tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post1960716288525886981..comments2023-08-03T04:54:54.068-04:00Comments on Abacaxi Mamão: Pesach time down SouthAbacaxi Mamaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604184268628243496noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-82918510891364282442008-05-01T02:22:00.000-04:002008-05-01T02:22:00.000-04:00I read the book too and found it entertaining. Th...I read the book too and found it entertaining. The issue isn't "ignorance of halacha" -- he states that he is intentionally following the biblical text literally even when he is well aware (e.g. blood on the doorpost) that later Jewish practice doesn't follow it.BZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242965196421853025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-47883967945078899302008-04-30T18:01:00.000-04:002008-04-30T18:01:00.000-04:00To follow up on Dave's comment, my husband just re...To follow up on Dave's comment, my husband just read that book and told me about the author putting blood on his doorpost for Pesach. Of course that not only isn't done anymore but was only for Pesach Mitzrayim. This guy also builds a sukkah for Sukkoth . . .in his living room. But, despite his ignorance of halacha, it seems his sons get a proper bris milah.Ariella's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409352047101582583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-89553508630906027282008-04-28T08:19:00.000-04:002008-04-28T08:19:00.000-04:00This story illustrates perfectly the advice (which...This story illustrates perfectly the advice (which I never follow BTW) that if you get mad, before you open your mouth, wait, take a breath, calm down, and <I>then</I> speak.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217783969690894498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-16283995054240542232008-04-27T04:07:00.000-04:002008-04-27T04:07:00.000-04:00Finding you from Mother in Israel. What a story - ...Finding you from Mother in Israel. What a story - at least it wasn't the worst kind of blood myth. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-15907472659241332112008-04-25T01:15:00.000-04:002008-04-25T01:15:00.000-04:00Have you read "The Year of Living Biblically" by A...Have you read "The Year of Living Biblically" by AJ Jacobs? Fun book - and maybe the guy in the store had read it as well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com