Pardon My Interruption: Craig's Thoughts About This And That
Over the years, I have noticed that in the Arab market in the Old City, no women work in any of the shops. It matters not what the shop offers for sale, no women work there. However, in the walkways – in front of the shops or other areas of the Old City – it is common to see women selling things from their gardens: grapes, grape leaves, olives, green almonds, etc.
These ambu-cycles are some of the first responders in Israel. Often they have volunteers who ride them around town on the lookout for a car accident or something worse. Due to their size, they can naturally get around and through traffic quicker than traditional size ambulances, and that is sometimes aided by their siren and flashing lights, . . . but not always.
During Succot prayers, I noticed this father and son team. The son was praying in the more traditional way: prayer shawl in place, prayer book in front, and facing the Western Wall. The father, on the other hand, appeared to be phoning in his prayer.
Shouldn’t it have been the other way around?
Leviticus 23:40 (NKJV) – “And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the [1] fruit of beautiful trees, [2] branches of palm trees, the [3] boughs of leafy trees, and [4] willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.”
The four items noted above are called the Four Species and can be seen being used (in the photo below) in a celebration/prayer ritual at the Western Wall during the Feast of Tabernacles.
