http://dovweinstock.com/blog About Dov Weinstock, the Weinstock family, life in Riverdale NY, SalemGlobal Internet Marketing, ... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:02:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A great 'stocking stuffer' from a new client - BooksByZeus.com. A collection of Jewish cartoons by Mort Gerberg of the New Yorker, only $14.95. [caption id="attachment_191" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Mort Gerberg Jewish Cartoon Book"][/caption] You can also get one here!ShareThis http://dovweinstock.com/blog/2008/11/17/great-hannukah-gift-jewish-cartoon-book/ In the story of Cain and Abel, God's first address to Cain is a somewhat cryptic verse (Genesis 4:6-7): "Ha-lo im tetiv se-ayt / Ve-im lo taytiv / lapetach chata rovetz / ve-aylecha teshukato / ve-hu yimshal bo" The translation I am familiar with is something like that of the New JPS: Why ... http://dovweinstock.com/blog/2008/10/24/cains-warning/ Robert Alter's translation of Genesis 4:12  "Na va-nad tihyeh ba-aretz": "A restless wanderer shall you be on the earth". What is a hendiadys? From Wikipedia: Hendiadys (a Latinized form of the Greek phrase ?? ??? ????? hen dia duoin 'one through two') is a figure of speech used for emphasis — "The substitution ... http://dovweinstock.com/blog/2008/10/24/hendiadys-alert-breisheet/ From a recent thread on Areivim: Sardines - so the 'din' should 'sar' from us Brocolli - "bracha li" Avocado - so we should merit a good advocate and the best one... One should eat lettuce, half a raisin, and celery, and say: "Let us have a raise in salary". Ouch.ShareThis http://dovweinstock.com/blog/2008/10/05/new-simanim-for-rosh-hashanah/ Horn-tooting alert...I have just obtained my Google Adwords Professional Certification. By passing the meticulous screening process, I have now become a Google Adwords certified professional. This screening process involves successfully managing multiple clients’ Adwords accounts, studying what really works for our clients and passing a rigorous exam, administered by Google. At SalemGlobal, we are experts ... http://dovweinstock.com/blog/2008/09/23/180/ In case you were confused about the Wall Street crisis, this analogy kind of simplifies things. Wall Street is a a bunch of six year old kids that have brought home a big sack of Halloween candy. The taxpayer is the parents, who instead of hiring a responsible adult to babysit, ... http://dovweinstock.com/blog/2008/09/23/wall-street-crisis-rachel-maddow-explains-it-all/ In Part I, we discussed R Yitz EtShalom's take on the contrasts between Bikkurim and Maaser. At our Friday night dinner table, Sue pointed out the importance of the placement of these passages - right before the dire warnings of exile in chapter 28. The obvious difference between Bikkurim and Maaser ... http://dovweinstock.com/blog/2008/09/21/bikkurim-vs-maaser-part-ii/ (Condensed from R Yitzchak EtShalom - read the whole thing here) Ki Tisa begins with two similar yet different passages - the bring of Bikkurim (first fruits) to the temple, with its attendant declaration, and the giving away of Maaser (tithe) to the landless, with its declaration. It's worth having a ... http://dovweinstock.com/blog/2008/09/21/bikkurim-vs-maaser-part-i/ Years ago, I read this idea in a column in Moment magazine - I think it was by Harold Schulweiss. If nothing is coincidental, then the annual confluence of the High Holidays and the MLB playoffs has something to tell us as well. Every year, we approach the High Holidays with ... http://dovweinstock.com/blog/2008/09/17/djc-home-opener-rhyk-and-baseball/ Simcha E. wrote me about my earlier post on Bilaam. Apparently there may be some discrepancy regarding the date of the Bilaam inscription (suggesting that the legend of Bilaam predated the Torah's account). I haven't looked into it yet, but here is a link to a post including the text ... http://dovweinstock.com/blog/2008/08/26/follow-up-on-bilaam/