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I just got a new Dell Studio with an Intel i3-330M processor. I have seen that people have gotten Leopard and Snow Leopard to work on this processor. No matter what I try: busratio=16, busratio=20, cpus=1, -x, I just can't get it to work. I've used Empire EFI, iATKOS v7, Hazard Snow Leopard, etc. No matter what options I run, it always seems to get a kernel panic. Does anyone have any suggestions? Better yet, has anyone done it who can help me out? Thanks.
Dell Studio 1749
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Endoscopic Band Ligation (EBL) Versus Endoscopic Band Ligation and Propranolol for the Prevention of Variceal Rebleeding
The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified August 2009 by Korea University.
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Both propranolol and endoscopic band ligation (EBL) are effective for prevention of variceal rebleeding. Recently several studies compared the efficacy of EBL alone and with a combination of propranolol and EBL. However, the results of recent studies showed discrepancy. This study is performed to compare the efficacy and safety of EBL alone and EBL combined with propranolol in patients without previous history of endoscopic variceal treatment.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Cirrhosis Variceal Bleeding |
Procedure: endoscopic band ligation Procedure: EBL+Propranolol |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Prevention |
Official Title: | RCT Comparing the Efficacies of Endoscopic Variceal Ligation (EBL) and Combined Treatment of Beta-blocker and EBL for the Prevention of Esophageal Variceal Rebleeding |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Rebleeding from esophageal varices [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Upper gastrointestinal bleeding; significant esophageal variceal bleeding; mortality;adverse events [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Estimated Enrollment: | 180 |
Study Start Date: | August 2008 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | July 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | July 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Active Comparator: Endoscopic band ligation
Perform endoscopic band ligation (EBL) until esophageal varices are eradicated, and then follow-up endoscopy with 3-6 months interval
Procedure: endoscopic band ligation
Active Comparator: EBL+Propranolol
Perform EBL same as EBL group. In addition, take propranolol to reduce 25% in HR or HR ≤55/min
Procedure: EBL+Propranolol
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- liver cirrhosis
- age between 18 and 70 years
- Successful control of esophageal variceal bleeding within 6 weeks before enrollment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Gastric variceal bleeding
- Patients with systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg or basal heart rate <60/min
- Portal vein thrombosis
- Prominent hepatic encephalopathy
- Coexisting untreated malignancy
- Severe cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease, renal failure
- Previous history of endoscopic, radiologic, or surgical treatment for varices or ascites
- Contraindication to beta-blocker
- Pregnancy
- Refusal to give consent to participate in the trial
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00966121
Contact: Soon Ho Um, Prof | 82-2-920-5019 | email@example.com |
Contact: Yeon Seok Seo, MD | 82-2-920-6608 | email@example.com |
Korea, Republic of | |
Korea University Anam Hospital | Recruiting |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 136-705 |
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Korea University
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Responsible Party: | Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00966121 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | EBLPPL-1 |
Study First Received: | August 25, 2009 |
Last Updated: | August 25, 2009 |
Health Authority: | South Korea: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by Korea University:
Cirrhosis Esophagus Disorders Varicose Veins |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hemorrhage Liver Cirrhosis Fibrosis Pathologic Processes Liver Diseases Digestive System Diseases Propranolol Anti-Arrhythmia Agents Cardiovascular Agents Therapeutic Uses |
Pharmacologic Actions Antihypertensive Agents Adrenergic beta-Antagonists Adrenergic Antagonists Adrenergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Physiological Effects of Drugs Vasodilator Agents |
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I would also recommend getting the Xbox 360 Elite when it's available to the masses. I was a Wii only person but I happend to knock a kid over and took the Elite sitting there and I have had lots of fun with the Elite. Mario Party 8 has been the only fun game I've paid for the Wii.
Too Cool, What kind of games do you like?
Sports games.. 360 and PS3 are the way to go.
Japanese style games --- PS3 or Wii
Racing... 360 - Forza 2 is the best racing sim ever.
Movies ... PS3 to buy.. 360 to rent.
If you are over the age of 25 the 360 is the way to go. PS3 has potential but 360 is better at the moment.
The one thing I miss having the 360 is the Japanese style. Although the PS3 also really doesn't have it either, yet.
Does anyone think they will come out with a Gameboy version. The monochrome screen type. That is the only game platform that I will play on.
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Eric Staal is named coverboy and AHL teams will be on NHL 08.
http://communities.canada.com/shareit/blog...-cover-boy.aspxAlso for the first time, EA has acquired the AHL license, including all 29 AHL teams. Players will be able to play develop talent through the AHL, and call up their prospects to play in the big leagues.


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$ 7.50
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It's werewolf mating season. All the males are in heat and the driving, sexual lust of their beasts is almost uncontrollable. Mika is human, in an alley, surrounded by four horny werewolves. She knows she's in deep shit. A tall, handsome werewolf rescues her then demands payment. Hot, sweaty, intimate payment.
Grady is a half breed whose his human mother abandoned him to his werewolf father, so he knows human women just aren't safe to fall in love with. The wolf within him wants Mika as his mate, but Grady will not give in. Never. Ever. He's willing to fight his emotions and his beast, no matter how much sexy Mika tempts him.
But neither of them expected her Uncle Omar to assign Grady to protect her from other males--24/7, in her home, sleeping just down the hall. Mika decides to make the best of her vacation and keep the hot wolf in her bed. Grady can't resist the scorching sex, but he is determined to resist the bond.
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"What do you have there?" The voice was a new one--deep and male--and it snarled the words.
The hands on Mika froze and the body behind hers tensed. Mika whimpered. Great, another one, she thought. Now instead of being a sex toy to four males, there were five involved in her worst nightmare.
"Get lost," the man gripping Mika snarled back. "She's ours."
Long seconds ticked by where Mika only heard heavy breathing. The man pressed against her back shifted his weight and pushed her hard against the wall again. He nuzzled her blonde hair, moving it away from her neck. She heard what sounded like a scuff on the concrete.
"The way I see it," the new male voice snarled, "is that she's not yours. She isn't in your pack since my nose is telling me she isn't even our kind and she doesn't sound very willing from those screams that drew me this way."
The blond behind her seemed to be in charge since he was the one doing the talking. "Mind your own business and get lost. We aren't sharing so leave or my brothers and cousin will tear out your damn throat."
The stranger had a deep-sounding chuckle. "You pups think you can take me? You're new in town or you would be pissing yourselves right now if you knew me."
"Who are you?" It sounded as though the black-haired man spoke.
"I'm the one who's going to tear your heads off if you don't let that woman go."
The blond eased his hold on Mika's arms as he took a step back, totally releasing her. Mika's knees nearly buckled in relief. Her eyes flew open and she reached down, yanking up her jeans. Her hands shook but she managed to zip her pants and fasten the snap. She slowly turned around, keeping her body against the wall.
