except on Shabbat) from Rosh Hodesh Elul (the first day of the month) until the day before Rosh Hashanah. The blasts are meant to awaken one's spirits and inspire him to begin the soul searching which will prepare him for the High Holy Days. As part of this preparation, Elul is the time to begin the sometimes-difficult process of granting and asking for forgiveness.[1] It is also customary to recite Psalm 27 every day from Rosh Hodesh Elul through Hoshanah Rabbah on Sukkot (in Tishrei).
We've been hearing the Shofar for about a week now and I'm sure many readers of Beyond BT have begun preparing for Rosh Hashanah by trying to take little steps of improvement.
Rabbi Welcher recently gave a shiur on the topic of "The Shofar of Elul", where he discussed the minhagim and some practical ideas to take advantage of this powerful period in the Jewish calender. The shiur on the Shofar of Elul can be downloaded here.
Lifecycle Events: The Bris
Posted on | September 2, 2014 | By Guest Contributor | 47 Comments
One's first Bris of a child can be a difficult event for the BT. There are many details to take care and it's a very hectic time. Perhaps the Beyond BT community can share their insights into the following questions.
1) How do you select a Mohel and when should you call him?
2) Should you invite people to the Bris?
3) What are the considerations in choosing a Sandek? How about the other honors at the Bris?
4) What are the potential trouble spots when choosing a name?
5) Should you give both a Hebrew and and English name?
A lot of helpful comments in this post from the archives.
Will Modern Orthodoxy Survive?
Posted on | September 1, 2014 | By Guest Contributor | 2 Comments
Dr. Alan Brill has a brilliant analysis of the question:
Will Modern Orthodoxy Survive?
Here's an excerpt:
Modern Orthodoxy is both terminable and interminable. All constructions of modern Orthodoxy are culturally situated and ever bound to a specific time. Even a single version consists of many trends, sub-movements, and cultural shifts.
All varieties of modern Orthodoxies have commonalities based on ideology, people, institutions, and texts, yet they are all terminable in that the resources, concerns, needs, and connections to other movements are all tied to a specific era. In our modern age, these constructions change regularly and rapidly, not that there is any specific need to respond to change, to assume any agency to change, or even to accept the changes.
One can personally continue to argue for a given ideology, but often one finds that it is hard to hold back time. There will no longer be a mass migration of near-illiterate peasant Russian Jews, nor will there likely be a need again for a response to the high modernism of Kant, Freud, or Existentialism; however, the need for articulate ideologies will remain an interminable need for religious communities.
Modernism and mid-20th century modern Orthodoxy may be gone, but, we can see that each era with their own ideology offers the needed construction for its community.
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Elul: The Rambam on the Message of the Shofar
Posted on | August 27, 2014 | By Administrator | Comments Off
The Rambam writes in Hilchot Teshuva 3:4:
"Although Shofar blowing on Rosh Hashana is a divine decree, there is a hidden message of the Shofar. The message is for those who are spiritually asleep to awaken, carefully examine their behavior, perform Teshuva, and remember our Creator. Those who forget the truth in the course of daily routines and devote all of their time to temporal matters that have no lasting impact, should ponder their souls, improve their actions and thoughts. Everyone should abandon his evil actions and thoughts."
The Rambam is writing about Rosh Hashana, but I don't think he would object to us using the Shofar blowings of Elul as a wake up call.
The Practical Spiritual Growth Project
Posted on | August 26, 2014 | By Administrator | 1 Comment
The goal of mitzvos is to develop a deeper connection to Hashem.
If we perform mitzvos and say brachos with more Kavanna, they will have a bigger impact on our connection to Hashem.
Good places to start are with mitzvos and brachos that we perform every day. Here are four daily mitzvos/brachos:
1. Birchos HaMitzvot like Birchos HaTorah, Netilas Yedayim, Tzitzis or Tefillin
2. Birchos Hanehenin before food or drink
3. The first posuk of Shema
4. The start of Shomoneh Esrai
When doing the above mitzvos, try to do them with the Kavanna described below.
