Top 10 Reasons for Teaneck’s Jews to Claim They Are Victims of Anti-Semitism
10. Your child can’t get a free swing at the Inclusive Playground at Votee Park because they are all being used
9. A Township Police Officer pulls you over for not stopping for a pedestrian in a crosswalk on Cedar Lane, who is walking to synagogue, 5 minutes before the Sabbath
8. The Kosher signs on the Cedar Lane 7-11 Slurpee machines make you believe that the Teaneck Road's machines are not Kosher
7. Blockbuster is going out of business and they do not have any copies of The Ten Commandments, Yentyl, Ushpizin, Fiddler on the Roof, Exodus or Shindler’s List for 60% off
6. Teaneck's Board of Education pads the budget with extra expenditures because the voters routinely blindly pass the budget and as a result your property taxes go up
5. Every year you need to buy new shoes after doing Tashlich because birds poop all over the grass near the Hackensack River and Overpeck Park
4. You get pulled over for drunk driving on Purim because of racial profiling
3. Mysteriously, the Eruv was down after THE Snow Storm of 2010 and everyone's naively blaming it on the snow
2. Teaneck voters vote for the candidates running for the Council based on their merits and not because they attend synagogue
1. The number 1 top reason to claim anti-Semitism is when you are caught lying in your selfish attempt to bring peace for the greater good of the community, your community.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Parking Solutions (Part 3)
Mr. President, Robert Erlich, I have thought about your parking issues and I have yet another solution for Etz Chaim of Teaneck.
Jews love to drive to Synagogue for Friday night services. Orthodox Jews can't move their cars all Sabbathlong. When it comes to the Sabbath morning services, stacked parking and baby strollers are a rough mix if they have to share the same space. Where are congregants going to congregate after services if 554 Queen Anne Rd's lot is all parked up? The Orthodox can't walk on the grass, you might tear it up. The entire situation is not conducive to building a community.
Its Saturday morning after services and the weather is beautiful. The parking lot is full and there are a ton of strollers. Where can you hang out and shmooze before you walk home from a scrumptious Saturday afternoon luncheon?
Jews love to drive to Synagogue for Friday night services. Orthodox Jews can't move their cars all Sabbathlong. When it comes to the Sabbath morning services, stacked parking and baby strollers are a rough mix if they have to share the same space. Where are congregants going to congregate after services if 554 Queen Anne Rd's lot is all parked up? The Orthodox can't walk on the grass, you might tear it up. The entire situation is not conducive to building a community.
Its Saturday morning after services and the weather is beautiful. The parking lot is full and there are a ton of strollers. Where can you hang out and shmooze before you walk home from a scrumptious Saturday afternoon luncheon?
You can clear the parking lot of cars, but hiring a valet service to move the cars until the crowd dissipates can be very expensive and Etz Chaim can not afford to hemorrhage any more money or to rely on Betty Grable to allegedly foot the bill. So what can you do that is cost effective and practical?
Your pal, Shluffenheimer MacDougal, has some great concepts to bring up at your next board meeting, assuming you have a board of course. If not, you can just bring it up to Rabbi Feldman after services.
You can train animals to drive a car. Animals are not bound by sabbath rules, so they can't violate the Sabbath. Case in point, Toonces the Driving Cat.
Cats aren't loyal like a dog, but Dogs are more reliable. Better to train a dog to drive the cars.
Be careful not to hire a cat and a dog together. Cats can be very malicious and vengeful.
Its been clinically proven that Elephants are more powerful than cats and dogs, but they aren't better drivers. Elephants are a bad idea.
Stuart Little is already trained but he is too short and won't reach the steering wheel.
Training animals is a risky proposition. After all, it is hard to get animals to follow what you ask of them on demand. An animal can never be fully domesticated. It is better to train the children to drive. They are our future and in a young synagogue there will never be a shortage of children under 3. Etz Chaim will finally have a youth program.
Let's stop talking about problems and let's start talking about solutions!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
The Grapevine: 2010 Edition
The Jewish community is not immune to its share of controversies. There are different types of scandals and breaches of ethics that Rabbis have tried to keep quiet. They all have the same thing in common, dina d’malchusa dina (the laws of the land are the laws), and if you don’t follow them you will pay the consequences.
