Monday, July 18, 2005
essential books of the 20th century,
my list, from a post over at DovBear (Link to your left), please add yours.
Your life: what you read and who you talk to. (quote not yet googled for source)
tales of the hasidim by martin buber
the jewish catalog, 1st, 2nd, 3rd bks
be here now by ram dass
the rise and fall of the third reich by william shirer
the chosen by chaim potok
mississippi the closed society by james silver
the joy of sex by alex comfort
1984 by george orwell
fear and loathing in las vegas by hunter thompson
exodus by leon uris
to kill a mockingbird by thorton wilder opps by harper lee
bonfire of the vanities by tom wolfe
the temple bombing by melissa fay greene
eliyahu Homepage 07.13.05 - 1:56 pm #
Your life: what you read and who you talk to. (quote not yet googled for source)
tales of the hasidim by martin buber
the jewish catalog, 1st, 2nd, 3rd bks
be here now by ram dass
the rise and fall of the third reich by william shirer
the chosen by chaim potok
mississippi the closed society by james silver
the joy of sex by alex comfort
1984 by george orwell
fear and loathing in las vegas by hunter thompson
exodus by leon uris
to kill a mockingbird by thorton wilder opps by harper lee
bonfire of the vanities by tom wolfe
the temple bombing by melissa fay greene
eliyahu Homepage 07.13.05 - 1:56 pm #
So long until we meet again!
Well, another birthday today! A little older, and time to look at the value of time spent blogging, that great diversion. Great fun, challenging, and I've read a lot of pointed, touching, intelligent material. What I've written, may not have risen to that level. For me, time for weight training, studying more, actually writing, and maybe earning a little more to fund that retirement plan. eliyahu36 at gmail period com. Shalom
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Haftorah of Balak
O My people, remember what Balak king of Moad devised, and what Balaam the son Beor answered him; the events from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may know G_d's righteous acts.
With what shall I come before G_d, and bow myself before G_d on high? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
Will G_d be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
He has told you, O man, what is good, and what G_d requires of you: Only to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your G_d. --translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, ztz'l.
With what shall I come before G_d, and bow myself before G_d on high? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
Will G_d be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
He has told you, O man, what is good, and what G_d requires of you: Only to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your G_d. --translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, ztz'l.