Twitteleh: Twitter for your Jewish Mother

September 23, 2009 · Filed Under Baum's Blog 

Okay, this is not exactly a particularly profound (or long) blog post – but please cut me some slack.  I’ve been writing sermons and midrashim (Jewish legends) and working on Torah readings.  And talking to the media.  And interacting with the thousands of people who have been on our site this week.  So, those are my excuses.

But, I feel I owe you a blog.  So, I’m borrowing from someone else- it’s a really funny video.  Yes, it is full of Jewish mother and other stereotypes – but, it’s still quite funny.

And, Mom, you can follow me on Twitter here.

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One Response to “Twitteleh: Twitter for your Jewish Mother”

  1. Robert S Isenberg Says:
    September 30th, 2009 at 10:32 am

    Dear Rabbi Baum, First, may I thank you for such a wonderful idea of a Cyber Temple. Two comments that moved me the most were from the adult children with elderly parents unable to get to Services. A Mitzvah, three-fold. I too had the honor of caring for my Mother until six weeks short of her 93rd Birthday. My one brother was there as well. We were blessed that our Mom was active up until 92!
    You reached so many that had not been to Temple in years. Those who felt uncomfortable for what ever the reason, those Handicapped and those that couldn’t afford to pay to pray! There are folks like me that can’t read or speak or understand Hebrew and lose any of the Spiritual connection by not understanding. I could go on but by the comments I know you’re hearing most of ehat I say and then some!
    I will tell you this. I told my friend of 46 years about the Services. Our Dads were Boyscouts together in the 1920s and both in the garment trade in New Haven. She then told me that we went to school with your aunt and you went to school, K-12, with her son! So much for “Who’s Who in Jew”!
    I live in Coastal North Carolina. You can’t go a block without seeing a Church. I think the closest Temple is in Wilmington and that is two hours away. In all honesty, I was not at all that motivated, On line however, this is something I will most likely continue.
    I came up this summer for my cousin’s Bar Mitzvah. I went to Shabbat Services with my family the following weekends I was there. I enjoyed them but missed the parts in Hebrew. One of the Lessons the Rabbi quoted was the one you did as well about the feather pillow and gossip analogy. It is a good lesson. Gossip hurts and once it’s out…. I’ve come to the point that what people say about me is none of my business and listening to gossip is as bad as spreading it.
    Thank you once more for this great endevour. I will certainly promote this to my friends. You will most likely hear from me again.
    Sincerely, Saul Robert son of Arnold and Beatrice (my hebrew name in english)

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