Monthly Archives: December 2010
Double Weekly Review for Shabbat New (Secular) Year
On My Blog Photo Memes: – Murakami in Versailles for SOOC – Frescoes from Villa Boscoreale for Ruby Tuesday A Note of Sympathy Carrot Soup with Coconut Cream Short for Time Yearly Review: Selected Posts of 2010 Hush: a Short … Continue reading
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Hush: a Short Book Review
Hush by Eishes Chayil is a novel for young adults about sexual abuse in the Hassidic community of Boro Park. The story is told from the point of view of Gittel who – as a child – witnessed her … Continue reading
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Yearly Review: Selected Posts of 2010
It is this time of the secular year again, when people ponder on what they have done (or not) or, in my case, on what I have written. Selecting one post for each month was sometimes a bit hard; there … Continue reading
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Frescoes from Villa Boscoreale
The villa of P. Fannius Synistor in Boscoreale was built and decorated shortly after mid-first century BC. The quality of its frescoes seems to have preserved them from changes in fashion, before the villa was entombed in the Vesuvius eruption. … Continue reading
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Short for Time
I have been busy this week: trying to get some rest after a full school term, entertaining my nephew and driving on both snow and ice – among other things – I have therefore too little time for my weekly … Continue reading
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Carrot Soup with Coconut Cream
Ingredients: (serves 4 people) 1 onion 1 lb carrots, thinly sliced 2 cups vegetable broth 1 organic orange 200 ml coconut cream, kara is kosher chopped cilantro or chives Salt & pepper to taste Sauté the onion in a little … Continue reading
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A Note of Sympathy
Having my nephew to stay for a couple of days before he takes the train back home, I sympathize with all my blogging friends who need to reconcile work, children and their presence online. Adrien is a chatty 12-year-old who … Continue reading
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Murakami in Versailles
Since September 2010 Murakami has exhibited some of his works at the Palace of Versailles. This is the Oval Buddha Gold and is the only one which can be seen in the gardens. The statue is 5 meters high. For … Continue reading
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Weekly Review Under New Header
On My Blog Photo Memes: – Versailles – Early December for SOOC – Street Flowers for Ruby Tuesday Sign Language for Babies Jewish Books Rosh Chodesh Elsewhere in the JBlogosphere Chief Rabbi speaks on campus extremism, an article about Rabbi … Continue reading
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Rosh Chodesh
This is not a reference to the Jewish calendar but a new feature on my blog: the custom blog header Leora Wenger made for me. It seems to fit my blog like a glove and reflects the things and places … Continue reading
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