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RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #184 (4/27/2024): A Passover Prayer

airs April 27, 2024 on Dave’s Gone By. Youtube video:

Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for these last few days of Passover 2024.

A zissen Pesach my friends, and I hope you are having a fun holiday, with maximal contemplation and minimal constipation. Actually, this year is less likely to afflictus with intestinal binding than gastric reflux: we want to throw up at everything around us.

That’s why I’ve written this little prayer that you can append to your Haggadahs this Passover. It’s an appeal to God to get off his lazy tuchas and help us, just as he did in Egypt. He doesn’t have to show himself as a burning bush; he could set Ilhan Omar’s public hair on fire: same thing.

Anyway, here is a Prayer for late Pesach:

Blessed art thou, Oh Lord, our God. King of the Universe. (Or Queen, He can be gender-ridiculous). Blessed be He who sanctifies us with a holiday that deprives us of bread yet consoles us with Joyva Ring Jells; where we are scourged by horse radish, soothed by charoses, and confused by putting them together; and where we learn morality by letting a child hide the Afikoman and then rewarding him for thievery and blackmail.

Dear God, in these times of woe, when the land of Israel rages and Jew-haters have slithered from their cages, we implore thee to restore righteousness in the world. To vanquish our foes, as you did the Amalekites and the Canaanites, and sometimes the Monday nites. Oh Lord, protect the tiny nation of Eretz Yisroel and smite our enemies. For example:

May Hamas fighters see their tunnels turn to caskets, their caskets turned to dust, and their dust hoovered up by your ugliest cleaning lady.

May you lift the Palestinians up, up, up out of Israel and deposit them in a galaxy far, far away. Or at least Kuwait.

May Iraq get so fed up with Iran for being only one letter different, that the two blow each other to bits, which will be especially amusing to Jews named “Ira.”

May the United Nations vote to sanction itself out of existence and have to relinquish its New York headquarters to a Judaica superstore.

May every Western woman who supports the Arab world actually have to live, as a woman, in the Arab world.

May the marching students of Columbia and New York Universities be boiled in acid and then, ironically, fail their chemistry exams.

May the idiots posting anti-Zionist misinformation on TikTok be forced to use Dos dial-up just to get WiFi.

May the members of “Queers for Palestine” be bent over and their assholes stuffed with razor wire. And AIDS.

May every troglodyte who scrawls “Death to Israel” in graffiti on a public edifice be given a 1972 station wagon and forced to circle the building eternally looking for parking.

May every Arab who danced a jig on October 7th have their legs hacked off and fed to starving woodchucks, and may those marmots come back while the cripples are sleeping and vomit in their mouths.

May every Jew who betrays Israel in favor of “Palestine” be forced to eat matzoh made of ground glass and soaked in rat poison. In thy mercy.

And may whoever becomes President of the United States live four more years — and that’s a stretch right there — to see Israel triumph, her children multiply, her enemies divide and die, and her friends figure out a way to make even a bacon cheeseburger Kosher for Passover.

V’yimeru, Amen.

This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, New York.

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GUIDE TO RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S APPEARANCES ON DAVE’S GONE BY This index comprises Rabbi Sol’s Interviews, Rabbinical Reflections, and Other Appearances on Dave’s Gone By.

