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 I mentioned [[Blog/October_2009/Oct_16th|a few weeks ago]] about our Israeli Nobel Laureate in chemistry, and how she was too stupid to keep her mouth shut about matters outside her narrow field of expertise.  It turns out that [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799041091&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Ada'le] has been a darling of the ultra-far-Left for quite a while.  So that idiotic smile of hers is probably somehow related to the leering grin on [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799094210&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull this numb-nut].
-Further proof that Jews are not all that brilliant: another "post-Zionist" [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703746604574464023091024180.html professor at T"A University] declares that Jews are really {{wiki|Khazars}} and so don't deserve to live in the Land of Israel.  Never mind that [http://www.pnas.org/content/97/12/6769.full the genetic evidence] (which predated his paper by years) shows that in fact, most modern-day Jews are much more closely related to middle-eastern peoples than to any of the host populations among whom they were scattered.  Never mind, that -- as I mention in my [[Devar/5770/Vayera|devar-torah this week]] -- anyone who chooses, can ''become'' a Jew.  So it matters not a bit what the genetic heritage is (except for Levites and Cohanim and the future King Messiah) -- our claim to the Land is ''not'' predicated upon our physical ancestors; nor is our peoplehood a genetic issue.
+Further proof that Jews are not all that brilliant: another "post-Zionist" [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703746604574464023091024180.html professor at Tel Aviv University] declares that Jews are really {{wiki|Khazars}}, and therefore don't deserve to live in the Land of Israel.  Never mind that [http://www.pnas.org/content/97/12/6769.full the genetic evidence] (which predated his paper by years) shows that in fact, most modern-day Jews are much more closely related to middle-eastern peoples than to any of the host populations among whom they were scattered.  Never mind, that -- as I mention in my [[Devar/5770/Vayera|devar-torah this week]] -- anyone who chooses, can ''become'' a Jew.  So it matters not a bit what the genetic heritage is (except for Levites and Cohanim and the future King Messiah) -- our claim to the Land is ''not'' predicated upon our physical ancestors; nor is our peoplehood a genetic issue.
 In case you were wondering: this week the menu includes a new, "authentic" Hilbe; chicken soup, baked salmon, roasted chicken, the usual selection of ''salatim'', chocolate cake with coconut frosting, meatballs.  Not necessarily in that order, of course.  I hope the girls find something they like.

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 The rain which started last Friday, continued off and on until Tuesday -- a very good start to the rainy season here.  Let's hope and pray it continues!  Right now it's warm, and it's supposed to be "warmer than average" this ''shabbat''.  That's good, since we'll have four (additional) girls staying with us, and having the weather be cold and wet would likely discourage them from leaving the house.  But because the winter is approaching fast, we need to figure out what to do about (1) heating and (2) drying clothes.  Our house got quite cold last winter, and we still haven't figured out the best way of heating it.  A particular problem is the "salon", which is open to the stairwell and the kitchen, so it can't be efficiently heated.  And since we use the sun to dry our clothes, and don't have a dryer, we have problems getting our clothes dried properly in the winter.  So... we should probably give some real thought to these topics real soon now.
-As you know already, we belong to a group called [http://www.anywhereinisrael.com/ Anywhere in Israel], which places kids who are studying in yeshivas or seminaries with families for those ''shabbatot'' where they will be outside of the school.  This week we got an email asking for placement for this ''shabbat'', and as usual we said "sure, come on".  Later that evening, I got a phone call from the coordinator of the program, who said that the girls who sent that request were from Chabad, and "maybe it wouldn't be a good fit".  Of course, we already knew they were Chabad since they said so on the request.  Anyway, I told the coordinator that we didn't mind at all, that we were "friends of Chabad".  She was happy and surprised, and said she would get back to us shortly.  In a few minutes she called again, and said that, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could we take four girls instead of two?  We again answered in the affirmative, and she said she would call back in a few minutes.  Then she called back and said that, in fact, there were really ''five'' girls -- so I interrupted her and asked if this was related to [http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0118.htm#23 this week's ''parashah''], but she ignored that, and said that she already put three of the girls in another place, so we would only have two of the Chabad girls... but would it be possible for us to take in two ''other'' girls?  Of course the answer was "certainly".  So that is how it came about that we have four guests this week.  It should be lively...
