tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post112294131322396114..comments2024-03-28T03:37:24.078-05:00Comments on Apikorsus Online: The Dragon's Fine, Thank You.elfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16271905313295544312noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123803920761464492005-08-11T18:45:00.000-05:002005-08-11T18:45:00.000-05:00Now why would you want to keep them on the head of...Now why would you want to keep them on the head of a pin? Out of room in the garage? dragicorns sound really cute, though, if a bit dangerous. (Sharp horn *and* fire-breathing?) I'd offer to bring them some cookies, but aaron and the kids ate them all. Have to go bake more...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123704391442721812005-08-10T15:06:00.000-05:002005-08-10T15:06:00.000-05:00I don't know if space will be a problem. How many...I don't know if space will be a problem. How many dragicorns can fit on the head of a pin?elf's DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562294407695041239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123383548954965842005-08-06T21:59:00.000-05:002005-08-06T21:59:00.000-05:00Wait - the IPU and a dragon live in elf's (non-exi...Wait - the IPU <I>and</I> a dragon live in <B>elf</B>'s (non-existant) garage? If they, y'know, get along really well, do we have to worship their children too?<BR/><BR/>BTW, we actually have a (shared) garage in our new building, so any dragicorn spawn are welcome to live at our place, if yours gets too crowded. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123242679654223612005-08-05T06:51:00.000-05:002005-08-05T06:51:00.000-05:00Well, oughtn't we give said doctoral student a han...Well, oughtn't we give said doctoral student a hand and provide more useful information of the care and feeding of Invisible Pink Unicorns?Maya Resnikoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251303621825787312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123204186177122262005-08-04T20:09:00.000-05:002005-08-04T20:09:00.000-05:00Somewhere ages and ages hence, some doctoral stude...Somewhere ages and ages hence, some doctoral student is going to do a very serious dissertation on early-21st-century worship of the Invisible Pink Unicorn.fleurdelis28https://www.blogger.com/profile/02941451047389484323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123194986986689032005-08-04T17:36:00.000-05:002005-08-04T17:36:00.000-05:00The article says that the IPU (blessed be her hoov...The article says that the IPU (blessed be her hooves) likes raisin bread and pineapple pizza.elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271905313295544312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123182445664742392005-08-04T14:07:00.000-05:002005-08-04T14:07:00.000-05:00The Invisible Pink Unicorn prefers oats.The <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_pink_unicorn" REL="nofollow">Invisible Pink Unicorn</A> prefers oats.M-nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544559966559522003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123172654982940292005-08-04T11:24:00.000-05:002005-08-04T11:24:00.000-05:00Seasonal fruit and whole grains. Duh.Seasonal fruit and whole grains. Duh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123129137441143752005-08-03T23:18:00.001-05:002005-08-03T23:18:00.001-05:00tofu salad?tofu salad?elf's DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562294407695041239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123129127082045992005-08-03T23:18:00.000-05:002005-08-03T23:18:00.000-05:00Well, then what are you going to feed the dragon? ...Well, then what are you going to feed the dragon? health food?elf's DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562294407695041239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123086267432808822005-08-03T11:24:00.000-05:002005-08-03T11:24:00.000-05:00Sounds like it's time for a dragon nutrition holy ...Sounds like it's time for a dragon nutrition holy war! ;Pfleurdelis28https://www.blogger.com/profile/02941451047389484323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123084081134706492005-08-03T10:48:00.000-05:002005-08-03T10:48:00.000-05:00elf's DH: It's not so easy to keep cookies handy. ...elf's DH: It's not so easy to keep cookies handy. They tend to disappear...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123083460672184132005-08-03T10:37:00.000-05:002005-08-03T10:37:00.000-05:00mis-nagid: I'm not sure I even know what it means ...mis-nagid: I'm not sure I even know what it means to be "Reconstructionist." Kaplan himself never left the Conservative movement, even while his followers were creating the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. His ideas seem to have had a profound impact on the Conservative and Reform movements, but I don't think that makes them "Reconstructionist." (Or, maybe it does...)<BR/><BR/>DH and I daven with a Conservative minyan, but we have close ties to the local Modern Orthodox community, partly because our mode of observance is roughly in keeping with its standards. I don't think I'd fare very well in a typical Reconstructionist community because of my observance level, and because I find the Reconstructionist liturgy aesthetically distasteful. In principle, though, my approach to Judaism is more or less "Reconstructionist."