INTERVIEWS
Since Dave’s Gone By began broadcasting in October 2002, Rabbi Sol Solomon has interviewed many notables. Here’s a chronological listing:
April 20, 2024: Bob Spiotto (actor)
April 6, 2024: Melvin G. Mintz (politician)
March 30, 2024: Charlynne Boddie (minister and film critic)
March 23, 2024: John Suzuki (author)
March 16, 2024: Michael Garin (cabaret pianist)
March 2, 2024: Samuel L. Leiter (theater critic)
Feb. 24, 2024: Deb Margolin (playwright)
Feb. 3, 2024: Nina Conti (comedian)
Jan. 27, 2024: Evelyn McDonnell (author)
Jan. 13, 2024: Marissa Mulder (singer)
Jan. 6, 2024: Stephanie Trudeau (actress)
Dec. 16, 2023: Al Parinello (entrepreneur)
Dec. 2, 2023: Steve Wolf (pyrotechnics expert)
Nov. 4, 2023: Helen Wright (rugby coach)
Oct. 21, 2023: Armando Camina (broadcaster)
Oct. 14, 2023: John DeNicola (songwriter)
Sept. 23, 2023: Steven Ditmyer (director)
Sept. 9, 2023: Jimmy Tingle (comedian)
Aug. 12, 2023: Richard Holbrook (cabaret singer)
Aug. 12, 2023: Nancy Redman (playwright and comedian)
Aug. 5, 2023: Mark Steven Porro (actor and author)
July 22, 2023: Bill Ervolino (writer and comedian)
July 15, 2023: Kathryn Leigh Scott (actress and author)
July 1, 2023: David Spero (rock-band manager)
June 17, 2023: Steven Maglio (singer)
June 10, 2023: Daniel Wise (playwright and producer)
June 3, 2023: Daniel Gwirtzman (dancer and choreographer)
May 27, 2023: Mary Fahl (singer)
May 20, 2023: Quinn Lemley actress and singer)
May 13, 2023: Judi Mark (actress and singer)
May 6, 2023: Richard Dresser (playwright)
April 29, 2023: Lee Wochner (playwright and producer)
April 15, 2023: Leslie Grigg & Steve Grigg (Ore-Ida descendents)
April 8, 2023: Pitz Quattrone (didgeridoo musician)
March 25, 2023: Steve Epstein (actor and playwright)
March 18, 2023: David Kirshenbaum (composer and lyricist)
March 11, 2023: KT Sullivan (actress and singer)
Feb. 18, 2023: Irena Patar (vintner)
Feb. 11, 2023: Bea Franklin (educator)
Feb. 4, 2023: Larry Blank (orchestrator and musician)
Jan. 28, 2023: Julie Halston (actress)
Jan. 28, 2023: Julian Schlossberg (producer and writer)
Jan. 21, 2023: Richard Vetere (playwright)
Jan. 7, 2023: Reesa Woolf (public-speaking coach)
Dec. 24, 2022: Debbie Peterson (writer and politician)
Dec. 10, 2022: Erik Jensen (actor and playwright)
Nov. 5, 2022: Eddie Brill (comedian)
Oct. 29, 2022: Kathleen Turner (actress)
Oct. 1, 2022: Robert Viagas (arts journalist)
Sept. 17, 2022: Hal Linden & Bernie Kopell (actors)
Sept. 10, 2022: Roger Hendricks Simon (director and actor)
July 23, 2022: Andrea Bell Wolff (actress)
July 16, 2022: Jim R. Moore (photographer)
July 2, 2022: Gary Morgenstein (playwright)
June 25, 2022: Tony Sportiello (playwright and producer)
June 18, 2022: Aedin Moloney (actress)
May 28, 2022: Becca Kidwell (singer)
May 21, 2022: Ricky Ritzel (cabaret musician)
May 14, 2022: J. Elijah Cho (actor)
May 7, 2022: Michael Takiff (actor and playwright)
April 30, 2022: Seth Bisen-Hersh (playwright and musician)
April 16, 2022: Steven Brinberg (actor)
April 9, 2022: Robert Bannon (actor)
April 2, 2022: Tamar (Tammy Faye Starlite, Tammy Lang) (actress and singer)
March 26, 2022: Peter Noone (singer)
March 19, 2022: Rosemarie Reed (filmmaker)
March 12, 2022: George Clinton (musician)
March 5, 2022: Gary Bohan, Jr. (author)
Feb. 26, 2022: Liza Gennaro (choreographer)
Feb. 19, 2022: Judy Collins (singer and songwriter)
Feb. 12, 2022: FRIGID Festival: Keith Alessi, Grant Bowen, Mike Lemme, Brian Schiller, Julia VanderVeen (playwrights and actors)
Feb. 5, 2022: Sharon Gless (actress)
Jan. 22, 2022: John K. Hartman (author)
Jan. 15, 2022: Tom Papa (comedian)
Dec. 18, 2021: Ronald Rand (actor and author)
Dec. 11, 2021: Ishmael Reed & Carla Blank (playwright / director)
Dec. 4, 2021: Marcus Goldhaber (musician)
Nov. 27, 2021: Mischa Dani Goodman (actress)
Nov. 20, 2021: Christine Lavin (musician)
Oct. 30, 2021: Ken Ludwig (playwright)
Oct. 16, 2021: Melanie Greenberg (actress)
Oct. 9, 2021: Klea Blackhurst (actress and singer)
Oct. 2, 2021: Elliot Mintz (broadcaster)
Sept. 25, 2021: Amanda Green (theatrical songwriter)
Sept. 18, 2021: Ben Sidran (musician)
Sept. 4, 2021: Marie J. Kilker (theater critic)
Aug. 28, 2021: Moshe Denburg (musician)
Aug. 21, 2021: Jami Bernard (arts critic)
Aug. 7, 2021: Robert Dubac (playwright & actor)
July 31, 2021: Timothy Douglas (director)
July 24, 2021: Lillias White (actress)
July 17, 2021: Ann Greyson (author)
July 10, 2021: Jose Rivera (playwright)
July 3, 2021: Cliff Eberhardt (musician)
June 19, 2021: Michael Gotch (playwright & actor)
June 12, 2021: Rachelle Elie (comedian)
June 5, 2021: Peter Stampfel (musician)
May 22, 2021: Art Paul Schlosser (musician)
May 15, 2021: Kimberly Faye Greenberg (actress)
May 1, 2021: Christiane Noll (actress)
April 24, 2021: Michael Citriniti & Louise Lasser (actors)
April 17, 2021: Frank London (musician)
April 10, 2021: Stacy Widelitz (composer)
April 3, 2021: Andrew Farriss (musician)
March 27, 2021: Rob Clement (restaurateur)
March 20, 2021: Hershey Felder (musician & actor)
March 13, 2021: Bill Kirchenbauer (comedian)
March 6, 2021: Bob Dishy & Judy Graubart (actors)
Feb. 27, 2021: Matthew Sweet (musician)
Feb. 20, 2021: John Pielmeier (playwright)
Feb. 13, 2021: Raquel Bitton (singer)
Jan. 30, 2021: Jessica Sherr (actress)
Jan. 16, 2021: Shawn Wickens (comedian)
Jan. 9, 2021: Woodie King, Jr. (director)
Dec. 26, 2020: Sean Altman (Jewmongous) (musician)
Dec. 19, 2020: Karen Ziemba (actress)
Dec. 12, 2020: Jim Knable (musician)
Dec. 5, 2020: Dr. Susan Horowitz (songwriter)
Nov. 28, 2020: B.J. Thomas (musician)
Nov. 21, 2020: Lenny Schultz (comedian)
Nov. 7, 2020: Henry Sapoznik (musicologist)
Oct. 31, 2020: Vince Giordano (musician)
Oct. 24, 2020: Larry Kirwan (musician)
Oct. 17, 2020: Kevin James Doyle (comedian)
Oct. 10, 2020: Tammy Pescatelli (comedian)
Oct. 3, 2020: Charles L. Mee (playwright)
Sept. 12, 2020: Troy Coverdale (broadcaster)
July 25, 2020: Willie Nile (musician)
July 4, 2020: Vicki Quade (playwright & actress)
May 30, 2020: Stuart Zagnit (actor)
May 16, 2020: Ted Greenberg (comedian)
May 9, 2020: Greg Alprin (podcaster)
May 2, 2020: Don Perl (educator)
April 25, 2020: Jeffrey Lewis (musician)
April 18, 2020: Roy Sander (critic)
April 11, 2020: Annie Golden (actress)
April 4, 2020: Keith Sherman (publicist)
March 28, 2020: Ben Katchor (cartoonist)
March 21, 2020: Charles Busch (playwright & actor)
March 7, 2020: Beth Malone (actress)
Feb. 29, 2020: Jenni Raney Edwards (author)
Feb. 22, 2020: Scott Siegel (theatrical producer)
Feb. 8, 2020: Lou Liberatore (actor)
Feb. 8, 2020: Lonny Price (actor & director)
Feb. 1, 2020: Steve Kaplan (director)
Jan. 18, 2020: Raymond Bokhour (actor)
Jan. 11, 2020: Raquel Cion (musician)
Jan. 4, 2020: Bob Brader & Suzanne Bachner (playwrights & actors)
Dec. 21, 2019: Marty Brounstein (author)
Nov. 30, 2019: Steve Forbert (musician)
Nov. 23, 2019: Katsura Sunshine (actor)
Nov. 9, 2019: Pete & Maura Kennedy (musicians)
Nov. 2, 2019: Darren Lee Cole (director)
Oct. 19, 2019: Edward Einhorn (director)
Oct. 12, 2019: Lee Roy Reams (actor)
Oct. 5, 2019: Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano (singers)
Sept. 28, 2019: Tandy Cronyn (actress)
Sept. 21, 2019: Lucie Arnaz (actress)
Sept. 14, 2019: Al Tapper (playwright & producer)
Sept. 7, 2019: Jill Eikenberry & Michael Tucker (actress / actor & playwright)
Aug. 31, 2019: Wendy A. Schmidt (playwright)
Aug. 24, 2019: David Broza (musician)
Aug. 17, 2019: Iris Dorbian (writer)
Aug. 10, 2019: Richard Shore (musician)
Aug. 3, 2019: Angie Kristic (director)
July 27, 2019: Robyn Schall (comedian)
July 20, 2019: Cady Huffman (actress)
July 6, 2019: Adam Pascal (actor)
June 29, 2019: Melissa Errico (actress & singer)
June 15, 2019: Ann Harada (actress)
June 8, 2019: Tony Orlando (singer)
May 4, 2019: Nellie McKay (musician)
April 27, 2019: Julie Budd (actress & singer)
April 20, 2019: Chauncey Howell (broadcaster)
April 6, 2019: Tom Jones (theatrical lyricist)
March 30, 2019: Robyn Hitchcock (musician)
March 23, 2019: Kim T. Sharp (director)
March 16, 2019: Phil Johnson (actor)
March 2, 2019: Renee Taylor (actress & writer)
Feb. 16, 2019: Jay Leonhart (musician)
Jan. 5, 2019: Samuel Whitehill (actor)
Dec. 22, 2018: Joseph Rotenberg (author)
Dec. 15, 2018: Bob Brader & Suzanne Bachner (actors & playwrights)
Dec. 10, 2018: Romola Hodas (author)
Dec. 1, 2018: Tracy Newman (musician)
Dec. 1, 2018: Laraine Newman (actress)
Nov. 24, 2018: Thomas G. Waites (actor & director)
Nov. 10, 2018: Jill Sobule (musician)
Nov. 3, 2018: Will Durst (comedian)
Oct. 20, 2018: Capathia Jenkins (actress)
Oct. 13, 2018: Stevie Holland (actress)
Sept. 29, 2018: Vincent James (musicians)
Sept. 1, 2018: Carl Gottlieb (screenwriter)
July 21, 2018: Stevie GB (comedian)
July 14, 2018: Dick Hyman (musician)
July 14, 2018: Susan Shumsky (author)
July 7, 2018: Tony Dufresne (podcaster)
June 30, 2018: Karen Finley (actress & playwright)
June 23, 2018: Wilson Jermaine Heredia (actor)
June 16, 2018: Adrienne Truscott (comedian)
June 2, 2018: Laurence Luckinbill (actor)
May 26, 2018: Jim Kweskin (musician)
May 19, 2018: Tom Melcher (theater entrepreneur)
May 5, 2018: Sidney Myer (cabaret performer)
April 7, 2018: Iris Rainer Dart (author)
March 31, 2018: Billy Cote (musician)