Her four attackers were standing close together a little to her left but they weren't touching her anymore. Her terrified gaze moved from them to the new man on scene. She couldn't help but stare at the big bastard. He had to be at least six foot four and probably two hundred forty pounds or so. A tough-looking male wearing jeans and a gray sweater. He had long black hair that touched his wide shoulders and bulked-up biceps. His arms hung casually at his sides. A wide chest matched those broad shoulders and his slim hips were perfectly displayed in the snug jeans that revealed long, muscular legs.
Mika's focus lifted to the man's features. He was partly in the shadows so she couldn't see his eyes but she saw his lower face well enough in the dim light from the alley. He had a strong chin and a wide nose. His full, generous lips were drawn into a firm line of disapproval. His long hair hid his eyes, even if the light had been strong enough to see them. The man slowly lifted his arms.
"Do you want a piece of me, pups?" His fingers wiggled, urging them to come at him, as his voice dropped from a snarl into a husky growl. "I dare you."
Even Mika knew that daring a werewolf was a no-no. Werewolves were stubborn, proud creatures who didn't back down from a fight or from a challenge. The tone in the stranger's voice left no room for misinterpretation that he was issuing both, provoking them into attacking him.
The new guy snarled and growled so she had no doubt that he was another werewolf. He'd scented that she was human too because he'd mentioned it. Mika inched along the wall, trying to ease away from the four would-be rapists. If the stranger was willing to get his ass kicked to save her from being gang raped, she wasn't going to stand around the way a frozen idiot would. She was going to make his sacrifice worth it by fleeing the first chance she got.
Guilt ate at her a little as the four men started to surround the stranger. He was bigger than her attackers, but still, four against one weren't good odds. Mika swallowed hard.
"Um, guy who's rescuing me...what's your name?"
The man didn't even glance her way. "Grady."
"Thank you," she whispered.
She'd be sure to tell her uncle about Grady. Maybe Uncle Omar would pay his hospital bills and give him some type of reward if he survived the fight. She was pretty certain her uncle would make sure this man was compensated well for helping her. That's just the way he was.
The blond leader lunged at Grady but he saw it coming. Mika watched in horror as the other three men attacked from the sides. She instantly looked for a weapon, knowing she should help the guy who had come to her rescue. Grady snarled a second before it became a dog pile as four men leapt on him.
The five men went down in snarls and flying fists. Mika saw a board in the alley and sprinted to grab it. The wood was rough and dirty as her fingers curled around it, heavy as she lifted it. She spun to face the fight. This is insane, she thought. I should be running.
She fought with her conscience and it won so she crept closer to the men on the ground. The black-haired man who'd attacked her went flying from the pile to land a few feet from Mika. He shook his head, snarling, his gaze locked on the fight while he jerked into a sitting position. Mika struck without pause, nailing the son of a bitch with everything she had with the board, swinging it as though it were a baseball bat.
The man groaned before he slumped forward to the ground. Mika dropped the broken board that had snapped in half when it had made hard contact with the back of his head. Her hands hurt from the impact but it was worth it until he started to move again, trying to lift off the ground. She turned and spotted a full, metal trashcan. She grabbed it by the handles and lifted the heavy, smelly thing with a grunt. She tossed it at the downed man so it hit his back hard, knocking him flat again. Trash spilled out all over him.
One of the blond men screamed as he flew toward the wall where Mika had been pinned, hitting it hard enough that Mika actually flinched as he landed motionless on his back after he bounced from the wall. She saw that his nose and mouth were bloody. Her attention flew to the remaining three battling werewolves and realized that Grady was winning. He was punching the shit out of one of the blonds and had the other man pinned under him with his legs. The pinned man was trying to crawl away but it wasn't working for him since he couldn't escape those strong thighs.
Grady could fight. She could see he had both the attackers well under his control. Her relief was instant when she knew he'd be fine. She eyed the downed man on the ground who'd hit the wall to see he still wasn't moving. The guy under the trashcan grunted, cursed, while slowly shoving garbage off with one hand while gripping the back of his bleeding head where Mika had nailed him with the board. He looked done in.
Mika turned and fled, running for all she was worth toward the main street. Bartock was pretty dead at ten at night so it wasn't a surprise that she didn't see anyone as she turned the corner and sprinted down the sidewalk. Her little house was three blocks away. She ran a good block before her burning side made her slow down. She was never going to go out at night again. No damn way. If she wanted chocolate, she'd call Uncle Omar to go get it for her or she'd be smart enough to buy it before dark.
She was breathing hard and walking when she heard a sound behind her that made her spin around. Shock coursed through her when she saw the man who had saved her coming down the sidewalk. She froze as Grady advanced on her, his long legs quickly ate up the sidewalk between them. Even though his head was down and his sweater was gone, she knew it was him. Grady was wearing a black tank top that was torn open over his stomach. His head lifted as he came within ten feet of her, pausing where he stood to stare at her.
She'd never seen such dark eyes before. He was attractive but not handsome in the way she usually liked men to be. He was still damn good-looking in a purely male sense. Masculine fit him perfectly as a description. His hair was black, shaggy, and wild looking. He had long black eyelashes and his dark, intense gaze peered out at her from beneath them. Fear crept up her spine. No one's eyes should be that black and they didn't look human. The fight he'd just been in had probably helped that look along, she realized.
Why is he here? She wasn't sure she really wanted to know the answer. They stared at each other.
The man moved first by taking a step toward her and then another. Mika froze where she stood. If she tried to run away from him then his instincts would demand he chase her. She was all up on her werewolf facts since Uncle Omar had pounded them into her head since she was five years old and realized the doggy that played with her sometimes was really Uncle Omar. She'd accidentally witnessed him changing so he'd had to tell her the truth. Sometimes a big dog wasn't what it appeared to be.
She was alarmed by how tall Grady was when he stopped just feet away to stare down at her. At five foot four Mika had never felt shorter in her life as she looked up a good foot into the man's face. She had never considered herself really tiny before but she felt that way at that moment. The man's sheer size dwarfed her.
"Thanks for saving me back there," she said softly.
His eerie black eyes blinked and she couldn't distinguish the pupil from the iris. The street lighting on the residential street was a lot better than it had been in that alley so she was getting a good look at him this time. His full lips parted, his breathing slowed, but only nominally, as his tongue ran across his lower lip.
"You know what we are. You owe me."
"Owe you?" She hated the way her voice shook. Uncle Omar hadn't mentioned that tidbit to her about what it meant when you owed something to a werewolf. She wasn't sure she was going to appreciate finding out the meaning either.
"Don't scream and don't fight me." His tone was commanding.
"Shit," she breathed out. There was no way that statement, coming from that big guy, was good news.
His hands rose slowly as he gripped her arms over her elbows. His touch was gentle as his fingers curled around her and he backed her off the sidewalk. He used his hold on her to maneuver them between two houses. A wood fence stopped her when her back brushed it. The streetlights didn't reach between the houses so she stood there with him in the dim light.
"Don't talk. I'm not going to hurt you." He had a husky, deep voice.
"Shush," he whispered.
