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FOF author & private investigator, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, is giving away her entire collection of 10 juicy reads (retail value: $150)! Carolina's newest book, Magnolia, is "a departure from the mystery series" and delves into the erotica genre. We can't wait to read it!
Want to win this sensational set of novels? Comment below by answering the question: Which of Carolina's books do you want to read the most, and why? 1 FOF will win.
How old are you?
I'm 63 years old (but I certainly don't feel it)!
Where are you originally from and where do you live now?
I was born in Havana, Cuba, and now I live in the South Beach area of Miami Beach, Florida.
How did you get started in writing?
I was a double major as an undergraduate in college- History and Political Science- and those subjects required a great deal of research as well as writing papers. To make some money, I helped my fellow students write their papers.
How and when did you first get published?
My first book, Bloody Waters, was published by G.P. Putnam's sons in February 1996. I was fortunate that Elizabeth Ziemska, my literary agent, sent the manuscript to Cindy Spiegel, an editor there, and she purchased it–along with a second book in the series that I had yet to write– in four days.
Where do you get your inspiration?
Although I've been a licensed private investigator in Florida for over 25 years, I'm legally prohibited from writing about any of my cases. What I can do, though, is take bits and pieces from cases and mix them up so I don't violate any confidentiality. Living in Miami always gives me inspiration, too!
Why would FOF women enjoy reading your books?
Very few individuals have the opportunity to meet a real private investigator, so reading mystery books written by a woman who is one gives them credibility. I have three grown daughters and a new granddaughter, so I am tuned into the female view of the world.
What is your newest book?
Magnolia is the story of a 22-year old woman, Magnolia Larson, originally from a conservative, Catholic family from Minneapolis, who suddenly finds herself stranded and penniless in Miami. She is approached by a female sports agent who offers her a lucrative job as a type of "sports geisha" to elite athletes.
What personal experiences have you incorporated into your writing?
I was born in Cuba, and most, if not all, of my books incorporate some aspects of my beloved island in them. Although I am grateful that this great country took us in, the fact that my family had to flee Cuba, leaving everything behind, is an open wound. The tragedy of Cuba has never really been told, as it is still ongoing. I don't moralize in my books, but I try to educate my readers about Cuba and the sadness that permeates Cuban exiles as they think of their homeland.
Why do you like to write?
Although I cope reasonably well in the "real" world, I am truly happy in a world of my own creation. I enjoy telling stories and inventing scenarios. When my daughters were children, I would make up stories that would go on for weeks. Every night, I would create a new chapter. None of us, myself included, ever knew what was going to happen next.
Want win this sensational set of novels? Comment below by answering the question: Which of Carolina's books do you want to read the most, and why? 1 FOF will win.
1 FOF will win. (See official rules, here.) Contest closes September 20, 2013 at midnight E.S.T. Contest limited to residents of the continental U.S.COMMENTS (38)
I'd like to start with Bloody Waters because I always like to start at the beginning.
I love reading mystery novels and am always looking to find new authors! Whether I win her set of books or not I will give one a try! Best of luck on your continued success!
Magnolia becausse it sounds so intriguing!
I have never read an erotica book so it would be " Magnalia"
I would love to read A MIRACLE IN PARADISE. It sounds so intriguing with the nuns, Cuba, The Blessed Virgin's tears and trying to solve murders on top of everything else in this community!!!!
This is a difficult question. Magnolia sound exciting – who doesn't love sex and sports (or sexy sports)? However, Ms. Garcia-Aguilera's Bloody series sounds both entertaining and educational. As a child of the Cuban Crisis, I have always been intrigued by they mysterious and banned island. I'd love to read the series, and will probably go out and buy it if I'm not the lucky winner!!
Starting at the beginning with Bloody Waters sounds like the best way.
the newest, sounds spicy!!
Since so many authors start their writing careers collecting rejection slips, I would like to start with her first book: It must have been amazing. Then, I would like to follow up with sequential books and see the progress in her writing
I already recieve them thanks so much!
Perhaps I would start with Luck of the Draw. Carolina is a new author to me but mysteries are some of my favorite books. She sounds like an exciting person and that trait often carries over in writings. If I should win, I will pass the books along to my two sisters and my grand daughter. That is what we do……..share good reading.
I have always been fascinated by CUBA. I have always wanted to visit there because when I was young in the late 1960s I heard a missionary speak about CUBA. She had lived in Cuba many years, loved the people and told fascinating stories about her life there. She had never married, had all these adventures I could dream of. She knew she would never return because of her advancing age and government ban.
I am fascinated by the history and the beauty of Cuba.
