Tales of a software engineer who keeps kosher and hates the web.

Chabad.org Needs Your Help: Please Donate Now, written 1 week ago, Please open your hand generously in charity and partner with us. Please share in our vital work.

Avoiding headaches over Yom Kippur, Jerusalem-style., written 4 days ago, Ok, coolest thing ever. It's not the fact that there might be a way to prevent headaches over fast days; I'm not much of a headache-sufferer myself. It's the fact that Shaare Tzedek - the Jerusalem hospital that is conducting ...

Review Essay: Dreaming Fevered Dreams of the Past in Aramaic, written 4 days ago, Ariel Sabar, My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2008 Towards the end of Ariel Sabar's extraordinarily compelling retelling of his family's history ...

Announcements #058: Rev. and Mrs. Loketch Tribute, written 1 day ago, Loketch TributeSeeking input for a tribute to Rev. Meyer and Mrs. Irene Loketch.Rev. Loketch has retired after 41 years as the Shamash of Young Israel of Brookline.He and Mrs. Loketch have relocated to Detroit to be near their chi...

Another face: R' Chiyos, written 2 weeks ago, I'd never seen a portrait of R. Zvi Hirsch Chajes other than the one in the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia:Here's another (or, perhaps, a better quality version of the same):

Relaunch for the Holidays, written 1 month ago, The Watering Hole is currently relaxing on the beaches of Tel Aviv reflecting upon this last year in preparation for the new year and Rosh HaShana.The Site and commentary will relaunch with the start of the New Year.Have an idea that you would like to ...

PUNIC WATCH: A couple of items.First, Hannibal comes to Hannibal's..., written 1 day ago, PUNIC WATCH: A couple of items.First, Hannibal comes to Hannibal's epic campaign comes to Web-based comicWORD BALLOONSBY MATTHEW PRICE (NewsOK)Published: October 10, 2008Most have heard the story of the Carthag...

Yom Kippur, written 3 days ago, Gemar Chasimah Tovah!Easy Fast!Here is "Yom Kippur in a Nutshell" from chabad.org:Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year--the day on which we are closest to G‑d and to the quintessence of our own souls. It is the Day of Atonement -- "For on this da...

Free Jewish Music Video: Hasc- A Time for Music, written 4 days ago,

Photoshelter closing, Images moving., written 3 weeks ago, Many of the links that are on this blog and many links that people have from other places go to my portfolio http://psc.photoshelter.com/user/nyphotographer The problem is Photoshelter has announced it's closing Oct,10,2008. I will most prob...

Religion and State in Israel is the only review of media coverage on issues of religion and state in Israel. Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.

Cook County Sheriff suspends foreclosure evictions, written 3 days ago, cookcountysheriff.org October 08, 2008 Move comes in wake of growing mortgage crisis, With Cook County on pace to conduct a record number of evictions this year – and an unprecedented number of evictions due to mortgage foreclos...

Mitzvos of Sukkos, written 1 day ago, (Copied from Sukkos 5766. -micha) There are many mitzvos that are specific to Succos. Aside from the mitzvos we can observe today, Succah, Hakafos, and the Four Species, there are also a number that can only be kept in the Beis HaMikdosh, including the 70 Musaph...

Faith and Financial Disaster, written 13 hours ago, by Reb Akiva at Mystical PathsShavua Tov, Shana Tova, and Chag Samayach! (A good week, a good year, and for the upcoming Succot holiday, happy holiday!)This past week was Parshat Haazinu, Moshe's song and not just a prophecy but a future historical...

Fun With Parsonage, written 3 weeks ago, I'm still looking for a place to live on the Lower East Side. The rents have really gotten out of control with the economy and many others are trying to sell. To top it off, the co-ops have fees ranging from $1,000-$1,500 just for the right to rent in that bu...

Jewish Mossad killed Joerg Haider, written 20 hours ago, The body is still warm (relatively, that is), and some people already know the truth! Amazing.I wouldn't link to the sources, but here are some exceptionally penetrating quotes:The bottom line is he was a thorn in the side to the Neocons, to I...

What about the Natural Law from Adam to Moses?, written 1 day ago, St. Paul's train of thought moves swiftly in the fifth chapter of Romans. One of the most intriguing passages is in verse 13 where St. Paul teaches that "sin is not counted where there is no law."St. Paul teaches that the t...

733. My cousin, part 2, written 1 week ago, (Continued from here.)One hot August afternoon, I checked my answering machine. "Hello?" said an unfamiliar, twangy voice. "This is the Family Research Bureau in Utah, regarding your cousin, Jerome. Please call back at your earliest convenie...

"Jewish Mother for Obama": First Video from Orthodox Community to Refute Anti-Obama Rumors, written 4 days ago, Janette Hillis-Jaffe, An Orthodox Jewish supporter of Senator Barack Obama who lived in Israel for five years, has released a ground-breaking video (www.JewsObamaIsrael.com) enco...