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If It Itches
H
ave you known the "sorrow of
psoriasis"? Have you had the
hairs on your neck "stand up"
in a scary situa-
tion?
Recognize that
many of our physi-
cal reactions have
come to be aligned
with superstitions.
While you have
been attributing
your itchy eyes to
a bout of allergies,
you did not realize
that an itchy right
eye is said to fore-
Eye Opener
While on a trip to Israel, Rae Sharfman came
upon this sign of the times on the way to
visit Rachel's Tomb just outside Bethlehem
in the West Bank. Bethlehem was once full of
Christians but is now largely Muslim.
Sharfman
returned to West
Bloomfield Aug. 19
and felt the Detroit
Jewish community
should see the mes-
sage on the sign.
The picture was
taken not far from
the tomb's entrance.
"The walls to the
tomb are very high','
Sharfman told the
JN. "Its almost like driving in a tunnel with-
out a ceiling. You no longer need an escort to
go although you do go through a checkpoint.
A few soldiers are in the area. And there are
lots of people inside davening."
She added, "It's interesting that no Israelis
are allowed beyond that point, but lots of
Arab Palestinians are all over in Israel and
no bothers them. They feel safe as they
should.
"What would happen if a Jew with a kip-
pah ventured into the Palestinian Authority
area? We have seen results."
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tell a birth in the family. An itchy left one, tongue while eating, it could mean that
your dentures have slipped, that you are
a death.
eating too fast or that you have recently
Would you believe that an old cure
told a lie. Some also felt that a bitten
for a sty was thought to be standing at a
tongue indicated that someone was talk-
crossroads and saying, "Sty, sty, leave my
eye; take the next one coming by." (How is ing badly about you; you could bite your
sleeve to make them stop.
that for neighborliness!)
The most common itch is that of the
If the itch is on the ears, it means that
hands. An itchy left palm signifies that
people are speaking of you. Right, they are
money will be paid out; right, money is
speaking well. Left, they are speaking ill.
coming in.
An itchy nose? No it's not just a cold. It
If all this superstition has been
could suggest that you will have a quarrel
too much for you, the next time you
with someone, that you will be kissed by
see my column in print, call to mind
a fool, that you will get money soon or
Shakespeare's words: "By the pricking of
that a visitor is coming (right nostril, a
my thumbs, something wicked this way
female visitor; left one, a male.)
comes." I 1
If you should happen to bite your
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Jewish Thought On The Environment
"For six years, you shall sow your land and gather in its yield; but the
seventh year, you shall let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor of your
people may eat; and what they leave the wild animals may eat. You shall do
the same with your vineyard, and with your olive orchard."
—Exodus 23:10/11
"Finding God in nature" can be a deeply Jewish experience. This isn't some
"new age" fad. It's an ancient Jewish practice. Jewish liturgy is infused with
descriptions and images of nature as an expression and embodiment of
the Divine. Yet for more than a thousand years, Jews — even Judaism itself
—have been distant from nature.
Please contact Michigan Coalition on the Environment & Jewish Life for
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