Producing content on the Web since 1995.
some sayings of ר‘משבצונה“ל
For many years I have worked hard, and struggled with mastering virtuous. Now, in addition, I’m working on becoming more virtual.
This is an expression of that effort.
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השיבנו ה‘ אליך ונשובה חדש ימינו
כעוד לא היו
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ומביא גאלה…
לצאצאיהם All photographs are by Mark Hurvitz unless they are obviously not.
The photos in the banner at the top (only a shallow sliver of a much larger photo) are either from our home or our travels and are offered for their beauty alone (though a brain-teaser for me: “Where was that?”). st. paintings At least three colors of painted messages on the pavement. By the time there are three colors that fit within the photo, none can have any “meaning” what remains is the pattern.
3 pavements Three pavements poured next to each other (contiguous), but not at a property line.
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#blogexodus : spring (springtime holidays)
preparations for pesach
Preparations for Pesach could begin as early as Tu b’Shvat. Some people have practiced growing their own parsley for their seders beginning by planting seeds at the “birthday of the trees.” The timing is about right, but parsley can be a bit fussy to start from seed. There may be other plants that you could sow in your garden (depending on where you live) that might grow in time to serve at your seder. In fact, parsley is a biannual. The plant from the seeds you sowed last year still produces leaves after the winter. Perhaps this is why it is chosen for dipping: Parsley is available in early spring with little effort. Tu b’Shvat is the very first blush of spring in the Land of Israel, though it may be hard for people based in the Northeast of the United States to imagine the end of winter at that date.
Purim precedes Pesach by one month and follows Tu b’Shvat by one month—and our Jewish masquerade holiday is often a time for over-indulgence of alcohol and sweets. Preparing for Pesach can mean a simple cleaning of one’s pantry to be rid of chametz defined narrowly, or defined broadly as the extraneous “stuff” that you’ve kept around. Besides doing a spring cleanse of one’s cupboards, it can also be an opportunity to reflect on bad habits or patterns that Pesach can help you refrain from. Following 7 weeks later (7×7) at Shavuot, as traditionally understood, we end our period of rebellion and wandering, entering the world where we take on the responsibilities of mitzvot and Torah.
We are only able to take on responsibility and obligations as free agents.
how will you become a free agent, ready to assume your obligations?
how do you mark time in your annual cycle?
what is “#blogexodus”?
My friend and colleague Phyllis Sommers has thought of yet a new creative way to prepare for Peasach. You can learn more here.
 blogging the exodus
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In the year 5773 May our voices reach up from the depths
to achieve a world of wholeness and peace. 
Psalm 130:1b
To see the full size image and those of previous years click the graphic above. I began creating a Web site in my head as early as August 1995 when I drafted the following
For a project I’m pursuing regarding Jewish involvement on the internet and the World Wide Web in particular, I’m interested in learning about any sites about which you may know. For example, do any rabbis have Home pages? Which synagogues or synagogue organizations have Web sites? Does Marge Piercy have a site at which you can read portions of “He She and It”? Does Howard Rheingold have a site where you can learn more about creating a Virtual [Jewish] Community? Is there a Web Camera at the Kotel? In the Wilderness of Zin?
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¡warning! This site remains under considerable reconstruction.
Most pages should still be available in their original location. However, I will be moving the vast majority of the old site (static html pages) into the Web 2.0 (blog) site. If you experience any “link rot”, please let me know.
When I initially created this site I organized the material into what seemed to be meaningful categories (in the days before “tags”). But the time came when, it was hard to figure out which link to click if you wanted to know about Sammy Levinger’s (“who”?) death (“what”?) while fighting during the Spanish Civil War (“when”?), though we had visited Belchite the site (“where?”) of the battle where he sustained his mortal wounds. The new tools should make this process easier.
‘//rite on!
‚\\ark Hurvitz |