Historically, Rabbis have tried to keep potential Hillul Hashem out of the news and public conscience. Instead of immediately taking the opportunity to rectify the situation, whether dealing with accusations of sexual abuse, fraud, money laundering, zoning violations, etc., Rabbis waited for the proverbial “doodoo” to hit the fan before reacting. In today’s world, that means that instead of Aunt Sadie calling all of her friends to tell them the gossip on her rotary phone activating the grapevine, the news gets blasted all over the Internet, Newspapers, TV, Radio and Blogosphere and damage control becomes near impossible. Instead of taking the initial opportunity to rectify the problems ourselves and create a Kiddush Hashem by showing the world that we are an or lagoyim, a beacon of righteousness for all the nations of the world, the situation becomes a huge Hillul Hashem.
Rabbi Feldman wrote in a July 28, 2009 article in Cross Currentsthat It has been an awful week for the Jewish people an awfulness compounded and aggravated by the fact that what has happened is known to anyone on the planet with a newspaper, a radio or an internet connection. It is further exacerbated by the fact that the events of this past week, while extreme, are certainly not the only causes of embarrassment in the eyes of the world that the Jewish community has suffered recently. Is Rabbi Feldman really saying that its better for controversies to stay within the boundaries of the Jewish Community and they shouldn’t be known to the “outside world”?
What about his situation at Etz Chaim Vs. The Township of Teaneck? Once Etz Chaim filed that the Shul addition was really a family room, it forced the Township and neighbors to get involved, more so than if Etz Chaim would have filed for the appropriate zoning. Based on the history of the house next door to Etz Chaim and 554 Queen Anne Road, they kicked over the hornets nest as soon as they started praying there. Now Etz Chaim, Rabbi Feldman and Robert Erlich are all over the Internet, Newspapers and Blogosphere and portrayed in a negative way.
Etz Chaim is in prelitigation with the Rutherford Institute preparing for a case against the Township of Teaneck, and is collecting signatures for a petition and claiming that it is being discriminated against because it is a Jewish Synagogue. Etz Chaim is trying to turn a small containable situation into a huge one that has immediate ramifications for all the Jews of Teaneck. Rabbi Feldman, Robert Erlich or any of the Etz Chaim leadership could have rectified the situation with the Township and neighbors by admitting that Etz Chaim made a mistake by not originally filing for the proper zoning. Maybe other Community Rabbis in Teaneck can get involved to help Etz Chaim see how its actions are affecting all the Jews of Teaneck.
There is still a great chance to turn this Hillul Hashem into a great Kiddush Hashem. Rabbi Feldman the ball is in your court!
Historically, Rabbis have tried to keep potential Hillul Hashem out of the news and public conscience. Instead of immediately taking the opportunity to rectify the situation, whether dealing with accusations of sexual abuse, fraud, money laundering, zoning violations, etc., Rabbis waited for the proverbial “doodoo” to hit the fan before reacting. In today’s world, that means that instead of Aunt Sadie calling all of her friends to tell them the gossip on her rotary phone activating the grapevine, the news gets blasted all over the Internet, Newspapers, TV, Radio and Blogosphere and damage control becomes near impossible. Instead of taking the initial opportunity to rectify the problems ourselves and create a Kiddush Hashem by showing the world that we are an or lagoyim, a beacon of righteousness for all the nations of the world, the situation becomes a huge Hillul Hashem.
Rabbi Feldman wrote in a July 28, 2009 article in Cross Currentsthat It has been an awful week for the Jewish people an awfulness compounded and aggravated by the fact that what has happened is known to anyone on the planet with a newspaper, a radio or an internet connection. It is further exacerbated by the fact that the events of this past week, while extreme, are certainly not the only causes of embarrassment in the eyes of the world that the Jewish community has suffered recently. Is Rabbi Feldman really saying that its better for controversies to stay within the boundaries of the Jewish Community and they shouldn’t be known to the “outside world”?
What about his situation at Etz Chaim Vs. The Township of Teaneck? Once Etz Chaim filed that the Shul addition was really a family room, it forced the Township and neighbors to get involved, more so than if Etz Chaim would have filed for the appropriate zoning. Based on the history of the house next door to Etz Chaim and 554 Queen Anne Road, they kicked over the hornets nest as soon as they started praying there. Now Etz Chaim, Rabbi Feldman and Robert Erlich are all over the Internet, Newspapers and Blogosphere and portrayed in a negative way.
