Photographs


Interior Space @ Amber Fort.jpg

Interior Space @ Amber Fort.jpg

To sneak me out and find McDonald's we had to take a short bike ride through the streets of Bangalore.

To sneak me out and find McDonald's we had to take a short bike...

Esplanade Mansion in Kolkata. All I have been able to figure out is that it was built in 1910 by Martin and Co and josh says it is Art Nouveau (and he knows his architecture). It would also  ...

Esplanade Mansion in Kolkata. All I have been able to figure...

Bingo Chips.jpg

Bingo Chips.jpg

Esplanade Mansion in Kolkata. All I have been able to figure out is that it was built in 1910 by Martin and Co and josh says it is Art Nouveau (and he knows his architecture). It would also  ...

Esplanade Mansion in Kolkata. All I have been able to figure...

Talmud Tidbit: What is a Koy?

A randomish note in tractate Nazir 34a: the koy. An animal that is speculated to be one of the following:

off spring of a he-goat and a hind
a distinct species, not a hybrid
unknown if it is a domesticated animal (בהמה) or a wild animal (חיה).
it is indeed kosher

The implication in this Gemara revolves around a “bet” about becoming a nazir if [...]

Israeli Animals

As I talked about a few days ago, I have become a little obsessed with putting my photos on Panoramio and mapping them to Google Earth. It is kind of fun, I love maps and I love photos! A natural combination.

There is a feature on Panoramio where you can see “all” photos posted in a [...]