Posted on Mar 2nd, 2012 by Henry Weekly Spark: Red Red Whine; Pre-Purim Blast This Tuesday Nt

“I can’t fall asleep!” my son said recently with growing agitation.  “I’ve been trying for 30 minutes!”
I looked around at his sleeping siblings and considered his plight.
“I’m going to be tired tomorrow and I won’t be able to concentrate,” he moaned.
“Avraham, just lie down and don’t worry about falling asleep,” my wife offered.  “Your body rests when [...]

Posted on Feb 28th, 2012 by Esther Red Carpet Purim

On the heels of the Oscars, join us for a pre-Purim event as we walk the Red Carpet and unleash our inner glamour – because all the world’s a stage.
Prizes for best Hollywood/movie costume
Spirits served all night
Gourmet buffet
Live music with The Night Brigade
Best Costume wins a Kindle Fire
Tuesday, March 6
7:30-10:30pm

REGISTER HERE!
Where: 404NYC
404 10th Ave (between [...]

Posted on Feb 27th, 2012 by Esther Live Streaming Tonight: Jacob’s Ladder

Join Rabbi Adam Jacobs online tonight with Jacob’s Ladder: “The End of the Climate War” from 8-9pm.
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Posted on Feb 24th, 2012 by Henry Make ‘Em Laugh: Weekly Spark

I watched a video this week of 108-year-old Alice Sommer Herz describing how she and her son not just survived but thrived in the Holocaust to a great degree because she laughed.
“If a mother laughs, how will her children not laugh?” she asks.
This morning just after two of my sons got into a brotherly altercation, my wife [...]