After doing this for a few weeks, see whether you feel more connected to Hashem.
1. Say one Birchos HaMitzvot with Kavanna before Birchos HaTorah, Netilas Yedayim, Tzitzis or Tefillin. Have in mind:
a) Hashem is the One who commanded this mitzvah
b) You are the one who was commanded
c) With this act that you are about to perform you are fulfilling this command
Simple explanation of Birchos HaMitzvot
Baruch Atah Hashem – Hashem, the Master of all (who always was, is, and will be), is the Ultimate Source of all blessing
Elokeinu Melech HaOlam – Hashem is the source of all powers in this world, and He is the Ultimate Authority of the World
Asher Kid'shanu B'mitzvosav – Hashem separated, elevated and sanctified us by obligating us with His commandments
V'tzivanu Al – And He particularly commanded us with the mitzvos I am about to perform regarding…
2. Say one Birchos HaNehenin, before food or drink with Kavanna. Have in mind:
a) Hashem is the creator of what you are about to eat
b) You are thankful to Him for creating and providing this food for you
Simple explanation of sample Birchos HaNehenin
Baruch Atah Hashem – Hashem, the Master of all (who always was, is, and will be), is the Ultimate Source of all blessing
Elokeinu Melech HaOlam – Hashem is the source of all powers in this world, and He is the Ultimate Authority of the World
Shehakol Nihyah Bidvaro – everything was created through His word and power
3. Say the first pasuk of Shema in the morning or evening with Kavanna. Have in mind:
a) You are going to perform the Mitzvos of reciting the Shema
b) You are going to perform the Mitzvos of accepting Hashem as the Ultimate Authority over you
c) Think about the first 2 commandments of "I am Hashem your G-d," and "You shall have no other gods."
Simple explanation of the first pasuk of Shema:
Sh'ma Yisrael – listen, hear and understand, individual Jews and the Jewish People
Hashem – Master of all (who always was, is, and will be), upon Wwhom all existence is dependent
Elokeinu – Is the source of all powers and the Ultimate Authority of the world
Hashem – Master of all, guides the world to its ultimate purpose
Echad – Everything comes from Hashem, and some day this will be recognized by all and we will reach our ultimate purpose
4. Start one Shomoneh Esrai with Kavanna. Have in mind:
a) You are standing before Hashem and are about to begin your prayer to Him
b) Hashem is the Source and Authority over everything in the world
c) You are small in comparison to Hashem
Track your progress in the following chart
Enter the number of times you did that mitzvah/brocha on that day with Kavanna
_________________________Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1. Say Birchos HaMitzvot with Kavanna
2. Say Birchos Hanehenin with Kavanna
3. Say Shema with Kavanna
4. Start Shomoneh Esrai with Kavanna
Practical spiritual growth is possible if we just follow the prescription that the Torah provides.
The Season of the Spiritual Growth Mindset
Posted on | August 25, 2014 | By Administrator | Comments Off
The secular world has recently "discovered" the growth mindset:
Mindset is a simple idea discovered by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of research on achievement and success—a simple idea that makes all the difference. In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. Virtually all great people have had these qualities.
The growth mindset is fundamental to a Torah Observant Jew. Every BT and FFB will tell you, that where you are headed in terms of growth, is much more important than where you came from.
One advantage we have in Jewish Spiritual Growth is that the calendar orients us towards times with increased opportunities. Shabbos provides more potential than week days. Yom Tovim provide additional growth opportunities. And the Yomin Noraim provide the greatest opportunities. In Judaism the 40 days from Rosh Chodesh Elul to Yom Kippur is the definitive spiritual growth season.
But as we know, growth takes effort, and Hashem made us a bit lazy, so we are advised to use the entire Elul runway as we approach Rosh Hoshana, the Ten Days of Teshuva, and Yom Kippur.
