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Archive for October, 2009

The Diameter of the Bomb — Yehuda Amichai

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

The Diameter of the Bomb
The diameter of the bomb was thirty centimeters
and the diameter of its effective range about seven meters,
with four dead and eleven wounded.
And around these, in a larger circle
of pain and time, two hospitals are scattered
and one graveyard. But the young woman
who was buried in the city she came from,
at a distance [...]

Building the Perfect Sukah

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Reb Shimon comes to the Rabbi and says “I want to build a perfect Sukah, exactly as the Talmud says. Tell me what to do.” The Rabbi strokes his beard, opens the Talmud, and begins to write. He hands Shimon the instructions. Shimon hurries home, follows the instructions to the letter, [...]

Man is a god in ruins

Monday, October 5th, 2009

…said Emerson.