I forwarded this page to a good friend and trading partner in Mexico City.  This was his response (sic):

I KNOW A LITTLE STORY ABOUT THIS MOVIE. SUPPOSEDLY, THE DIRECTOR STOLE THE STORY FROM A FRIEND THAT WROTE IT AFTER THE SHIVAH OF HIS FATHER. ALEJANDRO AND HIM WERE GOING TO DO THE MOVIE AND SUDDENLY ALEJANDRO DID IT HIMSELF. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT, BUT IS ALSO PART OF THE URBAN LEGEND INSIDE THIS MOVIE.

Either way, I can't wait to see it.   Thanks for bringing it to our attention. It sounds a whole lot better than "When Do We Eat?" or "The Hebrew Hammer."  While we're on the subject, how about creating a "New Jew Canon" of film too?

 

1. "I'm like the good cowboy, not the one in the black hat."

2."Who cares what Bernanke and the Fed think about retail sales. Nobody buys retail."

3. "It's so hot out here I'm sweating like a pig."

4. "I'll take a corned beef on white with mayo."

5. "No pork barrel politics here. It's the gospel."

 

Anon, the rosary is a devotional prayer and the beads are used as a physical mnemonic and talisman. You can find more about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosary.

Having grown up with lots of Catholics this whole concept does kind of freak me out and I bet it does the same to many Christians. At the same time, I think Carlen is onto something with her tongue-in-cheek style and her attempt to borrow in the name of modern Jewish self-expression.

Look at it this way, if you will: Pesach, a festival celebrated with a seder heavily influenced by Roman feasts, is the #1 celebrated Jewish holiday. The Jewish "rosary" may yet be a way for Jews to find a way into, or back to, Judaism.

Any word on their anatomical correctness? "In the Divine Image" and all that. . .

...and I prophesy it will rain today.

I was once told by an Orthodox co-worker that the most treyf meal ever would have to be a bacon cheeseburger with a milkshake...on Yom Kippur.

In the further adventures of restaurateurs reaching out the the Tribe: Back in the late '70s a group of friends and I were wandering around the Village during Pesach trying to score some late-night unleavened food. We ended up in a Greek coffee shop because a sign by the door proudly declared they served matza brei. We all ordered same and got the laugh of the night when our orders were delivered with toast.

1. Can vegans eat animal crackers (assuming vegetable shortening)?

2. A contributor to NY Times humor page suggests would-be Israeli basketball players will be interested in giraffe milk.

3. The giraffe would make the perfect mascot of Great Neck schools.

 

So that's where we get the term "real estate tips."

Have been away from the site for a couple of weeks. Best of luck to you as you learn, grow, and--most importantly--start acting Jewishly.

See my last post if you have questions about this post.