My favorite LITERATURE GENRE IS MYSTERY, I LOVE FEMALE INVESTIGATORS and WOULD ENJOY READING ABOUT CUBA. BLOODY WATERS WOULD BE A GOOD START TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
Although I'd like to start at the beginning, with Bloody waters. I do love mysteries. But A Miracle in Paradise sure sounds intriging too.
I would be excited to win any of her books. My favorite genre is Mystery books, I am fascinated by CUBA, love the idea of women investigators.
I was a bit titillated by the descriptions of Magnolia so might start with that one.
The love of a Mystery read from the view of a women – yes I so want to win these books.
I admit, I have never read one of Carolina's books. Now I am so intigued by Carolina's profile information, that I widh to start by reading her first book. IF I win the set, I will read and pass on all the books to our university's women center.
I have just recently became aware of the books and how great they are…therefore I would like Bloody Waters just to start off….thanks
I would most like to read "Bloody Waters" because it is her first book. Hopefully it will inspire me to continue writing novels!
Bloody Waters, because I have not had the good fortune to read Carolina's books before and want to start at the very first and continue on the mystery journey from there. I love a great mystery so can't wait to delve into hers!
I most want to read Magnolia – just because the front cover is great! Women's bikinis are pictured everywhere, but an athletic supporter?
I would love to start with Bloody Waters. The very first book. I like to start with the beginning especially when they are series.
I'd love to read Magnolia. but the other books she has written as well.
I, too, would like to start at the beginning if I had the whole set but am definitely going to look into this author.
Mysteries are my favorite genre and this series sounds interesting! Thanks for the giveaway. I think I'd like to begin at the beginning with Bloody Waters
As a voracious reader the thought of winning all of those books fills me with excitement. The newest book really interests me because it is a departure in genre for the author. I can't wait to read Magnolia.
her first book bloody waters so you can get a feel of the author and her stories.
I guess I'd have to start at the beginning — experience has told me that even if the books sort-of stand alone, knowing who the main characters are helps. I'm always looking for new series!
I love reading mystery stories, but these books intrigues me specially as the "erotic" sense is part of it. The combination sounds exciting and a must venture into happy reading!
I would love to read them all, beginning with Bloody Waters and followed by Magnolia. Then I'll read the remainder of the mystery group. I love a strong, smart female protagonist.
I would love to visit Miami and, of course, I have this totally romanticized image of the entire city. I would love to read any one of Carolina's books but I might actually like to begin with Magnolia because it deals with a woman not originally from Miami.
Magnolia, of course. I always want to read what's newest in print at the book store.
Bloody Waters, the beginning.
Bloody Waters sounds very interesting. I would love to read mysteries written by a former private investigator; they are bound to be more factually grounded than many "women's mysteries," which seem to equate finding true love with solving crimes.
I'd like to read her first book, Bloody Waters
Luck of the Draw because it sounds like a fun book
I love the cover of "Magnolia" – catches the eye for sure.
But when there is a series,I try to always start with the first book, just so the rest of them make more sense.
I love the Lupe Solano mystery series…I read one and wish to read all the rest…….
Magnolia- This book sounds good. A sports "geisha". I wonder what all that would entail. I am intrigued.


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Artist: Karl Stjernberg
What is your role within Rocksteady?
I'm a 3D props artist.
How long have you worked at Rocksteady?
I have worked here since November 2008, which makes it almost three years.
What made you want to work here?
I was studying 3d graphics in Sweden and part of the course was to become an intern at a games company. I had only heard a few things about Batman : Arkham Asylum and only seen a few screenshots from it in various magazines, but what I had seen made me really interested and I thought it would be fun to work on things connected to the Batman universe.
What is your day to day like?
Normally my days start with a big cup of strong coffee. After that I check my schedule and boot up 3d studio max and start working on making some sweet assets. I sit next to some really good friends of mine, so we normally chat about random stuff, joke around and give each other feedback on what we are working on at the moment.
Describe Arkham City
It's a really dark, hostile and oppressive place where the guards are even more messed up than the inmates. Seeing as I have worked on Batman : Arkham City for the full length of the project, I have seen it go from just an idea to an actual place where you can fly around and kick peoples asses.
If you could share anything about your experience working on the game, what would it be?
It has been a pretty awesome experience, especially seeing as this is my first job in the industry. Since I'm a prop artist, I get to make a LOT of different stuff, ranging from just simple boxes to massive signs, weapons and statues. The variety keeps me from feeling I'm doing the same thing over and over again, which is really important for your creative process.