+As you know already, we belong to a group called [http://www.anywhereinisrael.com/ Anywhere in Israel], which places kids who are studying in yeshivas or seminaries with families for those ''shabbatot'' where they will be outside of the school.  This week we got an email asking for placement for this ''shabbat'', and as usual we said "sure, come on".  Later that evening, I got a phone call from the coordinator of the program, who said that the girls who sent that request were from Chabad, and "maybe it wouldn't be a good fit".  Of course, we already knew they were Chabad since they said so on the request.  Anyway, I told the coordinator that we didn't mind at all, that we're "friends of Chabad".  She was happy and surprised, and said she would get back to us shortly.  In a few minutes she called again, and said that, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could we take four girls instead of two?  We again answered in the affirmative, and she said she would call back in a few minutes.  Then she called back and said that, in fact, there were really ''five'' girls -- so I interrupted her and asked if this was related to [http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0118.htm#23 this week's ''parashah''], but she ignored that, and said that she already put three of the girls in another place, so we would only have two of the Chabad girls... but would it be possible for us to take in two ''other'' girls?  Of course the answer was "certainly".  So that is how it came about that we have four guests this week.  It should be lively...
 I mentioned [[Blog/October_2009/Oct_16th|a few weeks ago]] about our Israeli Nobel Laureate in chemistry, and how she was too stupid to keep her mouth shut about things she outside her narrow field of expertise.  It turns out that [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799041091&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Ada'le] has been a darling of the ultra-far-Left for quite a while.  So that idiotic smile of hers is probably related to [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799094210&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull this numb-nut's expression].
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 The rain which started last Friday, continued off and on until Tuesday -- a very good start to the rainy season here.  Let's hope and pray it continues!  Right now it's warm, and it's supposed to be "warmer than average" this ''shabbat''.  That's good, since we'll have four (additional) girls staying with us, and having the weather be cold and wet would likely discourage them from leaving the house.  But because the winter is approaching fast, we need to figure out what to do about (1) heating and (2) drying clothes.  Our house got quite cold last winter, and we still haven't figured out the best way of heating it.  A particular problem is the "salon", which is open to the stairwell and the kitchen, so it can't be efficiently heated.  And since we use the sun to dry our clothes, and don't have a dryer, we have problems getting our clothes dried properly in the winter.  So... we should probably give some real thought to these topics real soon now.
-As you know already, we belong to a group called [http://www.anywhereinisrael.com/ Anywhere in Israel], which places kids who are studying in yeshivas or seminaries with families for those ''shabbatot'' where they will be outside of the school.  This week we got an email asking for placement for this ''shabbat'', and as usual we said "sure, come on".  Later that evening, I got a phone call from the coordinator of the program, who said that the girls who sent that request were from Chabad, and "maybe it wouldn't be a good fit".  Of course, we already knew they were Chabad since they said so on the request.  Anyway, I told the coordinator that we didn't mind at all, that we were "friends of Chabad".  She was happy and surprised, and said she would get back to us shortly.  In a few minutes she called again, and said that, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could we take four girls instead of two?  We again answered in the affirmative, and she said she would call back in a few minutes.  Then she called back and said that, in fact, there were really ''five'' girls -- so I interrupted her and asked if this was related to [http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0118.htm#23 this week's ''parashah''], but she ignored that, and said that she already put three of the girls in another place, so we would only have two of the Chabad girls... but would it be possible for us to take in two ''other'' girls?  Of course the answer was "certainly".  So that is how it came about that we have four guests this week.  It should be lively...
+As you know already, we belong to a group called [http://www.anywhereinisrael.com/ Anywhere in Israel], which places kids who are studying in yeshivas or seminaries with families for those ''shabbatot'' where they will be outside of the school.  This week we got an email asking for placement for this ''shabbat'', and as usual we said "sure, come on".  Later that evening, I got a phone call from the coordinator of the program, who said that the girls who sent that request were from Chabad, and "maybe it wouldn't be a good fit".  Of course, we already knew they were Chabad since they said so on the request.  Anyway, I told the coordinator that we didn't mind at all, that we were "friends of Chabad".  She was happy and surprised, and said she would get back to us shortly.  In a few minutes she called again, to say that if it wouldn't be ''too'' much trouble, would we be able to take four girls instead of two?  We again answered in the affirmative, and she said she would call back in a few minutes.  Then she called back and said that, in fact, there were really ''five'' girls -- at which point I interrupted her and asked if this was related to [http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0118.htm#23 this week's ''parashah''] -- but she ignored that, and said that she already placed three of the girls somewhere else, so we would only have two of the Chabad girls... but would it be possible for us to take in two ''other'' girls?  Of course the answer was "certainly".  So that is how it came about that we have four guests this week.  It should be lively...
