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December 28, 1958 – Toho Company Ltd. released Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress, starring Toshiro Mifune and Misa Uehara to theaters in Japan on this date. Misa Uehara, who played the princess, described her first makeup session involving Akira Kurosawa walking into the dressing room with a picture of Elizabeth Taylor, using it to explainContinue reading “The Hidden Fortress premiered”

As we are at the halfway mark of Hanukkah, being the fourth night of Hanukkah – May this holiday be filled with light. And a little more restful than Lewis’.

Tonight’s the third night of Kwanzaa. The principle celebrated is Ujima (oo-JEE-muh) or collective work and responsibility. That means to build and maintain the community together and take on the community’s problems and to solve them together. Hope you’re having a good Kwanzaa.

It’s the Fourth day of Christmas and you’ve just received four calling bird, sometimes know as colly birds or collie birds (which are actually blackbirds). Today’s score: you currently have 22 gifts – four calling birds, six French hens, eight turtledoves and four partridges in their respective pear trees (when do these trees become aContinue reading “Have you not heard of Avian Flu?”

Once again, if you’re keeping score, you currently have, three French hens, four turtledoves and three partridges with their trio of pear trees (10 gifts.) The three French hens symbolize the three theological virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity. The hens, being french, will not associate with the common turtle doves – leave plenty ofContinue reading “Did you even mentioned that you liked birds?”

Tonight is the third night of Hanukkah. Last year, your bathroom linens remain relatively clean but your heart and home are empty of visiting love one. This year, We’re sure your home is bursting with the various mishpocha, soiling your hand towels. Remember that ACME Eagle Hand Soap comes in a powdered form, excellent forContinue reading “Don’t forget the distribution of tzedakah”

December 26, 1963 –The Beatles release their first hit single in the United States: I Want To Hold Your Hand with I Saw Her Standing There on the b-side. It’s their first single issued by Capitol Records; within months the group becomes a Stateside sensation.

Although it may seem like it, Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday; it is a celebration of heritage and culture. Kwanzaa means “first fruit” in Swahili.

If you’re keeping score, you currently have two turtledoves and a pair of partridges in their respective pear trees (four gifts – remember we’re counting the partridge and a pear tree as a unit.) Begin taking extra copies of free daily newspapers – you’ll need it in a major way. (The gift, the two turtleContinue reading “Our gift count (Day Two)”