Etz Chaim is in prelitigation with the Rutherford Institute preparing for a case against the Township of Teaneck, and is collecting signatures for a petition and claiming that it is being discriminated against because it is a Jewish Synagogue. Etz Chaim is trying to turn a small containable situation into a huge one that has immediate ramifications for all the Jews of Teaneck. Rabbi Feldman, Robert Erlich or any of the Etz Chaim leadership could have rectified the situation with the Township and neighbors by admitting that Etz Chaim made a mistake by not originally filing for the proper zoning. Maybe other Community Rabbis in Teaneck can get involved to help Etz Chaim see how its actions are affecting all the Jews of Teaneck.
There is still a great chance to turn this Hillul Hashem into a great Kiddush Hashem. Rabbi Feldman the ball is in your court!
Why You Rabbi?
Is Rabbi Daniel Feldman ashamed of his employment and connection to Congregation Etz Chaim of Teaneck? When searching for Rabbi Feldman on google, how many occurrences of his name are connected to Yeshiva University or Etz Chaim or both together?
I did three different google searches. When searching on google, quotation marks are used to join the words together to form a phrase. I did not search the word Teaneck to make the searches more specific. I also eliminated all blogs, such as mine, newspaper articles, images, video, news and discussions from my results.
I wanted to make sure the results reflected Rabbi Feldman's personal publicity and not the results of the phenomenon surrounding Etz Chaim and 554 Queen Anne Rd.
The first search was "Rabbi Daniel Feldman" "Etz Chaim".
I looked through all the pages. He was connected to Etz Chaim (of Teaneck) on Godaven.com, frumhomesinnj.com, yu.edu. 3 websites in all.
The second search was "Rabbi Daniel Feldman" "Yeshiva University".
I looked through all the pages. He was connected to Yeshiva University on yu.edu, yasharbooks.com,torahinmotion.org, amazon.com, yutorah.org, rabbis.org, msdcs.org, ramaz.tv, rcarabbis.org, ouradio.org, areyvut.org, www.standforfreedominiran.org, jewishjournal.com, chicagotorah.org, justtzedakah.org, frischdinner.com, jcor.org, ohelfamily.org, www.tzemachdovid.org, pipl.org and many pages within those websites. 20 websites in all.
The third search was "Rabbi Daniel Feldman" "Etz Chaim" "Yeshiva University".
I looked through all the pages. He was connected to Etz Chaim (of Teaneck)AND Yeshiva University on ouradio.org and yu.edu. 2 websites in all.
On Amazon.com, the review of Rabbi Feldman's book which came out in January 2009, doesn't mention Etz Chaim of Teaneck and neither does the book review in The Jewish Press.
On the flip side, with the exception of the 4 different websites mentioned above, every website that mentions Rabbi Feldman and Etz Chaim together is either a blog or a newspaper and there are a lot of them.
One can deduce from this that Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman is not publicizing his affiliation to Congregation Etz Chaim of Teaneck. Why is he distancing himself from associating with his Shul? Please speculate respectfully in the comments below.
I did three different google searches. When searching on google, quotation marks are used to join the words together to form a phrase. I did not search the word Teaneck to make the searches more specific. I also eliminated all blogs, such as mine, newspaper articles, images, video, news and discussions from my results.
I wanted to make sure the results reflected Rabbi Feldman's personal publicity and not the results of the phenomenon surrounding Etz Chaim and 554 Queen Anne Rd.
The first search was "Rabbi Daniel Feldman" "Etz Chaim".
I looked through all the pages. He was connected to Etz Chaim (of Teaneck) on Godaven.com, frumhomesinnj.com, yu.edu. 3 websites in all.
The second search was "Rabbi Daniel Feldman" "Yeshiva University".
I looked through all the pages. He was connected to Yeshiva University on yu.edu, yasharbooks.com,torahinmotion.org, amazon.com, yutorah.org, rabbis.org, msdcs.org, ramaz.tv, rcarabbis.org, ouradio.org, areyvut.org, www.standforfreedominiran.org, jewishjournal.com, chicagotorah.org, justtzedakah.org, frischdinner.com, jcor.org, ohelfamily.org, www.tzemachdovid.org, pipl.org and many pages within those websites. 20 websites in all.
The third search was "Rabbi Daniel Feldman" "Etz Chaim" "Yeshiva University".
I looked through all the pages. He was connected to Etz Chaim (of Teaneck)AND Yeshiva University on ouradio.org and yu.edu. 2 websites in all.
On Amazon.com, the review of Rabbi Feldman's book which came out in January 2009, doesn't mention Etz Chaim of Teaneck and neither does the book review in The Jewish Press.
On the flip side, with the exception of the 4 different websites mentioned above, every website that mentions Rabbi Feldman and Etz Chaim together is either a blog or a newspaper and there are a lot of them.
