tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post115757410892009025..comments2023-10-26T07:40:04.450-06:00Comments on THE DONKEY'S MOUTH: The Theological Revolution: Circumcision, Avraham Avinu, and the Akeidat YitzchakDavid A.M. Wilenskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18033376629000540153noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post-79761541880687713972006-10-13T10:34:00.000-06:002006-10-13T10:34:00.000-06:00If we're going to be technical on grammar, I must ...If we're going to be technical on grammar, I must step in. You can't actually just say D'var (or divrei, for that matter) on it's own; it's half of what is known in Hebrew as smichut--a noun cluster (which we don't really have in English). Basically D'var needs Torah after it...otherwise you're saying, "A word of." Same concept of saying Birkat HaMazon instead of just Birkat.RabbiIsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348934239546850639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post-1158338908287004742006-09-15T10:48:00.000-06:002006-09-15T10:48:00.000-06:00Thank God it's not necessary for women to "mark" t...Thank God it's not necessary for women to "mark" themselves. We have enough to worry about.<BR/><BR/>Though the other reason for circumcision is health related, right? To keep it clean? Plenty of people (most in our society) get it done without any religious intent.<BR/><BR/>I'm reading "Prelude to Foundation", Asimov, and he has this to say about religion (paraphrased): Religion is born out of history that becomes legend that becomes supernatural, and is then written down and passed around as a means of proselytization. That may seem elementary, but it's a good book.<BR/><BR/>P.S.<BR/>I had to look up what proselytization means, and now I'm smarter because of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post-1157778610873667712006-09-08T23:10:00.000-06:002006-09-08T23:10:00.000-06:00yah but we like apostrophiesyah but we like apostrophiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post-1157752572709802522006-09-08T15:56:00.000-06:002006-09-08T15:56:00.000-06:00Actually, to pick nits, its Divrei, not D'vrei.Actually, to pick nits, its Divrei, not D'vrei.David A.M. Wilenskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033376629000540153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post-1157688943835435232006-09-07T22:15:00.000-06:002006-09-07T22:15:00.000-06:00D'varim means words, the plural is d'vreiD'varim means words, the plural is d'vreiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post-1157681643498204402006-09-07T20:14:00.000-06:002006-09-07T20:14:00.000-06:00I miss your D'vars.D'varim?I'll go with the latter...I miss your D'vars.<BR/>D'varim?<BR/>I'll go with the latter.<BR/>-JesseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post-1157611673229512412006-09-07T00:47:00.000-06:002006-09-07T00:47:00.000-06:00David, if I had time right now to read extra thing...David, if I had time right now to read extra things...<BR/><BR/>We have so much damn work here!David A.M. Wilenskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033376629000540153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post-1157589902581176242006-09-06T18:45:00.000-06:002006-09-06T18:45:00.000-06:00Read "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn.Read "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post-1157577684862254142006-09-06T15:21:00.000-06:002006-09-06T15:21:00.000-06:00another D'var from the orator of legends... all th...another D'var from the orator of legends... all this and so early... we still have 4 months left dont push yourselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post-1157575682739570402006-09-06T14:48:00.000-06:002006-09-06T14:48:00.000-06:00No. It is not. Once the early farmers make the con...No. It is not. <BR/><BR/>Once the early farmers make the connection to sex, the male takes the lead role as he becomes the person with the power.<BR/><BR/>Then gender roles shift. Then the male becomes the person who requires the bodily symbol.David A.M. Wilenskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033376629000540153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31520579.post-1157574704649818452006-09-06T14:31:00.000-06:002006-09-06T14:31:00.000-06:00Why is the early farmer necessarily a man? If we'r...Why is the early farmer necessarily a man? If we're going from hunter/gatherer to ranching/farming, wouldn't it seem more likely that the early farmer didn't have a penis to alter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com