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2 850 43_THE CHALLENGE OF TISHA B'AV - THE 9TH OF AV14_David S. Devor13_devor@USA.NET31_Sun, 14 Aug 2005 00:33:58 +0200600_Windows-1252 B'S"D
THE CHALLENGE OF TISHA B'AV - THE 9TH OF AV
Dear Mochin Subscribers, PM Associates, Rabbis and Friends,
The fast day called Tisha B'Av commemorates the destruction of both First
and Second Temples and many other tragic events that took place on this
date. On this day of mourning, we fast and abstain from various comforts
and pleasures. It is considered the saddest and most sinister of days and
we are advised to lay low and avoid risks while it passes over. Yet perhaps
the time has come for us to come out of hiding and shake our fists [...]35_14Aug200500:33:58+0200devor@USA.NET
853 7648 18_THE PILLARS OF JOY14_David S. Devor13_devor@USA.NET31_Sat, 27 Aug 2005 21:33:45 +0200403_windows-1255 Dear Mochin Subscribers,
I came across this mini-book and thought it might entertain many
of you. But I just discovered that Mochin cannot accommodate
such a large file so I will send it in 3 or 4 installments.
You can download the whole story from the web site from which
it originates and also learn about the movement to which it pertains:
www.hrdf.org.in [...]35_27Aug200521:33:45+0200devor@USA.NET
8502 9171 39_THE PILLARS OF JOY - second installment14_David S. Devor13_devor@USA.NET31_Sat, 27 Aug 2005 21:55:10 +0200531_windows-1255 SECOND INSTALLMENT
6. LIVING IS WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT
WHILE RATNA WAS still in the midst of her exams there was an outbreak of cholera epidemic in Jhingri. As people began to die several funeral pyres were lit every day to incinerate the dead bodies. Soon the village was enveloped in a pall of gloom. There was hardly a house in Jhingri untouched by the shadow of death. People roamed around with bent heads in anticipation of the approaching death—not knowing whose turn it was going to be next. [...]35_27Aug200521:55:10+0200devor@USA.NET
17674 5462 48_THE PILLARS OF JOY -- Third and Last Installment14_David S. Devor13_devor@USA.NET31_Sat, 27 Aug 2005 22:08:47 +0200597_windows-1255 14. THE TEST THAT RATNA FAILED
“WELL, RATNA, YOU are a very sensible and intelligent girl,” began the Joker, “and you have always topped in your class. But in spite of your intelligence your understanding of what is true and what is false remains faulty. This is because of the wrong beliefs you have imbibed from your elders, your teachers, your books, etc—in short, from the social, cultural and religious milieu you have lived in. This has made you incapable of distinguishing between what is and what isn’t—and this is what this test is all about. My friend here,” he [...]35_27Aug200522:08:47+0200devor@USA.NET