Her heart hammered as her lips sealed together. She had a pretty good idea why a man would back her into a dark area between two houses and tell her to be quiet. Her gaze raked up and down his body, verifying again that he was a big bastard, and it sent fear inching up her spine. She tried to think of something that would keep her calm since fear wasn't her friend when she was being touched by a werewolf. She didn't want him to scent anything that would turn him on.
One of his hands released her arm so he could reach between them. Mika could hardly make out anything in the shadows but nothing was wrong with her hearing. She heard a zipper--his, not hers, since he hadn't touched her pants.
"No," she said softly. "Please."
"I'm not going to hurt you," he whispered. "I helped you and now you're going to help me. Hold very still. I promise you're safe with me."
She wanted to run. A scream would be great too, she thought. She held still though and kept her lips locked together while her heart thundered in her chest. The man leaned down to nuzzle the side of her face by brushing his scratchy, short whiskers lightly against her skin. His touch was too gentle to be painful, though he needed a shave. He lowered his face more and then his mouth brushed her throat.
Mika tensed hard, stunned. The man wasn't attacking her but he was touching her with his face and mouth. He inhaled deeply as a soft growl came from his lips against her skin. She was grateful for the fence behind her that held her up when her knees started to shake. She took a deep breath, inhaling a soft, masculine scent that reminded her of the woodsy outdoors.
"Easy," he rasped against her neck. "Quiet."
Her vision adjusted to the darkness. The big, warm hand on her arm tightened as he lifted his head, tilting it all the way back. She looked down his body and shock tore through her at seeing Grady's open jeans, hard flesh protruding from the hand he had wrapped around a major hard-on.
His hand released her arm so he could grip the bottom of her shirt and his head lowered again. Mika tore her focus from his hand on his cock and up to his face. His dark gaze locked with hers as he softly growled at her.
"Turn and lower your pants now."
She was frozen.
"Now," he rasped. "I won't enter you. I saved your life, I'm highly aroused, and this isn't going to hurt you at all. Do it."
"No." She got that word out.
Another soft growl came from him. "I'm really turned on. I just want to touch you while I calm down."
Her gaze dropped to his hand wrapped around the distinctive shape of his cock. "That's not going to calm you down. That's going to make this situation worse."
"You know what I am and you know about our kind. Didn't your boyfriend ever tell you that the only way to calm him in a highly agitated state is to get him off?" His voice was a soft rumble. "I just want to touch you and I need to smell you."
"So inhale." She realized he thought she knew about them by dating one. She didn't correct him, doubting that he'd care since the others hadn't.
"Not the kind of scent I need to get me off. I said I'm not going to hurt you or enter you. I saved your life. Can't you do this for me?"
Shit! He had saved her, she reasoned, and he didn't have to get her permission. He was big enough to make her do whatever he wanted but he was asking instead. Damn! She turned and her hands shook as she unfastened her jeans to slide them down her thighs. He wasn't hurting her and she knew that she couldn't get away from him. At least there weren't four of him. She hesitated and then lowered her panties until they bunched around her knees.
"You better not be lying to me. If you hurt me―"


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Tomorrow night about the Jewish perspective on capital punishment. Would anybody interested if I record it and upload it to tumblr?
Start off by learning parshat hashavua. Usually, one thing will really stand out to me and I'll research that as much as I can. I skim all the mefarshim in the mikraot hagdolot on that particular phrase and see if anything connects to me.
Once you find out what you want to write about, try and find references to that topic in other places. Look at all the sources the mefarshim mention and go back to the original source: Gemara, Midrash etc.
Once you've written out your Dvar Torah have a friend read it. I know when my chavruta reads my DT she often pushes me to research further and make more connections between ideas. This always results in a more nuanced and layered DT which is awesome :)
Final step - publish it and know that you've done your job in making Torah more accessible to people in the word.
Of course it's nerve wracking to publish your work in an environment where the whole world can see it but what have you got to lose? In my experience everyone's been really supportive :)
This week's Parsha begins with G-d telling Moses that He has heard the cries of His people and He will redeem them. In addition to this, at this point, G-d tells Moses that He will give the Land of Israel to the Israelites as their "inheritance" (also translated as "heritage").
Sorry this is last week's Dvar Torah. My internet wasn't working last week so I couldn't put it up then and I didn't have the time to work on one this week. I'm sorry.
After years of hiding from the wrath of his twin brother, Jacob finally feels safe to begin his journey home. Interestingly enough, this idea is juxtaposed with the birth of his first son from his favourite wife Rachel, Joseph.
ויהי כאשר ילדה רחל את יוסף ויאמר יעקב אל לבן שלחני ואלכה אל מקומי ולארצי
After Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Give me leave to go back to my own homeland"
(Genesis 30:25)
Rashi comments on this verse and explains
משנולד שטנו של עשו שנאמר והיה בית יעקב אש ובית יוסף להבה ובית עשו לקש אש בלא להבה אינו שולט למרחוק משנולד יוסף בטח יעקב בהקב'ה ורצה לשוב
Quoting the Midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 73:7) Rashi explains that Joseph is the inherent rival of Esau and it was only after his birth, that Jacob felt secure enough to return to his homeland. Furthermore, the House of Jacob is compared to a fire, the House of Joseph to a flame and the House of Esau to straw.
והיה בית יעקב אש ובית יוסף להבה ובית עשו לקש ודלקו בהם ואכלום ולא יהיה שריד לבית עשו כי ה' דבר
The House of Jacob shall be fire, and the House of Joseph flame, and the House of Esau shall be straw; they shall burn it and devour it and so survivor shall be left of the House of Esau – for the Lord has spoken
(Obadiah 1:18)
Malbim discusses the difference between a flame and a fire.
ואז יהיה בית יעקב לאש הבוער מקרוב ובית יוסף יהיה כלהבה הבוער מרחוק יותר מן האש
The House of Jacob will be like a fire that burns close and the House of Joseph will be like a flame that burns from afar even more than fire
(Malbim on Obadiah 1:18)
Fire without a flame has no effect when it's far away; implying fire needs a flame in order to destroy. The flame is the concentrated essence of the fire. The flame can focus on specific targets while the fire cannot. Radak expands on this idea and contends the House of Jacob is dependent on the House of Joseph to destroy the House of Esau.
ורז'ל דרשו כל זכר יוסף לפי שאין זרעו של עשו נופל אלא ביד יוסף או ביד זרעו של יוסף
The Rabbis (OB'M) teach that Joseph is mentioned because Esau will only fall through Joseph or through Joseph's descendants
(Radak on Obadiah 1:18)
The Da'at Mikra on Obadiah defines the House of Jacob as Judah and the House of Joseph as Joseph. Judah and Joseph are emblematic of two opposing worldviews; Judah represents a path of insulation and isolation in order to protect his own way of life, while Joseph symbolizes integration into surrounding society in order to influence society for the better.
Judah's isolation is illustrated in the aftermath of Joseph's Sale, when he removes himself from his brothers' community and decides to live by himself.
