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July 20, 2008
Best of the Jewish Blogosphere # 174
Screenwriters Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur urge
you to read Haveil Havalim
Today is The Fast of the 17th of Tammuz, in which we remember the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem which led to the the destruction of the First Temple. Appropriately, Esser Agaroth starts out the carnival with a fine D'var Torah and a list of some of the calamities that befell the Jewish people on this terrible date.
We'd like to thank Esser Agaroth for including Seraphic Secret's white-hot-with-anger-and-frustration post: Swap Teaches Us to Kidnap More.
For those of you who are fasting today, we wish you a meaningful experience. As for me, I'm getting ready for a meaningful migraine.
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at July 20, 2008 07:55 AM
Comments
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Karen, Robert,
Thanks for the kind words about the ultra-traumatic post. You guys write like I dream of writing...
While I don't always manage to keep this fast, the last few utterly wrenching days (daze?) gave me a good reason.
I get the migrane part - and how. But this year, I got up at 05:00 and shoveled down food, coffee aspirin and vitamins... We'll see who left standing at 21:30, eh?
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Posted by: Dave Bender at July 20, 2008 09:48 AM
Dave:
You're very welcome. Your post on the swap atrocity is wrenching, as it should be.
Yes, this fast is more than meaningful. I feel like the walls of Jerusalem have been shattered once again——with the direct aid of Jews who should know better.
I got up at 5 too, and then promptly fell back to sleep. Go figure.
Have a meaningful and not too skull-exploding fast.
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.seraphicpress.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at July 20, 2008 10:00 AM
Hi there, we've just discovered your blog by accident - my boyfriend was looking up Theda Bara, and sent me your URL for the great Hollywood eyebrows feature! (My workmate asks, where is Lauren Bacall?) I thought I'd drop you this note just to say how fascinating your whole blog is. The swap post, indeed white hot with anger, is gripping. I'll be looking in again when I have more time; all best for your fast yesterday and your migraine.
Posted by: Ms Baroque at July 21, 2008 06:23 AM
Ms. Baroque:
Thanks so much for dropping in. Glad you enjoy our little corner of cyberspace.
Lauren Bacall, real name Bette Joan Perske, is coming to our next installment of Hollywood Eyebrows.
Migraine was not too bad—for a migraine.
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech at July 21, 2008 11:01 AM