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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This the Holiness of Little Daily Dramas by Robert A Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This The Holiness of Little Daily Dramas by Robert A. Alper Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This: The Holiness of Little Daily Dramas by Robert A. Alper. Advertising for Love. By Rabbi Bob Alper. "G-D DOES NOT PUNISH the shadchan (matchmaker) for telling lies," the Yiddish proverb tells us, and so, I suppose, the writers of some personals ads might also be forgiven their slight exaggerations. Just a few years ago, personals ads were considered the bastion of true losers, those folks with no social skills, unable to find love in the traditional ways. Nowadays, the classifieds of Jewish weeklies and other papers have become the "meet markets" of the millenium, festooned with cleverly worded messages. And the happy fact is, they often work. I read these postings every chance I get. There's a little bit of shadchan in me, too; I'm always on the lookout for someone who'd be a perfect match for a few of my single friends. Plus, I'm fascinated by the ways people describe themselves and articulate their desires. Nearly everyone is either pretty or handsome, intelligent but with a great sense of humor, a homebody who enjoys all sports. And it's enlightening to realize that seven out of ten people apparently spend a good part of their waking moments "taking long walks on the beach." I've been saving favorite personals ads for several years. Everyone's looking for a soulmate; a couple of older women got down to specifics: "Widow with perfect figure desires one-woman man in 60s who has concern for Israel's survival." "European widowed Jewish professional, attractive, bright, humorous, seeks tall male counterpart, under 65, with own hair and teeth. " A "physically active, world-traveled semi-retired physician" was equally direct, stipulating that his heart would only be melted by an "attractive, natural, unburdened, minimal shopper." Minimal shopper? One of my favorites appeared in The Forward, obviously placed by a woman with a great comic sense: "Striking, sophisticated slender redhead, former model from the Midwest. Looking to meet charming, intelligent, fun loving, self-sufficient gentleman, 50-65, for mature relationship. Must have positive cash flow, a substantial amount of stocks and bonds, and have a terminal disease with no known heirs." And years ago, this appeared in Boston's alternative paper, The Phoenix: "Single Jewish woman seeks single Jewish man with dead mother." Recently, while checking the "People Connector" in The Baltimore Jewish Times, I discerned a peculiar theme running through many of the ads. "Attractive blonde with lovely figure, in 60s. " one notice read, and others were similarly descriptive. "Beautiful blonde, petite, warm, giving, 50. " "I'm blonde, fit, smart, funny, impulsive. " "Pretty, green-eyed blonde, professional. " "Ravishing blonde. Let's make dreams come true together." I'm still wondering why all these Norwegian women are advertising in The Baltimore Jewish Times. JWR contributor Rabbi Bob Alper, the world's only practicing clergyman doing stand-up comedy . intentionally, is the author of Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This : The Holiness of Little Daily Dramas and A rabbi confesses. To visit his web site, click here. To send your comments click here. 12/13/99: The Secret Messages of "Spell Check" 11/19/99: Name that Jew 12/31/98: Toward rabbinic survival 12/07/98: Naming names 11/23/98:The Wedding Announcement 11/10/98: What the mail-man brought. R E V I E W S. "Robert Alper's method is conversational, his strength is the turn of phrase, his secret ingredient is humor. Anyone reading him will smile a lot and think of some other great writers: Robert Fulghum, Garrison Keillor, and Sam Levenson." -- Msgr. Thomas Hartman , author of Just a Moment and co-host of TV's "The God Squad" ". will send you on a journey of discovery and will provide much-needed spiritual sustenance along the way." -- Gerda Weissmann Klein , Oscar and Emmy winner for One Survivor Remembers and author of All But My Life. "It's too bad Rabbi Bob Alper does not have a congregation in New York City. If he did, I'd join in a flash! Where else can you get such gentle wisdom and such terrific humor?" -- Ari L. Goldman , author of The Search for God at Harvard and former religion writer for the The New York Times. ". a wise book of personal reflection . a superb guide." -- Beverly Coyle , author of The Kneeling Bus and In Troubled Waters. "By discovering holiness in humble places so often overlooked by others, Rabbi Alper shows us how the stuff of daily life can become an unfolding triumph of the spirit." -- Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette , author of Twelve Months of Monastery Soups and From a Monastery Kitchen. ". a heart-grabber and a head-grabber, too. What a treasure!" -- Rabbi Jack Riemer , editor, Wrestling with the Angel. Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This: The Holiness of Little Daily Dramas by Robert A. Alper. Standard Comedy Night. 65-110 minutes of stand-up comedy. No need for an opening act. Can be arranged in a variety of ways, either with straight advance sale/at the door ticket prices, or with reserved seats, sponsors, benefactors pre-show receptions, raffle drawings, etc. In most cities, the secular paper will definitely do a feature article with photo, as will the Jewish paper. A unique, spirit-raising, community-building event. Includes comedy night plus one or two Shabbat programs. Presentation based on the deeply inspirational, partly humorous Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This: The Holiness of Little Daily Dramas, which the Detroit Free Press called 'a volume of spiritual gems' in a four-star review. The Miami Bureau of Jewish Education developed a study guide for this book, and uses it in family life education. Sermon 'The Spirituality of Laughter'. The Spirituality of Laughter. A Jewish Look at the Holiness of Humor. This program, particularly appropriate for Shabbat, is a condensed version of the Scholar-in Residence Weekend. Part informal sermon (with plenty of laughs) exploring how Judaism values the spiritual, psychological, and physiological benefits of laughter, followed by 30 minutes of pure stand-up comedy! Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This: The Holiness of Little Daily Dramas by Robert A. Alper. Densie Well, Ph.D., R.D. Open your eyes to yellow vegetables. The Kosher Gourmet by Megan Gordon With its colorful cache of purples and oranges and reds, COLLARD GREEN SLAW is a marvelous mood booster --- not to mention just downright delish. Rabbi Yonason Goldson : Clarifying one of the greatest philosophical conundrums in theology. The Kosher Gourmet by Julie Rothman Almondy, flourless torta del re (Italian king's cake), has royal roots, is simple to make, . but devour it because it's simply delicious. Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer : Passover frees us from the tyranny of time. Rabbi Hillel Goldberg : Silence is much more than golden. Jonathan Tobin : Why Did Kerry Lie About Israeli Blame? Jewish World Review May 19, 2004 / 28 Iyar, 5764. It's ain't easy being a Reform rabbi and a comic. Meet the world's only practicing clergyman doing stand-up comedy. intentionally. http://www.jewishworldreview.com | The funeral director asked me to officiate, and since I didn't know the deceased, I compiled information for the eulogy through long distance calls. I added the final details just before the service, during a brief meeting with people who'd only minutes earlier emerged from planes and long automobile rides. The survivors had assembled from far away locations, and although the family room where we sat was filled with sadness, it was impossible to miss the undercurrent of joy and love. They had come together to celebrate a long life and a gentle death. "Be honest in the eulogy," one daughter instructed me. "Nothing maudlin. You can see what kind of people we are." And so, looking at the hundreds who had gathered for the funeral, I described Rose as she had been portrayed by the people who cherished her: "Rose was a loving wife. A devoted mother. An adoring grandmother. She was not a very good cook." The congregation responded with a collective laugh. And why not? They knew Rose well. And as I spoke, they remembered the comical pride she always took in what she swore was her congenital inability to cook. That was the Rose they treasured. Other times the humor in a funeral home has been more internal and private, when I've heard words that had me guffawing under an appropriately serious outer- expression. Like the time a close friend of the deceased was asked to speak in tribute. I introduced him, then sat just off to the side of the pulpit. The man walked slowly up the three stairs, opened a sheaf of notes and placed them on the lectern, and solemnly began, "We have gathered together to utilize Phil�" Rabbis are not immune from fumbling a word or two. Especially when reciting verses that have become, perhaps, too familiar. On this occasion I was sitting in the pew while a colleague officiated. I quietly decided that the fellow had spent just a little too much time in Philadelphia when I heard him recite these words while reading the Twenty-third Psalm: "Yo though I walk�er�yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death�" But my self-control meet its most formidable challenge not in a funeral home but of all places, in a supermarket.
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