ויהי בעת ההיא וירד יהודה מאת אחיו ויט עד איש עדלמי ושמו חירה
About that time Judah left his brothers and camped near a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah
(Genesis 38:1)
This is also seen when Judah breaks his promise and refuses to give his youngest son to Tamar as a husband. He follows his worldview of isolation, rather than keeping his word.
ותסר בגדי אלמנותה מעליה ותכס בצעיף ותתעלף ותשב פתח עינים אשר על דרך תמנתה כי ראתה כי גדל שלה והוא לו נתנה לו לאשה
So she took off her widow's garb, covered her face with a veil, and, wrapping herself up, sat down at the entrance to Einaim which on the road to Timnah for she saw that Shelah was grown up, yet she had not been given to him as wife
(Genesis 38:14)
In contrast to this Joseph integrates into Egyptian society and even becomes the ruler of the entire country under Pharaoh's supervision. Despite his success in a foreign society amongst pagan ideals completely opposed to Judaism, Joseph maintains his relationship with God. Joseph's worldview is demonstrated in a number of sources in Genesis.
ויהי ה' את יוסף ויהי איש מצליח ויהי בבית אדוניו המצרי
The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he stayed in the house of his Egyptian master
(Genesis 39:2)
ויאמר פרעה אל יוסף ראה נתתי אתך על כל ארץ מצרים
Pharaoh further said to Joseph, "See, I put you in charge of all the land of Egypt"
(Genesis 41:41)
It is this difference between Judah and Joseph that explains why only a descendant of Joseph could destroy the House of Esau. In my opinion, when Obadiah refers to completely obliterating the House of Esau it can be understood metaphorically; destroying all ideologies and beliefs that contradict God and His Torah. Judah cannot destroy Esau alone as he does not interact with him at all, he lives in his own isolated Torah bubble. However, Joseph who does not cut himself off completely from Esau's society can be a 'light unto the nations' and destroy Esau's heretical beliefs by being a positive influence.
The contrast between fire and a flame is also seen in the Book of Isaiah.
והיה אור ישראל לאש וקדושו ללהבה
The Light of Israel will be a fire and its Holy One a flame
(Isaiah 10:17)
Midrashei Chazal explain
דבר אחר והיה אור ישראל לאש זה מרדכי וקדושו ללהבה זו אסתר
Alternatively, the Light of Israel will be a fire refers to Mordechai and its Holy One a flame refers to Esther
(Midrashei Chazal on Isaiah 10:17)
Mordechai and Esther follow the same pattern in the comparison between fire and flame. Morderchai , like the fire and Judah, remained outside the palace for the most of Purim narrative, fasting and focusing on the Jewish community. In contrast to this, Esther was married to Ahasuereus and tried to change the decree against the Jews from the inside. She was part of the upper echelons of Persian society, Morderchai was outside of it.
These sources demonstrate the need for the flame to exist. Without the flame, the fire is useless. Esau will not be defeated by fire alone. Ahasuereus' and Haman's decree weren't nullified by Mordechai, Esther is the heroine of the Purim story. Joseph's weapon, the flame – God and His Torah will eradicate all theological falsehoods in this world. Joseph, unlike Judah has the ability to spread the word of God, the flame of Torah throughout the world. Joseph will be a light unto the nations and destroy the House of Esau.
We like Joseph and Esther should have the strength to withstand the values that our superficial society bombards us with on a daily basis. We should strive to emulate Joseph and be a light unto the nations, a positive influence, and through the flame of Torah influence society for the better. We should reveal more Godliness into the world, help people discover the Ultimate Truth and hasten the arrival of Mashiach.
In this week's Parsha as Eliezer describes his master's instructions to Rebecca's family he quotes Abraham as saying
ויאמר אלי ה' אשר התהלכתי לפניו ישלח מלאכו אתך והצליח דרכך ולקחת אשה לבני משפחתי ומבית אבי
And he said to me, 'The Lord, before Whom I walked, will send His angel with you and make your way prosper, and you shall take a wife for my son from my family and from my father's house
(Genesis 24:40)
This is not the first time in Genesis that the word התהלך has been used to describe the relationship between Abraham and God. In addition to this, the same term has been used to describe other people's relationship to God.
I'll be honest, as I'm writing this I have no idea what meaning I expect to find in the similarities and differences of the sources and what lessons can be extrapolated from this. Nevertheless,here's a comparison!
Musaf Rashi refers us to Rashi's commentary on Parshat Noah which discusses the difference between Abraham and Noah.
Noah's relationship is described as as
את האלוקים התהלך נח
Noah walked with God
(Genesis 6:9)
Here, Rashi comments and says
נח היה צריך סעד לתמכו אבל אברהם היה מתחזק ומהלך בצדקו מאליו
Noah needed God's help to support him in his righteousness but Abraham strengthened himself and walked in his righteousness by himself.
The Bereishit Rabbah (30:10) explains the difference between Abraham and Noah through the analogy of a young child and an older child. Just like a father tells the smaller child to walk with him, so too Noah walked alongside God as he needed His support. In contrast to this, Abraham as the older child can be more independent and can follow his Father's instructions without having to walk next to him.
While we understand that Abraham was stronger in his religious convictions than Noah, what does התהלך לפניו really mean?
In Parshat Lech Lecha the same term is used when God speaks to Abraham but in this case, it's a command.
ויהי אברםבן תשעים שנה ותשע שנים וירא ה' אל אברם ויאמר אליו אני אל שדי התהלך לפני והיה תמים
And Abram was ninety nine years old and God appeared to Abram. And God said to him, I am the Almighty God, walk before Me and be perfect
(Genesis 17:1)
Rashi comments on the word התהלך and explains it to mean to cling to the service of God.
This term is used in reference to two more people in Genesis, Enoch and Joseph. Within the short space of two verses, Enoch is described as
ויתהלך חנוך את האלהים
And Enoch walked with God
(Genesis 5:22,24)
Rashi explains that Enoch was a righteous man but had a weak mind and could have easily been persuaded to return to evil. In order to prevent this, God shortened his days so that he would remain a righteous person. In the Midrash Enoch is described as פעמים צדיק פעמים רשע sometimes righteous, sometimes evil (Bereishit Rabbah 25:1).
In contrast to this, in Jacob's final blessing to his sons, he blessed Joseph saying
האלהים אשר התהלכו אבתי לפניו אברהם ויצחק האלהים הרעה אתי מעודי עד היום הזה
God, before Whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God Who sustained me as long as I am alive, until this day
(Genesis 48:15)
Sforno comments on the words האלהים אשר התהלכו אבתי and explains it to mean that God should do good for Joseph and fulfil his blessing in the merit of Abraham and Isaac, who walked before God.
The different times this phrase is used demonstrates different levels of commitments to God. Enoch, is at the lowest level as he sometimes does evil and would be very easily persuaded to return to his former ways, Noah is a level higher but needs God's direct support to ensure he remains on the correct path and Abraham is on the highest level. Abraham not only fulfils God's command and cleaves to his service of God, but he has strong religious convictions and is not influenced by the pagan forces surrounding him.