 I mentioned [[Blog/October_2009/Oct_16th|a few weeks ago]] about our Israeli Nobel Laureate in chemistry, and how she was too stupid to keep her mouth shut about matters outside her narrow field of expertise.  It turns out that [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799041091&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Ada'le] has been a darling of the ultra-far-Left for quite a while.  So that idiotic smile of hers is probably somehow related to the leering grin on [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799094210&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull this numb-nut].
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 In further proof that Jews are not all that brilliant, another "post-Zionist" [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703746604574464023091024180.html professor at T"A University] declares that Jews are really {{wiki|Khazars}} and so don't deserve to live in the Land of Israel.  Never mind that [http://www.pnas.org/content/97/12/6769.full genetic evidence] (which predated his paper by years) shows that in fact, most modern-day Jews are much more closely related to the middle-eastern peoples than to any of the host populations among whom they were scattered.  Also never mind that, as I mention in my [[Devar/5770/Vayera|devar-torah this week]] that anyone who choses, can ''become'' a Jew -- so it matters not a bit what the genetic heritage is (except for Levites and Cohanim and the future King Messiah) -- our claim is ''not'' based upon our physical ancestors; our peoplehood is not a genetic issue.
 Until next week,<br>

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	I mentioned [[Blog/October_2009/Oct_16th\|a few weeks ago]] about our Israeli Nobel Laureate in chemistry, and how she was too stupid to keep her mouth shut about things she outside her narrow field of expertise. It turns out that [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799041091&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Ada'le] has been a darling of the ultra-far-Left for quite a while. So that idiotic smile of hers is probably related to [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799094210&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull this numb-nut's expression].		I mentioned [[Blog/October_2009/Oct_16th\|a few weeks ago]] about our Israeli Nobel Laureate in chemistry, and how she was too stupid to keep her mouth shut about things she outside her narrow field of expertise. It turns out that [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799041091&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Ada'le] has been a darling of the ultra-far-Left for quite a while. So that idiotic smile of hers is probably related to [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799094210&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull this numb-nut's expression].

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		+	Hi again!
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		+	The rain which started last Friday, continued off and on until Tuesday -- a very good start to the rainy season here. Let's hope and pray it continues! Right now it's warm, and it's supposed to be "warmer than average" this ''shabbat''. That's good, since we'll have four (additional) girls staying with us, and having the weather be cold and wet would likely discourage them from leaving the house. But because the winter is approaching fast, we need to figure out what to do about (1) heating and (2) drying clothes. Our house got quite cold last winter, and we still haven't figured out the best way of heating it. A particular problem is the "salon", which is open to the stairwell and the kitchen, so it can't be efficiently heated. And since we use the sun to dry our clothes, and don't have a dryer, we have problems getting our clothes dried properly in the winter. So... we should probably give some real thought to these topics real soon now.
		+
		+	As you know already, we belong to a group called [http://www.anywhereinisrael.com/ Anywhere in Israel], which places kids who are studying in yeshivas or seminaries with families for those ''shabbatot'' where they will be outside of the school. This week we got an email asking for placement for this ''shabbat'', and as usual we said "sure, come on". Later that evening, I got a phone call from the coordinator of the program, who said that the girls who sent that request were from Chabad, and "maybe it wouldn't be a good fit". Of course, we already knew they were Chabad since they said so on the request. Anyway, I told the coordinator that we didn't mind at all, that we were "friends of Chabad". She was happy and surprised, and said she would get back to us shortly. In a few minutes she called again, and said that, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could we take four girls instead of two? We again answered in the affirmative, and she said she would call back in a few minutes. Then she called back and said that, in fact, there were really ''five'' girls -- so I interrupted her and asked if this was related to [http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0118.htm#23 this week's ''parashah''], but she ignored that, and said that she already put three of the girls in another place, so we would only have two of the Chabad girls... but would it be possible for us to take in two ''other'' girls? Of course the answer was "certainly". So that is how it came about that we have four guests this week. It should be lively...
		+
		+	I mentioned [[Blog/October_2009/Oct_16th\|a few weeks ago]] about our Israeli Nobel Laureate in chemistry, and how she was too stupid to keep her mouth shut about matters outside her narrow field of expertise. It turns out that [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799041091&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Ada'le] has been a darling of the ultra-far-Left for quite a while. So that idiotic smile of hers is probably somehow related to the leering grin on [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799094210&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull this numb-nut].
