Following up on the excited discussion stemming from Rooftopper Rav’s post on the new ArtScroll Siddur for women, Desh has written about what he’d like to see in a new siddur that would travel well, contain good footnotes, and not contain misrepresentations about prayers and halachah.
Go check it out and throw in your $.02 on what a new siddur should have if it wants to rival ArtScroll.
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This Shamir has been spending some of her vacation chillin’ out at Camp JRF, a beautiful community of a few hundred Reconstructionist Jews of all ages smack in the middle of the Poconos (northwest Pennsylvania).
Personally, I enjoy the variety of tunes at davening and people here enjoy sports in a way that works for me — not too competitive, and welcoming to people who are new to a particular game. The mountains are spectacular and the hidden waterfall in the woods is breathtaking. Since Reconstructionist Jews rarely get to frolic solely with their own kind, it’s clear that this place is a haven for many. Further, the feeling of community grows stronger every day — this is truly a camp full of love.
And, lest you think that such a liberal camp be lax or cheap on food, I was quite impressed at their kosher kitchen, as well as their regular vegan offerings.
So you can imagine my surprise when I noticed that the (silver) Havdallah set (no, not some cheesy wooden campy-model) was both stored and transported in a KFC bucket:
Nu? I was only somewhat calmed when it was pointed out to me that this is in fact an inside joke; apparently the Colonel holds a striking resemblance to Mordecai Kaplan, the key founder of Reconstructionist Judaism. You be the judge:
[Editor's Note] I happen to think that Heschel looks waaaaay more like the Colonel. –Mobius
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An area resident turned me on to this. At the behest of a Brooklyn-area resident and under the auspices of Rabbi David Cohen, shlit”a, it is a mitzva for me to publicize a potentially life-threatening product being sold on the market at Judaica stores in major Jewish metropolitan areas.
Ready to Use Chanukah Oil Candles as distributed by Ahron’s Judaica are erroneously assumed to be jelled extra virgin olive oil encased in 44 glass cases.
In actuality the cases are made of plastic. After a few minutes of use, they begin to melt, liquifying into a ball of fire after an extended period of time. A Brooklyn resident told me his entire menorah was damaged, and considerable damage was narrowly avoided. Baruch Hashem no one was hurt, but such a product should not be on the market.
Read the rest of the alert at This Is Babylon. îöåä ìôøñÃ, it is a mitzva to publicize this potentially lifesaving information.
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