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| Name: | Stuart Arno |
| City, Country: | Monterey, California |
| Comments: | David Crouch,
Here I am. I've been looking for Rabbi Sills too - I think he's in Texas. I'm fine. Boy, what the last 40 years have been. Mostly great. Write to me at: P.O. Box 741, Monterey, CA 93940. Hope to hear from you soon..... and from Rabbi Clyde Terry Sills too!!! Take care. |
| Name: | Mike |
| City, Country: | New York |
| Comments: | The movie story based on Dmitriy Salita and his Golden Gloves triumph at the Madison Square Garden. Daily News story "Pair of success" about Dmitriy and his coach Jimmy O'Pharrow. |
| Name: | Paul Orlett |
| City, Country: | IRAQ US.ARMY |
| Comments: | Greeting,I would just like to said thank you for al the personnel that made My Purim celebration mean alot more to me since that I'm curreting station in IRAQ.Away from family and friens and new to a computure. Thank you very much and still studing and trying to lean more about Judism. |
| Name: | Joanna Simmon |
| City, Country: | New York |
| Comments: | I see the URL didn't come out, here it is: http://www.simpletoremember.com/ |
| Name: | Joanna Simmon |
| City, Country: | New York |
| Comments: | This site claims to have all the Jewish info. What do you think of this site? |
| Name: | oleg |
| City, Country: | hafa |
| Comments: | shalom
I ask you to read this letter till the end! Don't treat to my words with indifferens. On Your understanding it will depend my fate and the fate of my child. I am Byalik Oleg , date of birth 1964 repatriated to Israel in March 1999 with my family from Ukraine(Kiev). However on 28 of September 2000 my wife Byalik Alla left me with with child and went to other man in Kiev. She robbed me with child , took money from personal savings , left us with our debts and went out Israel. Ten years have suffered from diabetes (diabetes mellitus type II) , got per day three injection of insulin. After the endured stress I find myself in hospital with diagnosis : diabetic ketoacidosis (hiperlipidemia). I am 65% Physicaly Inable. In situation , I found myself , I was never. We have no relatives and friends in Israel. I shall struggle for our with child surviving till the last breth. But at present moment I am not imagining how I, with my child, can go out this financial bankruptcy. I have no money to pay for my son's school. My money that I get from Bituah Leumi were cut to 2163 shekels for month. Now it is not enough even to by food and to pay tax Because of my physical inability I can not work. My son in a year the soldier of the Israeli army cannot be every day hungry. Therfore I apply to you , help me as you can. In social service HAIFA it was not found means to pay to me insulin If you think that this is some kind of scam I can send you my documents that can proof personal information with your request. If you cant help, please send this to any people that you know that can help me. Contact telefon 066448134 Our adress 33136 Haifa Arlozorov 10a, Bialik family. Whit respect Bialik Oleg. |
| Name: | Loren Faibisch |
| City, Country: | Minneapolis |
| Comments: | I wandered into your website. Good work! helpful info. |
| Name: | Yohanon |
| City, Country: | Clearwater FL/Norfolk VA |
| Comments: | Valuable site. Enjoyed the Tunisian articles (the Sephardim are "correct" of course ;] ). The military connection is valuable since more Jews are serving (in the US military). My Own Meals one of two companies making long-shelf-life means (LaBriute being the other). MOM's have a pretty good taste reputation. Only concern revolves around the advertisment for conversions. Beware that only Orthodox (Sephardi or Ashkenazi) are acceptable by Israeli rabbinute - make certain Av Bet Din and all members are Shomer Shabat/Mitzvoth _=and= recognized by Israeli rabbinute. This is NOT to imply the advertisement is not valid or the conversions acceptable. Don't know. |
| Name: | Abraham Leibson |
| City, Country: | Lambertville, NJ, USA |
| Comments: | I fortunately stumbled across this site. I consider it a "find". Thank you.
