Photographs


Josh wanted the same photo!

Josh wanted the same photo!

Throngs at Jama Masjid.jpg

Throngs at Jama Masjid.jpg

A close up detail of some of the marble and inlay at the Amber Fort. This is a common theme in architecture from Jaipur and Agra. The details are stunning when you see it at scale.

A close up detail of some of the marble and inlay at the Amber...

Josh & Old Time Indian Car.jpg

Josh & Old Time Indian Car.jpg

Josh standing in front of Humayun's Tomb, a UNESCO  World Heritage Site. It has an interesting history which includes being nearly abandoned and having people living in it.

Josh standing in front of Humayun's Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage...

Another UNESCO site, the Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is an astronomical observatory. Here I am explaining something very complicated to Josh. Actually, I think I was giving him the finger becaus ...

Another UNESCO site, the Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is an astronomical...

Mom at Fairmont XMas Tree

Mom at Fairmont XMas Tree

A candid shot of Gavin preparing for a presentation to the CTS group on what we do at UBM GT

A candid shot of Gavin preparing for a presentation to the CTS...

Yevamot. Done.

Wow! Yevamot was 3 volumes and 122 pages, I am guessing about 850 total pages. The Daf Yomi cycle is both sides of the Hebrew each day; meaning this mesechet took 121 days to complete. Why they all start with 2, I don’t know.

The entire tractate was devoted to the complexities of yibum: when [...]

Talmud Tidbit: Accidental Consummation of A Relationship

It has been a while since I posted a Talmud tidbit. This is partly because I have been traveling and because work has been killing me. Not since a certain South African took over my company have I battled such usurpers. On top of all this, I am in the midst of Yevamot which is [...]