Odds & Ends
RIP Paddington Bear Author, Michael Bond
No, he wasn't Jewish, but Bond said the Paddington character was partially inspired by Jewish refugee children he had seen arriving at London's Reading train station during World War II. "I remember their labels round their necks...
In advance of the Men's Club trip to Yogi Berra field in July 18:
And finally... If you really want a bona fide exposure to what Kabbalah/Jewish mysticism and its central text, the Zohar, are really about, this article is a great introduction. It focuses on Rabbi Danny Matt, a colleague of mine, who has recently completed a decades'-long enterprise of translating the Zohar into English. His translation is at once scholarly, nuanced and loving.
Zohar's Translation Unlocks the Secrets of Jewish Mysticism in an Age of Extremism
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