Abraham |
| Name: | KOLOT |
| City, Country: | Russia |
| Comments: | Hello everybody! |
| Name: | Michael R. Roth |
| City, Country: | Beaver Dam, WI. U.S.A. |
| Comments: | I am just a lowly, humble poet, and common working man trying to plant a seed in the heart of humanity.
http://thoughts.url4life.com/ http://godschildren.home-page.org/ |
| Name: | Mike |
| City, Country: | USA |
| Comments: | I loved the Jewish Craft section,especially "How to make dreidles".
Also, SUPERRABBI sends his regards - www.superrabbi.com |
| Name: | Yvette Sussman |
| City, Country: | Clearwater, FL USA |
| Comments: | I will be using this site many times. I just found it by accident. |
| Name: | serge cohen , paris |
| Comments: | please stop posting ads , and they say the jews are greedy and selfish
shalom |
| Name: | Rabbi Celso Cukierkorn |
| Comments: | Rabbi Celso Cukierkorn
www.convertingtojudaism.com October 13, 2003 13:40 PT Dear friends, I would like to share with you an unique opportunity to take part in my Conversion to Judaism coursework and studies. This summer, I will be teaching two conversion seminars; one in Miami Beach, Florida and one on the west coast of the US, both to be scheduled during the month of July, 2004 and in Europe in 2005. These seminars are intended for students who would like to complete the Conversion to Judaism curriculum and who are able to travel for the one day conversion seminar, ceremony, and mikvah. Interested applicants must schedule a phone interview with me between the hours of 10 am- 6pm {CST} Monday - Thursday. (601) 606-1234 Due to space limitations, if for any reason, you want to participate in this seminar, please call me as soon as possible. Each applicant will be evaluated on individual basis. Enrollment is limited to the number of available openings. Please visit the updated webpage: www.convertingtojudaism.com B' Shalom, Rabbi Celso Cukierkorn |
| Name: | Nadia |
| City, Country: | USA |
| Comments: | Visit: www.a2zprepaid.com,For your long distance phone calls,get your phone card on line, good rate to Tunisia.Thanks |
| Name: | dali belkhiria |
| City, Country: | sousse , tunisia |
| Comments: | hi although i prefer express my thoughts better in moliere's language but i'll try to get my message trough in english : well ,let me say that i really appreciated reading your articles although i do not share the same feelings about the fact that jews should leave Tunisia . i'm a tunisian who is 22 years old , i didn't really had the chance to live in those years where jews , muslims and christians use to live 2gether in tunisia .but there is one thing i'm sure of is that it doesn't matter if you're jew or muslim , black or white as long as you consider yourself to be a tunisian and that you will do everything for your community and for your country .
i wished you could had talk more about tunisia , its values , how it's different from other arab and muslim countries and the fact that tunsian jews totally blended in the their society . so lets us keep our jews home where they belong shalom |
| Name: | elhidri |
| City, Country: | tunis |
| Name: | Lori Yadin |
| City, Country: | North Potomac, MD |
| Name: | Norma |
| City, Country: | Edmonds, Washington |
| Name: | Chad Goldberg |
| City, Country: | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. |
| Name: | Jodi |
| City, Country: | Illinois, USA |
| Name: | julia |
| City, Country: | birmingham England |
| Comments: | Just discovered Kolot and hope to meet other peole to share experiences and thoughts |
| Name: | Tobin |
| City, Country: | New Orleans |
| Comments: | Hi my company has a cookbook named "Great Chefs of America Cook Kosher." It is an excellent cookbook, however, we only have two left. The book is out of print, so if you are interested in this title go to greatchefs.com, shop link, and then the clearance link. |
| Name: | Tonya Simpson |
| City, Country: | East prairie mo. US |
| Comments: | thank you for allowing me to visit your site. |
| Name: | Leah |
| City, Country: | New York City |
| Comments: | Wonderful, wonderful! What are your special customs? Food? Crafts? Religious practices? Names? Is there a name for your group of Jews? |
| Name: | Susan Masri Lawi |
| City, Country: | Harrison,New York |
| Comments: | I feel proud now to be descended from that remnant of Jews