March 24, 2018: Jackie Martling (comedian)
March 17, 2018: Penny Arcade (playwright & actress)
March 4, 2018: Phoebe Legere (singer)
Feb. 17, 2018: Michele LaRue (author)
Feb. 3, 2018: Aaron Feldman (film director)
Jan. 27, 2018: Marie Wallace (actress)
Jan. 13, 2018: Andre De Shields (actor)
Dec. 16, 2017: David Cale (actor & playwright)
Dec. 9, 2017: Brooke Moriber (actress & singer)
Dec. 2, 2017: Richard Nelson (playwright)
Nov. 25, 2017: Little Fyodor and Babushka (David Lichtenberg & Lauren Swain) (musicians)
Nov. 17, 2017: David Mandelbaum (artistic director)
Nov. 11, 2017: Betty Corwin (theater archivist)
Nov. 4, 2017: Donna Mills (actress)
Oct. 21, 2017: Steve Ross (cabaret singer)
Oct. 14, 2017: Jay O. Sanders (actor)
Oct. 14, 2017: Robert Galinsky (director)
Sept. 23, 2017: Ralph Lewis (director)
Sept. 23, 2017: Trav S.D. (playwright)
Aug. 12, 2017: Stephanie D’Abruzzo (actress)
Aug. 5, 2017: Willard Manus (playwright & critic)
July 22, 2017: Peter Yarrow (musician)
July 15, 2017: Tony Trischka (musician)
July 8, 2017: Leslie Jordan (actor)
July 1, 2017: Dylan Brody (author & actor)
June 24, 2017: Amanda McBroom (singer & songwriter)
June 17, 2017: Jonathan Sanger (film producer)
June 3, 2017: Clay McLeod Chapman (writer)
May 13, 2017: Carlyn Montes de Oca (film editor)
April 15, 2017: Dave Davies (musician)
April 8, 2017: Michael Merschel (author)
March 25, 2017: Mary Wilson (singer)
March 11, 2017: Ron Fassler (author)
March 4, 2017: Tom Toce (musician)
Feb. 25, 2017: LaChanze (actress)
Feb. 18, 2017: Tonya Pinkins (actress)
Feb. 11, 2017: Irene Backalenick (critic & poet)
Feb. 4, 2017: Allen Lewis Rickman (actor)
Jan. 28, 2017: Iris Dorbian (author)
Jan. 21, 2017: Velvel Pasternak (musicologist)
Jan. 7, 2017: Marcy Heisler (theatrical lyricist)
Jan. 7, 2017: Zina Goldrich (theatrical composer)
Nov. 5, 2016: Jen Coken (comedian)
Oct. 1, 2016: Seth Rudetsky (musician)
Sept. 17, 2016: Sally Mayes (actress)
Sept. 17, 2016: Jeff Harnar (singer)
Sept. 3, 2016: Bob Moss (theatrical director)
Aug. 27, 2016: Michael C. Bernardi (actor)
Aug. 20, 2016: Mark Nadler (cabaret performer)
Aug. 6, 2016: Robert Hammond (author)
July 30, 2016: Beck Lee (publicist)
July 23, 2016: Austin Pendleton (actor & director)
July 16, 2016: Richard Eyre (theatrical director)
July 2, 2016: Phil Johnson (playwright & actor)
June 18, 2016: Chuck Cleaver and Lisa Walker (of Wussy) (musicians)
June 4, 2016: Sam Harris (singer)
May 28, 2016: Al Ducharme (comedian)
May 28, 2016: Bernadette Pauley (comedian)
May 21, 2016: Dylan Brody (actor)
May 14, 2016: Zalmen Mlotek (musical director)
April 30, 2016: Molly Ringwald (actress)
April 23, 2016: Bob Kaynes (bronze shoemaker)
April 2, 2016: Tom Chapin (musician)
April 16, 2016: Graham Parker (musician)
March 26, 2016: Vincent Pastore (actor)
March 19, 2016: Alicia Dattner (comedian)
March 12, 2016: Paddy Maloney (of The Chieftains) (musician)
Feb. 27, 2016: Douglas McGrath (writer & director)
Feb. 20, 2016: Penny Fuller (actress)
Feb. 13, 2016: Gabriel Barre (actor & director)
Jan. 30, 2016: Ann Hampton Callaway (singer & songwriter)
Jan. 16, 2016: Mike Agranoff (musician)
Dec. 26, 2015: Edward Asner (actor)
Dec. 5, 2015: Michael Colby (theatrial lyricist)
Nov. 28, 2015: Charlotte Rae (actress)
Nov. 21, 2015: Little Anthony (Gourdine) (musician)
Nov. 14, 2015: Barbara J. Simon (voice teacher)
Nov. 7, 2015: Megan McGinnis (actress)
Oct. 17, 2015: Tamara Tunie (actress)
Sept. 5, 2015: Julie Budd (singer)
Aug. 15, 2015: Christina Pickles (actress)
Aug. 8, 2015: Gary Waldman (actor & director)
Aug. 2, 2015: Louise Harrison (author)
July 25, 2015: Kathryn Crosby (actress)
July 18, 2015 Sue & Lloyd Ecker (producers)
June 13, 2015: Rain Pryor (comedian)
May 30, 2015: Jessica Molaskey (singer)
May 30, 2015: Karl Wallinger (musician)
May 23, 2015: Syd Straw (musician)
May 16, 2015: Betsy McFarland (author)
May 9, 2015: Ray Stevens (musician)
May 2, 2015: Steve Gottlieb (photographer)
April 11, 2015: Elliot Tiber (author)
April 4, 2015: Greg Marcus (life coach)
March 28, 2015: Lisa Loeb (musician)
March 21, 2015: Paulette Frankl (author & mime)
March 14, 2015: Juul Haalmeyer (costume designer)
Feb. 14, 2015: Stewart Lane (producer)
Feb. 7, 2015: Lloyd Cole (musician)
Jan. 31, 2015: Valery Orr (author)
Jan. 17, 2015: Harry Wayne Casey (musician)
Jan. 10, 2015: Daphna Levy (life coach)
Dec. 27, 2014: Ari Roth (playwright & producer)
Dec. 20, 2014: Elli Mayer (King of Broadway) (performer)
Dec. 13, 2014: Sophie B. Hawkins (musician)
Dec. 6, 2014: Nan Bauer (cinephile)
Nov. 29, 2014: Baby Jane Dexter (cabaret singer)
Nov. 22, 2014: Chazz Palminteri (actor)
Nov. 15, 2014: Daniel Cainer (musician)
Nov. 1, 2014: Ian Finkel (musician)
Oct. 18, 2014: Brad Zimmerman (actor)
Oct. 11, 2014: Vicky Kuperman (comedian)
Sept. 27, 2014: Freda Payne (singer)
Sept. 20, 2014: Ivor Davis (journalist)
Sept. 6, 2014: Janis Ian (musician)
Aug. 30, 2014: Sandy Hackett (comedian)
Aug. 9, 2014: Barry Levey (playwright)
Aug. 2, 2014: George Ball (actor & singer)
July 19, 2014: John Bucchino (songwriter)
July 5, 2014: Eric Andersen (musician)
July 5, 2014: Patricia Ward Kelly (author & dancer)
May 24, 2014: Swoosie Kurtz (actress)
May 17, 2014: Hal Linden (actor)
May 10, 2014: Frank Ferrante (actor)
April 26, 2014: Joe Corcoran (theatrical producer)
March 22, 2014: John Gorka (musician)
March 15, 2014: Kathy Garver (actress)
March 8, 2014: Armando Riesco (actor)
March 1, 2014: Sherry Eaker (journalist & producer)
Feb. 22, 2014: Jack Casady (musician)
Feb. 15, 2014: Tippi Hedren (actress)
Feb. 8, 2014: Dee Wallace (actress)
Feb. 1, 2014: Mike Ball (humorist)
Jan. 25, 2014: Jerry Blavat (broadcaster)
Jan. 8, 2014: Dawn Wells (actress)
Jan. 11, 2014: Greg Kotis (playwright)
Jan. 4, 2014: Tom Toce (musician)
Dec. 21, 2013: Larry Kaye (theatrical producer)
Dec. 28, 2013: Philip Chaffin (singer)
Dec. 14, 2013: Carol Lawrence (actress)
Dec. 7, 2013: Donna McKechnie (actress)
Nov. 30, 2013: Sarah Kaufmann (cheese artist)
Nov. 2, 2013: Susan L. Schulman (press agent)
Oct. 26, 2013: Sylvie Simmons (writer and musician)
Oct. 12, 2013: Kelly Carlin (broadcaster)
Oct. 5, 2013: Mario Fratti (playwright and theater critic)
Sept. 28, 2013: Brian Gari (songwriter)
Aug. 10, 2013: Eddie Whitlock (author and broadcaster)
Aug. 3, 2013: Jill Skeem (broadcaster)
July 27, 2013: Mark Cohen (author)
June 29, 2013: Jay Rogers (actor)
June 22, 2013: Alan Menken (theatrical composer)
June 1, 2013: Gary U.S. Bonds (musician)
May 25, 2013: Danny Abosch (theatrical composer)
May 25, 2013: Susan DiLallo (librettist and lyricist)
May 11, 2013: Carl Reiner (actor and director)
May 4, 2013: Yvonne Constant (singer)
March 30, 2013: Roslyn Kind (singer)
March 16, 2013: Debby Boone (singer)
March 16, 2013: Julie Halston (actress)
March 9, 2013: David Herskovits (theatrical director)
March 2, 2013: Chuck Muckle (actor and singer)
March 2, 2013: Avner Eisenberg (The Eccentric) (actor)
Feb. 23, 2013: Stephen Schochet (author)
Feb. 9, 2013: Martin Charnin (theatrical director and lyricist)
Jan. 26, 2013: Ray Cooney (playwright)
Jan. 12, 2013: Peter Marshall (broadcaster)
Dec. 29, 2012: Michael Kantor (filmmaker)
Dec. 15, 2012: Lindy S. Hudis (author)
Nov. 24, 2012: Rick Lenz (actor)
Nov. 17, 2012: Frank DeCaro (humorist)
Oct. 27, 2012: David Yazbek (composer)
Oct. 27, 2012: Jeffrey Gurian (comedian)
Oct. 13, 2012: Rabbi Samuel Intrator (rabbi)
Sept. 22, 2012: Stephen Schochet (author)
May 26, 2012: Dr. Hana Solomon (physician)
May 5, 2012: Jake Ehrenreich (actor)
April 14, 2012: Gretchen Cryer (director)
April 14, 2012: Miriam Kulick (actress)
April 14, 2012: Andrew Goffman (actor)
March 31, 2012: Elza Zagreda (actress)
March 24, 2012: Steve Solomon (comedian)
March 3, 2012: Richard Shore (musician)
Jan. 14, 2012: Rami Shapiro (rabbi)
Jan. 14, 2012: Gary Morris (actor and singer)
Dec. 17, 2011: Sean Altman (musician)
Nov. 26, 2011: Peter Schickele (humorist)
Aug. 20, 2011: Joe Salzone (radio host)
Aug. 20, 2011: Aaron Berg (comedian)
July 2, 2011: Dave Konig (comedian)
April 30, 2011: Shecky Greene (comedian)
March 26, 2011: Rusty Warren (comedian)
March 12, 2011: Dan Bern (musician)
March 5, 2011: Elliot Tiber (author)
Nov. 1, 2009: Theodore Bikel (actor and singer)
Sept. 22, 2009: Burt Edwards (actor)
March 8, 2009: Avi Hoffman (actor)
Dec. 14, 2008: Gina Beltrami (songwriter)
Dec. 14, 2008: Lisa Alcalay Klug (humorist)
Nov. 16, 2008: Stephen Sorrentino (comedian)
Sept. 21, 2008: Greg Purnhagen (actor)
Aug. 31, 2008: Julius Novick (author)
July 20, 2008: Sarah Jane Cion (musician)
May 4, 2008: Eleanor Reissa (actress)
April 13, 2008: Neal Karlen (author)
March 9, 2008: Tovah Feldshuh (actress)
July 1, 2007: Jill Sobule (musician)
Feb. 11, 2007: Karina Kittles-Karsten (life coach)
Jan. 28, 2007: Wajid (Swami Baldi Gee) (comedian)
Dec. 17, 2006: Bruce Adler (actor)
Dec. 10, 2006: Mark & Jeanne Simon (authors)
April 30, 2006: Blanche Baker (actress)
April 30, 2006: Lorca Peress (director)
Dec. 22, 2005: Ron Clancy (author)
Oct. 20, 2005: Jeff Janning (musician)
Oct. 20, 2005: Mike Burstyn (actor)
Sept. 22, 2005: Jill Sobule (musician)
June 16, 2005: Mandy Patinkin (actor)
Feb. 3, 2005: Tom Peric (marketer)
Nov. 18, 2004: Hillary Kanter (author)
Sept. 23, 2004: Dottie Burman (songwriter)
July 22, 2004: Andrea Kolb (actress)

