Month: April 2013
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Day 26 of the Omer
It is getting harder to find songs with these numbers. Please leave any suggestions in the comments. 26 Temptations” by DeVotchKa 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) by The Four Preps Today is the 26th day of the Omer making 3 weeks and 5 days. Read more
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Cohen in a bag
This picture was doing the rounds. Not only in Jewish media, but all over the world the media was showing how crazy some Orthodox Jews are. After some misinformation when people though this man didn’t want to be in the same plane as a woman, it was clarified that he is a Cohen (priest) and… Read more
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Merkava Mk IV: Iron Dome
This is competely random, but too good not to share. A heavy metal song written in honour of Yom HaAtzma’ut, about a Merkava tank. Too cool for after school! (Do not listen to until after Lag BaOmer, or never if you don’t like Heavy Metal. But perhaps you can click on it anyway to show… Read more
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Omer count 22
Today is the 22nd day of the Omer, making 3 weeks and 1 day. Here are some songs to help you remember that fact. 22 by Lily Allen (Best English accent in a song with 22 in the title) 22 by Taylor Swift (Very different kind of accent) Twenty Two by Millencolin (Swedish Punk Omer… Read more
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Rolling Stones won’t play in Israel for Yom HaAtzma’ut
There was a story doing the rounds a couple of months ago that the Stones were playing Israel for Yom HaAtzma’ut (Independence Day). It was covered by many major media, but in fact was a Purim joke. (All of the mainstream online media have subsequently removed their articles about the Stones’ tour, so I can’t… Read more
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21st Day of the Omer – some ringtones
Today is the 21st day of the Omer making 3 weeks. It is also Yom HaAtzma’ut. Happy Birthday Israel. 1. 21 Days by Cory Morrow (Texan knows how to count the Omer) 2. 21 by The Cranberries (Irish folksy-rock Omer reminder) 3. 21 Questions by 50 Cent (change from a dollar?) 4. 21st Century Digital Boy by Bad… Read more
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Songs for Israel Independence Day
For Yom HaAtzma’ut I’ve chosen some songs with “Israel”, “Zion” or “Tel Aviv” in the title. As far as I know, none of them were written with Yom HaAtzma’ut in mind. There are a lot more reggae songs that are about Zion, but there is only so much backbeat I can take in one sitting.… Read more
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Twentieth Day of the Omer – Some Ringtones
Today is the 20th day of the Omer, making 2 weeks and 6 days of the Omer. Here are some songs which you could use as ringtones to help you (and those around you) to remember. 1. 20 by Travis (Scotsman gets the right day of the Omer) 2. 20 Good Reasons Thirsty Merc 3. 20 Flight… Read more
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Omer Nineteen Ringtones
Are there fewer songs about prime numbers than other numbers (I suspect not, since 2 is a prime number, and there are lots of songs about 2). I find that by changing my ringtone every day I always remember what day of the Omer it is (however I don’t always know when it is my… Read more
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Eighteenth Day of the Omer (Ringtones)
What can one do when it is Shabbat? How can we do ringtones for the 18th day of the Omer? Not sure, but I must admit that apart from Shababt, I find having a different ringtone every day constantly reminds me of which day it is (and my wife also knows which day of the… Read more