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Nathan wrote this entry on Wednesday, 10th of January 2007 at 11:01:59 PM
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I am an expert at just about nothing. I know something about how to maintain a Ducati, run a saltwater fish tank, a bit about philosophy. I even was once pretty well versed in the state of the art in neurological research. There are also the computer systems I have built. But I always [...]

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Nathan wrote this entry on Tuesday, 14th of November 2006 at 08:32:36 PM
Our deepest fears are like dragons guarding our deepest treasure – Rainier Maria Rilke
It seems strange to write a page like this on my blog as this whole entire thing is about my travels both physical and existential through life. I suppose I can try to give a brief overview of who [...]

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Nathan wrote this entry on Thursday, 2nd of November 2006 at 02:34:06 PM
From a note in Beitzah 4b:
There non-Jewish residents of Cutha were brought by the Assyrian king, Shalmanesser, to settle the parts of the Eretz Yisrael left desolate by the exile of the 10 Tribes. Although they converted to Judaism, the validity of their conversion was the subject of considerable dispute. They reminded a sect [...]

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Nathan wrote this entry on Sunday, 20th of August 2006 at 09:10:04 PM
I want to share another fun tidbit from my reading yesterday. It has to do with consulting the Urim VeTumim. There are rules, this is Judaism, after all, there are always rules, about the proper method of consultation. However, the gist is there is a piece of parchment, given to Moses by G-d, with the [...]