One can deduce from this that Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman is not publicizing his affiliation to Congregation Etz Chaim of Teaneck. Why is he distancing himself from associating with his Shul? Please speculate respectfully in the comments below.
Monday, March 1, 2010
A Guide to MacDMusings the Blog
You can find all of these postings in the archives on the right side of the blog. Enjoy!
Shluffenheimer MacDougal
Welcome
Thank You!
Rockin' Robin
Blog Disclaimer
Everything You Wanted To Know About MacDougal But ...
Best of MacDMusings on Twitter
Agunah Crisis
Agunah Crisis
Special Message from Dr. Levine
Etz Chaim of Teaneck:
Humor
Hiddur Minyan?
Parking Solutions
How I Met Your Method
Famous Typos
Parking Solutions (Part 2)
FeldBlind
Word Association Game
Satire
What About Bob?
Praise and Sing No More?
Serious
Etz Chaim of Teaneck: Modern Day Robin Hoods?
A Selfish Mitzvah
Where's The Beef?
Charity Begins at Home
The Real Etz Chaim of Teaneck Petition
Anti-Semitic Backlash to Etz Chaim Petition?
Jewish Center of Teaneck
You CAN go home again
Teaneck/Bergen County
Tonight's Gonna Be A Good Night!
Blue Law Blues
Shluffenheimer MacDougal
Welcome
Thank You!
Rockin' Robin
Blog Disclaimer
Everything You Wanted To Know About MacDougal But ...
Best of MacDMusings on Twitter
Agunah Crisis
Agunah Crisis
Special Message from Dr. Levine
Etz Chaim of Teaneck:
Humor
Hiddur Minyan?
Parking Solutions
How I Met Your Method
Famous Typos
Parking Solutions (Part 2)
FeldBlind
Word Association Game
Satire
What About Bob?
Praise and Sing No More?
Serious
Etz Chaim of Teaneck: Modern Day Robin Hoods?
A Selfish Mitzvah
Where's The Beef?
Charity Begins at Home
The Real Etz Chaim of Teaneck Petition
Anti-Semitic Backlash to Etz Chaim Petition?
Jewish Center of Teaneck
You CAN go home again
Teaneck/Bergen County
Tonight's Gonna Be A Good Night!
Blue Law Blues
Best of MacDMusings on Twitter
You have to listen to the words maaaaaan. You're FeldBlind. http://macdmusings.blogspot.com/2010/02/feldblind.html
1:29 PM Feb 12th
Anyone up to go clubbing tonight? I need to get my dance on.
3:53 PM Feb 12th
Stayed home instead of going out. Felt it wasn't in the spirit of Shabbat. Maybe I'll get to synagogue tomorrow.
10:28 PM Feb 12th
Ditched today. Much too cold to go outside. My orthodox brethren I salute you!
11:22 AM Feb 13th
@etzhayimteaneck - Since when is CareOne an auxiliary minyan? Funny, the teaneckshuls emails don't mention you guys.
9:46 PM Feb 13th
@EtzHayimTeaneck - Which community? You have given a black eye to the Jewish community in Teaneck, especially the Orthodox part.
8:22 AM Feb 14th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
@EtzHayimTeaneck - Examples? BTW, What's up with the messed up spelling of etz chaim? Another ToraT/ToraS and pLayroom/pRayroom situation?
8:39 AM Feb 14th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
@EtzHayimTeaneck - How can anyone get to know you or know what you do for the community if you are not on Teaneckshuls?
8:55 AM Feb 14th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
Olympics are here and its time to set some records. Go USA my adopted country.
12:48 PM Feb 14th
@EtzHayimTeaneck No thanks. I only pray on the sabbath and do not want to be counted as one of the Etz Chaim members helping CareOne
1:23 PM Feb 14th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
@EtzHayimTeaneck - Rabbi Daniel Feldman is half the Rabbi his father is. His father would never be involved in a situation like this!
1:40 PM Feb 14th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
Get off your high horses. The Olympics are reality TV. Not as riveting as the Osbourne's or trainwrecky as Fantasia, but still must see TV.
8:06 AM Feb 15th
@etzhayimteaneck - Thank you for blocking me from following you. I can live without all the retweets. Typical EC- No originality.
1:44 PM Feb 15th
Too much snow. Should have been rain for Israel instead.
7:44 PM Feb 16th
When are the Jews of Teaneck going to learn? Ashkenaz or Sephard, we all belong to God. What God wants God gets God help us all.
