pittsfield-jew

The first post says it all Shalom, This is the home of the Pittsfield Jew. Sure its neat to read about Jews in Brooklyn who are very observant but how about a not so observant Jew who lives in the Mid West?

Friday, December 05, 2008

Friday

First off in answer to Cappy's question about the PC. Sandra did get her computer. But instead of being sent to Harrisburg, PA it was sent to Philadelphia, PA. Mitchell and Ellen received the computer. Mictchell later went to his father's house with the new computer and set it up for his step-mom.

Angelina called Jonny at work today as usual. Jonny tried a new strategy. He took the number 5 bus to the number 2 bus. The transfer at the bus station went quite smoothly. Jonny is on page 234 of the exciting murder mystery We Wish You A Merry Murder.

A quick update Jonny is now up to page 237. He just returned from a trip to the bathroom. He also scheduled two meetings back to back at the coffee shop at Stadium and Packard for Monday morning.

Right now he is drinking his first cup of coffee. He knew that he would be dozing off at the computer today. Penny left early, because her dog had diarrhea all over the place last night. Jonny has his next book lined up too, thanks to her. Penny found a book that is about Michigan. South of Hell by P.J.Parrish. This is a fictional book set in Michigan with the return of the Louis Kincaid character. Note that North of Ann Arbor near Brighton is a town called Hell, MI. Thus the title.

Tomorrow is a Bat Mitzvah. Angelina is working at the flu clinic again. But Jonny is taking Lorraine, and Jesse to child care/service and Alberta who is of the same age as the star of the show all on Saturday. Jonny has been listening to Torah Gems for this week's parsha. It is about Jacob's ladder. We learn that Jacob invented the evening prayer. Some scholars conclude the evening prayer is optional. Also discussed is why is Jacob allowed to marry sister yet keep all the mitzvote. This is because Rashi said so. Torah gems continues to comment that other scholars had a different reason why it was ok for Jacob to marry Leah and Rachel. They weren't in Israel and only kept the mitzvote when in Israel. There were four people in the Tanach who never speak, Benjamin, King David's father and King David's son. Darn Jonny can't remember the fourth one or the reason why it was important. Some say that Jacob's wives were converts so they weren't counted as sisters. Apparently Rashi's answer is obvious. By not commenting, Rashi is implicitly commenting that it is so simple, there is not a need to explain. But just in case you want his explanation that he never explains here it is. Laban orders Jacob to marry Leah, because it is a local custom. So Jacob honors the mitzvah of not lying, and not cheating in a contract. Then he marries the sister because he had proposed to her in the first place. So this would be the only time you can ever marry sisters. But this won't work because now Jews look under the veil. And Jonny's wife Angelina is working today. For the first time she is substitute teaching. Also it has been a fun and long post so Jonny must get back to doing something.

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