In this comparison, Joseph's blessing appears to be irrelevant. It is not. Joseph's blessing affirms Abraham's high level as it is Abraham's merit that will be invoked for Joseph. Furthermore, in modern times we as a nation can identify with Joseph. We are surrounded by foreign forces who worship different ideas to us; we are different yet we are expected to stand strong and remain Jewish. We are not supposed to be like Enoch who is easily influenced or Noah who is compared to a young child. As descendants of Abraham who have internalized his 'spiritual DNA' we aim to resist temptation and cling to God in spite of opposing external influences. In this sense, we are also like Joseph who remained firm in his religious convictions despite the depravity of Egypt.
While we may struggle to battle ideas that are foreign to ours and face a fight externally on a global scale and internally with our evil inclination, we remember Joseph's blessing which invokes the merit of Abraham and the example of Abraham himself.
May we merit to replicate Abraham and Joseph's examples and bring משיח במהרב בימינו אמן
בן ישראל שדר בחוצה לארץ דומה כמי שאין לו אלוה
A Jew that lives outside of Israel is like a person that doesn't have a God
Abraham and Noah: A contrast
This week's Parsha famously begins
אלה תולדות נח נח איש צדיק תמים היה בדורותיו את האלוקים התהלך בנוח
These are the generations of Noah, Noah was a righteous man he was perfect in his generations; Noah walked with God.
(Genesis 6:9)
Rashi comments on the words "he was perfect in his generations" that
לפי דורו היה צדיק, ואלו היה בדורו של אברהם לא היה נחשב לכלום
Others interpret it derogatorily: In comparison with his generation he was righteous, but if he had been in Abraham's generation, he would not have been considered of any importance. — [Sanh. 108a, Gen. Rabbah 30:9, Tan. Noach 5]:
The Baal Haturim explains the same idea through gematria. The words תמים היה have a gematria of 20. He contends that for the 20 generations between Adam and Abraham he was considered righteous but within Abraham's generation, he would not be considered righteous.
Furthermore the Midrash explains
אמר ר' אבא בר כהנא כי נחמתי כי עשיתים ונח מצא חן אתהמא אלא אפי' נח שנשתייר מהם לא שהיה כדאי אלא שמצא חן
(בראשית רבה פכ"ח)
Noah really was not worthy of being saved from the flood. The only reason he was saved was because he found some sort of favour in God's eyes. Essentially, this Midrash places a limit on Noah's position as a righteous man in his generation.
Moreover, Rashi on the last word of the Parsha discusses the existence of a Nun Hafucha (a upside down nun) on the word חרן. (This nun is no longer seen in our versions of the text).
הנו"ן הפוכה, לומר לך עד אברם היה חרון אף של מקום בעולם:
The "nun" of חָרָן is inverted, to tell you that until Abram [appeared], the wrath of the Omnipresent was kindled (חֲרוֹן). [The inverted "nun" symbolizes the change from Divine anger to Divine mercy.] — [based on Sifrei, Ha'azinu 311]
This Rashi also invalidates Noah's position as a righteous person as he was not able to help abate God's anger. Furthermore, as only Abraham was able to do this it once again provides a contrast between the two of them. This one again demonstrates that Noah was not saved because of his value as a "righteous man", rather just because of his חן.
The fundamental difference between Abraham and Noah is that Abraham was concerned for the welfare of the people in his generation and Noah was not. Throughout the entire story of the Ark, not once does Noah protest and pray for God to save the world. The text simply reads
ויעש נח בבל אשר צוה אתו אלוקים כן עשה
And Noah did everything God commanded him to do, so he did
(Genesis 6:22)
ויעש נח כל אשר צוהו ה'
And Noah did everything God commaned him
(Genesis 7:5)
In contrast to this, Abraham continued to pray to God to try and save the people of Sodom and Gomorrah.
ויגש אברהם ויאמר האף תספה צדיק עם רשע
Abraham came forward and said will You sweep away the innocent with the guilty?
(Genesis 18:23)
This theme continues until the end of the chapter with Abraham bargaining with God to save the people of Sodom.
The Alshich and the Zohar quoted by Nechama Leibovitz explain that it is this difference in response that creates the chasm between Abraham and Noah, where Abraham is a righteous man and Noah is not. The response of Noah continues to be viewed as a negative thing throughout Tanakh. This is exemplified by a verse in this week's Haftorah.
כי מי נח זאת לי אשר נשבעתי מעבור מי נח עוד על הארץ כן נשבעתי מקצף עליך ומגער בך
For this to Me is like the waters of Noah as I swore that the waters of Noah nevermore would flood the earth, so I swear that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
(Isaiah 54:9)
Rabbi Nebenzahl questions why the flood waters are called the waters of Noah. God is the one who decided to flood the world, why is Noah being blamed? The flood is called the waters of Noah because Noah did not even try to save the world and the people in his generation. As a result of this, it is as if the flood is his fault.
However, how can a human, even a righteous man like Abraham argue with God? Humans are finite, God is infinite, God has a master plan that humans cannot even begin to comprehend. What right does mere man have to debate God?
Rav Soloveitchik explains,
"The individual who frees himself from the rational principle and who casts off the yoke of objective thought will in the end turn destructive…'out of the depths I have called unto Thee O Lord' (Psalms 130:1). Out of the straits of inner oppositions and incongruities, spiritual doubts and uncertainties, our of the depths of a psyche rent with antimonies and contradictions, out of the bottomless pit of a soul that struggles with its own torments I have called, I have called unto Thee O Lord".
(Rav Soloveitchik Notes to P. 4 Halakhic Man)
Everyone has problems, doubts and conflicts within their religious experience. As humans, we cannot understand God's plan, decisions and actions. However, there is no reason why we cannot discuss this with this God, call out to him and try to search for answer.
Ultimately, like Abraham we should protest respectfully when we think we see injustices in the world. It is this quality that makes Abraham the epitome of a Tzaddik and Noah's silence that delegitimizes him. May we all have the courage to speak up when we see immorality and injustice and in our prayers receive clear answers from God.
Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem
A famous Gemara in Masechet Rosh Hashannah describes the process of Yom Hadin and how complete Tzaddikim and Reshaim will be judged and how people will either be signed into the Book of Life or the scarier alternative. The theme concludes
בינונים תלויין מראש השנה עד יום הכיפורים זכו נכתבין לחיים לא זכו נכתבין למיתה
Beinonim, [those in between] are hanging between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur. If they are meritorious they are written for life, if they are not meritorious they are written for death.
(Rosh Hashannah 16b)
This theme is echoed in Maimonides Halachic work on Teshuva.
מי שנמצא לצדיק נחתם לחיים ומי שנמצא רשע נחתם למיתה. והבינוני תולין לו עד יום הכיפורים. אם עשה תשובה נחתם לחיים ואם לא נחתם למיתה.
A person who is found to be a Tzaddik is signed for life, and one who is found to be a Rasha is signed for death. The Beinoni is hanging until Yom Kippur. If he does Teshuva, he is signed for life, if he does not, he is signed for death.
