Today is Shabbat Mevarchim- “the Shabbat when we bless.” On the Sabbath before the start of a Jewish month/new moon, a blessing is recited to usher it in. Why, i mean why bother blessing the new month, before the new moon? Don't we bless and pray every Shabbat? Picture this: every day you wash the … Continue reading Shabbat Mevarchim
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Blind Bartimaeus
The world around me without glasses or contacts is a foggy night, a blurry, desert mirage. I feel vulnerable, helpless and ignorant when I can’t see. Years ago I had an eye doctor who called me, ‘the village blind girl’. It doesn’t always occur to me, because I have corrective lenses, I’ve accepted my condition … Continue reading Blind Bartimaeus