RABBINICAL REFLECTIONS

Rabbi Sol Solomon’s mini-sermons, called RABBINICAL REFLECTIONS, air on the Dave’s Gone By radio program (Saturday mornings on facebook: (facebook.com/davesgoneby). When available, the archives include text, audio, and/or video.

#184 (4/27/2024): A Passover Prayer / on Archive.org
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers a timely prayer for the holiday

#183 (4/20/2024): Passover 2024 / on Archive.org
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers reflections and a timely poem on this particularly potent Passover

#182 (3/23/2024): Jokes for Purim 2024
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers jokes for the Purim holiday

#181 (1/13/2024): New Jokes
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers topical jokes for the times

#180 (12/31/2023): Farewell 2023
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a fond-ish farewell to 2023

#179 (4/1/2023): Passover 2023
Subject: Rabbi Sol extols the virtues of a modern-day Passover

#178 (12/31/2022): Farewell 2022
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a fond farewell to 2022

#177 (10/6/2022): Dave’s Gone By 20th Anniversary
Subject: Rabbi Sol congratulates Dave Lefkowitz on his long-running radio/podcast show, Dave’s Gone By

#176 (6/11/2022): 2022 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2022 Tony Awards

#175 (3/17/2022): James Joyce
Subject: Rabbi Sol celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with the poetry of James Joyce

#174 (2/14/2022): Poems for Valentine’s Day (for Gingold Theatrical Group Valentine’s Day slam)
Subject: Rabbi Sol takes part in Gingold Theatrical Group’s 2022 virtual Valentine’s Day slam

#173 (12/25/2021): 2021 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a bitter farewell to 2021

#172 (10/22/2021): Brown Sugar
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Rolling Stones retiring “Brown Sugar.”

