i'll bookmark this
-----Original Message-----
From: Salkin Kathleen
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 8/29/2002 10:27 PM
Subject: Jewish Information (WAS: Re: Re: jokes from cp people)
If anyone is interested, there's a public domain Jewish Encyclopaedia
online:
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/index.jsp
It's really cool.
Kat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: jokes from cp people
> and since i have filled this time up, i think i'll take my tired old
body
> to bed. 5 AM comes early.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Salkin Kathleen
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: 8/29/2002 10:18 PM
> Subject: Re: jokes from cp people
>
> Because we fill up our time too much?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 10:00 PM
> Subject: Re: jokes from cp people
>
>
> > i probably need to study those if i everget a free minute again. how
> come
> > as we get older, we don't seem to have time to do anything except
try
> to
> > keep up with daily life?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Salkin Kathleen
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: 8/29/2002 10:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: jokes from cp people
> >
> > It's a series of seven books entitled, "The Legend of the Jews,"
> written
> > up
> > by Louis Ginzburg and translated from the original Yiddish. They
are
> an
> > example of *midrashim* which are writings on the Hebrew Bible that
> > explain
> > and expand on stories and passages in the Tanakh (Holy Scriptures),
> > which
> > includes the Torah.
> >
> > Kat
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
> > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 9:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: jokes from cp people
> >
> >
> > > i had not heard those. glad you brought them up. i'll try to
> remember
> > them.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Salkin Kathleen
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Sent: 8/29/2002 9:59 PM
> > > Subject: Re: jokes from cp people
> > >
> > > Well, my rabbi chuckled as we discussed this in my orientation
> class.
> > > Also
> > > the Jews have a host of legends based on the Bible that made me
> laugh.
> > >
> > > For example, Abraham in one legend is a sort of an ancient
Superman:
> > > with
> > > every step he takes, he covers seven leagues, and he has the
> strength
> > of
> > > several lions, boars, and oxen, etc., etc. I had to laugh when I
> read
> > > it.
> > > Kinda reminded me our Marvel supercomics.
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 9:38 PM
> > > Subject: Re: jokes from cp people
> > >
> > >
> > > > oh, yes, if we believe we are in the image of God and see all
> these
> > > people
> > > > with a sense of humor why do we believe God has no sense of
humor?
> > > >
> > > > i think of the story of Gideon. he was there hiding in the
> treshing
> > > floor
> > > > (cowering) hiding from the midionites and the angel appeared and
> > said
> > > "ho,
> > > > you might man of valor." such sarcasm. i don't know why most
> people
> > > don't
> > > > see it.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Michael H Collis
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Sent: 8/29/2002 7:49 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: jokes from cp people
> > > >
> > > > Ken, the story of Jonah in the bible is Jewish humor. We goyim
> > don't
> > > > see it, but it's there...
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Barber,
> Kenneth
> > L.
> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 3:24 PM
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: Re: jokes from cp people
> > > >
> > > > With me. It may be a sign of insanity. I find humor in so many
> > places
> > > > and
> > > > situations. Even in the bible I'll find things I think is funny
> and
> > > > people
> > > > just look at me laughing while reading the bible.
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