Tonight/tomorrow is Sh'mini Atzeret aka the end of the festival of Sukkot. It's kind of a plain holiday by itself, but for those on the Israeli calendar (which includes my congregation) it's also Simchat Torah, which is a lot of fun. Tonight and tomorrow we'll read the end of the torah (Moshe's death) and then go right back to the beginning and ( Read more... )

My new cell phone has a camera, as previously mentioned. Some genius thought it would be a good idea to let people take pictures with the phone closed. (Why? You have no viewfinder in that case. Just open the phone and frame your shot!) I have read the documentation and attempted to send email to the manufacturer, but thus far I have not ( Read more... )

I'm really glad that the Reform movement follows the Israeli calendar for the festivals. This means that tonight and tomorrow we will combine Sh'mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, while others in the disapora will have this on two days.

Why do I care in this case? Because I just don't get Sh'mini Atzeret. I mean, it's a torah-mandated holiday so ( Read more... )

Welcome to siderea, aka Tibicen -- SCA person, early-music geek, and interesting writer. Apparently the Boston crowd sucked her into LJ. :-)
Last night my rabbi gave a class/discussion on mourning ( Read more... )

Tonight we went to Sitar (which does not seem to have a ( Read more... )