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Oops! I guess it was the 15th.
Well, at least I’m better with the Hebrew calendar and know that today is Erev Rosh Chodesh Av. It’s no wonder so many bad things are happening now.
Yes, of course, we can’t rely on other nations or military might.
Yet, sometimes H’ expects us to jump into Yam Suf and show our trust in His hashgacha.
May Am Yisrael wake up and do teshuvah and may our leaders unite for a strong Israel that will be invincible against our many enemies.Amen.
@coffee addict,
It was in an article on Arutz 7.
I would provide the link but it’s against forum rules.
The article was titled,
“West to Teach Iran How to Block Israeli Nuclear Sabotage” by Ari Yashar, posted yesterday, July 17th.
If you go to one of the articles on Iran and then click on Iranian Nuclear Crisis, you’ll see a lot of articles and op-eds, scroll down until you reach the article.
I would urge all concerned parties to write to their Congressmen and just let them know how bad this deal is for Israel, and thus also for the US.
Thanks for your concern
Kol Tov
I don’t know half of what you all are talking about but this should be big news to you.
The US has enabled Iran to get the bomb, at some point, not news
BUT—-the P5+1 near the end of the agreement in a section “entitled “Nuclear Safety, Safeguards and Security,” which stipulates that the West will train Iran to thwart sabotage against its nuclear facilities.”
So, they are actually teaming up with Iran to thwart Israel’s attempts to hack or otherwise confound their path to the bomb.
It’s not enough to turn a blind eye, instead they want to help them succeed. If you had any doubts about the culpability of this Administration, you should be able to put them aside now.
What happened to all your mosquito eaters?
I thought they were your “shomrim?”
Thank you,
My husband found the quote in the Pesikta Zutreta, in an online copy.
We’ll see where we can go from there
Aren’t online seforim great? A lot more than we can fit on our bookshelves.
Sorry, I don’t get the humor, guess you had to be there or they’re “insider” jokes.
Most important, “Be Happy.”(guess we all have a little bit of Breslever in us.)
Does anyone know the source for this saying?
I have Pesikta Zutreta, Esther 4:17 ?
The Pesikta Zutreta is midrashim?
Are they commonly referred to like the Sifrei?
It is a very common saying, I thought it was scriptural but can’t find it.
Parasitology lab, now that was some 40 years ago.
We used preserved specimens, not so bad, but reading about the diseases caused by the parasites was pretty disgusting. Lots of those diseases are transmitted by insects. Many are only found in other countries besides the US.
Hi Reb Yidd,
The ones that I’m referring to are spiders. They are in the Family Pholcidae Class (Arachnida).
Crane flies, fly and don’t look anything like spiders, 6 legs.
I haven’t seen the harvestmen in a house before, although with the 8 legs that are long, superficially I guess one could be easily mistaken, without looking that the body is one piece, rather than a constricted “waist” like the spiders.
The article also mentioned that their “fangs” are too small to puncture human skin.
link removed, sorry
“Pholcidae, commonly known as cellar spiders, are a spider family in the suborder Araneomorphae.
Some species, especially Pholcus phalangioides, are commonly called daddy long-legs spider, granddaddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, or vibrating spider. Confusion often arises because the name “daddy long-legs” is also applied to two distantly related arthropod groups: the harvestmen (which are arachnids but not spiders), and crane flies (which are insects).”
PS, the “daddy long leg” type of spiders don’t bite humans so they’re fine to have in the house. Still, I don’t want one over my bed at night before I go to sleep, the feeling of something creeping on my arm is very unpleasant.
I figured that cockroaches that inhabit buildings carry germs because they go in dirty places. Still it’s not so pleasant to see roach droppings in one’s dishes or drawers, not too sanitary. I loathe cockroaches.
It is also creepy if one gets on you, that’s a phobia? to have a fear of the feeling of a roach running along your arm in a dark room?
Hornets that enter your succah are not a phobia, their stings hurt and swell.
As far as big bugs, it depends on the kind and place. Getting startled by it’s presence is the main thing, when you already know it’s there, it’s easier to deal with it.