that remained in Babylonia for over 2,700 years ago. We were the first Jews To be dispersed from Israel. Our crowning glory was the compilation of the Babylonian Talmud which was completed from 200 to 500 CE. There is an absolutely fabulous museum called the Babylonian Heritage Center in Israel dedicated to preserving the traditions and customs of this ancient Jewish community. A replica of the Great Synagogue of Baghdad can be seen there. In addition a replica of the Jewish Quarter of Baghdad has been created complete with a Jewish alley way where vendors selling spices, materials and other craftsmen can be seen. A beautiful collection of ritual objects can also be viewed. It is located in Or Yehuda which is north of Tel Aviv. It contains a library and acts also as a research institution. Growing up in America, where the majority of Jews are of European or Askenzic ancestry, was somewhat difficult for me. Initially I did not feel part of American Jewry even though I was the first to be born in America in my family. Somehow I didn't belong -my parents did not make stuffed cabbage or potato kugel or speak yiddish like my friends' families. Our name was different not ending in a Stein or Sky. None of my family experienced losing relatives in the Holocaust like my friends. My parents spoke Judeo-Arabic dialect at home. The Jews I knew where fair skinned. I wished to be light like them. Somehow I felt inferior-a minority within a minority. After I had a family of my own, I did not want them to feel what I did growing up. I have researched my roots and feel very proud of my ancestors. Diversity is something that should not be avoided. We as Jews can come from different parts of the world and have different customs , but we are all ONE people-Klal Yisrael. |
| Name: | Off |
| Comments: | very nice ! thanks ! |
| Name: | Ross Jordan |
| Comments: | Hi there, I stumbled across your site and must say I'm very impressed. Keep up the good work! |
| Name: | Ill |
| Comments: | thnx ! |
| Name: | Den |
| Comments: | very interesting ! |
| Name: | Odessit |
| Comments: | Dmitriy Salita has official website at www.dsalita.com |
| Name: | heather berkowitz |
| City, Country: | sherman oaks |
| Comments: | thank you for letting me be apart of this great organization. |
| Name: | Chava |
| City, Country: | New York City |
| Comments: | Candle-Lighting Head Scarf: a good mail-order source for square silk scarves is Thai Silks in California. The 36-inch square works best, white,in China silk or Charmeuse. They are intended for artists to paint on, but I left mine plain white. It is good to get a few scarves, not just one.I fold the scarf into a triangle, bend it around the hairline, and tie at the back of the neck. The web site is Thai Silks,in two words, showing a dancing figure logo. They will mail you a paper catalogue. Sometimes doing something traditional is really easy. |
| Name: | M. Stuart |
| City, Country: | USA |
| Name: | steve marcus |
| City, Country: | spain murcia |
| Comments: | im the only jew living here in this town in south east spain. married to a local girl and ive got 2 kids. |
| Name: | Anton Ehrlich |
| Comments: | *great* |
| Name: | Lisa Jenson |
| Comments: | Just thought i'd let you know i think ya got a great site there, lisa |
| Name: | Leah Bas Moshe |
| City, Country: | New York City |
| Comments: | How to make a Matzah Cover for Passover: take four of those cloth table napkins that have a decorative border with tiny holes, and run colored thread through the holes, to attach them all to each other. You can write Matzah on the top napkin, either in English, or by tracing the three Hebrew letters using a child's Alef-Bet plastic tracer (available at a Judaica store). Then, you can fill the letters in with colored acylic paint (if there is no time to embroider before Passover). Each of the three Matzah pieces has its own pocket inside. You could make a matching Afikomen cover. Pre-wash everything before you start. Love to all. |
| Name: | lucy |
| Comments: | Hi, just a quick buzz to say how much i liked your site, keep up the good work, lucy :-) |
| Name: | Popular Jewish Choir "Mordje Guebirtig" |
| City, Country: | Buenos Aires - Argentina |
| Comments: | Dear Friend:
