Quick link post

Found Rothstein's column in today's Times about the exhibit at the NYPL interesting. I hope to make it there before it closes. (hatam_soferet, this is the one you were talking about, right?)

Quick link post

Found Rothstein's column in today's Times about the exhibit at the NYPL interesting. I hope to make it there before it closes. (hatam_soferet, this is the one you were talking about, right?)

Games night

Last night over Shabbat dinner, Tani asked if we could have a "Shabbat games night" after dinner. The four of us played Uno and Blokus, and then Tani and I played chess. While he didn't win any of the games, he stayed cheerful throughout. (This is great progress; until recently, he hated playing games.) He also wanted to play Dominion but it had gotten too late. I think game nights will become a regular feature of our autumn and winter Shabbat evenings.

Games night

Last night over Shabbat dinner, Tani asked if we could have a "Shabbat games night" after dinner. The four of us played Uno and Blokus, and then Tani and I played chess. While he didn't win any of the games, he stayed cheerful throughout. (This is great progress; until recently, he hated playing games.) He also wanted to play Dominion but it had gotten too late. I think game nights will become a regular feature of our autumn and winter Shabbat evenings.

Talmud humor

I was catching up on Avodah Zarah today. This is the tractate that covers the laws regarding idolators. After two pages discussing the technical definition of a whore's fee, it shifted into a discussion of sending gifts to idolatrous friends on their festivals.

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Talmud humor

I was catching up on Avodah Zarah today. This is the tractate that covers the laws regarding idolators. After two pages discussing the technical definition of a whore's fee, it shifted into a discussion of sending gifts to idolatrous friends on their festivals.

( Cut for length )