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		+	Further proof that Jews are not all that brilliant: another "post-Zionist" [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703746604574464023091024180.html professor at T"A University] declares that Jews are really {{wiki\|Khazars}} and so don't deserve to live in the Land of Israel. Never mind that [http://www.pnas.org/content/97/12/6769.full the genetic evidence] (which predated his paper by years) shows that in fact, most modern-day Jews are much more closely related to middle-eastern peoples than to any of the host populations among whom they were scattered. Never mind, that -- as I mention in my [[Devar/5770/Vayera\|devar-torah this week]] -- anyone who chooses, can ''become'' a Jew. So it matters not a bit what the genetic heritage is (except for Levites and Cohanim and the future King Messiah) -- our claim to the Land is ''not'' predicated upon our physical ancestors; nor is our peoplehood a genetic issue.
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		+	Until next week,<br>
		+	Shabbat shalom!<br>
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	In further proof that Jews are not all that brilliant, another "post-Zionist" [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703746604574464023091024180.html professor at T"A University] declares that Jews are really {{wiki\|Khazars}} and so don't deserve to live in the Land of Israel. Never mind that [http://www.pnas.org/content/97/12/6769.full genetic evidence] (which predated his paper by years) shows that in fact, most modern-day Jews are much more closely related to the middle-eastern peoples than to any of the host populations among whom they were scattered. Also never mind that, as I mention in my [[Devar/5770/Vayera\|devar-torah this week]] that anyone who choses, can ''become'' a Jew -- so it matters not a bit what the genetic heritage is (except for Levites and Cohanim and the future King Messiah) -- our claim is ''not'' based upon our physical ancestors; our peoplehood is not a genetic issue.		In further proof that Jews are not all that brilliant, another "post-Zionist" [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703746604574464023091024180.html professor at T"A University] declares that Jews are really {{wiki\|Khazars}} and so don't deserve to live in the Land of Israel. Never mind that [http://www.pnas.org/content/97/12/6769.full genetic evidence] (which predated his paper by years) shows that in fact, most modern-day Jews are much more closely related to the middle-eastern peoples than to any of the host populations among whom they were scattered. Also never mind that, as I mention in my [[Devar/5770/Vayera\|devar-torah this week]] that anyone who choses, can ''become'' a Jew -- so it matters not a bit what the genetic heritage is (except for Levites and Cohanim and the future King Messiah) -- our claim is ''not'' based upon our physical ancestors; our peoplehood is not a genetic issue.

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 Hi again!
-The rain which started last Friday, continued off and on until Tuesday -- a very good start to the rainy season here.  Let's hope and pray it continues!  Right now it's warm, and it's supposed to be "warmer than average" this ''shabbat''.  That's good, since we'll have four (additional) girls staying with us, and having the weather be cold and wet would likely discourage them from leaving the house.
+The rain which started last Friday, continued off and on until Tuesday -- a very good start to the rainy season here.  Let's hope and pray it continues!  Right now it's warm, and it's supposed to be "warmer than average" this ''shabbat''.  That's good, since we'll have four (additional) girls staying with us, and having the weather be cold and wet would likely discourage them from leaving the house.  But because the winter is approaching fast, we need to figure out what to do about (1) heating and (2) drying clothes.  Our house got quite cold last winter, and we still haven't figured out the best way of heating it.  A particular problem is the "salon", which is open to the stairwell and the kitchen, so it can't be efficiently heated.  And since we use the sun to dry our clothes, and don't have a dryer, we have problems getting our clothes dried properly in the winter.  So... we should probably give some real thought to these topics real soon now.
 As you know already, we belong to a group called [http://www.anywhereinisrael.com/ Anywhere in Israel], which places kids who are studying in yeshivas or seminaries with families for those ''shabbatot'' where they will be outside of the school.  This week we got an email asking for placement for this ''shabbat'', and as usual we said "sure, come on".  Later that evening, I got a phone call from the coordinator of the program, who said that the girls who sent that request were from Chabad, and "maybe it wouldn't be a good fit".  Of course, we already knew they were Chabad since they said so on the request.  Anyway, I told the coordinator that we didn't mind at all, that we were "friends of Chabad".  She was happy and surprised, and said she would get back to us shortly.  In a few minutes she called again, and said that, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could we take four girls instead of two?  We again answered in the affirmative, and she said she would call back in a few minutes.  Then she called back and said that, in fact, there were really ''five'' girls -- so I interrupted her and asked if this was related to [http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0118.htm#23 this week's ''parashah''], but she ignored that, and said that she already put three of the girls in another place, so we would only have two of the Chabad girls... but would it be possible for us to take in two ''other'' girls?  Of course the answer was "certainly".  So that is how it came about that we have four guests this week.  It should be lively...

