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Here is episode #1037, “Captain Kirk,” of the Dave’s Gone By podcast, which aired live on facebook, Saturday morning, June 20, 2026.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with singer Deanna Kirk and offers his Rabbinical Reflection on the New York Knicks; Greeley Times; Dave’s Big Dictionary (longueur); Dave’s new song (“Make Your Doody”); Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Cope).
Guests: singer Deanna Kirk; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: new shirt, the Knicks, unicorn vs. chicken, Gene Shalit 00:57:00 GREELEY TIMES 01:22:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Deanna Kirk 02:16:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: longueur 02:27:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #210: New York Knicks 02:44:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Cope, CO 02:48:00 Friends of the Daverhood 02:55:00 DAVE GOES OUT
June 20, 2026 playlist: “Make Your Doody” (02:37:30; Dave).
Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection #210 (6/20/2026): NEW YORK KNICKS
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Knicks’ championship season.
This Rabbinical Reflection first aired June 20, 2026 on the “Dave’s Gone By” video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflections air on the long-running Dave’s Gone By program (davesgoneby.com) and are also archived on the Rebbe’s blog, Shalomdammit.com.
Rabbi Sol is also the creator of the stage shows, “Shalom Dammit! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon” and “Hate Speech…With Love: Another Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon.”
RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #210 (6/20/2026): New York Knicks
(c)2026 David Lefkowitz. airs June 20, 2026 on Dave’s Gone By.
Shalom, Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon, with a Rabbinical Reflection for late June 2026.
When the Jews exodused from Egypt, they spent 40 years wandering the desert. In fact, by the time they got to Israel, they were dead, literally; only the next generation made it to the Holyland. Well, 40 years plus 13 is 53 years. That’s how long New Yorkers have waited for a basketball squad to lead us out of exile into the NBA promised land.
In 1973, nice Jewish coach Red Holzman led the New York Knicks to a 700 record and a championship win over the L.A. Lakers. `Twas the season of Phil Jackson, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, and Bill “The Senator” Bradley. Who knew then it would take five decades of often lousy B-ball to be-good?
But it happened this week! Kicking away the San Antonio Spurs in only five games, the Knicks, led by superstar Jalen Brunson, went the distance and gave New Yorkers a legitimate reason to set fires, overturn cars, and cavort like happy lunatics instead of oppressed ones.
After years traipsing through a wilderness of bad teams, selfish players, and dumb drafts, the Knickerbockers finally knicked their bockers. And let me tell you — it wasn’t always easy to cheer them on. Remember those two knucklehead Knicks who were interviewed by the New York Times, and when bringing up the bible, took the opportunity to bash Jews and call us Christ killers? That was 25 years ago, but let’s face it, with celebrities and athletes today, it could’ve been last week! And just in terms of incompetence, twice in the last decade, the Knicks went 17 and 65. Those happen to be my two favorite ages of a woman, but be that as it may… The Knicks were so bad, they made the New York Jets look – no, nothing can make the Jets look good, but it was easy to think the Knicks were equally sunk.
So there’s your object lesson of the day! No matter how hopeless, no matter how long the trail of failure, no matter how many fickle fingers of fault get pointed – there’s a way out of the desert if you work hard, change your attitude, get a little lucky, and make your own luck. Easy, right? No, if it was easy I’d be at Universal Studios directing Adam Sandler movies in Yiddish. But it is possible.
We celebrate the triumph of the New York Knicks — or any team — because they prove that collaboration, skill, and endurance can lead to glory. Alas, I couldn’t go to the Knicks’ victory parade on Thursday because of a bursitis issue. But I was there in spirit. (Interesting that Mayor Mamdani was there in the flesh and attended two playoff games – yet somehow had no time in his calendar for the Israel Day Parade. Priorities.)
But this moment is not for politics or nitpicking. It’s for the Knicks finally clicking and rewarding the true fans who kept sticking.
This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches, in Great Neck, New York. Slam dunk!
