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#53
#53
OrangeTsar said:
Then I must also present to you, the absolute WORST cover of the song ever 😂
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Don’t hate me , gonna disagree on it being the worst. I loved it, the subtitles were a nice touch. It got really good when it went in a whole different direction at around the 4 minute mark.
It was all a dream. 💭
 
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#54
#54
MAD said:
Don’t hate me , gonna disagree on it being the worst. I loved it, the subtitles were a nice touch. It got really good when it went in a whole different direction at around the 4 minute mark.
It was all a dream. 💭
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And I am almost sure it was meant to be “bad”. I think the guy was a comedian
 
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#55
I would post this in the pet thread, but I’ve already attracted callous trolling from VN’s unhoused Gator, there. Admittedly, I am not of the tribes, and I haven’t received instruction and been accepted into a Reformed Synagogue. However, having just attended the memorial gathering for my Jewish cousin in Syracuse, NY, I am attuned to perform the burial of my cat. I combed and cleaned her, wrapped her in a simple white shroud, dug her grave, placed her in it, filled it in, and placed a piece of natural golden granite on top (her sister’s grave is next to hers, topped with gray granite). It comforted me to play the following while I committed myself to following the path of the G-d of Abraham.

 
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Tin Man said:
I would post this in the pet thread, but I’ve already attracted callous trolling from VN’s unhoused Gator, there. Admittedly, I am not of the tribes, and I haven’t received instruction and been accepted into a Reformed Synagogue. However, having just attended the memorial gathering for my Jewish cousin in Syracuse, NY, I am attuned to perform the burial of my cat. I combed and cleaned her, wrapped her in a simple white shroud, dug her grave, placed her in it, filled it in, and placed a piece of natural golden granite on top (her sister’s grave is next to hers, topped with gray granite). It comforted me to play the following while I committed myself to following the path of the G-d of Abraham.

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Beautiful and touching, thanks for sharing.
 
#60
#60

In case the above doesn’t work , posted a YouTube as well.




We American Jews love America.
Thank you to all who have served.
 
#64
#64
Ran across this old short film shot in Knoxville.
 
#71
#71


Eleanor the Great​

Scarlett Johansson

Oscar nominee June Squibb (The Humans, TIFF ’21; Nebraska) stars in Scarlett Johansson’s thoughtful, provocative, and very funny feature directorial debut, about a nonagenarian who passes herself off as a Holocaust survivor.



Thoughtful, provocative, and funny, Scarlett Johansson’s feature directorial debut is an affecting character study about storytelling as a means of understanding who we are and the perils of appropriation. Showcasing the singular charisma of 95-year-old Oscar nominee June Squibb (The Humans, TIFF ’21, Nebraska), Eleanor the Greatreminds us that it's never too late to get yourself into a whole lot of trouble.

After the death of her best friend and long-time roommate Bessie (Rita Zohar), Eleanor (Squibb) leaves her Florida home for New York City, where she moves in with her daughter Lisa (Jessica Hecht) and grandson Max (Will Price). During a visit to the Manhattan Jewish Community Center, Eleanor stumbles her way into a support group for Holocaust survivors and, joining their circle, begins to tell her own story. Except, unbeknownst to everyone listening, it isn't Eleanor’s story — it’s Bessie’s.

The story snares the attention of journalism student Nina (Erin Kellyman), who wants to feature Eleanor in an article. Never one to turn away attention, Eleanor begins to forge a close bond with Nina. But how long will it take before that bond is shattered by the truth?

Written by Tory Kamen, Eleanor the Great takes on the weightiest of subjects with the lightest of touches. Compulsively chatty, ultra-opinionated, and lacking in boundaries, Eleanor is a fascinating heroine and an absolute hoot. Drawing upon her wide-ranging experience as an actor, Johansson focuses her gaze on the intricacies of Squibb’s performance, which exudes a complexity rarely afforded to elderly characters, and keeps us laughing, even through the most uncomfortable of confrontations.
 
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#74
#74
I’ve not spent much time contemplating it, but I think it’s curious the distinction people make between Jewish cultural vs religious identity and how it comports to their position on certain issues of the day. Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think it exists in any other culture that has roots in a religious community.
 
#75
#75
OrangeTsar said:
Time to go positive and quit arguing with people who just can’t dreamt get over the hate. Here is a place to post anything you wish to celebrate Jews and their contributions to our world.
Let me start it off with the very end of Mahler‘s gargantuan 90 minute Symphony Number 2.
Banned by the Nazis, his incomparable music finally began to emerge from exile i. The 50s and 60s. Now his music is indispensable
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Love Mahler.
 
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