I am in here.
Generally sunny and disgustingly cheerful, with quiet little insects making an enjoyable, and quite varied, cacophony right outside my window. So, I haven’t dragged myself off to the promised (to myself, anyway) new synagogue to try some different services. The place I usually go to is full of friendly people, including many converts, but still…. … Continue reading Weather on Shabbat
Until I temporarily “lost” my blog due to a hosting change this week, I hadn’t fully realized how important it had become in my life. To be able to speak as I wanted wasn’t very allowed when I was a child, lo these many years ago. Most of my life has been spent as an … Continue reading the blog
The Israeli Ambassador’s response to the UN’s resolution on the fence, from Aish.com. Mr. President, For years, if not decades, this Assembly has entertained the Palestinian representative’s attempts to manufacture a virtual reality. An alternate world in which there is but one victim and one villain, in which there are Palestinian rights but no Palestinian … Continue reading The Israeli Ambassador's response, in full
Kabbala #1 – What Is Kabbala? Kabbalah is to Torah what philosophy is to science. Like science, the Torah gives us the facts that are fully perceived sensually and rationally quantifiable. Like philosophy, Kabbalah gives us the grander abstract picture that the facts present.
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