9/24/2008 What an incredible 10 days. I have so much to think about. I need to begin with notes I wrote: A butterfly flaps its wings one day in China 2 years later a gentle breeze wafts through Vasastan No one thinks of the butterfly No one appreciates its link to the breeze What next will move in a far away place they will never understand People who speak differently languages say the same thing. They move their hands the same way, they tilt their faces the same way, their syntax is so dissimilar; only the sound of the words and perhaps the position of the verbs change A Jew was marooned on an island. When he was rescued they found he had built 2 temples. Why did you build 2 temples? One I go to. The other i would never set foot in.” The Jews must have someone with whom to argue, even within their own. The reformed, conservative, and orthodox do not see themselves as belonging to one and even in Israel, the gift the Jews have given themselves, the ultra-orthodox can...
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