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HOME & FAMILY Dear Diary - Part II Irwin, dearest Irwin, really gave us quite a shock when he called from Israel the first time. We thought he was being indoctrinated into some sort of cult. We now expected him to have a crew cut, look gaunt from improper diet, and lackluster and weary from sleep deprivation (a popular strategy among the cults). Well, I must tell you, dearest diary, that we were quite taken aback when he greeted us at the airport. He looked like Irwin! The Green Book by Ann Onymous Yesterday I made a siyum on all of Tanach. Last Shavuos it occurred to me that Hashem gave us Torah, Neviim, Ksuvim for us to learn -- and to learn from. And that's when I started. It has taken me eleven months and four days to go through all of it, although I am sure Yated readers can do it in less time.
Tempest in a Half Glass of
Water It's another heat-wave and you answer the door to an
unfamiliar woman. There's the well known description of the optimist versus the pessimist. While the optimist will consistently see the glass as being half full of water, the other can only focus on the void that exists. While the pessimist's predictably non- positive view of the world is depressing enough, there are some unfortunate souls who take it a step further.
WHAT'S COOKING? "Avatiach, avatiach! Al hassakin!" We know that summer is here when we hear this call going 'round the neighborhood. Although no longer powered by a horse and wagon, the Watermelon Man's truck making its rounds joins hundreds of roadside watermelon stands and his colleagues in the shuk each summer, urging us to enjoy this juicy treat. Many of us would not trade a bite for any other food on a sweltering summer day.
Poet's Corner
Two by Ruth Lewis The Great Canvas
Some prefer to view The Canvas Sparrowsong
"A soul is like a bird. If it stops flying, it falls."
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