Comments for Tikkunista! http://tikkunista.com A weekly distillation of engaging links Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:03:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on 6. No One Beats the Reaper by Peter http://tikkunista.com/2012/04/20/6-no-one-beats-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-75600 Peter Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:03:49 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2746#comment-75600 It got played there a lot, so could well have been. It got played there a lot, so could well have been.

]]> Comment on 6. No One Beats the Reaper by Ginny http://tikkunista.com/2012/04/20/6-no-one-beats-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-75563 Ginny Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:02:15 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2746#comment-75563 Oh, my goodness, I think I first heard "Beat the Reaper" in your room in East Campus! Oh, my goodness, I think I first heard “Beat the Reaper” in your room in East Campus!

]]> Comment on April 13th, 2012 :: Year 9, Issue 14 by Cale http://tikkunista.com/2012/04/13/april-13th-2012-year-9-issue-14/comment-page-1/#comment-74374 Cale Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:22:44 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2727#comment-74374 Really enjoyed this issue. The political links regarding China and the US were of particular interest but the Talmudic quote was a dandy as well. Will return. Really enjoyed this issue. The political links regarding China and the US were of particular interest but the Talmudic quote was a dandy as well. Will return.

]]> Comment on 12. Quote of the Week by Peter http://tikkunista.com/2012/03/30/12-quote-of-the-week-29/comment-page-1/#comment-69768 Peter Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:20:08 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2643#comment-69768 I'd almost forgotten him, I confess, till I came across this quote and remembered how much I used to like him. I’d almost forgotten him, I confess, till I came across this quote and remembered how much I used to like him.

]]> Comment on 12. Quote of the Week by Denis http://tikkunista.com/2012/03/30/12-quote-of-the-week-29/comment-page-1/#comment-69644 Denis Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:29:21 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2643#comment-69644 It's unusual to read Nowlan these days. He was a beloved poet with kitchen sink insight. Think I'll go dig through the bookshelves to find one of his volumes of poetry . . . or do a web search. It’s unusual to read Nowlan these days. He was a beloved poet with kitchen sink insight. Think I’ll go dig through the bookshelves to find one of his volumes of poetry . . . or do a web search.

]]> Comment on 12. Quote of the Week by Peter http://tikkunista.com/2012/03/23/12-quote-of-the-week-28/comment-page-1/#comment-69352 Peter Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:37:42 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2618#comment-69352 I'd sent the response directly... and I have a part of the Talmud on its way here, as a result of the search. It is three separate Talmudic quotes, though it's commonly printed as one around the net.. One member of Tikkun Toronto did once identify the three Talmudic sources about 7 years ago, but I couldn't find his email today. Two parts are identified here, at any rate. http://www.hashkafah.com/index.php?/topic/72606-talmud-quote-source/ Another site http://peacewithpurpose.weebly.com/to-begin.html "As Rabbi Tarfon, a member of the third generation of Mishnah sages, said : "Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it." And the middle part is a paraphrase of Michah 6:8. That's the best I can give you. ;-) Peter I’d sent the response directly… and I have a part of the Talmud on its way here, as a result of the search.

It is three separate Talmudic quotes, though it’s commonly printed as one around the net.. One member of Tikkun Toronto did once identify the three Talmudic sources about 7 years ago, but I couldn’t find his email today. Two parts are identified here, at any rate. http://www.hashkafah.com/index.php?/topic/72606-talmud-quote-source/

Another site http://peacewithpurpose.weebly.com/to-begin.html
“As Rabbi Tarfon, a member of the third generation of Mishnah sages, said : “Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.”
And the middle part is a paraphrase of Michah 6:8.

That’s the best I can give you. ;-)

Peter

]]> Comment on 12. Quote of the Week by Ginny http://tikkunista.com/2012/03/23/12-quote-of-the-week-28/comment-page-1/#comment-69225 Ginny Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:10:31 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2618#comment-69225 I guess you're going to have to read the Talmud :-) It is a wonderful quote, wherever it's from. I like this one, too: I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. Galileo Galilei I guess you’re going to have to read the Talmud :-)

It is a wonderful quote, wherever it’s from. I like this one, too:

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.
Galileo Galilei

]]> Comment on 12. Quote of the Week by Pat Larson http://tikkunista.com/2012/03/23/12-quote-of-the-week-28/comment-page-1/#comment-67967 Pat Larson Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:03:34 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2618#comment-67967 At the end of the quote of the day 3/23, is the quotation attributed to the Talmud, " Do not be daunted....." For many years I have kept these words on my desk, but I have been unable to find any verification that these words are actually from the Talmud. I do not like to attribute a quote unless I can verify it, and if not, where does it come from? These words are important regardless, but I hope someone can verify this quote for me. At the end of the quote of the day 3/23, is the quotation attributed to the Talmud, ” Do not be daunted…..”
For many years I have kept these words on my desk, but I have been unable to find any verification that these words are actually from the Talmud. I do not like to attribute a quote unless I can verify it, and if not, where does it come from? These words are important regardless, but I hope someone can verify this quote for me.

]]> Comment on 3. Islam, and Muslims by Peter http://tikkunista.com/2012/02/10/3-islam-and-muslims-2/comment-page-1/#comment-56549 Peter Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:57:23 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2505#comment-56549 I posted his older piece because I found it an interesting contrast to the Rushdie, in which he is represented quite differently. The point I was trying to make is that religious perspectives evolve and change over time, and this piece exactly focussed on that. And there may be better more recent pieces he has... but this served my purpose. Thanks for the comment. Peter I posted his older piece because I found it an interesting contrast to the Rushdie, in which he is represented quite differently. The point I was trying to make is that religious perspectives evolve and change over time, and this piece exactly focussed on that.

And there may be better more recent pieces he has… but this served my purpose. Thanks for the comment.

Peter

]]> Comment on 3. Islam, and Muslims by Tikkunista reader http://tikkunista.com/2012/02/10/3-islam-and-muslims-2/comment-page-1/#comment-56544 Tikkunista reader Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:53:06 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2505#comment-56544 I liked Shabbir Akhtar's piece, but I can't see why you re-posted something from 1997. Surely he has more recent publications. Why not find them? I liked Shabbir Akhtar’s piece, but I can’t see why you re-posted something from 1997. Surely he has more recent publications. Why not find them?

]]> Comment on 8. 99 Tiny Stories to Make You Think, Smile and Cry by david http://tikkunista.com/2012/02/10/8-99-tiny-stories-to-make-you-think-smile-and-cry/comment-page-1/#comment-56035 david Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:22:26 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2481#comment-56035 where can we read the rest where can we read the rest

]]> Comment on 9. Almost Real by worldclock http://tikkunista.com/2012/01/27/9-almost-real/comment-page-1/#comment-55372 worldclock Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:31:24 +0000 http://tikkunista.com/?p=2424#comment-55372 9. Almost Real Tikkunista! - just great! 9. Almost Real Tikkunista! – just great!

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