A bug that is very interesting when outside, somehow becomes somewhat unpleasant when trapped in the house. Not crickets, ladybugs, true bugs, crane flies, all those types are interesting no matter where, but I’d hate to have a dragonfly flying around inside the house.
I tried to teach my children that insects are interesting and the outdoors is really a good place to start. Inside, though, another matter.
oops! I just saw that you had lots of better answers than mine.
I guess the crazy ones first caught my eye.
I’m quite surpised that no one has a clue.
A shulchan is a ” mini-mazbeach.”
The meals we eat and the brachot we say are like offerings on the mizbeach.
Don’t feel too bad, I once had a similar experience when I was a rather young mother, I put one of the children I was holding on the table and a guest, who happened to be a very assimilated Jew mentioned to me that he was surprised to see that I, a religious Jew, would show such disregard.
I quickly, took the kid off the table and was even more embarrassed because of the source of the criticism.
I have not forgotten, to this day, the lesson.
Be thankful that the source of criticism was from someone who wants to help you grow and not from a source that for whom it is a source of derision.
Good Luck with your essay.
Klezmer music is also based on non-Jewish music but it’s a natural for Jews, as opposed to some of those types that MBD and Fried and younger artists sing.
This is music that evolved with Jews, as well as other cultures originating from those lands.
There are certain scales that are associated with Jewish, real Jewish music.
The Phrygian dominant scale is used and it’s also used in Middle Eastern, certain Spanish, certain “gypsy”, and Indian ragas.
I find it very non-convincing that Gregorian chant came from Jewish chants, they do not sound the same and the early members of that faith changed many things to distinguish themselves from Jews.(day of the Sabbath, for example)
Many scholars have suggested it, though.
As far as AviK’s suggestion that opera is based on chazzanus, let’s just say that they are distant cousins, that both require specific training and much skill and practice. The story I’ve heard is that Enrico Caruso, probably the most famous opera tenor in modern times, came to shuls to hear chazzans and pick up tips for expression and techniques, and the art of expressing emotion with the voice. It probably was the famous Yossele Rosenenblatt he came to hear, especially for tips in playing the tenor role in HaLevy’s ” La Juive.”
There are well known classical Jewish composers besides, Felix Mendelssohn and Gustaf Mahler,who were apostates. Several well-known composers of the 20th Century that were Jewish are Ernst Bloch and Castelnuovo-Tedesco, who both had several Jewish influenced works. Bloch’s Schlelomo is a major repertoire piece for the cello.
If you’d like to hear some 21st Century Art Music composed by a frum Jewish composer, check out
“Hishtapchus Hanefesh for Five Cellos” and “Moznayim” on YouTube.
“Gending Ahava Raba” is on the composer’s website.
Charliehaall..I only appreciate a few of Schoenberg’s works and they certainly are different from anything that non-Jews created, except for some of his followers, Webern and Berg, even they are different from him, but especially bad are the vocal pieces in 12-tone, Moses and Aron is a very bad opera.
I like classical music, not Wagner or Liszt please.
Right now listening to a Piano Trio by Lou Harrison, a 20th Century Modern Composer.
His music has balinese and 3rd world influences and many modal effects, like Jewish music.
Much classical music is uplifting, invigorating, and intellectually stimulating.
Much music can lift the spirits and help one to serve H’ with joy.(even other types of rhythmic music can help one physically and mentally.)
As far as vocal music, I must admit that I do enjoy opera.
Being female, it’s less of a problem for me than it would be for some very strictly observant men.
Also, some of the librettos (stories) are not especially appropriate but even there one can find a moral lesson often enough.
Look at Otello, one could say that it’s a horrible story about a man getting jealous and killing his wife.
I try to find something positive about them but for some there is no redeeming factor and it’s best to avoid or just listen without understanding what they are saying.
We were spoiled last time, their coverage was way above all the others.
Plus one could always get the names for Tehillim, which others don’t always make a point of.
They are still doing good but not exceptional.
Baruch Dayan Emes.. I just said tehillim and then I read that they found him dead,R-L.
His gun was beside him and the IDF police are investigating.