Shavua tov! If you're a typical Shabbat-observant Jew (not that I am typical about anything), you probably spent today eating - a lot. Here's a quick breakdown of what I had today:
Kiddush Club during shul: cholent
Kiddush after shul: more cholent
Lunch after kiddush after shul: gefilte fish, assorted salads, bbq chicken, chicken shnitzel, kugle, and, of course, cholent.
Those who went to seudah shlisheet (the third meal in between afternoon and evening prayer services on Shabbat) had even more nosh.
Guess what? According to this article, "A study in the journal Obesity reveals that people eat an average of 236 more calories on Saturday than on any given weekday."
Two-hundred-thirty-six calories? I wish all I had today was an extra 236 calories. I wonder what the statistics are for Shabbat-observers? Big meal Friday night, kiddush at shul, big lunch, seudah shlisheet, and then it's time for dinner. No wonder Saturdays are such high-calorie days.
Speaking of which, it's time for dinner. Wonder what's in the fridge?
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Adopting kittens is for wimps
Are you feeling lonely? Do you have excess love to give but nobody to give it to? Allergic to dogs and cats?
Perhaps you should think about adopting - adopting a terrorist, that is.
Yes, a terrorist.
Adopt a Terrorist for Prayer is a Christian site that wants you to, well, adopt terrorists and pray for them.
According to the site's homepage:
The site also suggests some prayers. For example, "Father, lead Osama Bin Laden to repent for rejecting Jesus and declaring war on your children.” And, “Jesus, confront and overwhelm Ismail Haniyeh with his shameful deeds and sinful nature till he becomes desperate for righteousness from you.”
The people on this list are responsible for some of the most heinous crimes in recent years. And the FBI and CIA have been unable to capture bin Laden, so maybe praying that he has a change of heart could be the next step. Or, as Arnaud Amalric famously said during the Crusades, "Kill them all. For the Lord knows them that are His."
Perhaps you should think about adopting - adopting a terrorist, that is.
Yes, a terrorist.
Adopt a Terrorist for Prayer is a Christian site that wants you to, well, adopt terrorists and pray for them.
According to the site's homepage:
The site includes a database of FBI most wanted terrorists, as well as some other notorious faces like Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (adopted by six people) and Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (adopted by five people), and offers ways to pray for them. Osama bin Laden has adopted by 17 people.
Where is the Christian response to terrorism? If the struggle against violence done in the name of Islam is primarily spiritual, then defeating it requires a spiritual response.
The site also suggests some prayers. For example, "Father, lead Osama Bin Laden to repent for rejecting Jesus and declaring war on your children.” And, “Jesus, confront and overwhelm Ismail Haniyeh with his shameful deeds and sinful nature till he becomes desperate for righteousness from you.”
The people on this list are responsible for some of the most heinous crimes in recent years. And the FBI and CIA have been unable to capture bin Laden, so maybe praying that he has a change of heart could be the next step. Or, as Arnaud Amalric famously said during the Crusades, "Kill them all. For the Lord knows them that are His."
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