We have liftoff!

Akiva took his first steps tonight!

I won!

I won a $25 coupon to Estihana in Brooklyn from Kosher Koupon.com Anybody want tojoin me?

Rite of Passage

 

Track Us On Our Trip to Asher's Bar Mitzvah

I think this takes place in our basement on 44th St.

Serdahel Rebbe dancing Mitzvah Tanz at wedding of Serdahel Kossov


& I think this Lag B Bonfire is in front of the old Toras Emes

 

A phoenix is a mythical bird that is a fire spirit with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet (or purple, blue, and green according to some legends). It has a 500 to 1000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. The new phoenix is destined to live as long as its old self. In some stories, the new phoenix embalms the ashes of its old self in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (literally "sun-city" in Greek). It is said that the bird's cry is that of a beautiful song. The Phoenix's ability to be reborn from its own ashes implies that it is immortal, though in some stories the new Phoenix is merely the offspring of the older one. In very few stories they are able to change into people.

just checking

I tried to respond to Akiva's birthday post but somehow the blog wouldn't let me. So I am just checking inand writing something. Oh yeah - Mrs. Jay passed away so I might go make a shiva call and represent the family.

Happy Birthday, Akiva!

Then...


and now...

Birthday

Thank you everyone for calling and wishing me a happy birthday. This year is a big year but next year is even bigger. It could only happen once in a lifetime Figure it out. Love Doda

This is for Meir who caught a huge mistake on his phone bill during his "travels"

Naomi's Winning Holocaust Essay