We'd like to invite you to visit the new English version of the site of the Popular Jewish Choir "Mordje Guebirtig" The Choir was created in 1995 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and it's integrated for 175 singers between women and men. Inside the site you can find the complete Choir history, songs, pictures and many others interesting things. Well, we'll very pleased with your visit in http://elcoro.com.ar Thank you very much for you attention. Popular Jewish Choir "Mordje Guebirtig" |
| Name: | anna |
| City, Country: | usa |
| Comments: | craftyneedle.com has Jewish counted cross-stitch designs. The have a mail-order catalogue. Their name is California stitchery. They have samplers of the Alef Bet also. The book The Work of Our Hands has chuppah designs. The torah binder, or wimple, design is at the Kolot site. It is made out of a baby's swaddling cloth. |
| Name: | anna |
| City, Country: | usa |
| Comments: | craftyneedle.com has Jewish counted cross-stitch designs. The have a mail-order catalogue. Their name is California stitchery. They have samplers of the Alef Bet also. The book The Work of Our Hands has chuppah designs. The torah binder, or wimple, design is at the Kolot site. It is made out of a baby's swaddling cloth. |
| Name: | susan curtis |
| City, Country: | little river, usa |
| Comments: | I would like to find patterns for jewish counter cross stich. any ideas or websites. I would like to find patterns for hebrew alphabet, and scenes for barmitvah. I was told of something called a whiple that is but on the torah and then used on the huppah, any suggestions |
| Name: | julia f |
| City, Country: | usa |
| Comments: | A good source for clear, simple Judaica designs is children's coloring books with Jewish themes. The children's section of a Judaica store is a good source of craft materials and Jewish imagery. The toys used for teaching the Alef Bet, the Hebrew alphabet, are useful for tracing, and stamp-printing, these letters onto fabric, paper or wet ceramic clay. Joan's Embroidery in Manhattan is a great source store. California Stitchery has Jewish needlework materials by mail-order, at: craftyneedle.com |
| Name: | sara |
| City, Country: | Syria |
| Name: | Pierre |
| Comments: | The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones I've had of late. Which, as I explained, have mostly been with trees. (Douglas Adams) |
| Name: | julia farber |
| City, Country: | usa |
| Comments: | A source for Jewish crochet and embroidery designs is California Stitchery - www.craftyneedle.com Please pass this on to that poster who wanted it because I do not know how to reach her. It is cool to make an Alef Bet alphabet sampler, satin stitch on a pre-hemmed, pre-washed cotton table napkin, just trace the letters from a child's plastic template you get from a Judaica store. It is cool to design and embroider a Challah Cover the same way, just write "Shabbat", only three Hebrew letters, and decorate it your way. Always pre-wash your fabric. Make a Mizrah. |
| Name: | Bronwin Bourke, |
| City, Country: | Australia |
| Comments: | I was very interested to read your homepage. Although I am not Jewish, I was taught to cook by a Jewish friend, and to understand a lot about the Jewish creed.
I wish to ask you if there is anyone who might have any knowledge about Tunisian crochet. I am writing a book on the history of crochet in Australia, but am including a chapter on the history of this fascinating domestic art. My only problem is that one historian will write one thing, and the next one disputes it. My email is btex@bigpond.com if anyone has any information. Spam is taken out by Telstra before it reaches me, so there is no point in sending any. Thank you, and I will be reading this web page from now on. Thank you. |
| Name: | Melissa |
| Comments: | I like the website.
http://www.4guests.com |
| Name: | Samantha Davidson |
| Comments: | Fantastic site. |
| Name: | Ryctor |
| Comments: | Hey, you did a really good job on it, see you!:-) |
| Name: | Heather Berkowitz |
| City, Country: | sherman oaks, ca. |
| Name: | Phoenix |
| City, Country: | Anchorage, AK USA |
| Comments: | What a terrific site. Thank you for all the work you have put into this. I will be coming back often. I, too am an avid needleworker, embroidery, crochet, knitting, garment design and construction and embellishment. I would truely enjoy hearing from others with these interests. Is there a place we can share e-mail addresses in your site? And how can we share articles and ideas with you and each other?
