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New Online Grocery in Ramat Eshkol
I remember when Pink Dot first appeared in Los Angeles.
I remember when the first Online Kosher Grocery Store arrived in L.A. It even featured timely home delivery.
I never thought I’d live to see the day that this concept arrived in Jerusalem.
Let alone right in my backyard!
Timely Pesach Related Links of Interest!
With Pesach soon approaching, I’m assuming that I won’t have time to write my thoughts on individual topics. As such, I’ve compiled a short list of Timely Pesach Related Links of Interest. I’m certain you will enjoy!
- For all those who are also cleaning for Pesach, whether you are male or female, I urge you to check out this video and this article written by Jewish women that reveals a practical and spiritual side to Passover cleaning.
- We live in an era in which people will use the following expression, “just Google it!” In fact, nowadays you’d be looked at as the funny one if you didn’t know what that weird sounding word that starts with a ‘g’ means. Accordingly, being that we live in the “Google Era” this video insight is a quick but relevant thought in terms of the eternal relevancy of Torah, which we ultimately merited to receive only after crossing the Red Sea.
- Speaking of Google, this image of the Jewish people crossing the sea is inspired by Google Earth and is well worth viewing
Saying Thank You for our Personal Pesach Miracles
In my preparation for the Pesach Seder (remember we who live in Israel only celebrate 1, that’s right 1 Passover Seder!) I have been researching the words of the great mystic, Rabbi Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin. He reveals that on Chanukah for instance, we recite a blessing on the amazing miracle that occurred. However, on Pesach we omit this blessing. At the surface this appears rather perplexing given that the Exodus was a miracle “heard around the world!”Purim, Pesach and Dr. Seuss
Our Sages reveal the following principle:“Who is wise?”
“He who learns from every (‘Adam’ in Hebrew) man!”
We are not meant to only learn from the socially bright.
We are not meant to simply learn from a Rabbi.
Rather, Judaism believes that we can and should learn a lesson from every person we meet. Indeed, if there’s anything that I learned from Theodor Seuss Geisel, the author of the famed Dr. Seuss series, it was the power and ability to captivate and impart a critical message upon a diverse and broad audience using dizzying rhymes and colorful pictures for many years.
Funny Flying Trends
As a person who travels frequently on airplanes throughout the year, I make it a habit to read up on the current travel trends, advice and tricks of the trade. Accordingly, when I saw the latest news out of First Class, I just cracked up! After reading this article I asked myself, “if people really have that kinda money to spend, are we really in a recession?”I hope that you’ll click on over here and enjoy the laugh as much as I did!
Drudgereport and Technology
For many years, one of the few news sites that I tend to peruse daily is the Drudgereport. In fact, ever since he started iDrudgereport (it is the same site just that it can be read on smart phones), I generally read his headlines at the latter site, as there’s no chances whatsoever of running into a visually offensive picture. To that end, I find it rather interesting that recently he has linked to articles that stress the negative effects that the internet, or technology for that matter, can have on our children and teens For instance he has posted the following two headlines:How to Still Have a Fun Passover Vacation on a Budget!
With the economy in the doldrums, many families won’t be able to afford amusement parks or the next big concert like they are used to.It’s Raining it’s Pouring…
As a child I have may fond memories of sitting on our living room couch and seeing rain drops hit the window. This allowed me to sing, and rather loudly I might add, “It’s raining it’s pouring the old man is snoring!” Unable to go outside and play or ride my bike along the bike path that seemed to adorn the Pacific Ocean, I would walk around the house singing this song and other rain related tunes in both Hebrew and English.Nowadays however, the State of California, where I was born and raised, finds itself in a dire predicament. Indeed, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently announced that California is officially not just in a financial drought but an emergency drought as well. In fact, there’s even conversations of needing to ration off water!
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