7:46 AM Feb 17th
@EtzHayimTeaneck - Mazal Tov Rabbi Zierler!!! ROFLMAO YES!!!!!!!! http://macdmusings.blogspot.com/2010/02/you-can-go-home-again.html
When caught circumventing the law, arguing religious freedom or that we are all Jews, hinders your case for sympathy in the secular world.
RT @EitzHayimTNeck RT @Chabad: Tzadik vs. Tzadi. What is the proper name of the 18th letter in the Hebrew alphabet? http://chabad.org/1127525 #Jewish #Hebrew
7:57 PM Feb 18th
So many viewers and only one follower. I've got broad shoulders.
Bet its still the same letter
8:03 PM Feb 18th
Ooops civilly divorced at 25 and no get with rabbinical and communal intervention. 48 years later her husband died. Can you believe it?
9:30 PM Feb 18th
Read the article off the link. It's a real eye opener and a real tragedy.
9:35 PM Feb 18th
One that couldn't possibly happen in Teaneck. I'm sure our Rabbis would all support any poor woman. I know Rabbi Zierler would.
9:36 PM Feb 18th
So Tiger looks like he has been through a scandal. Aged a bit.
11:11 AM Feb 19th
Shoprite of Paramus' expansive kosher section is no longer Bergen's best kept secret. It's crowded. Should really open more registers.
2:26 PM Feb 19th
Its in a newspaper. Its gotta be true. Yay! ROFLMAO - http://jstandard.com/content/item/jewish_center_of_teaneck_embraces_orthodoxy/12142
3:08 PM Feb 19th
At Clapton/Beck. Amazing concert so far. I couldn't get tickets to last night's show, very lucky tonight!
8:09 PM Feb 19th via web
Good week everyone. Catching USA Vs. England in Olympic Curling. Must see TV.
6:15 PM Feb 20th
Read my kids a good night beddy bye story: The Little Shul That Cried Religious Discrimination. The moral of the story? BE HONEST!
11:33 PM Feb 20th
Is Rabbi Zierler is going to change the name of Hallel V'Zimrah Orthodox Minyan? There are so many choices.
8:40 AM Feb 21st
I'm thinking Darchei Noam because Teaneck already has Etz Chaim and Netivot Shalom in that area.
8:43 AM Feb 21st
In other breaking news, 2 more shuls are opening up on that side of town, Machazikim Bah and Tomcheha MeUshar.
8:45 AM Feb 21st
Sunday, March 7, the Union for Traditional Judaism (UTJ) will explore the rise – and fall – of independent prayer groups.
11:00 AM Feb 22nd
The program will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at UTJ Headquarters, 811 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck.
11:02 AM Feb 22nd
Reservations requested office@utj.org or 201-801-0707, ext. 201, or visit: www.utj.org Suggested donation $18 includes breakfast.
11:03 AM Feb 22nd
Some members of the private prayer group at corner Queen Anne & Van Buren should go. Learn a thing or 2 about life on the communal fringe.
11:06 AM Feb 22nd
You serious? RT @EtzHayimTeaneck: 2 members at C1 tonight! Come on guys, can't we do better than that?
3:55 PM Feb 22nd
Egocentric Tampering Zealous Callous Heinous Arrogant Ignorant Malicious Obtuse Failing Terrible Erring Awful Nebbish Evil Corrupt Kibitzers
6:24 PM Feb 22nd
I really hope Etz Chaim's illegally renovated Stop and desisted Kiddush basement room isn't flooded from all this rain.
4:49 PM Feb 23rd
Nothing says religious discrimination like keeping a Jew from his Kiddush!
4:49 PM Feb 23rd
ROFLMAO! This guy commenting on my blog took 7 hours to realize that my link connects to a petition AGAINST Etz Chaim of Teaneck.
11:23 PM Feb 23rd
Reward for information about who @eitzhayimtneck is. Confidentiality guaranteed. Two can play this game. My email address is on my blog.
I hate Target North Bergen. Would rather be in Bergen Town Center. Freakin' Blue Laws
Such a boring day. Anyone want to sign a petition?
12:27 PM Feb 24th
Feeling a bit homesick tonight. My country's colors are on the Empire State building.
10:23 PM Feb 23rd
RT EitzHayimTNeck Reward for information about who macdmusings.blogspot.com is. Confidentiality guaranteed.
1:13 PM Feb 24th
@EitzHayimTNeck Any luck with that?