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Here is the 763rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Saturday morning, Sept. 12, 2020. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews sportscaster Troy Coverdale; Greeley Crimes & Old Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Pierce); Today/Yesterday Quiz (Sept. 12 w/ Leslie (Hoban) Blake vs. the Shubs `n Shy.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN (no Potato Day, KFKA, egg timer, safe video) 01:01:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:24:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Pierce) 01:28:30 TODAY/YESTERDAY (Sept. 12 w/ Leslie (Hoban) Blake vs. the Shubs 02:31:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Troy Coverdale 03:17:00 INSIDE BROADWAY 03:33:00 Friends of the Daverhood 03:36:30 DAVE GOES OUT
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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with sportscaster TROY COVERDALE
Topics include: college sports, University of Northern Colorado, KFKA, coronavirus.
Segment aired Sept. 12, 2020 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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The 63rd Wretched Pun of Destiny segment aired March 21, 2020 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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To celebrate the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry, organizers are planning a major renovation of the auditorium. They call in design experts to plan all the changes, and they book celebrities from many different fields to make the event global.
“One thing,” says the head of the Opry to a small group of workmen and celebrities. “Since his death, the Grand Ole Opry has been haunted by the ghost of Hank Williams. He’s benevolent, but anything we do here, we have to clear with him first.”
“What do you mean?” says Ellen Degeneres, one of the invited celebrities.
“Just go in and talk to him,” says the organizer. “Tell him you’ll be emceeing the show and making cute jokes about country music.”
“How about me?” says basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain.
“Same thing. Tell Hank Williams you’re there to do some trick shots like your early years with the Globetrotters.”
Then an HVAC technician steps up and says, “I’m no celebrity, but I’ve got a chart showing how we can circulate warm air through the building on chilly nights. Do you think he’d want to see that?”
“Absolutely,” says the organizer. “In fact, when we go in, we’ll hit him with the heating chart first, then Ellen makes some jokes, Wilt Chamberlain does his thing, and then you’ll be on the end so you can talk about the chart after Hank Williams takes a look at it.”
“We’ll be sitting in that order?” says the HVAC guy.
“Yup,” says the organizer. “Your Heating Chart, Wilt, Ellen, You.”
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Here is the 731st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. More info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: comedy expert Steve Kaplan, Dave’s wife Joyce.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews comedy expert Steve Kaplan, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Parlin), My Sick Mind (Kobe Bryant), Inside Broadway, Today Yesterday (Feb. 1).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN (funny glasses, Kobe Bryant, corona virus, impeachment, the sun) 01:05:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:38:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & review (01:39:00; A Soldier’s Play) 01:59:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Steve Kaplan 03:06:00 TODAY YESTERDAY (Feb. 1) 03:36:00 Friends of the Daverhood 03:33:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Parlin) 03:44:00 MY SICK MIND (Kobe Bryant) 03:47:30 DAVE GOES OUT
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Here is the 494th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Jan. 24, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Dave chats with screenwriter Philip Halprin. Plus: Inside Broadway, Crime Time, The Wretched Pun of Destiny (broccoli), Dylan – Sooner & Later (stay with me), Saturday Segue (Warren Zevon).
Guests: screenwriter Philip Halprin, Dave’s wife Joyce Weil
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce Weil (birthday meal, ramekin, radio training day, staying out of touch) 00:25:00 CRIME TIME 01:03:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce Weil (women’s basketball) 01:55:30 Sponsors 02:02:00 INSIDE BROADWAY 02:24:30 GUEST: Philip Halprin 03:44:30 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #23 (broccoli) 03:48:00 Friends 03:56:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (stay with me) 04:26:00 Weather 04:27:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Jan. 24, 2015 Playlist: “Trouble Waiting to Happen” (01:37:00), “Numb as a Statue” (01:41:00), “Tule’s Blues” (01:45:00) & “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead” (01:48:30; Warren Zevon). “Midnight Radio” (02:21:00; Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2007 Australian cast w/ Blazey Best). “Stay with Me” (04:24:30 & 04:31:00) & “What was it You Wanted” (04:10:30; Bob Dylan). “Stay with Me” (04:07:00; Frank Sinatra). “Wanted Man” ({live}; 04:15:30; Johnny Cash).