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	The rain which started last Friday, continued off and on until Tuesday -- a very good start to the rainy season here. Let's hope and pray it continues! Right now it's warm, and it's supposed to be "warmer than average" this ''shabbat''. That's good, since we'll have four (additional) girls staying with us, and having the weather be cold and wet would likely discourage them from leaving the house.		The rain which started last Friday, continued off and on until Tuesday -- a very good start to the rainy season here. Let's hope and pray it continues! Right now it's warm, and it's supposed to be "warmer than average" this ''shabbat''. That's good, since we'll have four (additional) girls staying with us, and having the weather be cold and wet would likely discourage them from leaving the house.

−	As you know already, we belong to a group called [http://www.anywhereinisrael.com/ Anywhere in Israel], which places kids who are studying in yeshivas or seminaries with families for those ''shabbatot'' where they ~~are going to out~~ of the school. This week we got an email asking for placement for this ''shabbat'', and as usual we said "sure, come on". Later that evening, I got a phone call from the coordinator of the program, who said that the girls who sent that request were from Chabad, and ''maybe'' it wouldn't be a good fit. Of course, we already knew they were Chabad since they said so on the request. Anyway, I told the coordinator that we didn't mind at all, that we were "friends of Chabad". She was happy and surprised, and said she would get back to us shortly. In a few minutes she called again, and said that, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could we take four girls instead of two? We again answered in the affirmative, and she said she would call back in a few minutes. ''Then'' she called back and said that, really, there were ''five'' girls -- so I interrupted her and asked if this was related to [http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0118.htm#23 this week's ''parashah''], but she continued and said that she put three of the girls in another place, so we would only have two of the Chabad girls... but would it be possible for us to take in two ''other'' girls? Of course the answer was "certainly". So that is how we came about ~~to having~~ four guests this week. It should be lively...	+	As you know already, we belong to a group called [http://www.anywhereinisrael.com/ Anywhere in Israel], which places kids who are studying in yeshivas or seminaries with families for those ''shabbatot'' where they be outside of the school. This week we got an email asking for placement for this ''shabbat'', and as usual we said "sure, come on". Later that evening, I got a phone call from the coordinator of the program, who said that the girls who sent that request were from Chabad, and ''maybe'' it wouldn't be a good fit. Of course, we already knew they were Chabad since they said so on the request. Anyway, I told the coordinator that we didn't mind at all, that we were "friends of Chabad". She was happy and surprised, and said she would get back to us shortly. In a few minutes she called again, and said that, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could we take four girls instead of two? We again answered in the affirmative, and she said she would call back in a few minutes. ''Then'' she called back and said that, really, there were ''five'' girls -- so I interrupted her and asked if this was related to [http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0118.htm#23 this week's ''parashah''], but she continued and said that she put three of the girls in another place, so we would only have two of the Chabad girls... but would it be possible for us to take in two ''other'' girls? Of course the answer was "certainly". So that is how it came about that we have four guests this week. It should be lively...

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	Hi again!		Hi again!
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		+	The rain which started last Friday, continued off and on until Tuesday -- a very good start to the rainy season here. Let's hope and pray it continues! Right now it's warm, and it's supposed to be "warmer than average" this ''shabbat''. That's good, since we'll have four (additional) girls staying with us, and having the weather be cold and wet would likely discourage them from leaving the house.
		+
		+	As you know already, we belong to a group called [http://www.anywhereinisrael.com/ Anywhere in Israel], which places kids who are studying in yeshivas or seminaries with families for those ''shabbatot'' where they are going to out of the school. This week we got an email asking for placement for this ''shabbat'', and as usual we said "sure, come on". Later that evening, I got a phone call from the coordinator of the program, who said that the girls who sent that request were from Chabad, and ''maybe'' it wouldn't be a good fit. Of course, we already knew they were Chabad since they said so on the request. Anyway, I told the coordinator that we didn't mind at all, that we were "friends of Chabad". She was happy and surprised, and said she would get back to us shortly. In a few minutes she called again, and said that, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could we take four girls instead of two? We again answered in the affirmative, and she said she would call back in a few minutes. ''Then'' she called back and said that, really, there were ''five'' girls -- so I interrupted her and asked if this was related to [http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0118.htm#23 this week's ''parashah''], but she continued and said that she put three of the girls in another place, so we would only have two of the Chabad girls... but would it be possible for us to take in two ''other'' girls? Of course the answer was "certainly". So that is how we came about to having four guests this week. It should be lively...
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-* Silly-ass (Jewish) anti-semite [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703746604574464023091024180.html says Jews are really Khazars].  Again.
+* Silly-ass (Jewish) anti-semite [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703746604574464023091024180.html says Jews are really Khazars].  Again.  Never mind the abundance of [http://www.pnas.org/content/97/12/6769.full genetic evidence to the contrary].
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	Until next week,<br>		Until next week,<br>