1 SHAMASH.ORG /usr/www/wwwhc/listserv/archives/torch-d May 2001 1 306 23_Question on the MIshkan20_Moriah Sarah Chesler25_merilyn@chesler.absol.com37_Sat, 28 Apr 2001 23:50:42 -0400 (EDT)508_us-ascii Shavuo Tov,

I'd like to find out for my daughter, what kind of an animal is a TACHASH?
It's mentioned in building the mishkan, and supposedly is a spotted animal.
I was told by someone learned in gemara that it is an ancient animal with a
horn on its nose, and could be a "unicorn". However, I came across today,
while learning from RAbbi Baruch Chait's "39 Melachos of Shabbos" book, a
mention of "seal" skin included in the interior
covering/curtains of the mishkan. [...]43_200104290350.f3T3ohk01568@chesler.absol.com 308 218 44_Re: What kind of"Rav" questions I might have15_Shoshana Sloman19_ssloman@hotmail.com30_Thu, 3 May 2001 08:53:03 -0500326_iso-8859-1 Raizel,

I can very much relate to your desire for a Rav to work out these kinds of
questions with. It does seem difficult to find a Rav who is willing to give
real guidance. My experience is that they tend to leave most things (other
than actual halachic decisions) up to personal inclination. [...]40_3May200108:53:03-0500ssloman@hotmail.com 527 234 15_"Good" yeshivas13_Barbara Mazor20_aimpe@compuserve.com30_Mon, 7 May 2001 15:47:27 -0400500_ISO-8859-1 Russell -

>>HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN CITIES WHERE THERE IS A GOOD YESHIVA
WITH A GOOD TRACK RECORD IN COLLEGES<<

Actually, I live down the street from your Alma Mater Flatbush.

In fact it was our experience at the elementary school that put us onto
the hsing path.

Unfortunately, the trend in group education is towards more reliance
on standardized test scores, which is really a goal that undermines
general growth, development and education. [...]41_7May200115:47:27-0400aimpe@compuserve.com 762 165 63_Re: Yeshivas with good secular programs--ans to Nechama/Rosanne15_Shoshana Sloman19_ssloman@hotmail.com30_Mon, 7 May 2001 16:32:49 -0500343_iso-8859-1 > HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN CITIES WHERE THERE IS A GOOD YESHIVA
> WITH A GOOD TRACK RECORD IN COLLEGES

Here in South Bend, the Rabbi Naftali Riff Yeshiva provides a rigorous
academic education in addition to an excellent Torah education. In fact,
the students find it quite rough keeping up with everything. :-) [...]40_7May200116:32:49-0500ssloman@hotmail.com 928 21 22_Re:Tape set on chinuch15_Shoshana Sloman19_ssloman@hotmail.com30_Wed, 9 May 2001 11:57:02 -0500447_iso-8859-1 > What plant have I been on?

Surely not a weed.

Shoshana Sloman
torch-d listowner

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visiting my parents. Anyone interested in getting together?
Send me an e-mail. (aimpe@compuserve.com)
We are leaving Tuesday night (5/15)
and staying until Tuesday afternoon (5/22).

Barbara

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[...]42_11May200115:20:01-0400aimpe@compuserve.com 1103 432 18_camp socialization13_Barbara Mazor20_aimpe@compuserve.com31_Sun, 13 May 2001 16:14:47 -0400603_ISO-8859-1 All -

I'd appreciate your thoughts. We are sending both boys to
day camp this summer. I am in much need of a break from
24/7 parenting. Abie, now 10, has really been longing for the
constant companionship of boys his own age.

Abie, formerly known as Abba-Natan, but now wants to have
a more "common" name, began hsing after 1st grade. We
pulled him out mainly because of social and behavioral problems
he was experiencing. It was only later that we realized he had
a whole host of learning issues. Fortunately, we are over-
coming the LD issues, at [...]42_13May200116:14:47-0400aimpe@compuserve.com 1536 249 21_1st grade curriculum?13_Barbara Mazor20_aimpe@compuserve.com31_Mon, 14 May 2001 17:19:36 -0400587_ISO-8859-1 Benzion -

>>I'm planning on filing homeschooling papers with our school
district this July, and before I re-invent the wheel, I wanted
to ask our New York homeschooling parents if they would share
syllabi and curricula. I'm interested in seeing curriculum
filings that were accepted by NY authorities.<<

Where are you? I am in Brooklyn. I am going away this week,
but if you e-mail me privately when I get back, we can talk on
the phone or you can send me your snail mail address and
I can send you things I have submitted in the past. [...]42_14May200117:19:36-0400aimpe@compuserve.com 1786 43 47_Cancer victim needs blood donor, please forward13_Barbara Mazor20_aimpe@compuserve.com31_Thu, 24 May 2001 22:57:46 -0400445_ISO-8859-1 Subject: FW: Looking for a blood donor for a cancer victim, please
forward

> ---
> > >Please pass on to your lists:
> > > >
> > > >> > > Hello all,
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > We are desperately looking for a blood donor for a
> cancer victim
> > who's
> > > >> > > life depends on it. The blood type we need is A(-)
> which is very
> > rare.
> > > >> > > If you are willing to donate or [...]42_24May200122:57:46-0400aimpe@compuserve.com 1830 57 28_cancer victim and chain mail13_Barbara Mazor20_aimpe@compuserve.com31_Fri, 25 May 2001 10:01:19 -0400635_ISO-8859-1 All -

This morning I received the following message from
Devorah Segal regarding the message I posted yesterday.

>>The patient died many weeks ago, not from a lack of blood.
Sincerely
Devorah<<

My condolences to the family.

But this brings me to another point, that of chain letters, which
I wanted to discuss with the list anyway.

Actually, that letter was sent to the list by someone else who left
a long string of previous addresses at the beginning. Normally
I would have returned the mail to the sender asking him/her to
edit it, but since this was a matter [...]42_25May200110:01:19-0400aimpe@compuserve.com 1888 27 20_For Shifra in Espana13_Barbara Mazor20_aimpe@compuserve.com31_Thu, 31 May 2001 00:06:13 -0400676_ISO-8859-1 Shifra -

Hola! You will be relieved to know that I read all the
messages regarding the false virus warning and
therefore did not forward them to the list.

I would have e-mailed you privately, but I accidently
deleted the e-mail with your address, before I could
write to you.

Be well,
Barbara

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