#171 (9/14/2021): How to Fast on Yom Kippur
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers advice on how to fast on Yom Kippur

#170 (7/24/2021): Ben & Jerry’s
Subject: Rabbi Sol goes sour on Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

#169 (4/30/2021): Meron
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Lag B’Omer tragedy at Meron

#168 (4/10/21): Normalcy
Subject: Rabbi Sol wonders when post-pandemic normalcy will return

#167 (2/25/21): Purim Jokes 2021
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares jokes for the Purim holiday

#166 (1/28/21): Make Them Hear Me
Subject: Rabbi Sol contributes to the New York Theater Workshop and Poetic Theater Workshop’s virtual open-mic night.

#165 (1/17/21): Free Speech
Subject: Rabbi Sol looks at censorship in the age of insurrection

#164 (12/31/2020): 2020 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a bitter farewell to 2020

#163 (6/7/2020): Broadway 2020
Subject: Broadway’s 2020 Tony Awards

#162 (5/2/2020): Social Distancing
Subject: Rabbi Sol has choice words for those who disregard isolation orders during a pandemic

#161 (4/25/2020): Rabbi Sol Solomon Reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet #30
Subject: Rabbi Sol contributes to Irondale Ensemble’s Sonnet Marathon

#160 (4/10/2020): Shaking Hands
Subject: Rabbi Sol discusses shaking hands in the age of COVID-19

#159 (6/1/2019): 2019 Tonys
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2019 Tony Awards

#158 (1/2/2019): 2018 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids farewell to 2018

#157 (12/15/2018): Cold Outside
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on musical censorship

#156 (8/11/2018): Joke Time
Subject: Rabbi Sol tells and analyzes some Jewish jokes

#155 (6/10/2018): 2018 Tony Awards
Subject: Broadway’s 2018 Tony Awards

#154 (3/24/2018): DimonaLand
Subject: Rabbi Sol mulls the idea of an Israeli theme park

#153 (1/14/2018): Jokes for the New Year
Subject: Rabbi Sol tells and analyzes some Jewish jokes

#152 (1/1/2018): Farewell 2017
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon offers a poetic recap of a tumultuous year

#151 (12/23/2017): Jerusalem
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

#150 (8/20/2017): On Both Sides
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon reflects on Donald Trump’s reaction to the Charlottesville marches

#149 (8/13/2017): Trump & Trannies
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the decision to ban transsexuals from the military

#148 (8/6/2017): Roger Waters
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Roger Waters’s anti-Israel sentiments

#147 (7/9/2017): Wailing Wall
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon reflects on separating the sexes at Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall

#146 (6/11/2017): Tony Nominations 2017
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2017 Tony Awards

#145 (3/11/2017): Purim Jokes Anew
Subject: Rabbi Sol tells and analyzes some Jewish jokes

#144 (3/5/2017): Playboy
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the removal of nudity from Playboy magazine

#143 (1/8/2017): Obama and the U.N.
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on President Obama snubbing Israel at the U.N.

#142 (12/25/2016): 2016 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon bids a fond farewell to 2016

#141 (11/6/2016): Electile Dysfunction
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon looks at Trump vs. Clinton in the 2016 election

#140 (6/12/2016): Tony Awards 2016
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2016 Tony Awards

#139 (5/8/2016): Donald Trump
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Donald Trump becoming the Republican frontrunner for President

#138 (4/24/2016): Shmura Matzohs
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the glory of simple matzohs

#137 (3/6/2016): Astronaut Scott Kelly
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on brave American astronaut, Scott Kelly

#136 (2/28/2016): Hitler’s Junk
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Hitler’s little problem

#135 (1/17/2016): David Bowie
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the passing of icon musician David Bowie

#134 (12/31/2015): Farewell 2015
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the year gone by
#133 (12/20/2015): Word of the Year
Subject: Rabbi Sol has an issue with Webster’s dictionary

#132 (12/12/2015): Hanukkah Haiku
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers some holiday poems

#131 (8/22/2015): Jimmy Carter
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the mixed legacy of former president Jimmy Carter

#130 (8/2/2015): Cecil the Lion
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on The killing of Cecil the endangered African lion by a rich American hunter

#129 (7/12/2015): With a Little Help
Subject: Rabbi Sol deconstructs The Beatles’s “With a Little Help from My Friends”

#128 (6/28/2015): Scalia
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on conservative Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia

#127 (6/21/2015): Jenna Jameson
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Jenna Jameson’s decision to convert to Judaism

#126 (6/7/2015): The 2015 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2015 Tony Awards

#125 (5/23/2015): Harry Shearer
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Harry Shearer’s possible absence from The Simpsons

#124 (5/17/2015): What’s in a (Baby) Name?
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the year’s top ten baby names for boys and girls

#123 (5/3/2015): Popeyes
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a fast-food franchise’s reaction to a robbery

#122 (4/19/2015): Campaign 2016
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on pretenders to the political throne

#121 (4/5/2015): Passover
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Passover holiday

#120 (3/29/2015): Bibi’s Back
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the surprise reelection of Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel.

#119 (3/8/2015): Dave’s 500th
Subject: Rabbi Sol congratulates Dave Lefkowitz on the 500th episode of his radio show and podcast, Dave’s Gone By

#118 (3/1/2015): New Purim Jokes
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares some new jokes and interpretations

#117 (2/22/2015): Oscars 2015
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the year’s Academy Award nominations

#116 (2/8/2015): UC Dervish
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on BDS fever infecting a college campus

#115 (2/1/2015): Letters, I Get Letters
Subject: Rabbi Sol responds to letters from parishioners and fans

#114 (1/11/2015): Political Cartoons
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the terrorist murders of cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo

#113 (12/20/2014): Little Yomo and the Corned Beef Sandwich
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares a story for Chanukah

#112 (12/7/2014): Cos
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the downfall of comedian Bill Cosby

#111 (11/23/2014): Murder in Jerusalem
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a particularly savage terrorist attack

#110 (11/15/2014): Christmas in November
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Christmas overtaking the American calendar

#109 (10/19/2014): Ebola
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the spreading ebola virus

#108 (9/28/2014): Opiyum
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Chinese chef who made his noodles a little too tempting

#107 (9/21/2014): Gwyneth
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Gwyneth Paltrow’s religious affiliation

#106 (9/4/2014): Uzi Does It
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on why little girls and big guns don’t mix

#105 (8/31/2014): Eventful August
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a busy and difficult month

#104 (8/3/2014): Great Guns in Gaza
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Israel showing muscle in Gaza

#103 (7/6/2014): Brothers’ Keepers
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers by Hamas

#102 (6/8/2014): The 2014 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2013-14 theater season and Tony Awards

#101 (5/25/2014): Gabriel Diaz
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Gabriel Diaz, New York City’s Nazi cabdriver