1:13 PM Feb 24th
104.3 dedication to Etz Chaim of Teaneck - I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement by the Ramones. Don't sweat, Joey Ramone was a Yid.
5:08 PM Feb 24th
Hey Romeo There's somethin illegals been done down there I don't wanna go down to the basement. Who knew that song would be so relevant now.
5:08 PM Feb 24th
@EitzHayimTNeck My email address works fine. Stop discriminating against me because I'm Scottish. I have freedoms too you antiscottites!
6:07 PM Feb 24th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
@NiceJewishGirl They have to rotate the stock because a good shovel can spoil if its not stored correctly or they don't like making money.
9:40 PM Feb 24th in reply to NiceJewishGirl
Extreme haredi group offers to import Nazi, Inquisition costumes - http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3854027,00.html
11:13 AM Feb 25th
Too busy to pick up a costume? Run out of fresh ideas? Here's one - Neturei Karta: IDF Purim costumes worse than Nazi uniforms:
11:14 AM Feb 25th
If you order now, it will get to you by Purim Eve. Free shipping with all orders over $200.
11:14 AM Feb 25th
@eitzhayimtneck Thank you for the invite to CareOne for Purim. Sorry, but I can't make it. Will you be able to make a minyan without me?
8:12 PM Feb 25th
@eitzhayimtneck Kol Hazeman HaNer Doleck Efshar LeTaken
11:19 PM Feb 25th
How does Rabbi Feldman feel about Etz Chaim's hillul Hashem towards their neighbors & Teaneck Township?
9:13 AM Feb 26th
Or antisemitic backlash regarding their petition? READ http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2009/07/28/the-three-faces-of-eichah/
9:13 AM Feb 26th
ANTISEMITIC BACKLASH TO Etz Chaim of Teaneck PETITION? http://macdmusings.blogspot.com/2010/02/anti-semitic-backlash-to-etz-chaim.html
9:49 AM Feb 26th
Updated, revised and packed with more information and fortified with Rabbi Daniel Feldman's thoughts on the situation.
9:51 AM Feb 26th
To all the haters, stop being anti Scottites. Check out macdmusings.blogspot.com especially if you are from Teaneck.
2:13 PM Feb 26th
Dug out, drove to synagogue and enjoyed a nice lunch with friends. Megillah was nice tonight. Death to the Amalekites.
10:44 PM Feb 27th via mobile web
@EitzHayimTNeck Was it advertised on Teaneck shuls? Hope you didn't disturb the residents who were sleeping. Leshana habaa b'554
8:19 AM Feb 28th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
@EitzHayimTNeck No activities today? You know when the residents are awake?
9:11 AM Feb 28th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
Gowing ta sleap awf thia alcheehall hic hic
12:27 AM Feb 28th
Your tweeting is too loud. I can't hear the megillah. Shhhhhhhhhh
7:58 AM Feb 28th via mobile web
Some people just can not see the forest from the trees.
about 21 hours ago
Enjoy your meals everyone. Chew chew chew then swallow.
about 19 hours ago
The absence of drunk drivers & size of shalach manot proves that the RCBC influences the community. Don't support the Etz Chaim petition!
about 14 hours ago
Support the Jewish people, buy Iranian. By Jewish people I mean the Neturei Karta. Um, on second thought, don't buy Iranian at all.
about 5 minutes ago
It has been a lot of fun musing on Twitter. You keep reading and I'll keep musing!
Enjoy your Shushan Purim,
Shluffenheimer MacDougal
1:29 PM Feb 12th
Anyone up to go clubbing tonight? I need to get my dance on.
3:53 PM Feb 12th
Stayed home instead of going out. Felt it wasn't in the spirit of Shabbat. Maybe I'll get to synagogue tomorrow.
10:28 PM Feb 12th
Ditched today. Much too cold to go outside. My orthodox brethren I salute you!
11:22 AM Feb 13th
@etzhayimteaneck - Since when is CareOne an auxiliary minyan? Funny, the teaneckshuls emails don't mention you guys.
9:46 PM Feb 13th
@EtzHayimTeaneck - Which community? You have given a black eye to the Jewish community in Teaneck, especially the Orthodox part.
8:22 AM Feb 14th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
@EtzHayimTeaneck - Examples? BTW, What's up with the messed up spelling of etz chaim? Another ToraT/ToraS and pLayroom/pRayroom situation?
8:39 AM Feb 14th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
@EtzHayimTeaneck - How can anyone get to know you or know what you do for the community if you are not on Teaneckshuls?
