Saturday, May 25, 2024
It’s our 21st wedding anniversary today.
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The highlight of today’s synagogue service was the celebration of Mel Scult’s 90th birthday. He has devoted himself to the organization and study of the ideas of Mordecai Kaplan, the greatest Jewish philosopher of modern times for many of us. As a result, Mel has taught us so much about living as Jews today.
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On the other hand, I just read an essay by a rabbi whose weltanschaung is obviously more contemporary than mine. In fact, “on the other hand” seems to be the basis of her world view. When she encounters evil (although the word evil does not rise to her lips as readily as it does to mine), she hastens to find the countervailing evil rather than pausing to make any sense of the evil in front of her, historically, psychologically, ethically, politically.
The image that came to mind was of a person with a shovel, first taking a scoop of dirt out of the ground then putting it back to fill the hole. That leaves no pile to trip over and no hole to stumble into. No harm, no foul — as too often heard during a basketball game broadcast.
Sunday, May 26, 2024
They did it again. Winner in overtime.
Even if there were no other reason to support Joe Biden for president, Elon Musk’s opposition would be sufficient.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
The Bronx has an estimated population of 1,297,660, making it only the sixth largest county in New York State, but would place it in the ten largest cities in the country on its own.
Yet, today, its second remaining movie theater is closing, leaving it with one for the entire population.
It does have 13 screens, however, which is far more coverage in quantitative terms than was ever available in the good old days. Our Brooklyn neighborhood had three theaters, one screen each, within walking distance in the 1950s. The city of Ithaca had four movie theaters in the 1960s. Meanwhile, there is a 13-screen plex six minutes walk away from Palazzo di Gotthelf. Are we better off now?
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Yesterday evening, I offered my brother a deal. If the Rangers won that night, I would treat him to lunch at Seasons 52, 217 Lafayette Avenue, Edison, New Jersey, a restaurant that I have come to enjoy on previous visits. If they lost, he would treat me to lunch. What's clear is that I was anticipating a meal at Seasons 52 and I would be delighted treating him. Well, the good news is that I got a free meal; the bad news is that the Rangers lost, tying the series at two games apiece.
Not only was my meal free, it was good. I ordered something that never appeared at a Sabbath meal on Pitkin Avenue, Wood-Grilled Shrimp and Grits, cooked with chorizo and diced tomatoes.
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I did some shopping when I got home and caught up with the local Tillamook Dairy ice cream situation. Since the initial venture with peach and strawberry, we tried chocolate peanut butter. Today, Fairway Market, 2131 Broadway, also had chocolate, mint chip, chocolate chip cookie dough and Oregon dark cherry ice cream, my actual purchase. The price remains $6.99 for a 1-1/2 quart tub of very creamy ice cream.
Thursday, May 30, 2024
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The New York Rangers did not do as well as Alvin Bragg.
Friday, May 31, 2024
H Mart, a Korean-American supermarket chain, had a colorful opening
today at 210 Amsterdam Avenue, just beyond the welcome mat at Palazzo di Gotthelf.
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merchandise is predominantly Asian, leaving lots of room for exploration. One welcome feature is not yet
operative, a counter offering food from bb.q Chicken, my favorite chicken joint in Koreatown. Maybe this is a compassionate gesture by Providence to compensate for my decreasing mobility.
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