<BR/><BR/>To the rest of you: My dragon eats cookies and milk. Wanna make something of it?elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271905313295544312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123070655270356002005-08-03T07:04:00.000-05:002005-08-03T07:04:00.000-05:00Cookies and milk? How Christian. The Jewish Drag...Cookies and milk? How Christian. The Jewish Dragon preferes a cup of wine on the seder table.M-nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544559966559522003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123064833950041942005-08-03T05:27:00.000-05:002005-08-03T05:27:00.000-05:00OK - but I didn't realize that dragons ate cookies...<I>OK - but I didn't realize that dragons ate cookies and milk, either. ;)</I><BR/><BR/>Ooh! This could be the first denominational difference in invisible-dragon-care.fleurdelis28https://www.blogger.com/profile/02941451047389484323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123046659913503022005-08-03T00:24:00.000-05:002005-08-03T00:24:00.000-05:00Always keep cookies handy. You never know when yo...Always keep cookies handy. You never know when you're going to need them.elf's DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562294407695041239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123027136908278722005-08-02T18:58:00.000-05:002005-08-02T18:58:00.000-05:00(Please, spare me the observation that I don't hav...<I>(Please, spare me the observation that I don't have a garage.)</I><BR/><BR/>OK - but I didn't realize that dragons ate cookies and milk, either. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123019565649860782005-08-02T16:52:00.000-05:002005-08-02T16:52:00.000-05:00BTW, R' Kaplan may be tough to read, but he's got ...BTW, R' Kaplan may be tough to read, but he's got <I>nothing</I> on R' Soloveitchik. Reading Halakhic Man or The Lonely Man of Faith is like chewing gravel.M-nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544559966559522003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1123018365843904442005-08-02T16:32:00.000-05:002005-08-02T16:32:00.000-05:00"My impression, though, is that Kaplan did believe..."<I>My impression, though, is that Kaplan did believe in some sort of God, just not a very traditional one.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Kaplan did not have one opinion his entire life. He seemed to vacillate between some variant of Deism, Agnosticism and Atheism. Any impression you get of his thoughts should be credited with the time he thought them.<BR/><BR/>"<I>Kaplan's writing style isn't very interesting to read.</I>"<BR/><BR/>"Folkways" was cutting edge stuff back then :-).<BR/><BR/>"<I>It takes a really long time to plod through it.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Guilty as charged. I'm still making my way through my copy.<BR/><BR/>"<I>the larger complex that Mordecai Kaplan called the "evolving religious civilization" of the Jewish people.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Does that mean you're a Reconstructionist, or do you just utilize some of Rabbi Kaplan's ideas?M-nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544559966559522003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1122996714562969542005-08-02T10:31:00.000-05:002005-08-02T10:31:00.000-05:00Hence "in my own way." When I say "Judaism," I do...Hence "in my own way." When I say "Judaism," I don't mean the particular conception of contemporary Orthodoxy, but the larger complex that Mordecai Kaplan called the "evolving religious civilization" of the Jewish people. When I speak of my "commitment," I mean that the themes and language of Jewish literature and history are integral to the way I conceive and talk about the world, and <I>halakhah</I> is integral to the way I live my life (even if I don't observe it perfectly).elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271905313295544312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1122974119704925082005-08-02T04:15:00.000-05:002005-08-02T04:15:00.000-05:00How can you be "deeply commited" to Judaism, and d...How can you be "deeply commited" to Judaism, and doubt the first of the ten commandments? If you want to rephrase that to you are deeply commited to the "practical obsevence", I'll understand.Dovidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974832521772141275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1122953867164990082005-08-01T22:37:00.000-05:002005-08-01T22:37:00.000-05:00Yeah, it is my fault. Lemme think of how to write...Yeah, it is my fault. Lemme think of how to write this nicely: Kaplan's writing style isn't very interesting to read. It takes a really long time to plod through it. <BR/><BR/>I haven't gotten up to the theology part yet...elf's DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562294407695041239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1122951075562679062005-08-01T21:51:00.000-05:002005-08-01T21:51:00.000-05:00At this rate, it should only take DH another 5 yea...At this rate, it should only take DH another 5 years or so to finish <I>Judaism as a Civilization</I>. Then I can read it.<BR/><BR/>My impression, though, is that Kaplan did believe in some sort of God, just not a very traditional one.elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271905313295544312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388344.post-1122947501059712162005-08-01T20:51:00.000-05:002005-08-01T20:51:00.000-05:00You should also read up on Kaplan, he basically be...You should also read up on Kaplan, he basically believed in judaism, but not God.spotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095058195682524968noreply@blogger.com