#100 (5/18/2014): Boko Haram
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Boko Haram kidnapping teenage girls in Nigeria

#099 (4/20/2014): Utz vs. Butler
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the ramifications of an office prank

#098 (3/30/2014): Fred Phelps
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the homophobia of the Westboro Baptist Church

#097 (3/23/2014): Hearing Voices
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Ebony Wilkerson, who tried to drive her family into the ocean

#096 (3/16/2014): 2014 Purim Jokes
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares jokes for the Purim holiday

#095 (3/9/2014): Upskirt
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on public privacy for our privates

#094 (3/2/2014): Kiev
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on unrest in the Ukraine

#093 (2/22/2014): RadioShack
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the failing fortunes of RadioShack

#092 (2/16/2014): Sochi
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Winter Olympics in Russia

#091 (2/9/2014): SodaStream and ScarJo
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Scarlett Johansson’s defense of SodaStream

#090 (2/1/2014): Justin Bieber
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on pop star Justin Bieber’s youthful indiscretions

#089 (1/26/2014): Hiroo Onoda
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the passing of perennial Japanese soldier, Hiroo Onoda

#088 (1/19/2014): Ariel Sharon
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the passing of Israeli statesman Ariel Sharon

#087 (1/12/2014): Duck Amuck
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the dummies of “Duck Dynasty.”

#086 (12/29/2013): New Year 2014
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the year gone by

#085 (12/22/2013): Passings in 2013
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on notables who passed in the year gone by

#084 (12/8/2013): Ronnie Smith in Benghazi
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a murdered missionary

#083 (11/30/2013): Thanksgiving Meets Chanukah
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a Jewish holiday intersecting with a secular one

#082 (11/19/2013): Crystal Spa
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a German’s spa’s bad advertising campaign

#081 (11/10/2013): Chocolate-Covered Chips
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a new Lay’s food product

#080 (11/3/2013): Redskins
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on politically incorrect nomenclature

#079 (10/13/2013): Motorcycle Mayhem
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a biker melee in New York

#078 (10/6/2013): Shutdown
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on political gridlock

#077 (9/29/2013): Syria
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Syria’s use of chemical weapons

#076 (9/8/2013): Fast Food on Strike
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on minimum-wage fast-food employees going on strike

#075 (9/1/2013): Egypt Again
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on political chaos in Egypt

#074 (8/18/2013): Baby Messiah
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on parents’ rights to name their children

#073 (7/29/2013): Abortion in Texas
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on new abortion laws in Texas

#072 (6/30/2013): Shalom Dammit in Greeley
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the performance of his stage show in Colorado

#071 (6/23/2013): Michael Karkoc
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the capture of a former Nazi living in Minnesota

#070 (6/16/2013): Michael Douglas
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Michael Douglas’s claim that he contracted cancer from oral sex

#069 (6/9/2013): The Tonys 2013
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2013 Tony Award nominations

#068 (5/26/2013): Angelina Jolie
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy

#067 (5/19/2013): Tax Evasion
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on selective scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service

#066 (5/12/2013): Jodi on HLN
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on cable news’s coverage of the Jodi Arias trial

#065 (5/5/2013): Joking Around
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares some jokes and their interpretations

#064 (4/21/2013): The Brothers Tsarnaev and the “M” Word
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Boston marathon terrorists

#063 (4/14/2013): Jew in a Box
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a controversial exhibit in a Berlin museum

#062 (4/7/2013): Roger Ebert
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the passing of film critic Roger Ebert

#061 (3/17/2013): Sugar Sugar
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on supersized soft drinks in New York City

#060 (3/10/2013): Whose Line Returns
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the return of TV’s improv show, “Whose Line is it Anyway?”

#059 (3/3/2013): Disappearing Delis
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the closing of Kosher delicatessens across the country

#058 (2/24/2013): More Purim Jokes<
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares jokes for the holiday.

#057 (2/17/2013): Pope Benedict Resigns
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the legacy of Pope Benedict

#056 (2/10/2013): Valentine’s Day
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the history and meaning of Valentine’s Day

#055 (2/3/2013): Oldies but Goodies
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on aging rock stars still rocking.

#054 (1/27/2013): The Battle of Algiers
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on terrorism in Algeria

#053 (1/20/2013): Lance Armstrong
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on doping and bullying allegations against bicyclist Lance Armstrong

#052 (1/13/2013): Al Gorezeera
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Al Gore selling Current TV to Al Jazeera

#051 (12/29/2012): 2012 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a rueful farewell to 2012

#050 (12/23/2012): Gun Control
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the N.R.A. versus common sense

#049 (12/16/2012): Molest We Forget
Subject: Rabbi reflects on the arrest of Reb Nechemya Weberman – child rapist

#048 (12/9/2012): Chanukah
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the meaning of Chanukah

#047 (11/25/2012): Gaza Gaza Hey
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on new bloodshed between Israel and the Arabs

#046 (10/07/2012): Dave’s Gone By Anniversary
Subject: Rabbi Sol pays tribute to Dave Lefkowitz’s long-running radio show, Dave’s Gone By

#045 (9/30/2012): Subway Savagery
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a pro-Israel subway advertisement causing controversy in New York

#044 (9/22/2012): Atonement
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the meaning of Yom Kippur

#043 (9/9/2012): New Reviews
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the reviews he received for his off-off-Broadway show, Shalom Dammit!

#042 (6/10/2012): 2012 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2012 Tony Awards

#041 (5/13/2012): Arresting the Molesting
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the secrecy over child molestation in the Orthodox community

#040 (4/8/2012): Mezuzah Meshuggah
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a co-op board’s restrictive policies

#039 (3/25/2012): Rave Reviews!
Subject: Rabbi Sol kvells over a rave review for his stage show, Shalom Dammit!

#038 (2/19/2012): Shalom Dammit! Live in NYC!
Subject: Rabbi Sol plugs his upcoming theatrical musical, Shalom Dammit!

#037 (2/5/2012): More Jokes
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares some Jewish jokes and their interpretations

#036 (1/28/2012): Jewish GPS
Subject: Rabbi Sol promotes a Hebraical SatNav

#035 (1/22/2012): Gay Tel Aviv
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Israel’s pro-gay policies

#034 (1/15/2012): Mitt Romney
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Mitt Romney becoming the Republican presidential front-runner

#033 (12/18/2011): Newt Gingrich
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on politician Newt Gingrich’s staunch defense of Israel

#032 (12/11/2011): Post Office
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on rising postage rates

#031 (12/4/2011): Coca Cola
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a marketing stumble by Coca Cola

#030 (11/27/2011): Questions
Subject: Rabbi Sol answers questions following his performance of Shalom Dammit in Colorado

#029 (11/13/2011): Shalom Dammit! Live
Subject: Rabbi Sol promotes his live performance in Northern Colorado of Shalom Dammit!

#028 (11/6/2011): Kardashian Divorce
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the split between Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries

#027 (10/30/2011): Blackout
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a snowstorm’s effect on Colorado.