8:55 AM Feb 14th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
Olympics are here and its time to set some records. Go USA my adopted country.
12:48 PM Feb 14th
@EtzHayimTeaneck No thanks. I only pray on the sabbath and do not want to be counted as one of the Etz Chaim members helping CareOne
1:23 PM Feb 14th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
@EtzHayimTeaneck - Rabbi Daniel Feldman is half the Rabbi his father is. His father would never be involved in a situation like this!
1:40 PM Feb 14th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
Get off your high horses. The Olympics are reality TV. Not as riveting as the Osbourne's or trainwrecky as Fantasia, but still must see TV.
8:06 AM Feb 15th
@etzhayimteaneck - Thank you for blocking me from following you. I can live without all the retweets. Typical EC- No originality.
1:44 PM Feb 15th
Too much snow. Should have been rain for Israel instead.
7:44 PM Feb 16th
When are the Jews of Teaneck going to learn? Ashkenaz or Sephard, we all belong to God. What God wants God gets God help us all.
7:46 AM Feb 17th
@EtzHayimTeaneck - Mazal Tov Rabbi Zierler!!! ROFLMAO YES!!!!!!!! http://macdmusings.blogspot.com/2010/02/you-can-go-home-again.html
When caught circumventing the law, arguing religious freedom or that we are all Jews, hinders your case for sympathy in the secular world.
RT @EitzHayimTNeck RT @Chabad: Tzadik vs. Tzadi. What is the proper name of the 18th letter in the Hebrew alphabet? http://chabad.org/1127525 #Jewish #Hebrew
7:57 PM Feb 18th
So many viewers and only one follower. I've got broad shoulders.
Bet its still the same letter
8:03 PM Feb 18th
Ooops civilly divorced at 25 and no get with rabbinical and communal intervention. 48 years later her husband died. Can you believe it?
9:30 PM Feb 18th
Read the article off the link. It's a real eye opener and a real tragedy.
9:35 PM Feb 18th
One that couldn't possibly happen in Teaneck. I'm sure our Rabbis would all support any poor woman. I know Rabbi Zierler would.
9:36 PM Feb 18th
So Tiger looks like he has been through a scandal. Aged a bit.
11:11 AM Feb 19th
Shoprite of Paramus' expansive kosher section is no longer Bergen's best kept secret. It's crowded. Should really open more registers.
2:26 PM Feb 19th
Its in a newspaper. Its gotta be true. Yay! ROFLMAO - http://jstandard.com/content/item/jewish_center_of_teaneck_embraces_orthodoxy/12142
3:08 PM Feb 19th
At Clapton/Beck. Amazing concert so far. I couldn't get tickets to last night's show, very lucky tonight!
8:09 PM Feb 19th via web
Good week everyone. Catching USA Vs. England in Olympic Curling. Must see TV.
6:15 PM Feb 20th
Read my kids a good night beddy bye story: The Little Shul That Cried Religious Discrimination. The moral of the story? BE HONEST!
11:33 PM Feb 20th
Is Rabbi Zierler is going to change the name of Hallel V'Zimrah Orthodox Minyan? There are so many choices.
8:40 AM Feb 21st
I'm thinking Darchei Noam because Teaneck already has Etz Chaim and Netivot Shalom in that area.
8:43 AM Feb 21st
In other breaking news, 2 more shuls are opening up on that side of town, Machazikim Bah and Tomcheha MeUshar.
8:45 AM Feb 21st
Sunday, March 7, the Union for Traditional Judaism (UTJ) will explore the rise – and fall – of independent prayer groups.
11:00 AM Feb 22nd
The program will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at UTJ Headquarters, 811 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck.
11:02 AM Feb 22nd
Reservations requested office@utj.org or 201-801-0707, ext. 201, or visit: www.utj.org Suggested donation $18 includes breakfast.
11:03 AM Feb 22nd
Some members of the private prayer group at corner Queen Anne & Van Buren should go. Learn a thing or 2 about life on the communal fringe.
11:06 AM Feb 22nd
You serious? RT @EtzHayimTeaneck: 2 members at C1 tonight! Come on guys, can't we do better than that?
3:55 PM Feb 22nd
Egocentric Tampering Zealous Callous Heinous Arrogant Ignorant Malicious Obtuse Failing Terrible Erring Awful Nebbish Evil Corrupt Kibitzers
6:24 PM Feb 22nd
I really hope Etz Chaim's illegally renovated Stop and desisted Kiddush basement room isn't flooded from all this rain.
