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Hi, again!

The "Big Fast" (''yom hakippurim'') helped make the week move fast, er, quickly -- since we only had three work-days this week. Two days of respite, then ''shabbat''; another day of respite and then ''sukkot''! This is definitely a busy time of year on the Jewish calendar!

Daniela is on the mend, and went back to work, B"H! She and Jeremy will be heading to Baltimore to spend the first days of ''sukkot'' with his family. Unfortunately, they don't have any place to put a ''sukkah'' back at their apartment in Manhattan -- so I don't know how they're going to work things out.

Sarah has been getting herself ready for the upcoming start of school. Besides taking care of administrative things, she also made sure to catch up on the shows she follows -- just to get up-to-date, you know?

Esther and I have been working hard to finish whatever work we had outstanding before ''shabbat'', since neither of us is going to be returning to work until after the ''yamim tovim''. Besides work stuff, we also had to get our ''sukkah'' straightened out.

Here's the problem: our ''sukkah'' is twice as big as the space we have available. That's not really a problem, since we can use half the frame and then it fits fine; but the walls of the ''sukkah'' are made of a continuous piece of waterproof fabric. Since the walls are twice as long as the half-size ''sukkah'', we had taken to wrapping the excess around itself and not-so-artfully hiding that in the back. It worked well enough, but the walls being impermeable to water means that in the Mediterranean climate in which we find ourselves, the interior of the ''sukkah'' was always too hot for comfort.

So this year, we decided to get replacement walls -- separate cloth panels which can simply be tied to the frame we have. Since the brand of ''sukkah'' we have is an Israeli one, finding panels the right size was not too difficult. What we didn't know, was that unlike the "old" walls which had loops of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro Velcro] to hold them to the frame, the new panels have sewn sleeves into which the frame needs to be inserted. This makes the act of assembly much more difficult -- although it looks like the end result is more stable. Anyway, we've got the frame assembled (thank you, Sarah!), and on Sunday we'll finish with the ''sekhakh'' (roofing) and decoration. Then we'll take a picture for you for the next installment of the blog.

Ah, since you asked, here you go:
* Pseudo-science [http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/09/20/barefoot-on-electron-deficiency.aspx marketed as medicine]. Actually, using the word 'science' anywhere in there is a disservice to science.
* The One is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&list=PLD549057A32C1D0A2&v=ap2Cg_FDRy4 true genius]!
* Apparently, many of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeJbOU4nmHQ&feature=share his supporters] are just as clever
* Most American Jews [http://www.jpost.com/USPresidentialrace/Article.aspx?id=286414 are lost], it seems
* Unfortunately, [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160226#.UF9AtVYtAks some Israelis are in the same league]. As Einstein famously said, "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
* Other Israelis are [http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=286084 simply revolting]
* And some got [http://www.timesofisrael.com/out-of-gas-on-the-way-to-the-un/ stranded on the way to the UN]
* But most Israelis are [http://rjstreets.com/2012/09/28/erev-sukkot-in-jerusalem/ getting in the holiday mood]
* Even the [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151120466507336&set=a.10150341771102336.352447.371262537335&type=1&theater fast-food places]!

We are really excited to have a week and a half off from work, a time to relax and enjoy family and friends (and food! don't forget the food!). No, I didn't forget the food...

Due to popular demand (from Sarah), we are having a quiet family-only ''shabbat'' this week, since we'll have guest through the holiday. So I'll also include our menu for the first day of ''sukkot'' for you to enjoy:
orange-chicken soup,
chicken [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empanada ''empanadas''],
corn-mushroom ''empanadas'',
eggplant-zucchini salad,
chickpea salad,
vegetable-minestrone soup,
tuna salad,
fruit,
[https://www.google.com/search?q=lamb+roulade&hl=en&client=ubuntu&hs=NiC&sa=X&channel=fs&biw=1124&bih=624&prmd=imvnse&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=QGJlUPqCOYza4QSSuYHADg&ved=0CBwQsAQ lamb ''roulade''],
Esther's traditional stuffed veggies,
noodles,
''salatim'',
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arak_%28drink%29 ''ʿaraq''],
chocolate-chip bar cookies,
and honey-cake

Until next week,<br>
''shabbat shalom'' and ''ḥag sameaḥ''!

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Ron at 08:04, 5 October 2012

Ron: Created page with " {{blog}} {{bheadernew|Sep 28th|http://ronware.org/devar/haazinu5773.pdf}} Hi, again! The "Big Fast" (''yom hakippurim'') helped make the week move f..."