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are you slow to fast?

Posted on 2009/08/03 by davka

fast­ing for dar­fur As not­ed in an ear­li­er post on this blog, on the 26 of Sivan 5769 (cor­re­spond­ing to June 17–18, 2009) I fast­ed to call atten­tion to the con­tin­u­ing geno­cide in Dar­fur. One of my reg­u­lar read­ers shared a com­ment … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Hidden in plain sight

Posted on 2009/07/17 by davka

At the far east end of 47th Street in Man­hat­tan, between 2nd and 1st Avenues a broad love­ly park leads up to the Unit­ed Nations com­plex of build­ings on the East Riv­er. A farmer’s mar­ket is set up every Wednes­day through­out the year. … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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