Mon., Nov. 5, 2007 round-up of recent posts

• Innovations that simplify observance: The "Kosher Lamp" is an inordinately clever contraption based on a low-tech principle: Don't turn the light on or off on Shabbat, just hide it!
• Moderation in modesty: Either extreme—"nothing shows" or "anything goes"—results in shooting the knees-covered legs out from under those wishing to stake out a moderate position on the issue of modesty (tzniut) in dress.
• Avishag: Drafted for "mistresshood": Re Haftarat Chayyei Sarah, what kind of way is that to treat a human being?
• Is Purim in a frum neighborhood anything like this? Jack has an interesting post.
• Conducting business bilingually can lead to laughter, occasionally.
• Hot stuff :) My husband read this post before I published it and said, “You’re funny.” No wonder we’re still married after 30 years. :)
• A peek at a Reform prayer book: I found the (prayer book) class informative—but not necessarily in the manner that she had intended.
• My oh my, blueberry pie!!! Here’s a first for me: Blueberry pie at a kosher fleischig (meat) restaurant.