Month: March 2011
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Plain Logic
Moshe Grylak’s column a couple of weeks ago stirred up a lot of discussion on the blogs. He was writing about the crisis of faith amongst those who are ostensibly religious and committed. Since his article I have spent many, many hours thinking of the correct response, were someone to ask me to justify his… Read more
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New Segulah
Unfortunately my neighbour’s home was burgled last night. Har Nof is having a massive spate of robberies – that was the third one that I know of this week. Anyway, I just hope they didn’t get his whisky – what with Purim next week. So I thought it was quite mean this morning when the… Read more
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Fish and Adar
It seems that there is a custom to give goldfish out at kindergarten during the month of Adar. Perhaps this is because the ‘Mazal‘ (astrological sign) of Adar is Pisces I think the (Jewish) source for the connection between months and constellations is Sefer Yitzirah, which writes: CHAPTER V 1. The simple letters are twelve,… Read more
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Genghis Kahn wouldn’t be happy…
… but I am very proud and glad to be part of the country and religion that saves lives. I’m glad that we are not barbarians. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4043536,00.html IDF forces and local paramedics helped save the life of a Palestinian woman and her newly born infant Wednesday, at the settlement where Fogel relatives are sitting Shiva… Read more