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Ezra Brand's avatar

A post that’s not about Charedim! The trolls are bound to be disappointed ;)

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Azmaveth Fishburg's avatar

If we have a few more posts like this in a row, it will be a sign that he is getting therapy.

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Natan Slifkin's avatar

If you're able to avoid obsessing over my posts, it will be a sign that you're getting therapy.

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Azmaveth Fishburg's avatar

Ooh, nice comeback

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Philosophical Jew's avatar

תלך מחיל אל חיל!

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ReformedHegelian's avatar

Awesome news. Those ark paintings in your museum were one of my highlights!

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David Fass's avatar

Which part of parshat Noach is the rational part?

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Nachum's avatar

You never heard of floods with huge numbers of casualties? One of them took place in the United States only a couple of weeks ago.

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David Fass's avatar

Sure, so the Flood that covered the highest mountains all over the world according to the text was actually a just a local disaster that covered none of mountains of the world. That's fine, contrary to the text, but fine. Now, what's the rational part of all the world's species going for a ride in a ship?

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Nachum's avatar

I just read the pesukim again to confirm that they actually don't say what you claim they do. Clear your mind of preconceptions and listen to the actual words this Shabbat.

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Nachum's avatar

This is amazing. Kol HaKavod.

Incidentally, in light of all this discussion about the "proper" memorial day, someone looked up The New York Times for December 7, 1942- the one-year anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (The event was mentioned year after year for decades; the emphasis may have decreased over the last few years but I imagine it's still mentioned.) The paper on that day was full of news of the war. Pearl Harbor was not mentioned once.

Israelis have a thing about memorializing, and that's not necessarily a bad thing, or a completely bad thing. Many get a sort of catharsis out of it, and it is valuable in and of itself. But it's not necessarily a natural thing, particularly while the war is still ongoing.

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