Comments on: Missing mezuzahs http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/07/30/missing-mezuzahs/ Food, family and synchronicity, in mostly equal parts Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: howard http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/07/30/missing-mezuzahs/#comment-48631 howard Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:48:38 +0000 http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/07/30/missing-mezuzahs/#comment-48631 how fortuitous that you found yourself with a mezuzah surplus ;) how fortuitous that you found yourself with a mezuzah surplus ;)

]]> By: Sherri W. http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/07/30/missing-mezuzahs/#comment-47920 Sherri W. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:31:14 +0000 http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/07/30/missing-mezuzahs/#comment-47920 I'm torn. While I respect your wish to smooth things over with your neighbor, I myself would be struggling to find the right way to tell her that I both 1) Appreciated the heads-up about the mezuzah, and; 2) Emphatically did NOT appreciate her being such a semi-abusive beeyatch about it. I'm really serious about this. I don't care how much Mrs. Stein values her own spiritual tradition and observances, that is NO KIND of excuse for getting all religiosly intolerant on you on account of a missing mezuzah. I dare say this a tribute to how you are a kinder soul than I.... ;) I’m torn. While I respect your wish to smooth things over with your neighbor, I myself would be struggling to find the right way to tell her that I both

1) Appreciated the heads-up about the mezuzah, and;
2) Emphatically did NOT appreciate her being such a semi-abusive beeyatch about it.

I’m really serious about this. I don’t care how much Mrs. Stein values her own spiritual tradition and observances, that is NO KIND of excuse for getting all religiosly intolerant on you on account of a missing mezuzah.

I dare say this a tribute to how you are a kinder soul than I…. ;)

]]> By: Anuradha http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/07/30/missing-mezuzahs/#comment-47855 Anuradha Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:48:49 +0000 http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/07/30/missing-mezuzahs/#comment-47855 My family is not Jewish but we bought our house from a Jewish woman who had put mezuzahs on every entrance to the house. My parents left them there because well, they keep our house safe :) This concept of protecting one's home is a universal concept. In Sri Lanka they hang a giant pumpkin from the door to keep away the evil eye. In South India they hang scary masks to do the same. In other parts of India we hang chilli pepppers and lemons to keep away evils. My family is not Jewish but we bought our house from a Jewish woman who had put mezuzahs on every entrance to the house. My parents left them there because well, they keep our house safe :)

This concept of protecting one’s home is a universal concept. In Sri Lanka they hang a giant pumpkin from the door to keep away the evil eye. In South India they hang scary masks to do the same. In other parts of India we hang chilli pepppers and lemons to keep away evils.

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