Oy, Chanukah

First, my husband got sick. We were both tested for flu A, flu B, and COVID, and the tests were negative, but my husband had still gone from tenor to bass and was coughing his head off. 🙁 Then, the world got sick (or sicker). Mass murder against Jews in Australia. An attack on a college campus in Connecticut. 😢 My husband went back to the Urgent Care center after a week of coughing. The good news: He doesn't have pneumonia. The bad news: He has bronchitis. I've been camping on the convertible couch in the living-room for over a week, and it appears that I'll still be sleeping on the sleeper sofa for at last four more nights. Not our best Chanukah, and a lot worse for the folks in Sydney, Australia. 🙁

Joey Weisenberg's Dec. 11, 2026 concert (full recording--over two hours)

For those who were unable to attend, or who couldn't find the Zoom link, here's a link (sent to me by Hadar) to the Dec. 11, 2025 Joey Weisenberg concert.

Free livestream concert by Hadar's Joey Weisenberg tonight

Hadar's Joey Weisenberg will be performing tonight at B'nai Jeshurun. You can get livestream tickets for free here: https://hadarinstitute.simpletix.com/f/1949#smtx-click Joey sings almost exclusively in Hebrew, taking his lyrics from the Bible, Talmud, prayer book and other traditional texts. You can hear a free sample here:

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Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz rounds up some friends for a sing-along. ❤