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Acts 25:1-12
1 Three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2 Then the chief priests and the leaders of the Jews presented their case against Paul to him; and they appealed, 3 asking him to do them a favor against Paul, that he might summon him to Jerusalem. They were preparing an ambush along the road to kill him. 4 However, Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to go there shortly. 5 "Therefore," he said, "let the men of authority among you go down with me and accuse him, if there is any wrong in this man."
6 When he had spent not more than eight or 10 days among them, he went down to Caesarea. The next day, seated at the judge's bench, he commanded Paul to be brought in. 7 When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him and brought many serious charges that they were not able to prove, 8 while Paul made the defense that, "Neither against the Jewish law, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I sinned at all."
9 Then Festus, wanting to do a favor for the Jews, replied to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, there to be tried before me on these charges?"
10 But Paul said: "I am standing at Caesar's tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as even you can see very well. 11 If then I am doing wrong, or have done anything deserving of death, I do not refuse to die, but if there is nothing to what these men accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"
12 After Festus conferred with his council, he replied, "You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you will go!"
Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Holman CSB®, and HCSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.
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Key Verse(s)
Paul made the defense that, "I have done nothing wrong against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."
—Acts 25:8
Sovereign in All Circumstances
Imagine being in prison for two years on false accusations, seemingly forgotten, kept there by a leader hoping for a bribe and looking to gain political capital by using you as leverage. In addition, imagine there are people determined to get rid of you, either by slandering and lying about you or worst ending your life.
Sounds like a pretty hopeless place to be.
This was Paul's predicament while imprisoned in Caesarea under Governor Felix. He was arrested under fabricated accusations by Jewish religious leaders trying desperately to end his life. From all sides, Paul was attacked and yet he did nothing wrong.
The Jewish leaders in this story illustrate the hardness of the fallen human heart. They were the leaders of Israel—the chosen nation. They were people of the Abrahamic covenant, people who knew the Lord's mercy and grace throughout the generations.
Yet, despite their knowledge and privileges, they had killed Jesus, the Anointed One. And they were intent on murdering God's servant, Paul.
When men stubbornly refuse to submit to God's truth, they eliminate it from their lives. The light exposes the evil deeds they don't want to face. Rather than coming to the light in faithful submission and repentance, they try to snuff it out so they can continue to live as they want.
Through the new Governor Festus, the leaders saw another attempt to get at Paul.
Satan will stop at nothing to oppose those who serve the Lord and preach the gospel. He used the religious leaders on one side and Festus on the other. It seemed his evil forces had Paul hemmed in to the point of ineffectiveness, but neither enemy was a problem for God to dispose of when they opposed His purpose for Paul.
Through this, Paul wasn't fearful, confused, or frustrated because he knew God was working behind the scenes to protect him and use him according to His purpose. Paul knew God was setting him up to share the gospel with some of the most influential leaders in Rome and Israel. And he had the witnessing opportunity of a lifetime.
Many times the greatest opportunities for ministry come to us disguised as frustrating and confusing circumstances where we feel restricted from reaching our goals. If we view those circumstances from a human point of view, we'll be discouraged and miss the opportunity for ministry. But if we trust God, who's in control of every circumstance, He can use us in mighty ways for His glory.
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Nothing fries my bacon like bottled water, and the worst part is I'm not sure who to get mad at. I cringe when I read press releases from progressive, well-managed public water and wastewater utilities justifying a rate increase. Let's put aside the age-old debate of whether or not rates should be raised annually because that's not the issue. No matter how well-written, thoughtful, complete, and reasonable the explanation, someone's going to complain.
This, of course, is the same person who doesn't think twice about paying God knows how much more for virtually the same product at a store. But that product is packaged in lightweight, convenient plastic. He may feel a twinge of guilt but silently pats himself on the back for recycling the bottle, probably unaware that the enormous expenditure of resources that makes the package possible — the petroleum, the manufacturing, the bottling process, the labeling, the shipping — isn't even necessary. We can always just look around for the nearest drinking fountain when we're thirsty.
But that water is manufactured and delivered by the public sector, which by definition is incapable of providing a similar-quality product. As we all know, the private sector never squanders resources or behaves unethically (insert sarcasm). If my local water utility's raising rates again, it's because government is corrupt and has once again mismanaged resources and didn't know what it was doing to begin with. Besides, the groundwater it draws from is polluted — not like the bottled product's source water.
The United States is the world's largest consumer of bottled water. We drink almost 28 gallons per person each year. We'll pay anywhere from 39 cents to $1.25 for 16.9 ounces of bottled water. That translates to $2.95 to $10.01/gallon.
Is that what your operation charges?
