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 :{{heb|סיפורו של "בד"צ בלקר" מבטא יותר מכל את המצוקה שבה נמצאת הרבנות הראשית לישראל במלחמתה בגופי כשרות קיקיוניים שקמים כמו '''פטריות אחר הגשם'''}}.
-Those of you who know Hebrew will have noticed another failing in the translation, e.g. "illegal and unauthorized" is not what {{hebs|קיקיוניים}} means!  The Hebrew ''kikayoniim'' = like a ''kikayon'', the plant which grew next to Jonah to shield him from the sun (that sprouted one day and died the next), hence the proper translation should be something like "fly-by-night".  Though Esther and I laughed a lot after reading the translation, it brings up a serious point, which is that translations are only as good as the comprehension of the translator.  Don't forget that!  N.B.: Mercifully, the original site changed the online content to reflect the original more accurately -- I wasn't the only one who pointed out their error to them.
+Those of you who know Hebrew will have noticed another failing in the translation, e.g. "illegal and unauthorized" is not what {{hebs|קיקיוניים}} means!  The Hebrew ''kikayoniim'' = like a ''kikayon'', [http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1704.htm#6 the plant which grew next to Jonah] to shield him from the sun (that sprouted one day and died the next), hence the proper translation should be something like "fly-by-night".  Though Esther and I laughed a lot after reading the translation, it brings up a serious point, which is that translations are only as good as the comprehension of the translator.  Don't forget that!  N.B.: Mercifully, the original site changed the online content to reflect the original more accurately -- I wasn't the only one who pointed out their error to them.
 We were honored to have a visit from our Rabbi and his family all the way from Bellevue, Washington.  We hope to see them again before they return to the Exile.  I hope they enjoyed their visit to the Wild West Bank...

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 :{{heb|סיפורו של "בד"צ בלקר" מבטא יותר מכל את המצוקה שבה נמצאת הרבנות הראשית לישראל במלחמתה בגופי כשרות קיקיוניים שקמים כמו '''פטריות אחר הגשם'''}}.
-Those of you who know Hebrew will have noticed another failing in the translation, e.g. "illegal and unauthorized" is not what {{hebs|קיקיוניים}} means!  The Hebrew ''kikayoniim'' = like a ''kikayon'', the plant which grew next to Jonah to shield him from the sun (that sprouted one day and died the next), hence the proper translation should be something like "fly-by-night".  Though Esther and I laughed a lot after reading the translation, it brings up a serious point, which is that translations are only as good as the comprehension of the translator.  Don't forget that!  N.B.: Mercifully, the original site changed the online content to be an accurate translation -- I wasn't the only one who pointed out their error to them.
+Those of you who know Hebrew will have noticed another failing in the translation, e.g. "illegal and unauthorized" is not what {{hebs|קיקיוניים}} means!  The Hebrew ''kikayoniim'' = like a ''kikayon'', the plant which grew next to Jonah to shield him from the sun (that sprouted one day and died the next), hence the proper translation should be something like "fly-by-night".  Though Esther and I laughed a lot after reading the translation, it brings up a serious point, which is that translations are only as good as the comprehension of the translator.  Don't forget that!  N.B.: Mercifully, the original site changed the online content to reflect the original more accurately -- I wasn't the only one who pointed out their error to them.
 We were honored to have a visit from our Rabbi and his family all the way from Bellevue, Washington.  We hope to see them again before they return to the Exile.  I hope they enjoyed their visit to the Wild West Bank...
-Everyone is getting ready for Pesach.  Everyone -- not just "religious" people. We decided that we need a small vacuum cleaner to help control our dust situation, so this week we went to the local mall and tried to find something cheap.  The stores were bursting to the seams with shoppers, desperate for cleaning supplies and food and who knows what.  Today I finally went to the local "Ace" hardware store, which had an "ok" price on a small vacuum -- and I thought they must be giving things away for free, there were so many people there.  It turns out that not only were things not free, they didn't have half the things they normally did -- but they did have a vacuum, so B"H we can now control the dust a little better (assuming the machine holds up, about which I have doubts).
+Everyone is getting ready for Pesach.  Everyone -- not just "religious" people. We decided that we need a small vacuum cleaner to help control our dust situation, so this week we went to the local mall and tried to find something cheap.  The stores were bursting to the seams with shoppers, desperate for cleaning supplies and food and who knows what.  Today I finally went to the local "Ace" hardware store, which had an "ok" price on a small vacuum -- and I thought they must be giving things away for free, there were so many people there.  It turns out that not only were things not free, they didn't have half the things they normally did -- but they did have a vacuum, so B"H we can now control the dust a little better (assuming the machine holds up, about which I have doubts).  At first I went to a store near where I work, thinking that the price would be better.  The owner told me he would give me a "discount for Pesach" on one model of vacuum, only 1,000NIS!  When I went to the Israeli price-comparison size [http://zap.co.il Zap], I found the same model he was offering, for 750.  What a deal!  That was still much more than I was willing to spend, but it just shows that ''caveat emptor'' applies here as much as it does anywhere.
 Now that I'm taking the bus instead of driving, I'm more calm and relaxed.  But for those of you still driving: here's a [http://xkcd.com/562/ parking solution] you might appreciate.

