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Contemporary Spinoza : September 2012
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Sunday, September 23, 2012. Tefillin, a square black box a few cm by a few cm, made out of a kosher animal's skin, very little in dimension indeed, but its meaning is beyond comprehension, its place in Jewish life and culture, it is paralleled to no other commandment only to its counterpart in prohibitions, like chilul Shabbos, and Chazir, in the order of significance. If its not its exterior that makes it so special, then what is? To explain this as a more modern technological concept, imagine God and h...
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Contemporary Spinoza : Disappointing Tashlich Experience.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012. I have been sinning all year, always trying to find new pleasures, new ideas, new transgressions, but after a long summer I ran out of new exciting ideas, I mean I have done it all, or at least I know others that did, the feeling of vacuity became a constant, after all I need adventure to wake in the morning, don’t we all? As the autumn inroads our summer peace, it is an alarming reminder of the inevitable winter looming. How can a simple word like Tashlich be my savior?
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Contemporary Spinoza : Tefillin Anxiety!!!
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Sunday, September 23, 2012. Tefillin, a square black box a few cm by a few cm, made out of a kosher animal's skin, very little in dimension indeed, but its meaning is beyond comprehension, its place in Jewish life and culture, it is paralleled to no other commandment only to its counterpart in prohibitions, like chilul Shabbos, and Chazir, in the order of significance. If its not its exterior that makes it so special, then what is? To explain this as a more modern technological concept, imagine God and h...
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Contemporary Spinoza : December 2012
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Sunday, December 9, 2012. I know your reaction, we have never heard of chassidim living near the north pole, and what kind of chassidim are they, and how did the Baal Shem Tov's teachings reach the far northern part of our planet. Indeed you're right, I have never heard of any Eskimo chassidim either, and was surprised seeing them in the middle of BP, in groups of 10-20 marching down the street as if it belonged to them. The davening is long, did I mention it is shabbat mevorchim? Were all chassidim poor?
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Contemporary Spinoza : Eskimo Chassidim!!!
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Sunday, December 9, 2012. I know your reaction, we have never heard of chassidim living near the north pole, and what kind of chassidim are they, and how did the Baal Shem Tov's teachings reach the far northern part of our planet. Indeed you're right, I have never heard of any Eskimo chassidim either, and was surprised seeing them in the middle of BP, in groups of 10-20 marching down the street as if it belonged to them. The davening is long, did I mention it is shabbat mevorchim? Were all chassidim poor?
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True Story – OY VEY Cartoons
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Cartoons, Doodles, and other Missives. Posted by Frieda Vizel. On December 7, 2012. This “True Story” is the result of about twenty hours of work and some very misguided ideas about my artistic capabilities. I thought I’m a major illustrator there for a minute. A minute, no. The delusion lasted twenty butt-stuck-on-chair hours. In my mind it was hilarious. It isn’t. Why is the first option so bad? I say it was probably the latter. One could say there’s a mesorah for changing clothes in public place...
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