This article from the NY Times talks about the new and exciting bike sharing program coming to DC. Hopefully it will be a success and will soon be emulated across the US. Bicycle-Sharing Program to Be First of Kind in U.S. via: New York Times
Ride 4 Reform in the News
Ride 4 Reform from HUC’s website. HUC-JIR | News & Publications › Press Room
Swimsuit Update – Competition on the horizon
If you recall that Speedo has developed an ultra fast suit that has been breaking records, it seems as though other manufacturers have been hard at work creating something that can match it. However, should money and technology really be the deciding factor in a race? I think not. read: Swimsuit: Speedo LZR Racer Swimsuit…
Mishkan T’filah Hands On
I have been using the published, hardcover with transliterations, edition of Mishkan T’filah – A Reform Siddur for a few months now, and as I saw that many people read my previous blog entry about it, and that it is the fourth link on Google, I should follow up with some more comments. I think…
IT’S TIME TO CHANGE!!
image via CBS, view the entire video Time and time again I just can’t seem to understand why people are content keeping their lives at a sub-standard level. Whether it’s feeling useless as a counselor, paying outrageous sums of money to be stuck in a traffic jam, or wasting hours getting strip searched and seal…
Pesach Project Update
FSU Peasach Trip, originally uploaded by swimfast. In one week we will be leaving for Russia to celebrate Shabbat, Pesach, and visit Russia and Progressive Russian Jews. We were assigned to go to an additional city where we will be celebrating two bnei mitzvah with the community. First we will fly to Moscow (red), and…
An overview of Food Price Increases
In Kita Daled, we listen to the news every Monday morning. Kobi Barkai tells us the headlines: Olmert and Abu Mazen are meeting, Syria wants to kill us all, Syria wants to make peace, Bush thinks he has all of the answers, the strike continues, the strike ends, and of course the weather. Recently, we…
Traffic Fee Gets Trashed, Along with Sustainability in NYC
I think I have made it clear that I feel that cars are pure evil. This was an awful move made by a majority of people who do not live in New York City. Perhaps in ten years when you can’t breathe or drive in New York people will realize what a mistake they made. …
Nalgene Sport ATB Reusable Bottles
While I am still planning on replacing my Nalgene with a Sigg Aluminum Bottle, I am a big fan of Nalgene (and a faithful product user for over 10 years) and am excited to see they finally got the message. For those who don’t know, #7 plastics, which is what Nalgene uses in their bottles,…
Time
IMG_3548.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. It’s hard to imagine that it’s been over a year since I have been in Israel, and how much I’ve changed and learned in that year. With two months to go, I’m not counting down the days, and I’m certainly not looking forward to this “year” ending. Most people count…
Rabbi Brian Immerman 