(Maimonides Hilchot Teshuva 3:3)
Through these sources we can see the importance of Yom Kippur. It is the day of our final sentencing, they day when God decides whether we will live or die and the details of our year to come. Furthermore, the days between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur are the appropriate days to do Teshuva and Teshuva completed then, is especially appreciated by God.
אף על פי שהתשובה והצעקה יפה לעולם בעשרת הימים שבין ראש השנה ויםהכיפורים היא יפה ביותר
Even though Teshuva and crying out to Hashem is always nice, during the ten days between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur, it is even nicer
(Maimonides Hilchot Teshuva 2:6)
The theme of Teshuva is related to Sefer Hosea and the final verse poses interesting questions about Tzaddkim and Reshaim.
מי חכם ויבין אלה נבון וידעם כי ישרים דרכי ה' וצדיקים ילכו בם ופושעים יכשלו בם
He who is wise will consider these words; He who is prudent will take not of them. For the paths of the Lord are smooth; the righteous can walk on them, while sinners stumble on them.
(Hosea 14:10)
It seems strange that Reshaim aren't able to follow the path of God. Isn't the path of God for everybody? Isn't that the way to repent?
Radak explains in the name of his father that the sinners stumble on the path of God because they are not used to it. They are like people who trip on unfamiliar roads. Furthermore, this verse is specifically talking about sinners who on the outside appear to have done Teshuva, but their hearts are still on the path of sin. These people will fail in their repentance, but God will help those who are sincere and they will succeed.
This explanation is not only relevant for this final verse of the Sefer but is related to the theme of the entire book. There is constant repetition of Israel's false repentance and how they are not sincere in their Avodat Hashem. This is exemplified by
כי חסד חפצתי ולא זבח ודעת אלוקים מעלות
For I desire goodness, not sacrifice; obedience to God, rather than burnt offerings
(Hosea 6:6)
This verse alludes to an inadequate fulfillment of Temple services. The people may have been bringing sacrifices, but they were not feeling the correct emotions or having the correct Kavannah behind them. In this case, sacrifices are useless. Furthermore, sacrifices are only intended for bedieved situations, one cannot sin and then make up for it just by bringing a sacrifice and then sinning again. This is not true Teshuva. This is confirmed by Maimonides
וכן בעלי חטאות ואשמות בעת שמביאין קרבנותיהם…אין מתכפר להן בקרבנם עד שיעשו תשובה
And so it is with sinners when they bring their sacrifices…their sacrifices do not atone for them until they do Teshuva
(Maimonides Hilchot Teshuva 1:1)
ומה היא תשובה? הוא שיעזוב החוטא חטאו
And what is Teshuva? The sinner who completely removes himself from his sin…
(Maimonides Hilchot Teshuva 2:1)
Maimonides gives us the guidelines for as to what is considered genuine Teshuva. He describes how even thought of the sin is completely removed from his mind with the ultimate Teshuva being, if he is placed in the exact situation again, he would not sin.
These two quotes from Maimonides provide a direct contrast to what we see in Hosea. Maimonides describes the need for intention behind sacrifices while Israel offered meaningless sacrifices and Teshuva as completely even removing thought of sin from our mind; while the last verse of Hosea describes an insincere Teshuva that is purely external.
During the Ten days of Repentance we aim to do Teshuva for sins Bein Adam L'Makom (between man and God) and for sins Bein Adam L'chaveiro (between man and man). Verse 6:6 in Hosea "for I desire goodness not sacrifice" demonstrates the importance of Bein Adam L'cheveiro to God. It appears that He priorities a positive relationship between man and his peers over an individual's relationship with Him. However, Yom Kippur does not atone for sings Bein Adam L'chaveiro.
אין תשובה ולא יום הכיפורים מכפרין אלא עבירות שבן אדם למקום
Yom Kippur only atones for sins that are between man and God
(Maimonides Hilchot Teshuva 2:9)
God cannot absolve or forgive man for sins committed against another person. It is up to that individual to forgive the sinner. A sin against another human needs a human response, not a Divine one.
This leads to a discussion about the Divine response, what is the best way to complete Teshuva for sins that are Bein Adam L'Makom?
גדולה תשובה שזדונות נעשות לו כשגגות…איני? והאמר ריש לקיש:גדולה תשובה שזדונות נעשות לו כזכויות! לא קשיא כאן מאהבה כאן מיראה
Teshuva is so great that intentional sins can be converted into unintentional sins. How is this? Doesn't Reish Lakish say that Teshuva is so great that intentional sins can be converted into merits! This is not a difficult. The latter is talking about Teshuva from love and the former, Teshuva from fear
(Masechet Yoma 86b)
The most effective way to do Teshuva is through loving God! But is focusing on this aspect of our relationship with God really appropriate for Yom Kippur? Isn't it more of a Malkeinu, serious and severe sort of a day? The Mishnah in Ta'anit thinks differently.
אמר ר' שמעון בן גמליאל לא היו ימים טובים לישראל כחמשה עשר באב וכיום הכפורים
R' Simeon the son of Gamliel said that there were no greater days for Israel than the 15th Av and Yom Kippur
(Mishnah Ta'anit 4:7)
Yom Kippur is often misrepresented as a sad, somber day. While it is serious, we must not forget that it ought to be one of the happiest days on the Jewish calendar. It is a day that we strip ourselves of our physicality and focus solely on our relationship with God. Ideally, this should bring us the most joy in our loves – coming closer to God. In fact, this is the truest meaning of the word Teshuva.
Arguably, best way to become close to God is to love God through understanding His Hashgacha. When we can see and understand the impact God has on every minute detail of our life, we become closer to Him, understand His love for us which hopefully reflects into our love for Him. Understanding God's Hashgacha is even considered a Mitzvah.
וענין המצוה שנחשוב ונתבונן בפקודיו ופעולותיו עד נשיגהו כפי יכלתנו ונתענג בהשגחתו
And the main point of the Mitzvah is to think and understand His actions to the best of our capabilities and to rejoice in His supervision.
(Sefer Hachinuch Mitzvah 418)
Once again, this connects back to the final verse in Hosea. Radak's commentary on the words "for the paths of the Lord are smooth, the righteous can walk on them" explains that the reason the righteous can prosper on the path of God is because even when they see bad things happening to good people they realize that everything comes from God. They see that all of God's actions are just, even if it cannot be seen through our finite eyes.
Similarly, Malbim explains that the righteous will prosper in contrast to those who complain and claim that God abandoned us in exile. The Tzaddikim recognize that we are all under Hashem's Hashgacha, even in Galut and that His ways are just.
May this Yom Kippur result in deepening our relationship with God, learning from the actions of Israel in the times of Hosea and doing the exact opposite, and seeing revealed Hashgacha in all situations, especially the Geulah Shleimah.
G'day everyone.
