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I am very grateful to all who have added me as a friend. I am exceedingly grateful to those who have engaged with me. Conversation, however it begins, is always good, because from it you glean opinions, news and philosophies, and the world becomes a slightly less daunting place! The whole idea of social media should be one used for good, but realistically it isn't. SpaceHey seems a far friendlier ... » Continue Reading
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Category: News and Politics
Almost all the female hostages of Hamas have harrowing stories to speak of, of abuses. There is also the facts of the night of October 6th/7th 2023, and the day, when before they were killed females were raped, some even had guns pointed into their bodies (their vaginas) and fired! This level of barbarity, with decapitating babies, » Continue Reading
Category: Life
I have lots of household stuff to do, and I am packing a small valise to take home with me. I fly to Lisbon on Wednesday. My friend is collecting my cats tonight. She's looking after them for a few weeks while I'm home in Portugal for the holidays. Hanukkah starts on Thursday, I wanted to fly tomorrow but the flights were booked. I shall need to have a ritual bath on my arrival in Lisbon. My siste... » Continue Reading
Category: Religion and Philosophy
About two thousand years ago, when the state of Judea was under the heel of Roman rule, and was divided into five provinces with Jewish control of “home affairs” only, there was a great deal of unrest and political intrigue going on in this war-torn little state.The lovely heroine of our story, the princess Mariamne, was an innocent victim of this sad state of affairs. She was one of the last memb... » Continue Reading
Category: Religion and Philosophy
Rabbi Judah was the son of Rabbi Simeon ben Gamliel and was elected "Prince" (Nassi) after the death of his father. He was born on the very day that Rabbi Akiba died in the hands of the Romans. In the Mishnah, Rabbi Judah the Prince (Yehudah HaNasi) is called, simply, "Rabbi," for he was so famous that he needed no other name by which to identify him."Rabbi" was very wealthy, which was not the cas... » Continue Reading
Category: Religion and Philosophy
Few other figures in Jewish history, particularly in the Middle Ages, played such an inspiring and beneficial part for their fellow Jews as did the noble Jewish lady Dona Gracia.The legends that have woven around this extraordinary personality are numberless, but the historical facts prove that she was indeed an outstanding personality. Many thousands of conversos and other persecuted Jews called ... » Continue Reading
Category: Religion and Philosophy
One of the most outstanding Jewish women in our history was Queen Salome Alexandra.Salome Alexandra, the sister of Rabbi Shimon ben Shetach, the famous leader of the Sanhedrin, was the wife of the first Maccabean to take on the title of “king” since the destruction of the first Holy Temple. The name of this great-grandson of Mattathias was Judah Aristobulus I.After her husband’s death, Salome free... » Continue Reading
Category: Religion and Philosophy
What You Don't Know Can't Hurt YouHave you ever known a baby to come out of the womb craving chocolate? Of course not! Parents have the same conversation every time a baby starts eating solids. “How long do you think we can keep him away » Continue Reading
Category: Religion and Philosophy
The name Adam is not just the name of the first human; it is the name of all of humanity. In Scripture, the word “man” has four appellations, one of them being adam (the other three are ish , » Continue Reading
Category: Religion and Philosophy
“My husband takes me for granted! When we first married years ago, I was his whole world. He made me feel so loved, so needed. I was the center of his life, treasured and important. “ » Continue Reading
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