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markpkessinger

(8,912 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2013, 03:59 PM Dec 2013

Lawrence O'Donnell segment: The Torah and Marriage Equality

I loved this!

http://on.msnbc.com/1eJK8b8

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Lawrence O'Donnell segment: The Torah and Marriage Equality (Original Post) markpkessinger Dec 2013 OP

What a mensch! frazzled Dec 2013 #1

I don't envy your son having to do that! n/t markpkessinger Dec 2013 #2

LOL! Your post reminded me . . . markpkessinger Dec 2013 #3

Embarrassed to say I remember that routine ... frazzled Dec 2013 #4

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

1. What a mensch!

Reply to markpkessinger (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 04:25 PM

Dec 2013

And such a shayne punim! It truly was a best Bar Mitzvah speech ever.

I must say, though, he was lucky to have gotten such a good Torah portion. I remember my son's portion was an excerpt that was just a bunch of ordinances for building something with this many cubits in this direction and this many in that direction: it was nearly impossible to get any kind of theme out of it at all!