Thank you again for all of your work here.....Phoenix |
| Name: | Ellen |
| Comments: | Love for Everybody |
| Name: | stuart arno |
| City, Country: | marina california usa |
| Comments: | david croutch - Shalom. I am the chaplain's assistant that you remember. You were across the street in the chapel. We used to box. I'm looking to contact Rabbi Sills. Take care of yourself my brother. Stay in touch.. |
| Name: | Bill |
| Comments: | Good guestbook and good site <i>!</i> |
| Name: | Anny Dietz |
| City, Country: | New York, USA |
| Comments: | While doing research on the ways Jews celebrate Shabbat around the world I came across Kolot's website. Incidentally, my synagogue's a cappella group's name is Kolot B'yar. I must say that i am very impressed with your website. I was wondering if you could help me with my research for a program that I am in the midst of creating for my Synagogue: Shabbat Around the World. Once a month we will use the nusach of a particular country during Shabbat morning services. The Cantor will explain the differences between our tradition and that of the country we will be celebrating that morning. After services, we will partake in a kiddush lunch where dishes from that country will be served and congragants natives to that region will explain how they celebrated shabbat in their home. We will start on November 9, 2003 with Germany because that date does not only fall on Shabbat but also coincides with the Anniversary of Kristall Nacht, the night of the broken glasses, the beginning of the extermination of the jews in Europe during WW II. Next we have scheduled (for this year) India, Iran, Hungary, Greece, Spain, and Turkey. Any one reading this from around the world, could you send me, please, a paragraph or two on how you celebrate Shabbat in your country and what are the traditional dishes served for that day. I would be most grateful. My e-mail address is: Annyko@aol.com In the subject field just write Shabbat Around The World.
Thank you in advance, Anny |
| Name: | Drew |
| Comments: | I love everything you did here!
As usual, im bored - so I go looking for things to do when bored. If you ever get bored, you can find tons of useless info at my site. Please visit http://www.ChangingLINKS.com suggest a site. |
| Name: | Robert Cohler |
| City, Country: | San Diego, CA |
| Comments: | In 1943 I was stationed in Tunis where I met a family thru'the Temple. Dr.Joseph Enriques, his wife,daughter Paulette, his son-in-law Marcel, and his granddaughter Simonette. Their address was 18 Rue Emile Duclaux, Tunis. Anybody who can give me information regarding them, or anyone who can put me on the right track to finding them would be greatly appreciated. Poppa was a dentist in Tunis |
| Name: | Jose Pardo Hidalgo |
| City, Country: | Murcia,Spain |
| Comments: | Greetings for Spaion.It seems my ancestor are in Tunisia David or Joseph Pardo.^Pñs.infor you all Pardo families you know in all Tunisia in order to contact them and they can conyact with me.tell them to visit my webs. www-semiticroots.com and http:usuarios.lycos.es/pardoinfo/crising.htm. I am preparing onnext future a travel to meet them personally.Pls.helpme.I live in Murcia.Spain.Write me.¡¡¡.Thanks.Shalom.Jose Pardo. |
| Name: | maria, kolot.com webmaster |
| Comments: | Manuel,
In regard to your entry: I often receive requests from people to help in choosing a Hebrew name, but because the issue is so personal, as a matter of policy, I do not make any recommendations for names. I would recommend you speak to your rabbi, or refer to a book of Jewish names. Best of luck. |
| Name: | Manuel Cárdenas |
| City, Country: | Canada |
| Comments: | I want to have a Jewish name for my son-daughter whose meaning is "wise", "leader", "Loved by the Lord", but I don't know which one is the right one. I originally thought of Herschel, but its meaning is "deer" which didn't suit. If I have a baby son, I would call him Yehuda, but I know he probably would get in trouble in my country if he bore that name. Could you suggest a name that is the epitome of wise, and resourceful?