#026 (10/22/2011): Occupied
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Occupy Wall Street movement

#025 (10/2/2011): Days of Awe
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the High Holy Days

#024 (9/24/2011): Statehood?
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the idea of Palestinian statehood

#023 (9/17/2011): Ten Years
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11

#022 (8/28/2011): Reb Levin
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on homophobic Rabbi Yehuda Levin

#021 (8/20/2011): Downturn
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a Wall Street slump

#020 (7/3/2011): July 4th
Subject: Rabbi Sol celebrates America, even during tough times

#019 (6/25/2011): Ryan Dunn
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the passing of “Jackass” TV star, Ryan Dunn

#018 (6/18/2011): Father’s Day
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on fatherhood

#017 (6/11/2011): 2011 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the 2011 Tony Award Nominations

#016 (5/14/2011): Israel’s Birthday
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Israel’s 63rd birthday

#015 (5/7/2011): Dead! Dead! Dead!
Subject: Rabbi Sol celebrates the killing of Osama bin Laden

#014 (5/1/2011): Royal Wedding
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the nuptials of Prince Harry and Princess Kate

#013 (4/24/2011): Easter
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Christian holiday, Easter

#012 (4/10/2011): Killer Whale
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Sea World’s Tilikum earning the title, “killer whale”

#011 (4/3/2011): Circumcisions
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the tradition of brises

#010 (3/27/2011): Tsunami Tweet
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Gilbert Gottfried, political correctness, and the Aflac duck

#009 (3/19/2011): Purim Jokes
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares jokes for the Purim holiday

#008 (3/11/2011): Gas Prices
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the latest spike in gas prices

#007 (3/06/2011): The Pope
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Pope Benedict’s proof that the Jews didn’t kill you-know-who

#006 (2/26/2011): Charlie Sheen
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Charlie Sheen’s latest rantings

#005 (2/20/2011): Presidents Day
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the inconstancy of American holidays

#004 (2/12/2011): Egypt
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on political turmoil in Egypt

#003 (1/29/2011): Taco Bell
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on mystery meat

#002 (1/23/2011): Regis Philbin
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Regis Philbin leaving his morning show

#001 (1/16/2011): Martin Luther King
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on MLK’s legacy

SKITS & SKETCHES April 13, 2024: StoryTime: Intifada and My Little Picture Bible (Full Episode #939, 4/13/2024)
StoryTime: My Little Picture Bible (Full Episode #911, 9/16/2023)

StoryTime: Boom Chicka Rock (Full Episode #900, 6/24/2023)

StoryTime: The Secret Seder (Full Episode #891, 4/22/2023)

Rabbi Sol Reads the Papers (Full Episode #884, 3/4/2023)

Rabbi Sol Reads the Papers (Full DGB Episode #877, 1/14/2023)

Rabbi Sol Reads the Papers (Full DGB Episode, 6/11/2022)

Rabbi Sol Reads the Papers (Full DGB episode, 2/5/2022)

Promotional Video for Shalom Dammit (Full DGB episode, 12/31/2021)

Rabbi Sol Reads the Papers (Full DGB episode, 12/25/2021)

Rabbi Sol Attends a Bat Mitzvah (11/13/2021) / full episode

Miscast (4/17/2021)
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s self-audition for the MCC Benefit, Miscast.

Valentine’s Day (2/9/2004)
Subject: Rabbi Sol celebrates Valentine’s Day and takes calls from Esther and Philip.

INDEX: https://davesgoneby.net/?p=25407

Dave’s Gone By Skit: RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #183 (4/20/2024): Passover 2024

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Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection #183 (4/20/24): PASSOVER 2024

This Rabbinical Reflection first aired April 20, 2024 on the Dave’s Gone By video podcast.

Rabbi Sol Solomon offers reflections, and a timely poem, to celebrate this year’s particularly potent Passover holiday.

Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflections are heard on the long-running Dave’s Gone By radio/video podcast program (davesgoneby.com) and then archived as text and audio on the Rebbe’s blog, Shalomdammit.com, where a transcript of this Reflection may be read.

Rabbi Sol is also the creator of the stage show, “Shalom Dammit! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon,” which played in NYC in Nov. 2011 and Aug. 2012.

TRANSCRIPT:

Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the 2024 Passover holiday.

Yes, my friends, it’s matzoh time again! Time to change the silverware, cover your tables, sell your leavened food and then buy it back when it’s stale — time to welcome a holiday that throws your life into chaos, just for a big meal that’s supposed to be about order. That’s the seder. Seder means order, structure, in Hebrew. So at the seder, we do one activity after another after another, in order, for two hours before we finally get to eat. Then we dine on wonderful things like horse radish and boiled eggs and flat bread that uses cardboard as its flavor profile. Mmm mmm, constipated!

But we do this, of course, to commemorate a miracle. Our Jewish ancestors, who spent decades as slaves to the Pharaohs, high-tailed it out of Egypt, thanks to Moses, his brother Aaron, and a God that actually talked to people back then. Or at least to Moses. They had that kind of relationship.

And so, 3500 years ago, the Jews left Eretz Mitzrayim, crossed the Red Sea — which slowly parted for them like the legs of an arthritic hooker—and wandered the desert for 40 years till all of them were dead. But their children made it to Israel. And that’s where the Jews have stayed until this very day. And, current events notwithstanding, they ain’t goin’ anywhere.

For decades now, I’ve ranted and raved and driven home one idea that even a pinhead like Susan Sarandon should understand: Israel is for Jews. Arabs can live anywhere else. Why don’t they? If all these Muslim countries refuse to make a home for their Palestinian brothers, well, that’s just too bad. There’s no reason the Palis can’t have a couple dozen square miles of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria, Mali, Pakistan,Turkmenistan, or Dearborn, Michigan. Palestinians want a country so bad? Give them one…far away. Suck them out of Gaza and the West Bank so Israelis can be free and safe…surrounded by a dozen countries that despise them.

Yet for all the horrible news and the burgeoning anti-Semitism, we can muster a smile or two this Pesach holiday. On Thursday, the president of Columbia University—an Arab no less—looked at the swarm of hippie hooligans disobeying orders to vacate the college’s lawns and said, finally, “If you don’t leave, I’m calling the cops.” They stayed, in came the riot squad, and more than a hundred imbeciles were arrested and suspended—not for being anti-Israel (that’s a given for these smelly hermaphrodites) but for trespassing on private property and assuming their bleeding-heart wokeness would be an impermeable escutcheon. Understand that they were non-violent, and so were the cops. Everybody got what they came for: President Shafik got her lawn back (for a day), the cops made their quota without a single speeding ticket, and the brats got on TV crying and laughing and showing every employer in America who not to hire at the next job fair.

On top of this heartening development of cracking down on crackpots—there’s more amazing news. A week ago, Iran sent hundreds of missiles streaming into Israel. I think one of them hit. All the rest were intercepted and bombed out of the sky by the vaunted “iron dome.” Where that dome was on October 7th is another story, but at least this time, it worked like gangbusters. Or bomb-busters. And after that, Israel hit back with a bunch of mini-drones that were mini enough to do minimal damage but scary enough to make the Tehran tyrants think twice about escalation.

So in these anxious and ugly times, when Jews face hatred from stupid goyim, and Israel faces hatred from stupid Jews, we can be thankful for some godly interventions that are at least trying to restore order. Seder.

And for those who still equate Zionism with oppressive colonialism as opposed to…”my house, my rules,” here’s some poetic justice:

“From the river to the sea, Hamas had better flee.

`Cuz way back in `48, the world made Israel a Jewish state.

The Arabs are welcome to work and play, but if you hurt us, we will slay.

We’ll bomb the tunnels Hamas built and turn their houses into silt.

If you prick us, we will bleed, but then we’ll get you, guaranteed.

If you’re a young and left-wing loony spewing your shit at the Ivies and SUNY

Not realizing Al Qaeda, Al Aqsa, Hamas

Are all the same evil, with all the same boss?

Please know that the monsters who caused 9/11

are back as the same butchers of October 7.

