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Shalom Dammit! It's Rabbi TV! (Oct 11, 2007)Dave Lefkowitz, host of the Dave's Gone By radio show, sent this e-mail about a TV show based on one of the characters he uses on his radio show, Rabbi Sol Solomon.Dear Long Island Dave’s Gone By Listeners, Fresh from the premiere of his TV show, Rabbi Sol Solomon returns for his second episode (Wed, Oct. 10, 7:30am), in which he examines Columbus Day from his own unique perspective. Plus: Storytime: “The Little Mezuzah.” Here’s an excerpt from the Rabbi’s sermon on Columbus: In 14 hundred and 91, Spain told the Jews, “get ready to run.” You’re gonna get killed, you’re gonna get hurt, If you wanna stay here, you gotta convert…” Said Queen Isabella, from her place in the palace, “Go find the New World, with Spain uber alles.” And so he embarked, in a fine Spanish galleon, which makes you wonder why Columbus Day’s Italian...? And what about all of Columbus’s crew? Since they were expelled, they were likely Jews, too. They sailed out of Lisbon, singing “Dayenu” on the Nina, the Pinta, and Moishe Rabenu…“SHALOM, DAMMIT! Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Peace, Love and Acid-Reflux Hour – a television miracle” and it airs Wednesday mornings, 7:30am(ET), on Long Island Cablevision channel 20. For those outside L.I., episodes are also available to watch anytime on www.YouTube.com (keywords: Shalom Dammit). Rabbi Sol Solomon is the spiritual leader of Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, NY, a small but violent congregation known for the deep devotion and partial strokes of its mostly elderly membership. A frequent guest on the weekly WGBB radio program “Dave’s Gone By,” Rabbi Sol has weighed in on everything from Jewish holidays to popular music to breast-cancer awareness. He’s also interviewed such notables as actors Fyvush Finkel and Bruce Adler and songstress Jill Sobule. Kidding aside, Rabbi Sol Solomon is married and has 21.5 children by his dear wife, Miriam Libby. He has lectured at the University of Kosher Meat, The Old School for Social Retrenchment, and The Five Towns Center for Art, Music and Prostate Awareness. In his spare time he has no spare time. So tell your neighbors and warn your friends, “SHALOM, DAMMIT!” is on TV, Wednesday mornings at 7:30am and on YouTube.com anytime. Ask The Rebbe: ShalomDammit@aol.com. “Shalom, Dammit!” is produced by TotalTheater Productions and co-written/directed by Dave Lefkowitz. For more information, please visit DavesGoneBy.org and the Rebbe’s MySpace page (keyword: Shalom Dammit).
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