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This week’s Torah reading is “Chayei Sarah” — literally, “Sarah’s life”. At first it seems ironic, because it begins with Sarah’s death and burial. It seems ironic: but, in fact, it conceals a deep message about us. We celebrate life, even in the face of death. Our toast for every occasion is “L’Chaim” – “to life!”. We’ve been that way for literally millennia.
The Torah reading two weeks ago included this phrase about Ishmael (Gen 16:12): “And he shall be a wild ass of a man: his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him…”. As with this week’s portion, this one exposes millennial truths. Can one imagine any more bestial and wild behavior than that of Ishmael’s descendants, both physical and spiritual?
Our celebration of life over death is apparent by the spate of weddings (and God willing, in short order, births) in the past month. Our enemies thought we would collapse in despair. They failed to realize they’re just one in a long series of nations who thought they would destroy us. עם ישראל חי! — the Jewish People live!
Points of note:
- If you thought you hated the MSM (mainstream media) already, you clearly don’t hate them enough.
- “Hanging by a Thread”: the knitting community’s lack of support for their Jewish members.
- Pres. Obama: “we’re all to blame”. No, you smug b@st@rd, we are manifestly not “all to blame”.
- Imagine telling your daughters to stay quiet… because terrorists are on the prowl.
- Mallen: electric cars face a major roadblock.
- And one of us has a message to the world: I don’t care what you think any longer.
Sarah and Yarin are having the time of their lives in Japan. I’m almost jealous! It’s hard for me to reconcile the images of modern JP with their Imperial past. Were they always like this, but just kept in check by their emperors? Inquiring minds want to know! Anyway, IL has warned Israelis and Jews in general to be careful and aware of their surroundings when abroad.
The weather is above average, but should be hot yet tolerable this shabbat. Next week the temperatures will drop 5C or so and we’re supposed to get rain. As always, we’ll see…
This shabbat our menu includes:
homemade ḥalla,
vegetable soup,
ḥarissa-honey pargiot,
teriyaki pargiot,
mashed potatoes,
roasted veggies,
various salatim,
and dessert TBD.
Until next time,
shabbat shalom
May God grant strength and victory to our brave troops, and sorely needed wisdom to our leaders, amen!
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