tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199205905935393822.post1517607697630119025..comments2023-10-08T08:19:33.457-07:00Comments on To Kiss A Mezuzah: Orthodox Jews in SpaceSusan Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840373234747823781noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199205905935393822.post-16110075624543504682012-08-27T14:16:18.165-07:002012-08-27T14:16:18.165-07:00Susan Esther, great review. There were many other ...Susan Esther, great review. There were many other problems in that story. One thing I wanted to point out was the author's statement that they were Orthodox and that the menorah was the centerpiece of their dining rooms (I'm working from memory here). I'm pretty sure that in most Orthodox homes the Chanukah Menorah is not a year-round centerpiece. Also, the author uses the term "strictly Orthodox." What does that mean (as Susan Esther asks)? And what Orthodox Jew actually uses that term? I have been Charedi all my life, and I don't recall ever encountering an Orthodox Jew who has used the term "strictly Orthodox." Motcha Housmanhttp://www.beingjewish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199205905935393822.post-51187968596221758692010-12-09T11:32:25.414-08:002010-12-09T11:32:25.414-08:00The sad thing is that the guy who did the translat...The sad thing is that the guy who did the translation is the editor of the magazine, so it didn't get that second check it might have otherwise received before it was published. <br /><br />Oh well, I guess we all don't know what we don't know.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840373234747823781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199205905935393822.post-22053016946810613842010-12-09T11:22:05.383-08:002010-12-09T11:22:05.383-08:00Zeesh, where's a good editor when you need one...Zeesh, where's a good editor when you need one. :(<br /><br />Mordechai, thanks for the tip. My son's a sci fi fan (not to mention a Physics PhD candidate), and might enjoy it. But he'll get it second-hand, because his dear old mom will read it first!Shira Salamonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989302669175887512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199205905935393822.post-47430101738942528442010-12-05T20:29:56.678-08:002010-12-05T20:29:56.678-08:00Mordechai - Thanks! I'll have to look for some...Mordechai - Thanks! I'll have to look for some.<br /><br />Galit - Thanks, as always, for your encouragement.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840373234747823781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199205905935393822.post-28517344892734473262010-12-03T14:06:16.211-08:002010-12-03T14:06:16.211-08:00lol susan this was an excellent synopsis, lesson *...lol susan this was an excellent synopsis, lesson *and* embedded words of wisdom all rolled into one tidy post! love. it! and point well taken, lady! :)Galit Breenhttp://tcjewfolk.com/author/galitbreen/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199205905935393822.post-41600056760600580902010-12-02T19:04:49.987-08:002010-12-02T19:04:49.987-08:00You might really like some of the works of Avraham...You might really like some of the works of Avraham Davidson, if you can find them. There are a (very) few good sci-fi or fantasy works out there that somehow relate to Jewish history, or Judaism.Mordechai Y. Scherhttp://www.kolberamah.orgnoreply@blogger.com