Selling Chametz
Even if you don’t keep a kosher kitchen, and/or you don’t “convert” your kitchen for Pesach, there is still spiritual value in selling your chametz: You are engaging with myriad Jews worldwide in a practice that can be traced back to Torah and, if you include a donations to “ma’ot chitin,” you are enabling those in need to more fully celebrate Pesach.
A Few Things About Pesach (With lots of links)
There is a wealth of information about Pesach (and the challenges of this year) at Exploring Judaism.org.
Omer 5785
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Purim: What’s at Stake
Today is Ta’anit Ester, a half-day fast in solidarity with the biblical Esther who orchestrated a three-day hunger strike to boost her chance of success in approaching the king without having been summoned, potentially a capital offense.
Letters
To the Editor:
…about assault weapons, have I been missing something? Such as accounts of civilians bearing AK-47s who thwarted criminal activity, prevented home invasions, chased away drug dealers, and the like. For mass murderers, they’re the weapon of choice. Who else needs one?…
To the Editor:
Recently, Janice McGeachin, the lieutenant governor of Idaho, got nearly a third of the Republican gubernatorial primary votes. In March, it was reported that she told an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, “God calls us to pick up the sword and fight, and Christ will reign in the state of Idaho.” Constitution anyone?
To the Editor:
States seek to constrain certain discussion topics in schools for fear of damaging the self esteem of young students. If hard thinking is banned from the classroom, will teachers simply post on the board the answers to tests?…
To the Editor:
How do I explain school shootings to my grandchildren, ages ten, seven, foור? How do I talk to them about derangement without coupling it with the obscene number of murderous weapons legally purchased in these United States? What do I tell them is gained by killing children, by killing…anyone!?
To the Editor:
Pity the progressive. What avenues are available for disgruntled progressives to express their rage at the myriad wrongs they perceive, or to incite a riot for, say, a stronger social safety net? Obviously, they can’t kill children! What to do? Stage an unauthorized release of butterflies on school property? Persuade a classroom of fourth-graders to all wear zebra-dolphin pajamas to school one day and post it on social media?
Yours truly…
Shabbat shalom and chag sameiach ! שבת שלום וחג שמח