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Christianity, was the
one who convinced
the pope that the
books must be
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#22) According to
tradition, only one
bird refused to eat
from the Tree of
Knowledge — the
milham, also known
as the phoenix.
Consequently,
God gave the bird
eternal life. Every
thousand years, its
body shrinks and
forms a small egg,
from which it will
hatch again. This
strange creature, said
to be of a lovely pur-
ple with the head of
an alligator, had 12
angel-like wings that
could catch the flames
of the sun.

On the hearth a tiny fire burns And
r the house is warm.
And the rebbe teaches little children
To say the alephbet. Remember, chil-
dren, remember dear
ones, what you study
here.

#28) Throughout history,
rabbis have spent a
great deal of time consid
ering the actual color of
the sun. Some say it is
red, while others argue
that it is actually white
and that the red seen
coming from its rays at
sunset and sundown are
Former New Jersey Sena- reflections of the red
tor Bill Bradley
roses in the Garden of
Eden.

#29) They didn't have
Doppler Radar or mod-
ern forecasting tools, but
the rabbis of ancient
times did their best to
help predict the weather.
The Talmud contains
numerous accounts of
their discussions on how
to guarantee plenty of
Columnist William Safire
rain, especially during
times of planting and
#23) Joshua 10:12-
growing. It also has this bit of
: 14 recounts how the sun stood,
unmoving, so that the Israelites
advice, in Baba Batra 147a: "If the
first day of the Near Year is warm,
would have time enough to defeat
the Amorites.
all the year will be warm; if cold, all
the year will be cold."
#24) William Safire, born in 1921,
#30) The Torah makes mention of
not only is an influential columnist for
the New York Times, he used to be
the torch in Genesis 15:17. It was
used not only when great light was
a speech writer for President Richard
needed, but also in times of war as
M. Nixon.
a tool of destruction.
#25) A Sephardic tradition is to
burn torches or candles at the tradition-
#31) If you've wondered why Jews
al graves of famous Jewish leaders,
follow a lunar calendar, the answer
has to do with tradition. This tells us
such as King David.
that God planned that the sun
would provide special light for
#26) Records exist proving the exis-
Yaakov (Jacob), while the moon
tence, since the 9th century C.E., of
a Jewish community in the small town
would serve as a guide for Esau.
Then. He changed his mind, and
of Sunbat in southern Egypt.
the moon became Yaakov's. Since
#27) Probably the best-loved Yid-
Jews are the descendants of
Yaakov, the moon became the
1 dish song is Oyfn Pripischek, "On
The Hearth," which says:
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