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We are approaching the time where Rosh Hashana (the Jewish new year) is right around the corner. At this time many people take the opportunity to reflect. According to one custom by the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, from 12 days before…
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The first Aliyah of this week's Parsha discusses the consequences of not following the laws of God. The culmination of these numerous consequences is the exile of our people from the Land of Israel. One of the most interesting verses in the Sedra demonstrates the difference between sins committed privately, and those committed publicly.
הנסתרות לה אלוקינו והנגלות לנו ולבנינו עד עולם לעשות את כל דברי התורה הזאת
The hidden things belong to the Lord, our God, but the revealed things apply to us and to our children forever; that we must fulfill all the words of this Torah
(Deuteronomy 29:28)
In the Torah, the word ולבנינו is written strangely, with many dots appearing above the word. Rashi explains that if there are sins committed publicly and the community does not discipline the offenders, the entire community will be punished by God.
אבל הנגלות, לנו ולבנינו לבער הרע מקרבנו, ואם לא נעשה דין יענשו את הרבים. נקוד על לנו ולבנינו, לדרוש, שאף על הנגלות לא ענש את הרבים עד שעברו את הירדן משקבלו עליהם את השבועה בהר גרזים ובהר עיבל ונעשו ערבים זה לזה:בהם
However, "the revealed things apply to us and to our children" [that is, we are responsible for detecting the sins committed openly in our community, and] to eradicate any evil among us. And if we do not execute judgment upon these [open transgressions, over which we do have control,], then the whole community will be punished [because they would be remiss in their responsibility]. There is a dot placed over [each letter of] the words לָנוּ וּלְבָנֵינוּ here, to teach us homiletically that even for open sins [which were not brought to judgment, God] did not punish the whole community-until Israel crossed the Jordan. For then, they accepted upon themselves the oath at Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, and thereby [formally] became responsible for one another (Sanh. 43b). [When dots are placed over letters of the Torah, this denotes an exclusion of some sort. In our context, our Rabbis teach us that the exclusion refers to the period prior to the crossing of the Jordan.]
(Rashi on Deuteronomy 29:28)
Further, he explains that the dots placed above each letter of the word indicate that God did not punish the entire people for open sins until they crossed the Jordan river. It was only at Mt. Grizim and Mt. Abel that the people agreed to all formally be responsible for each other.
Unfortunately, throughout history, these consequences became a reality. We sinned, we were warned to repent, we did not repent, our Temple was destroyed and we were exiled from our land. This did not happen only once, but twice! This also excludes the number of times we lost our independence in our own land and were forced to live under the rule of foreign nations.
However, in the past one hundred years we have been privileged to see the other side of the coin. Prophecies of the future when the Jewish people will return to Israel are also written in this week's Parsha.
וְשָׁב יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת שְׁבוּתְךָ וְרִחֲמֶךָ וְשָׁב וְקִבֶּצְךָ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר הֱפִיצְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ שָׁמָּה :
. אִם יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם מִשָּׁם יְקַבֶּצְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וּמִשָּׁם יִקָּחֶךָ
וֶהֱבִיאֲךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יָרְשׁוּ אֲבֹתֶיךָ וִירִשְׁתָּהּ וְהֵיטִבְךָ וְהִרְבְּךָ מֵאֲבֹתֶיךָ:
then, the Lord, your God, will bring back your exiles, and He will have mercy upon you. He will once again gather you from all the nations, where the Lord, your God, had dispersed you. Even if your exiles are at the end of the heavens, the Lord, your God, will gather you from there, and He will take you from there. And the Lord, your God, will bring you to the land which your forefathers possessed, and you [too] will take possession of it, and He will do good to you, and He will make you more numerous than your forefathers.
(Deuteronomy 30:3-5)
In the past generation, we figuratively crossed the Jordan and became responsible for one another. While this may be difficult, we may not agree and our society may seem fractured beyond repair, it is a better alternative than exile. This sentiment is eloquently expressed by A.B Yehoshua.
עלינו לחיות את האינטראקציה בין דתיים לחילוניים במלואה, היות ובמדינת ישראל, איננו משוחררים זה מזה כמו בגולה, בה יכול כל יהודי לבשל את תבשיל היהדות המתאים לו, בלי להתחשב בשני. פה בבית, אנחנו יושבים כולנו, כמו כל עם במין אולפן של פופוליטיקה, קשורים זה בזה, תובעים זה מזה, אחראים זה לזה ומכריעים זה עבור זה. זוהי ריבונות וגם אם יש לה טעם קשה, מסובך ומלא אכזבות, האמינו לי עבור מי שחי אלפיים שנה בגלות, יש לה טעם נפלא ומתוק". (א.ב. יהושע, מתוך ראיון לכתב עת תואר, האוניברסיטה העברית, נובמבר 1998).
"We should fully live the interaction between religious people and seculars, since in the state of Israel, we're not separated from each other, as we were in exile, where every Jew could live Judaism the way he sees it, without taking into account what the other thinks. Here, at home, we sit all together, like a whole nation in a talk-show studio, who are tied to each other, demanding from each other, responsible to each other, and making choices one for the other. This is our independence, and even if sometimes it tastes hard, complicated, and full of disappointments, believe me, for a person who lived 2000 years in exile, its taste is sweet and wonderful." (A. B. Yehoshua)
It appears that for better or for worse, for good or for bad we are all responsible for each other.
כל ישראל ערבים זה בזה
All of Israel are responsible for each other
(Shevuot 39a)
Unfortunately, things that are supposed to unite us as a nation are unfortunately used as an excuse to divide us. Some people eat this Hechsher but not that Hechsher, some people won't listen to this Rav and anybody who wears this type of Kippah or hat must be an apikoires. While this may all be said and done in the name of the Torah, the discord it brings to the Jewish people is in no way valid.
While Yair Lapid may be a secular Jew a few weeks ago in Knesset he correctly asserted that the Torah is intended to unite us, not divide us. This is especially relevant just before Rosh Hashannah.
All our Rosh Hashannah prayers are written in the plural and we daven as entire community, all together. This is because we have greater power as a united force to create positive decrees in heaven. May this year result in an everlasting unity of Am Yisrael and when we daven on the Yamim Noraim we are all inscribed in the Book of Life.
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These nontraditional European cookies aren't overly sweet and have a wonderful crunch from sesame seeds. They're the ideal accompaniment to a freshly brewed cup of coffee or tea.Sarah Knoblock, Hyde Park, Indiana
96 Servings
Prep: 35 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
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DeWeese will inherit six returning starters.
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"(DeWeese) has kids, a son and a daughter, in the Reitz district and he's a Reitz grad," Courtney said. "He comes from a good sports family and he was a fine player, although I didn't see him play. I heard a lot of good things. He is a very responsible guy."


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Books to Music: Jane Eyre the Musical |
Jane Eyre was my gateway musical to theatre love. I liked a couple of musicals before I listened to this, but I wouldn't say I generally liked the genre. Being the obsessed Jane Eyre fan, I finally got around to listening to this recording and at first wasn't too impressed! There were aspects and a song or two that I liked, but I feel like the transition from straight story to story told through song does need getting used to. There is something in me that clicked after a few repeated listens in which the beauty of the story shone through the lyrics and music of the songs. Now it's almost always that way for me. If I see the show for the musical, it is much more likely I will add the cast recording to my collection. I need the context, because my understanding of the story and the emotion behind the scene can transfer to how I enjoy the songs.
