MARJORIE GOTTLIEB WOLFE invites her readers to join her on an 8-day Viking river cruise to Southern France from Oct. 21 to Oct. 28, 2012.

Visit Avignon, Arles, Viviers (nicknamed “City of Popes”), Tournon, Tain L’Hermitage (a region known for its wine and gourmet chocolate), Vienne, and Lyon.  Drive along France’s Burgundy wine route through Pommard, Volnay, and Meursault.  You may extend your time in France with 3 delightful nights in Paris, one of the world’s most romantic cities.

During the journey, Marjorie will be giving talks on…

HAS ANYONE EVER TOLD YOU…

  .  The Yiddish expression, “Zai shtimen vi a katz un a hunt” means “They agree like cat and dog”?

  .  Comic Adam Sandler, has a bulldog named “Matzoball”?

  .  There’s a website, http://www.m-o-D-t.com, which stands for “member of the Dog tribe”?

  .  “Bark Mitzvahs” are being held and some synagogues have begun to hold annual “Blessings of the Animals” to coicide with the reading of the story of Noah’s Ark?

Jewish mothers always worry. You know the Jewish Mother’s answering machine:

If you want chicken “zup,” press 1. If you want a “kneydl” (matzoh ball) mit the soup, press 2.…