Yet millions of Arabs select them as leaders

and pledge their allegiance to these bottom feeders

who’ve vowed to push Israel straight off the map

Which is why we must blot them, like wiping up crap.

If they think they’ll win and cause Israel to vanish

“Joder a sus madres.” Look it up — it’s Spanish.

Israel will fight to the very last Jew — and make no mistake, they’re fighting for you.

`Cause if Muslims win, new maps they will draw that put the whole world under Sharia law.

So Israel will struggle, as lies leave her friendless

And Israel will fight, though the fighting is endless.

And Israel will win because Israel must and grind our foes into cockroach dust.

From Haifa to Tiberius, IDF is dead serious

From Kiryat Shmona all the way to Eilat, the Arabs can lick Golda Meir’s hairy grey twat.

From the sea to the river, we’ll make Hamas quiver.

And for year after year, Israel stays here.

This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, New York. Happy Pesach seder to you — from border to border, we will restore order.

Dave’s Gone By Skit: RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #182 (3/23/2024): Jokes for Purim 2024

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RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #182 (3/23/2024): Jokes for Purim 2024

airs March 23, 2024 on Dave’s Gone By. Youtube clip: https://youtu.be/A3rIw1W5OFs

Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the joyous holiday of Purim.

Purim is one of those times when the Jews faced brutal annihilation and yet were somehow spared and got revenge — kinda like… last year. When reading the Purim story, the megillah, we use noisemakers to drown out the name of our bitterest antagonist, Haman, which is Persian for “Sarandon.” We also dress in costumes so the IRS won’t recognize us, and we’re supposed to get so drunk we’re unable to distinguish our friends from our enemies. In that way we’re like left-wing Democrats.

My manner of celebrating the Purim simcha is to laugh. Ha ha ha. But so I don’t seem psychotic, I attach my laughter to jokes. Freud said that comedy is an expression of the subconscious battling to be heard in a society that drowns out anything non-conformist. (I think that’s what he said; I don’t speak German.) So let’s examine the psyche of a couple of classic Jewish jokes:

Yankel has found this girl on J-Date, and he’s meeting in person for the first time. They’ve got an 8 o’clock reservation to meet at the swankiest Kosher restaurant in town, but it’s 7:50, and Yankel is circling the block unable to find a parking space. He drives around again and still no spot. Finally, he prays to God, he says, “God, this girl might be my bashert. Please let me find parking.”

But nothing opens up, and Yankel keeps driving. It’s now 7:55, and Yankel’s beside himself. “God,” he says, “If you find me a parking spot, I’ll never miss Friday services again.”

Still, no spaces, and he circles `round the block. Now it’s 7:59, and he’s frantic. He calls out to HaShem, “God, I swear, if you find me a spot, I’ll donate $500 to the United Jewish Appeal.” Suddenly, right in front of the restaurant, a car pulls out leaving a space. Yankel says, “Never mind, God. I found one.”

What does this joke tell us about taking the Lord’s name in vain? That we do it. That under duress, we are apt to say anything, make any promise. it’s what every person does going into surgery hoping they’ll come out of surgery. It’s every horny putz who tells a girl he’ll still respect her in the morning, and it’s every girl who believes him. It’s anyone who eats half a pizza pie and says, “Oy God, I’m never eating again.” Two hours later: “What, there’s one slice left over? Lemme just finish it.”

Humans show an uncanny talent for pivoting from need to satiation and right back to need. The little stops they make along the way to fulfill those needs — well, they’re often forgotten the way a pregnant woman can’t recall the pain of labor. After all, if mama did, she’d shoot the father, punch her OB, and strangle the infant with its umbilical cord. Instead, she’s moved forward, hugging the father, cradling her newborn, and wondering when her vagina will stop looking like the mouth of a camel.

Anyway, let’s have another joke—this one highly appropriate for our fraught and frightful times. When God was creating the world, he called his builders—the angels—together and told them His plan for a Jewish homeland called Israel. “It will be a magical place,” God said, “beautiful, with hills, gardens, and so many natural wonders. And the Jews will be smart and resourceful. They’ll build great cities and farms, make fantastic art, excel in science and engineering. Truly, Israel will be a beacon to all nations.”

“Sounds amazing, God,” said the angels. “But won’t the rest of the world see all this perfect stuff and be jealous of the Jews?”

“Nope,” the Lord replied. “Wait till they see who they have as neighbors.”

Of course, this joke has an especially jagged edge these days—even though, technically, Israel was attacked not by neighbors but by its own squatters: Muslims we were nice enough to give land to—inside the Jewish state—rather than forcing them to move to Africa or Arabia or, God forbid, Amityville. And the upshot is that for 75 years, while trying just to survive in our minuscule homeland, we have been confronted with non-stop terrorism and war. And now, the Arabs’ misinformation campaign has been swallowed up by the kinds of teary-eyed liberals who think shoplifting is the store’s fault, turnstile jumping is a human right, and blocking traffic is an act of courage rather than anarchy.

But I’m sorry — it’s Purim. I meant to keep things light. So here’s one more joke: It’s late night and a policeman sees a car speeding down the highway. He pulls the car over and is surprised to see the driver: a rumpled, middle-aged Jewish man.

The officer runs his information and says, “Mr. Schwartz, we both know you were speeding. But it’s 2AM. Where were you racing?”

“To a lecture,” says the driver.

“A lecture?,” says the cop. “Who gives a lecture at this hour?”

“My wife.”

This isn’t technically a Jewish joke; it could work for anybody. But the joke tastes Jewish because it teaches us that you always answer for your deeds. If it isn’t to a policeman’s blotter or a judge, it’s to your spouse, or your boss, or your children, or maybe just that reflection in the mirror. So whenever possible, we try to be our better selves. Rather than dread the consequences of our actions, we want to anticipate the delight our efforts will bring to others. Needless to say, this is an ideal, and as flawed human beings we’re more likely to do the right thing for the wrong reason, or the wrong thing for any reasons, than be perfect people. But on Purim, when right and wrong are intentionally confuzzled, we can simply enjoy the mishegoss inherent in being human and Jewish.

This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, New York. (spins grogger) Roger Waters. Jonathan Glazer. Susan Fucking Sarandon!

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/16/2024): MICHAEL GARIN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with cabaret host MICHAEL GARIN

Topics include: Song of Singapore, Mardie Millit, Mary Astor, cabaret, Judaism

Segment aired March 16, 2024 as part of the 935th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/2/2024): SAMUEL L. LEITER & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with theater critic SAMUEL L. LEITER

Topics include: Kabuki, Japanese theater, Brooklyn, Broadway, theater, teaching

Segment aired March 2, 2024 as part of the 933rd episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/24/2024): DEB MARGOLIN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with playwright DEB MARGOLIN

Topics include: Judaism, Split Britches, This is not a Time of Peace, Israel

Segment aired Feb. 24, 2024 as part of the 932nd episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/3/2024): NINA CONTI & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with comedian NINA CONTI

Topics include: monkey, Tom Conti, Dating Show, Family Tree, ventriloquism

Segment airs Feb. 3, 2024 as part of the 929th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/27/2024): EVELYN McDONNELL & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author EVELYN McDONNELL

Topics include: academia, Joan Didion, writing

Segment airs Jan. 27, 2024 as part of the 928th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/13/2024): MARISSA MULDER & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with singer MARISSA MULDER

Topics include: cabaret, Steve Ross, Tom Waits, strong women

Segment aired Jan. 13, 2024 as part of the 926th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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