With Jane Eyre, the mood of the music is the first thing that drew me in. It's haunting and meditative, and dark and intense at times. It matches the power and passion of the novel, and with Marla Schaffel's glorious mezzo-soprano voice, she brings that down to earth, proper quality that fits Jane's character so well. Her voice does sound more mature than I would wish Jane to sound, but the passion Marla brings to the character makes up for that. James Barbour's powerful baritone is perfect for Rochester and sounds fantastic matched to Marla. I love the inflections that James brings to certain songs as well - especially when imitating Celine or teasing Jane in the Proposal song.
Some songs adapt some surprising scenes. The Gypsy song - a scene often omitted from adaptations of the novel - is included and captures Rochester's whimsy as he talks to his guests and then to Jane in song. This musical also makes the interesting choice to have a 'greek chorus' narrate Jane's story at times, with interstitial songs sung by the cast that help build the Gothic, sometimes foreboding tone of the music. It's a wonderful atmospheric recreation of the story that is often more faithful to the book than some of the film adaptations.
Song Spotlight: Brave Enough For Love
This song isn't my favorite from the album (that would be "Sirens") but I picked this song because the themes that have been building throughout the musical - of love and forgiveness - are woven together perfectly in this finale. And the title "Brave Enough For Love" echoes musically and lyrically Helen Burn's advice to Jane from the song "Forgiveness". Beautiful call-back! This song completely captures the lessons and experience that Jane and Rochester have learned throughout the show, and that is why I think this song is a fantastic example of the beauty and intelligence of this musical.
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Love this! Very cool idea for a meme! :) I love Jane Eyre the musical! I think my favorite song is 'painting my portrait' because I think it capture Jane's feelings at that part of the story so beautifully!
ReplyDeleteRepliesThank you! Painting My Portrait is a great one - I especially love the desperate way she ends the song "say a prayer for your sorry soul, Jaaaannneee." So moving!
DeleteI think Marla just does such an amazing job with the song! I feel so sorry for her at that moment!
I was looking at wiki and there are 152 musicals that are based on books, crazy but it means you won't be struggling for content!
I will be tuning in each week!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Musicals_based_on_novelsWow this list is really helpful! Thanks for this Alisa! And I definitely have a lot of musicals to listen to! :)
I love musicals, so I'm definitely going to check this out! :) Great post!
Alice @ Alice in ReaderlandI'm interested to check this out :) Great post!!
I've nominated you for a lovely blog award :) Happy reading!
http://megzmaddreadz.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-blog-award-nomination-so-sweet.htmlOoh. I have to check this our. The timing of your post is perfect. I just read Jane Eyre for the first time this week and am currently reading Jane, the modern retelling. Thanks for the informative post! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely idea for a post. I hadn't realized that Jane Eyre was responsible for sparking your love of musical theater, though I can see why. I do agree that the musical does an excellent job of capturing the themes of the novel.
I'm hoping you continue this series and look forward to seeing what other musicals you might talk about! :)
(My favorite song from the show is the not-particularly-true-to-the-tone-of-the-novel-but-heaps-of-fun, Perfectly Nice)RepliesThank you! I definitely hope to keep this up for a bit, and it'll probably push me to listen to more musicals which is a good thing. Perfectly Nice is not an obvious choice, but I really like that song too! It plays very well on stage - a little comic relief with Mrs. Fairfax is a nice addition to the show.


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As the new Chief Executive Officer of Digital Angel, Mr. Haller will focus on developing and implementing a new strategy focused on consumer applications and mobile games designed for tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices.
After a thorough review process, Digital Angel's management team, Board of Directors and advisors have determined that the new strategic direction offers the most viable opportunity to build a sustainable business around the Company's current operations and maximize shareholder value.
Daniel Penni, Digital Angel's Interim Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are excited to announce Michael Haller as CEO as the first step in our new corporate strategy. Michael brings a long track record of success and we believe he has the leadership and experience needed to take Digital Angel in a new direction."
Mr. Haller joins the Company from the video game industry, with management experience both domestically and internationally in leading new product development and marketing efforts. Most notably, as a member of the THQ, Inc. management team and its Board of Directors beginning in 1998, Mr. Haller was instrumental in taking THQ from near bankruptcy and growing it to the third largest third-party video game publisher in North America. Mr. Haller later served as a Vice President at Electronic Arts, and General Manager of both Dreamworks Interactive and EA Japan, overseeing the development of EA's game-changing franchise, Medal of Honor.
Mr. Haller, Digital Angel's newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are at a unique crossroads in the development of mobile apps for tablets and smartphones. Quality, creativity and innovation will drive the next wave of expansion. I believe that my long-time relationships with some of the top independent development studios in the world will allow Digital Angel to enter this segment of the market at just the right moment with ground-breaking, mass-market games and activities that will allow Digital Angel to quickly establish its place as a top tier publisher."
Mr. Haller added, "When I look at the mobile apps and game market, I see a lot of similarities to the late 1990's, when our industry made the jump from 2-D technology to 3-D. Having been at the forefront of that seismic shift in consumer expectations, I see similar opportunities that exist today for a nimble and aggressive new publisher to enter the arena and quickly establish itself. A public company such as Digital Angel is in a great position to make this happen and I am excited to have the opportunity to lead the company in this new direction."
Conference Call
Digital Angel will hold an investor call today, Monday August 27, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss these developments.
Interested participants should call (877) 375-4189 within the United States and Canada, or (973) 935-2046 internationally. Please use access code 23218481. Alternatively, a simultaneous webcast of the live conference call can be accessed through Digital Angel's website at www.digitalangel.com.
For persons unable to participate in either the conference call or the webcast, a replay will be available from August 27, 2012 at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET to September 10, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. ET. For the telephonic replay, dial (855) 859-2056 (USA/Canada) or (404) 537-3406 (international), using access code 23218481. The webcast replay can also be accessed through Digital Angel's website at www.digitalangel.com.
About Digital Angel
Digital Angel (OTCBB: DIGA) is a developer and publisher of consumer applications and mobile games designed for tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices, as well as a distributor of two-way communications equipment in the U.K. For further information please visit www.digitalangel.com.
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This press release contains certain "forward-looking" statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Forward-looking statements included in this press release include, without limitation, those concerning expectations regarding the management's and the Board of Directors' decisions regarding new strategic opportunities being pursued by the Company, the likelihood that pursuit of such opportunities will maximize shareholder value, the Company's ability to successfully enter this market segment, and the overall impact of these and other recent developments on the Company's financial results. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Additional information about these and other factors that could affect the Company's businesses is set forth in the Company's Form 10-K under the caption "Risk Factors" filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 29, 2012 and subsequent filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this statement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
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