Thank you, Manuel |
| Name: | a |
| Name: | An interested reader |
| Comments: | I read with interest your article on Tunisia's citizens of jewish faith. I enjoyed it and found it informative and well written. I lived near the jewish quarter (the "hara') of Gafsa in the southwest of the country; in Houmt Souk by HaraSghira on the island of Jerba, in the southeast of Tunisia; and until 1969, in Tunis near the Hafsia, the main working-class jewish neighbourhood, and I had many friends who went to temples with their parents on Saturdays and I swiched off the lights for many of their families on Friday nights before they went to bed.
I find it a sad ashkenazi patronizing way of thinking to read the question "Should Tunisia's jews leave Tunisia?". The contribution of Tunisians of the jewish faith to the history and to present day Tunisia is immeasurable: they fought side by side with non-jews for independence from France, assumed cabinet posts in administrations, positions of leadership in Trades and Unions, many were stars on soccer teams and in boxing rings. Most popular of all some of the best known Tunisian singers and composers are Jewish: Habiba Messica, Cheikh Afreet, Raoul Journo just to name a few. It will serve western "intellectual" jews well to read the writings of the contemporary Tunisian philosopher Albert Memmi: a brilliant Tunisian patriot, a jew, .. and a mighty thinker. Should Tunisian Jews leave Tunisia? Well, should Tunisian Moslems leave Tunisia? Many did. Many do. Many will. Should the Navajos leave America? Should the Maurys leave New Zeland? Tunisia has been home for jews long before the country was Arabized in the early part of the 8th century (C.A.) A substantial influx of Safardim followed the Inquisition by the Christians in Spain. Large numbers of European Jews escaped after various "pogrums". The answer is obvious: Tunisia has many citizens of the jewish faith. They are neither American nor Israeli citizens. They are Tunisian. They have no split allegiance to any foreign power nor potentate. They are in Tunisia because they are an integral part of Tunisia's indigenous population. The ones I know are happy. Many who immigrated are homesick and go back to visit every chance they get. I am happy you visited Tunisia, and glad you wrote. Best wishes. |
| Name: | Bob Stambovsky |
| City, Country: | Lancaster, ca |
| Comments: | Activated for Operation Enduring Freedom on 27 Jan 02 with Heavy Marine Helicopter squadron-769, at Edwards AFB, Ca. I've served 38 years so far with the Marine Air Reserve,retired from NASA and DoD as an aerospace engineer, and have been a jet-qualified commercial/instructor/airshow pilot for 32 years.
Shalom Semper Fi Bob Stambovsky CWO-4 USMCR stambo@antelecom.net |
| Name: | Amber |
| Comments: | Superior site. I loved it. |
| Name: | rachel |
| City, Country: | Texas, USA |
| Comments: | You have a Great Page! Keep up the good work. Great ideas. I have traveled around the world and seen Jewish communities in lots of foreign cities. I went to Passover Seder in Paris, Rosh Hashana services in San Jose, Costa Rica.
If you have a chance please visit my page and let me know what you think. I'm working on a web page to promote International Global Awareness. My goal is to put fun, educational info about every country. Thanks. www.probetheglobe.com <a href="http://www.probetheglobe.com"><img src="http://probetheglobe.com:8081/gif/logo.gif" border="0"></a> |
| Name: | Bob Grodsky |
| City, Country: | Mountain View, CA |
| Comments: | I was pointed to the page on Miriam's Cup and was so delighted to find such beautiful and literate material on the web that I have changed the habits of a lifetime and signed a guestbook. I am proud to be included.
