tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post5466713519250476370..comments2024-03-27T07:01:13.725+02:00Comments on The Muqata: Are those phylacteries, or are you just happy to see me?Jameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-9174348972942449372007-12-04T15:52:00.000+02:002007-12-04T15:52:00.000+02:00Okay, for those too lazy to block and copy and pas...Okay, for those too lazy to block and copy and paste: <A HREF="http://myrightword.blogspot.com/2007/11/terrorizing-tefillin-tale.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>YMedadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-87476951170073743862007-12-04T15:50:00.000+02:002007-12-04T15:50:00.000+02:00I posted this on Nov 17. People should read other...I posted this on Nov 17. People should read other people's blogs more often: http://myrightword.blogspot.com/2007/11/terrorizing-tefillin-tale.htmlYMedadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-30650712543542985132007-12-04T07:42:00.000+02:002007-12-04T07:42:00.000+02:00Correction: The sticker is from Chabad at La Costa...Correction: The sticker is from Chabad at La Costa!!!<BR/>Nice picture Yo-Yo :DNechamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673753237788932218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-82321973110939745482007-12-04T05:33:00.000+02:002007-12-04T05:33:00.000+02:00BS''DHappy Chanukkah!I am the clown in that pictur...BS''D<BR/><BR/>Happy Chanukkah!<BR/><BR/>I am the clown in that picture. My name is YoYo The Clown. I am based in LA. This picture was taken in SD at the last Israeli Independence Day festival. If you look closely, you will notice that the sticker on my stomach is for Chabad of La Jolla. I am the official clown of Chabad of S. Diego. As far as I know, I am the only frum clown in Southern California. I am available for higher for basically anything from Brises and Upshernishes to birthday parties to weddings to camp, school, and synagogue events such as public Chanukkah lightings. If you want more information about my upcoming public appearances or wish to hire me, please contact me at YoYo_The_Clown@yahoo.com or (818) 970-0013.<BR/><BR/>All the best to you and yours,<BR/><BR/>YoYo The Clown<BR/>(818) 970-0013<BR/>YoYo_The_Clown@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-7710957720812865212007-12-03T16:13:00.000+02:002007-12-03T16:13:00.000+02:00To Daniel:The title was obviously meant to be humo...To Daniel:<BR/><BR/>The title was obviously meant to be humorous. "Phylacteries" is a rather pretentious, not to mention unused, term. That itself makes the title funny.<BR/><BR/>Lighten up...Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516196101946513020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-30353653219565191382007-12-03T13:43:00.000+02:002007-12-03T13:43:00.000+02:00To Daniel:Are you for real?(1) As Jameel clearly i...To Daniel:<BR/><BR/>Are you for real?<BR/><BR/>(1) As Jameel clearly indicated, the article is quoted verbatim from <A HREF="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3477136,00.html" REL="nofollow">Ynet</A>. Are you suggesting that Jameel should have altered the quoted text?<BR/><BR/>(2) The article <I>does</I> use the word "tefillin". It simply adds the word "phylacteries", <I>in parentheses</I>, after the first time "tefillin" appears.<BR/><BR/>What, exactly, are you criticising here??Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516196101946513020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-54699600896832750482007-12-03T10:37:00.000+02:002007-12-03T10:37:00.000+02:00Chol Hamoed Sukkot I had the opportunity to take a...Chol Hamoed Sukkot I had the opportunity to take a train ride from Jerusalem to Beit Shemesh with my 25 year old son. It was late afternoon. Shortly after leaving Jerusalem the conductor made an announcement that Mincha would take place in the last car of the train. We made our way there and found about a dozen other like-minded people and one was was saying kaddish who led the prayer.<BR/><BR/>Just before starting someone asked the conductor which way to face. The conductor smiled and said that since this was a train leaving Jerusalem one faces the rear of the train. Makes sense to me because it couldn't possibly be appropriate to play Twister while davening as the train goes around the various curves (and the line from Jerusalem to Beit Shemesh is about the curviest in Israel).<BR/><BR/>It felt very much like davening on an El Al airplane except that the aisle was much roomier. The "turbulence" from the twisting train curves would have been enough for the pilot to light the fasten seat belt sign - at least I felt the need to hold the side of the train car to steady myself. Also the other people around us were quite respectful even if they did not participate.Gee a Moronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00049652650047347640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-63500985929434497252007-12-03T08:39:00.000+02:002007-12-03T08:39:00.000+02:00I know there are halachic rules regarding when you...I know there are halachic rules regarding when you can speak during prayer, but it seems rather foolish to risk being arrested rather than explaining what you were doing.<BR/><BR/>Unless you are the type of person who likes testing the people around you....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-38357560622342391272007-12-03T03:41:00.000+02:002007-12-03T03:41:00.000+02:00How can anyone daven with even the minimum level o...How can anyone daven with even the minimum level of kavanah while on a commuter train?Fern @ Life on the Balconyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723669902505470885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-70409163115308769932007-12-03T03:40:00.000+02:002007-12-03T03:40:00.000+02:00Why would people know what the tefillin is?It suck...Why would people know what the tefillin is?<BR/>It sucks, but for heaven's sake, why on the train? He should have used his beter judgement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-50205541200609688992007-12-03T02:19:00.000+02:002007-12-03T02:19:00.000+02:00"phylacteries" OY what a shonda! Who uses such a m..."phylacteries"<BR/><BR/> OY what a shonda! Who uses such a mishegoyishe translation such as "phylacteries"?.<BR/> I could understand the "I'm not Jewish I'm Israeli" editors of Haaretz.net for their anti-semitic gentile and JINO yordim readers. I could also sortof understand the "I'm not Jewish I'm Israeli" editors of YNET,but their readers would know what tefillin are and many might use them. Of corse the YNET editors may have to wiki tefilin to know what they are.<BR/> But why would Jameel use such a mishegoyishe term?<BR/> Are you lighting a "candelabra" next week , while you are in the "Holyland"? Do you "pray" the "eighteen benedictions" with with a "quorum of ten "?<BR/><BR/> May you have a happy "Festival of Lights"Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988284974987904623noreply@blogger.com