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It’s That Time of Year Again: Yom Kippur

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The Day of Atonement is upon the Jewish people.  Another day of not eating from sundown last night to sundown today.  That means, I’ll be tackling a video game to distract myself from my hunger.  My choice is from the … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Fasting, Gasping, and Fatigue

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a busy and crazy week.  I feel like I always say that, so at least my life is somewhat predictable in its chaos. A big reason for the chaos was that Yom Kippur was sitting right in the … Continue reading →

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We Meet Again, Weekend

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Genuinely a weird week.  Feels like it rocketed ahead, but I barely remember what I was doing last weekend.  All I know is that I screwed up my stomach, so I wasn’t doing much activity.  Wait.  I binged the final … Continue reading →

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Yom Kippur Funnies to Laugh the Hunger Away

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s Yom Kippur again, which means no eating until sundown.  By now, I’m hopefully well into my video game distraction or still asleep.  The challenge is always how to do this when my son is home, but I’m sure I’ll … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Weekend Before the Hunger Strikes (Yom Kippur on Monday)

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I feel like these posts don’t really have anything interesting these days.  I wish I was doing more exciting things or stuff that I could talk about in public, but that’s not how my life is going lately.  One would … Continue reading →

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Goal Post . . . Or Are These Weekly Updates?

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a whirlwind week.  I didn’t have a single day of normalcy, which can be fairly taxing by the end.  There were altered schedules, various drills, and a really fun field trip at school.  One of my favorite parts … Continue reading →

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Yom Kippur is Here . . . And I’m Not?

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

So, today is Yom Kippur, which is the Jewish day of fasting.  That means I stopped eating when the sun went down yesterday and won’t eat again until it goes down tonight.  Hence, the music video here.  Anyway, I typically … Continue reading →

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How NOT to Help Your Jewish Friends on Yom Kippur

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

This is the Day of Fasting for Jews where we don’t eat from sundown to the following sundown.  It’s an act of atonement for the sins we did all year.  You might see a lot about this or nothing depending … Continue reading →

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Yom Kippur the Day of Lone Man Fasting

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

For those that weren’t around last year or want to kick a man while he’s down, today is Yom Kippur.  The gist of this is that it is one of the Jewish High Holy Days.  It’s our day of atonement, … Continue reading →

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You Know It’s Really Hard to Make Goal-Based Puns for So Long!

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m curious how many people actually watch these videos I put on these posts.  They’re just something I like listening too, so they don’t always have anything to do with what I’m writing about.  I don’t know much about music, … Continue reading →

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