Sunday, October 19, 2008

Welcome Sabbath, Yelodim, and Jack and Jill

The following were taken from Mother Goose's Rhymes for Jewish Children (1945, 61 pgs)

Welcome Sabbath

I will dress up in my best,
For Sabbath comes just like a guest;
I will see the candels shine,
And will say the prayer for wine.
Welcome, Sabbath, welcome guest!
Welcome, Sabbath, day of rest!

--
Yelodim

This little Yeled said,
"I went to school."
This little Yeled said,
"I went to Shool."
This little Yeled said,
"I saw a Menorah."
This little Yeled said,
"I saw a Torah."
And this little Yeled said,
"Sholom, my dear Morah."

--
Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To borrow some Charoses.
Jack fell down
And broke his crown,
So Jill drank his four Kosos.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Time

When the future and the present become indistinct, the past offers no refuge except that of a mirage (a rainbow).

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Dilema

Todays leading philosophers recently posed a question likely to haunt generations for years to come, "Is Nintendo's Smash Brothers a complete and absolute waste of time and energy?" I for one believe there is no straightforward answer to such an inquiry . If all prejudices are put aside and only facts are considered, substantive conclusions are reduced to blind guesses. Our best hope for an answer lies in future research and analysis. Until then we can only wait expectantly.