I am in here.
Just gulped the last water I’ll get until tomorrow at sundown. That concept has such a finality to it. “Don’t be such a wuss,” I tell myself. “If you want to be a wuss, Judaism is obviously not the religion to try.” I have such interesting conversations with myself. At sundown (just now) started Tisha … Continue reading Fasting
From Ariel Beery Once again the day is upon us: a day dedicated to remembering the destruction we ourselves caused, and only we ourselves can prevent. Tisha B’Av, as I wrote last year, is a day with secular–and not religious–significance, a day for each and every one of us to rethink the way we treat … Continue reading To remember this coming day
I guess THK didn’t win the comportment prize in high school…. Found via Vodkapundit – All the News That’s Fit to Drink: From (amazingly) ABC News. Comments imbedded: Teresa Heinz Kerry urged her home-state delegates to the Democratic National Convention to restore a more civil tone to American politics, then minutes later told a newspaperman … Continue reading Feisty Women in Politics
Cross your fingers! Israel News : Jerusalem Post Internet Edition Temple Mount to be open to Jews on Tisha Be’av By ETGAR LEFKOVITS Jerusalem’s Temple Mount will remain open to Jewish visitors on Tuesday, as the nation marks Tisha Be’av and the destruction of the ancient Jewish temples that stood at the site. The decision … Continue reading Temple Mount to be open to Jews on Tisha Be'av
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