Thank you. |
| Name: | Marlene |
| City, Country: | Hanover |
| Comments: | I was just referred to your site by a friend (Myrna, who signed before me) and I am having fun exploring here. Your format is very well done and easy to maneuver. I live in a small community that has a very tiny, very "quiet" Jewish presence and a small shul that is only open on the High Holy Days - and so I grab at Yiddishkeit wherever I can find it. I look forward to lots of interesting time spent here at Kolot. I have, of course, bookmarked it as a favorite site! |
| Name: | MYRNA |
| City, Country: | JENKINTOWN,PA.-USA |
| Comments: | What a wonderful site you have! I have just found it tonight. I am hoping to spend many more hours exploring it.
I do some crocheting, and I have embroidered a beautiful holiday tablecover and napkin set for my daughter and son in law when they married. My mother had started it before she passed away, and I finished it. It has so much more family meaning since we both worked on it. They enjoy using it on the holidays. I am hoping that it will be passed on to my grandaughter, when she marries. Keep up this wonderful site. So many interesting stories. |
| Name: | Kalli Bellou |
| City, Country: | Athens, Greece |
| Comments: | Well Done!
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| Name: | cmimi |
| City, Country: | mountain view, CA, USA |
| Comments: | I like your page, and plan to read it more often. Interesting articles.
Keep the good work. cmimi@hotmail.com |
| Name: | Kolot, Judy Anne |
| City, Country: | Richmond, BC, Canada |
| Comments: | Thrilled to find out my last name means "Voices" and that there is actually a web site for it. Thanks |
| Name: | Eilat Gordin Levitan |
| City, Country: | Los Angeles |
| Comments: | I created pages for shtetls with many old pictures and stories from the Yizkor books.
you could find them at; http://eilatgordinlevitan.com/dolhinov/dolhinov.html http://eilatgordinlevitan.com/kurenets/kurenets.html http://eilatgordinlevitan.com/krivichi/krivichi.html http://eilatgordinlevitan.com/radoshkovichi/radoshkovichi.html http://eilatgordinlevitan.com/vashki/vashki.html http://eilatgordinlevitan.com/vileyka/vileyka.html http://eilatgordinlevitan.com/vishnevo/vishnevo.html http://eilatgordinlevitan.com/volozhin/volozhin.html |
| Name: | sylvia foxman |
| City, Country: | oak park, mi. usa |
| Comments: | hello, I haven't received any answers to my question. Where are all the Jewish crocheters? Hopefully, I will hear from someone soon. |
| Name: | sylvia foxman |
| City, Country: | oak park, mi. usa |
| Comments: | hello everyone. any crocheters out there? Would like some patterns for filet crochet with Judiac symbols. Would love to hear from you with patterns or suggestions. Hoping to hear from you. Sylv. |
| Name: | Maria (the webmaster) |
| City, Country: | USA, UK, Gulf,... |
| Comments: | DO YOU DO JEWISH NEEDLEWORK OR JEWISH CRAFTS? Maybe you can
answer some questions that have come in from Kolot readers for which I don't have answers. If you know where people can find any of the things listed below or know where people might get more information, I, and many Kolot readers, would really appreciate your posting a note in this guestbook with the information. (If this keeps up, you may see a discussion board added to Kolot soon.) Thanks! 1. pictures of Yemeni embroidery 2. needlework shops that carry Jewish symbols and patterns 3. information about crocheting a chuppah (wedding canopy), especially one with Jewish symbols. (what kind of thread, how much thread would be needed, available patterns,...) 4. needlepoint patterns/kits depicting Jewish religious sites in Israel. |
| Name: | Donna J Brooks |
| City, Country: | USA |
| Comments: | I am so happy I found your site! I'm a beginner at sewing
and all the books and most sites I've found only teach how to 'set your machine' to do all these stitches for you rather than showing how to do the stitches by hand. Thank you. God bless us all. |
| Name: | Rick London |
| City, Country: | Arkansas, USA |
| Comments: | I really enjoyed your page on Djerbaian Jews.
