At any rate...it's time to roll up my sleeve to learn Mandarin! https://t.co/UWhudfPW01— Rommel Natanauan (@RomNats) Oktubre 10, 2016
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ETERNAL LEADERS SIXTO ENRIQUEZ RIVERA AND VIRGINIA MILLANO EVANGELISTA FABRO~RIVERA (Experimenting with Paint 3D)
星期一
Rodrigo Roa Duterte: I would break up with America. I would rather go to Russia or to China.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: If we get into the SCO, we will say good-bye to the European Union. The Shanghai Five [former name of the SCO] is better — much more powerful.
星期二
"Israel will be attacked from the North, as per Yechezkel. He lists Iran as Persia in the coalition. I know it is tempting to indict B'nei Kedem as your enemy, but clearly, one that is a descendant of Reuven must repent of European Idolatry, then face North."
"Here is what I do:
1) Salute and Open. Step forward with the right leg and Strike a Number (8) eight. Front walking stance.
2) Step forward with the left leg and Strike a Number (9) Nine. Front Walking Stance.
3) Step forward with the right leg into a horseback stance facing west and strike a four to the chest. Strike is to the North.
4) Step back with the right leg and perform a Down to the Right Block. Front Walking Stance. Facing North.
5) Step back with the left leg and perform a Down to the Left Block. Front Walking Stance. Facing North.
6) Step forward with the left leg and perform a Block to the Right with a
brace. Front Walking Stance. Facing North - East.
7) Step forward with the right leg and perform a Block to the Left without a brace. Front Walking Stance. Facing North - West.
8) Step back with the right leg into an L stance while striking figure 8 up the middle of the opponent. The Figure 8 is a back hand up strike.
9) Step back with left leg, rotating 180 degrees to the left into a horseback stance, where the body is facing the west, and the strike is figure 8 up the middle to the West also.
10) Twirl over the head and then Strike straight down to the ground
11) Step back with right leg while rotating 90 degrees into a front walking stance facing North, while performing a Down to the Right Block.
12) Step forward with the right leg back to zero and close." ~ RP
星期一
Preliminary Bene Rachel Census
The Jews of South Asia ~ "40 million Pashtuns in Afghanistan and Pakistan (including the Taliban) are descended from the ten Lost Tribes of Israel. The number of Indian Jews living in Israel ranges from 70,000 to 85,000. There are at least 20,000 Bene Israel in Israel and most of them live in the town of Beersheva. There are approximately 9,000 Bnei Menashe in the northeastern Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur who plan to immigrate to Israel after undergoing a conversion process."
星期四
Daniel Chen HY"D
"NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE."
"Whether suicide or homicide, those responsible for bullying Danny are liable for his death and will be punished with the severest of penalties…" ~ Elizabeth OuYang, community activist representing D.C.’s parents, Chinese immigrants who live near Chinatown.
Charged for the illegal hazing murder of Pvt. Daniel Chen, 19: 1st Lt. Daniel J. Schwartz, 25, of Maryland (no hometown); Staff Sgt. Blaine G. Dugas, 35, of Port Arthur, Texas; Staff Sgt. Andrew J. Van Bockel, 26, of Aberdeen, South Dakota; Sgt. Adam M. Holcomb, 29, of Youngstown, Ohio; Sgt. Jeffrey T. Hurst, 26, of Brooklyn, Iowa; Spc. Thomas P. Curtis, 25, of Hendersonville, Tennessee; Spc. Ryan J. Offutt, 32, of Greenville, PA; and Sgt. Travis F. Carden, 24, of Fowler, Indiana.
星期五
Machal Kita
Arrived a week early for Great Syrian Rabbi's of the 20th Century, so ended up attending the launch of From Kabul to Queens: The Jews of Afghanistan and Their Move to the United States on the same block. Strictly no video or photography permitted (although a smattering of mobile phones flashed), as well as tight security, so jotted down notes, instead:
- Apparently, there is a consensus among Afghani Jews linking Bani Israel (which also includes Jews of Pakistan) specifically to Shevet Benyamin (partly due to a Sunni connection as opposed to Shi'ite), besides other Northern Kingdom Tribal Exiles, which sorta makes sense, considering B'nei Menashe and Bene Ephraim are neighbors from nearby India and thereabouts (citing Melakhim 2 Chapter 17:6 which mentions the Ghozan River located in Afghanistan).
- B&W photos of Bani Israel mingling with Persian Jews and Bukharim back in the day.
- Pashtun-Taliban are proud of their Jewish heritage, while harboring a longstanding grudge against Iran.
- "Rashi" is a Judeo-Persian script, besides a revered commentator.
- "Mulla" is Pashto for "Wise Man"
- The author, Sara Y. Aharon pronounced "alliance" "aliyahance"
- The Mongols decimated Afghanistan, as well as the European continent.
- Someone made a lighthearted request during the Q&A, but Sara would not allow a show of hands identifying Afghani Jews in the audience.
During the reception, I was less interested in the complimentary delicacies and headed directly to the book table, when Center for Jewish History's timely exhibit chronicling Heroes from Abroad: The Machal/Aliyah Bet Legacy caught my eye in the background:
"They came to us when we most needed them, during those difficult, uncertain days of our War of Independence in 1948" - Yitzchak Rabin
A pair of volunteers from abroad stood out:
"To The East"
"Ira Feinberg, 18, of Brooklyn, was a machinegunner in the Palmach's Yiftach Brigade, which faced the Trans-Jordan Arab Legion on the Jerusalem front. He was among the forces that successfully opened 'The Burma Road,' a new passage through the mountains, that broke the Arab blockade of Jerusalem."
"Only Native-American"
"Jesse Slade, from Oklahoma, was the only Native-American to serve with Machal. A member of the 4th Troop, 1st Anti-Tank, 421st Artillery Regiment, Negev Brigade, he said he joined because of his respect for a Jewish officer during World War II. 'He was the first guy to treat me like a white man.'"
Until next week (when I will be absent from a second weekly class on Ramhal in a row with R' Greg (Yosef) Wall aka The Jazz Rabbi:
NYSYRIAN "DESPERATION"
Thought I hit the jackpot, finding a spot on the same block as the book launch, only to discover after the event a ticket on my windshield (inspection sticker expired Halloween). Discovered Metatheses by 高橋 悠治 on the radio while On the Silk Road and made mental notes: To contribute again, as per Literary Editor's invitation, to {m}aganda magazine (who published LⒶW OF THE JUNGLIST in a previous incarnation); Journey to the Stars for Stella and Yarden; watch Shia LaBeouf's Maniac, as well as keep Harold and Kumar on my radar, so I didn't come away that derisive, although slightly melancholic on my way back toward Bear Mountain. oh. and earlier purchased a rainbow umbrella on a whim.
星期一
Kedem Amidah
Strange Interface
Amidah aka Buddha Amidah first become popular in India, Pakistan, v'Afghanistan where it branched out to China, Vietnam, Korea, v'Japan: In Hebrew, Amidah literary means, "Standing" or "The Prayer" while in Kedem, Amidah means, "The G-d of Infinite Light"
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