4:49 PM Feb 23rd
Nothing says religious discrimination like keeping a Jew from his Kiddush!
4:49 PM Feb 23rd
ROFLMAO! This guy commenting on my blog took 7 hours to realize that my link connects to a petition AGAINST Etz Chaim of Teaneck.
11:23 PM Feb 23rd
Reward for information about who @eitzhayimtneck is. Confidentiality guaranteed. Two can play this game. My email address is on my blog.
I hate Target North Bergen. Would rather be in Bergen Town Center. Freakin' Blue Laws
Such a boring day. Anyone want to sign a petition?
12:27 PM Feb 24th
Feeling a bit homesick tonight. My country's colors are on the Empire State building.
10:23 PM Feb 23rd
RT EitzHayimTNeck Reward for information about who macdmusings.blogspot.com is. Confidentiality guaranteed.
1:13 PM Feb 24th
@EitzHayimTNeck Any luck with that?
1:13 PM Feb 24th
104.3 dedication to Etz Chaim of Teaneck - I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement by the Ramones. Don't sweat, Joey Ramone was a Yid.
5:08 PM Feb 24th
Hey Romeo There's somethin illegals been done down there I don't wanna go down to the basement. Who knew that song would be so relevant now.
5:08 PM Feb 24th
@EitzHayimTNeck My email address works fine. Stop discriminating against me because I'm Scottish. I have freedoms too you antiscottites!
6:07 PM Feb 24th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
@NiceJewishGirl They have to rotate the stock because a good shovel can spoil if its not stored correctly or they don't like making money.
9:40 PM Feb 24th in reply to NiceJewishGirl
Extreme haredi group offers to import Nazi, Inquisition costumes - http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3854027,00.html
11:13 AM Feb 25th
Too busy to pick up a costume? Run out of fresh ideas? Here's one - Neturei Karta: IDF Purim costumes worse than Nazi uniforms:
11:14 AM Feb 25th
If you order now, it will get to you by Purim Eve. Free shipping with all orders over $200.
11:14 AM Feb 25th
@eitzhayimtneck Thank you for the invite to CareOne for Purim. Sorry, but I can't make it. Will you be able to make a minyan without me?
8:12 PM Feb 25th
@eitzhayimtneck Kol Hazeman HaNer Doleck Efshar LeTaken
11:19 PM Feb 25th
How does Rabbi Feldman feel about Etz Chaim's hillul Hashem towards their neighbors & Teaneck Township?
9:13 AM Feb 26th
Or antisemitic backlash regarding their petition? READ http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2009/07/28/the-three-faces-of-eichah/
9:13 AM Feb 26th
ANTISEMITIC BACKLASH TO Etz Chaim of Teaneck PETITION? http://macdmusings.blogspot.com/2010/02/anti-semitic-backlash-to-etz-chaim.html
9:49 AM Feb 26th
Updated, revised and packed with more information and fortified with Rabbi Daniel Feldman's thoughts on the situation.
9:51 AM Feb 26th
To all the haters, stop being anti Scottites. Check out macdmusings.blogspot.com especially if you are from Teaneck.
2:13 PM Feb 26th
Dug out, drove to synagogue and enjoyed a nice lunch with friends. Megillah was nice tonight. Death to the Amalekites.
10:44 PM Feb 27th via mobile web
@EitzHayimTNeck Was it advertised on Teaneck shuls? Hope you didn't disturb the residents who were sleeping. Leshana habaa b'554
8:19 AM Feb 28th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
@EitzHayimTNeck No activities today? You know when the residents are awake?
9:11 AM Feb 28th in reply to EitzHayimTNeck
Gowing ta sleap awf thia alcheehall hic hic
12:27 AM Feb 28th
Your tweeting is too loud. I can't hear the megillah. Shhhhhhhhhh
7:58 AM Feb 28th via mobile web
Some people just can not see the forest from the trees.
about 21 hours ago
Enjoy your meals everyone. Chew chew chew then swallow.
about 19 hours ago
The absence of drunk drivers & size of shalach manot proves that the RCBC influences the community. Don't support the Etz Chaim petition!
about 14 hours ago
Support the Jewish people, buy Iranian. By Jewish people I mean the Neturei Karta. Um, on second thought, don't buy Iranian at all.
about 5 minutes ago
It has been a lot of fun musing on Twitter. You keep reading and I'll keep musing!
Enjoy your Shushan Purim,
Shluffenheimer MacDougal
