Month: October 2007
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The Play I’m directing.. 10/31- 11/4 in Fairfield CT
Please excuse this bit of shameless self-promotion, but Yonkers clown and performer Adam Gertsacov (Hey,that’s me!) is directing a play at Fairfield University. Here’s the press release, along with some information about the show. Of particular interest is that opening night will feature a talkback with Adam and the translator, Ron Jenkins. Ron is a…
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Congestion Pricing Forum Oct 11
Thursday evening, October 11th @ 7:30pm. The forum will be held at the Riverdale Temple, located at the corner of Independence Avenue and West 246th Street. Speaking in favor of congestion pricing will be Kathryn Wylde, President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City. Speaking in opposition to congestion pricing will be Assemblyman…
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Mysterious Fish and the Connections that lie Within
The New York Times > T Magazine > Slide Show > The Exhibitionist > Slide 3 of 5 I have a mysterious connection to this image— if you’d like to find out more, please send me an email!
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Different but same
The last few days have been a study in contrasts and similarities. As Adam blogged earlier, on Thursday I was honored at Tehillah. It was a wonderful experience, though somewhat bittersweet, because I’ll be stepping down from the synagogue board (and the Vice Presidency) within the next few weeks. But learning a bit of Torah…
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The Tire Done Broke, but Stephanie Done Fine
Thursday night was Simchat Torah, (it’s a celebration of the reading of the Torah, with music and dancing and fun) and Stephanie was honored at our synagogue as the Kallah , or the Bride of the Torah. This meant that in addition to her busy schedule of doing her work, and being the vp of…
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The Proposed Purser Park vs. Habitat for Humanity
There’s a movement afoot in our neighborhood to build a new green park next to a local school that could desperately use a park– weirdly, it’s the good people at Habitat for Humanity that are holding it back. An example of where sometimes self-interest from enlightened people isn’t enlightened self-interest. HH has the rights to…