In the Practical Guide to Teshuva, Rabbi S. Wagschal writes that the process of teshuvah may be successfully achieved if it is performed in a gradual manner. He suggests that we should begin with improving things we are already doing, like tefillah and brachos.
Tomorrow we will provide some practical ways to leverage the enhanced spiritual growth mindset which we have in these days of Elul.


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GB, Petentials.com Swap War Stories
The GB gang meets up with another Internet startup to swap war stories and compare wounds. Why does the camera concern them? Doesn't everybody record their every move?
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Views: 3,819
Added: 2007-10-09 10:18
Posted in: Money
GB Rocks
Bill Shafer shares a secret about a rockin' new feature on GrowingBolder.com.
Time: 02:50From: Growing Bolder
Views: 1,081
Added: 2007-10-03 19:34
Rock On
Web man Dan Beach loves the '70s. Not the decade with the bell bottoms -- the one he's currently experiencing.
Time: 03:48From: Growing Bolder
Views: 6,423
Added: 2007-10-03 16:18
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Roger McGuinn Stays Cool
We knew he was cool, but this takes it to a whole new level. Byrds founder Roger McGuinn has gone green with solar-powered ice.
Time: 02:09From: Growing Bolder
Views: 10,728
Added: 2007-10-02 16:18
Posted in: Gadgets
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
The Villages Twirlers prove girls of all ages want the same thing -- to have fun!
Time: 01:42From: Growing Bolder
Views: 5,042
Added: 2007-10-02 16:16
Posted in: Other
Right on Target
Bob Worrell was the oldest archer at the National Senior Games and came away with the gold in his age group and a new record! Find out how he's kept his love for the sport right on target!
Time: 02:29From: Growing Bolder
Views: 4,621
Added: 2007-09-26 17:48
Posted in: Other
Volunteers Kick Up Heels
Imagine the possibilities if we could harness the power of the massive Boomer generation to serve the needs of people in our communities. It's one of the goals of RSVP. Find out how much good these selfless volunteers do.
Time: 02:05From: Growing Bolder
Views: 2,523
Added: 2007-09-26 15:41
Posted in: Volunteering
GB Sells Out
Want us to hawk your product on GrowingBolder.com? Check out our light-hearted attempt at product placement around the office.
Time: 02:06From: Growing Bolder
Views: 2,941
Added: 2007-09-26 15:38
Posted in: Other
GB Goes to BarCamp
We're just square enough to admit that when we first heard about BarCamp we thought it was for people who want to learn how to mix drinks. Imagine our surprise when it turned out to be a tech "unconference." Find out what that means.
Time: 02:58From: Growing Bolder
Views: 7,057
Added: 2007-09-26 15:35
Posted in: Technology
The Quest for Desks
Need proof that we're a small company? Watch as the GB gang tries to find the best deal on desks for new employees. Assembly required!
Time: 05:06From: Growing Bolder
Views: 3,759
Added: 2007-09-19 17:44
Posted in: Reality Bytes


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Candy of the 1940s is a World War II era program that will be held at the North Platte Public library March 14 and 16.
Library director Cecelia Lawrence will present the free hour-long program at noon Friday, March 14 as part of the Brown Bag series.
The program will be repeated at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 16. The program should be of special interest to those who can't get to programs on weekdays, Llibrary Spokeswoman Terri Johnson said.
There is no charge for either presentatoin.
The library will be open March 16 only for the program and not other library business. Seating is limited, so reservations need to be made for this free program by calling the library at 535-8036. Attendees at the noon program are welcome to bring their own lunch. Coffee and water will be provided.
Attendees may be surprised to learn which candies were introduced during that decade. Many of the candies are still popular today, Johnson said.
The program is part of the library's celebration of Bob Greene's book, Once Upon a Town, which was chosen as the 2014 selection in the "One Book, One Nebraska" program.
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