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 Lost in translation: many of you know of my Mishne Torah translation project, and probably can assume (rightly) that I am interested in "getting translation right".  This week I received an email, which was a copy of an interesting article published on the internet.  The article was a translation of [http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART1/871/037.html?hp=1&loc=33&tmp=3251 this article from Ma`ariv], talking about fake kashrut certifications.  Everything was fine, until I got to this sentence: "This story perhaps highlights the difficulties being faced by the Chief Rabbinate, which continues to wage its war on illegal and unauthorized kashrut supervisions that ''arise like Patriot missiles in the rain''".  Huh?  "Patriot missiles in the rain"?  What is that supposed to mean?
-I guessed the original used the word {{hebs|פטריות}} (''pitriot'' = mushrooms), which would make sense.  And indeed, the original was: {{hebs|סיפורו של "בד"צ בלקר" מבטא יותר מכל את המצוקה שבה נמצאת הרבנות הראשית לישראל במלחמתה בגופי כשרות קיקיוניים שקמים כמו '''פטריות אחר הגשם'''}}.  Those of you who know Hebrew will have noticed another failing in the translation, e.g. "illegal and unauthorized" is not what {{hebs|קיקיוניים}} means!  The Hebrew ''kikayoniim'' = like a ''kikayon'', the plant which grew next to Jonah to shield him from the sun (that sprouted one day and died the next), hence the proper translation should be something like "fly-by-night".  Though Esther and I laughed a lot after reading the translation, it brings up a serious point, which is that translations are only as good as the comprehension of the translator.  Don't forget that!
+I guessed the original used the word {{hebs|פטריות}} (''pitriot'' = mushrooms), which would make sense.  And indeed, the original was:
 We were honored to have a visit from our Rabbi and his family all the way from Bellevue, Washington.  We hope to see them again before they return to the Exile.  I hope they enjoyed their visit to the Wild West Bank...

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 Now that I'm taking the bus instead of driving, I'm more calm and relaxed.  But for those of you still driving: here's a [http://xkcd.com/562/ parking solution] you might appreciate.
-Those fun-loving Arabs!  First we have [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1238423651844&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull the new Arab MK] who advocates Iranian nuclear weapons development.  Then there's those happy-go-lucky Arabs who disapproved of [http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/strings-of-peace.html the "Strings of Peace"] and seized their instruments and disbanded the orchestra.  And just yesterday, in the town one of my coworkers lives in, [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130730 a terrorist brutally killed a 13 year old with an ax] and seriously injured a seven year old.  If the government would change its policy and require all able-bodied Jews to carry sidearms and keep in practice, instead of making it very difficult to get a carry license, the situation would improve.  Even a ''maniak'' Arab would hesitate to bring an ax to a gun-fight.
+Those fun-loving Arabs!  First we have [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1238423651844&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull the new Arab MK] who advocates Iranian nuclear weapons development.  Then there's those happy-go-lucky Arabs who disapproved of [http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/strings-of-peace.html the "Strings of Peace"] and seized their instruments and disbanded the orchestra.  And just yesterday, in the town one of my coworkers lives in, [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130730 a terrorist brutally killed a 13 year old with an ax] and seriously injured a seven year old.  If the government would change its policy and require all able-bodied Jews to carry sidearms and keep in practice, instead of making it very difficult to get a carry license, the situation would improve.  Knowing that the "sheep" are all armed and dangerous would make even a ''maniak'' Arab hesitate.
 Until next week,<br>

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 Help [[tsedaka|feed the hungry]] in Israel!
-* Lost in translation:
+Lost in translation: many of you know of my Mishne Torah translation project, and probably can assume (rightly) that I am interested in "getting translation right".  This week I received an email, which was a copy of an interesting article published on the internet.  The article was a translation of [http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART1/871/037.html?hp=1&loc=33&tmp=3251 this article from Ma`ariv], talking about fake kashrut certifications.  Everything was fine, until I got to this sentence: "This story perhaps highlights the difficulties being faced by the Chief Rabbinate, which continues to wage its war on illegal and unauthorized kashrut supervisions that ''arise like Patriot missiles in the rain''".  Huh?  "Patriot missiles in the rain"?  What is that supposed to mean?
-    This story perhaps highlights the difficulties being faced by the Chief Rabbinate, which continues to wage its war on illegal and unauthorized kashrut supervisions that arise like Patriot missiles in the rain.
+I guessed the original used the word {{hebs|פטריות}} (''pitriot'' = mushrooms), which would make sense.  And indeed, the original was: {{hebs|סיפורו של "בד"צ בלקר" מבטא יותר מכל את המצוקה שבה נמצאת הרבנות הראשית לישראל במלחמתה בגופי כשרות קיקיוניים שקמים כמו '''פטריות אחר הגשם'''}}.  Those of you who know Hebrew will have noticed another failing in the translation, e.g. "illegal and unauthorized" is not what {{hebs|קיקיוניים}} means!  The Hebrew ''kikayoniim'' = like a ''kikayon'', the plant which grew next to Jonah to shield him from the sun (that sprouted one day and died the next), hence the proper translation should be something like "fly-by-night".  Though Esther and I laughed a lot after reading the translation, it brings up a serious point, which is that translations are only as good as the comprehension of the translator.  Don't forget that!
 * The [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1238423651844&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull enemy within]

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	* Why wasn't [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130730 this story about a terrorist who brutally killed a 13 year old with an ax] picked up by any of the international media except Fox News?		* Why wasn't [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130730 this story about a terrorist who brutally killed a 13 year old with an ax] picked up by any of the international media except Fox News?
		+	* More on [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1238562897736&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull the incident]

	Until next week,<br>		Until next week,<br>

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 * [http://xkcd.com/562/ parking solution]
 * [http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/strings-of-peace.html "Strings of Peace"]
 Until next week,<br>