What an interesting find on the web (had no idea any Jews lived anywhere near Tunisia). A Muslim woman I know from the web assured me that Jews live in Saudi (she's there), though everything I've read says otherwise...so who knows. As a Jew who grew up in rural Mississippi during the sixties, I'm well-aware of different types of oppression and societal demands placed on Jews in "minority lands". I salute these Jews and would love to visit them one day. Shalom, Rick London Londons Times Cartoons http://www.londonstimes.com londonstimes@cablelynx.com |
| Name: | Dave Crouch |
| City, Country: | Morton IL USA |
| Comments: | While serving in the Marine Corps at Camp Pendelton in 1962
& 63, I was assigned to the Office of The Division Chaplain and had the honor to work with Rabbi Clyde Sills who was the Jewish Chaplain for the 1st Marine Division and with his clerk Stuart Arno. I tremendosly enjoyed my time with them and wish that I now knew where they were. When we would make trips to the field, we would always have plenty of Jewish rations to hand out to those who desired them. The Rabbi and Stuart always made sure we had a good supply on hand. I don't know where they are now, but for the work they did there, I know that God is watching over them. |
| Name: | Susan Waskow |
| City, Country: | Princeton, NJ, USA |
| Comments: | Nice web page! |
| Name: | ralph Edery |
| City, Country: | Toronto, Canada |
| Comments: | I am very impress by your site ,continue the great work. |
| Name: | ralph Edery |
| City, Country: | Toronto, Canada |
| Name: | Jacques |
| City, Country: | Canada |
| Comments: | Great web site. As someone who visited Djerba and the Jewish
community of Tunis, I can attest to their tremendous hospitality, reverence to Hashem and stedfastness to their traditions. |
| Name: | Rebecca |
| City, Country: | Detroit, USA |
| Comments: | Hi. Thanks for the pattern for making a challah cover. I'm
going to make one for my sister whose getting married. :) |
| Name: | J. Feinstein |
| City, Country: | Northport, NY, USA |
| Comments: | I always like a direct approach! My sister once gave me
that advice in writing. I like the new Kolot.com design. So easy to find new information on your suggestions for entertaining for the latest holiday! You are the Martha Stewart of Judaica! |
| Name: | Gavriella |
| City, Country: | Boston, USA |
| Comments: | Thinking about the meaning behind names is always a favorite exercise of mine - thanks for including a great list here! |
| Name: | yosef |
| City, Country: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Comments: | Hey, what's with the new design? I can see the motivation
behind the new layout (more info at a glance), but I miss the uncluttered character of your elegant classical-modernist design. (After all, isn't negative space is the greater part of valor?) Anyway, any plans to add bulletin boards to the kolot site? I think this would work especially well with the book review section. I just read Primo Levi's "If Not Now, When?"- an historical fiction narrative of a motley crew of Jewish partisans making its way across Europe, sabotaging the periphery of the German line as they make their way toward a geographic and internal Palestine. I'd be interested in reading a kolot review of this book and partaking in a dialogue with other "voices" in deconstructing this literary effort. |
| Name: | liz |
| City, Country: | philadelphia, usa |
| Comments: | Beautiful website with lots of exciting content. I look
forward to exploring it further... |
| Name: | Jean |
| City, Country: | New York |
| Comments: | Great start at content. Favorite screen was the "Passover
with Elijah" segment. Probably because I can relate to Seders that seem to go to all hours of the night. One piece of constructive criticism - the flavor you convey for American Judaism seems to be a bit negative ("My Tunisian Aliyah: They Should Leave?"). Although the stories that can be told by Jewish people from more remote parts of the world may be very rich in tradition or rituals, for those that have only experienced American Judaism (some of your readers), they probably believe their traditions are also deep-rooted, quite meaningful, and not necessarily "lost or neutered." Just a thought. |
| Name: | Jennifer H. |
| Comments: | Love the new look! |