Americans say water's more important than any other service: electricity, heat, the Internet, and cell phones. They say (according to a recent survey by pump manufacturer Xylem Inc.) they'd stomach an 11% rate increase to fix pipes and other water infrastructure to stop losing 2 trillion gallons of clean water every year. That's $5.4 billion annually to repair, replace, and/or rehabilitate broken and leaking assets: four times the federal allocation for drinking water programs.
How on earth did we get ourselves into this absurd situation?
Is the private sector that much better at marketing a brand? Because their product isn't a better value on any level: monetarily or socially.
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By Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld
Vayishlach, 5773
As Yaakov is preparing to meet his brother Esav and he is afraid of what his wicked brother might do, the Torah tells us that Yaakov brings his eleven children across the river to meet Esav (Genesis 32:23).
Rashi citing the Midrash immediately notices that Yaakov has not eleven children, but twelve. Rashi asks: "Vedinah heichan haytah? Where was Dinah?" Rashi answers:
He put her into a box and locked her in, so that Esav would not set eyes on her. Therefore, Jacob was punished for withholding her from his brother- because perhaps she would cause him to improve his ways-and she fell into the hands of Shechem. [Rashi 32:23, from Gen. Rabbah 75:9]
According to Rashi, Yaakov was punished for locking Dinah in a box. On the one hand our sympathies are with Yaakov. After all, he was worried that she would fall into the hands and influence of the wicked Esav. But on the other hand, we learn from this incident that by locking Dinah in a box, Yaakov protected her from Esav, but exposed her to the wicked Shechem.
The lesson of Rashi is clear: one cannot protect someone by locking that person in a box.
Having been locked in a box, Dinah was totally unprepared to deal with the wicked people of the world.
After the box incident, we next hear about Dinah when the Torah tells us:
Vatetzei Dinah bat Leah…lirot beivnot ha-aretz. Vayar otah shechem…vayikach otah, vayishkav otah, vayeanehah. Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to look about among the daughters of the land. And Shechem the son of Hamor, the Hivvite, the prince of the land, saw her, and he took her, lay with her, and violated her. (34:1-2)
Although Shechem is the villain of the story, Rashi tells us that Dinah too acted inappropriately.
The daughter of Leah: And not the daughter of Jacob? However, because of her going out she was called the daughter of Leah, since she (Leah) too was in the habit of going out. (34:1)
Having been locked in a box, Dinah became a yatzanit, a girl who goes out inappropriately. She went out to see the daughters of the land and in the end Shechem assaults her sexually.
Thus, Rashi draws for us a direct line between the act of Dinah being placed in a box and her going out. In the end, her time being locked up in the box did not protect her but actually increased her vulnerability.
This midrashic interpretation of the Dinah story has been on my mind this week in the context of a recent incident regarding Kol Ishah that happened in a Jewish school.
The school's position on this issue reminded me that it is important for our shul to have a discussion about the topic of Kol Ishah. I want to explain why our pesak differs from the current pesak of the school.
What is the prohibition of Kol Ishah? How has it been interpreted by our rabbis?
The Talmud (Berachot, 24a) records the following statement:
Amar Shemuel: Kol beishah ervah she-neemar ki kolech arev umaerikh naveh. Shemuel taught: The voice of a woman is a sexual stimulant since it states, 'for your voice is sweet and your face is comely' (Shir Hashirim, 2:14).
This statement is left without further explanation in that Talmudic passage. But another Talmudic text (Kiddushin 70a) implies that the concern is not for the singing voice of a woman but for a speaking voice in an inappropriate context of conversing with a married woman.
In an important article on this topic Rabbi Saul Berman argues that most medieval authorities (rishonim) did not interpret the statement of Shemuel as a blanket prohibition on women singing in the presence of men, but as a prohibition on either a bar to the recitation of Shema while hearing a woman sing, or to exchanging warm greetings with married women, or both of those concerns. (See Saul Berman, "Kol 'Isha," 54.)
Nevertheless, many later authorities did view it as a blanket prohibition against a man hearing a woman sing. These later authorities form the basis for a pesak that limits people today from hearing a woman sing, no matter the context.
Yet, recently two rabbis in Israel who I admire a great deal: Rav David Bigman, Rosh Yeshiva of Maaleh Gilboa (where I studied), and Rav Moshe Lichtenstein, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, have both independently written that the prohibition of Kol Ishah should be understood in a much more limited fashion.
Their opinions are based upon the writings of great medieval authorities like Raviah, Mordechai, Tosafot Ri, and even in the writings of some modern day chareidi rabbis like the Sereidi Eish and Chazon Ish. (Rav Bigman's responsum can be seen here:http://www.jewishideas.org/rabbi-david-bigman/new-analysis-kol-bisha-erva; Rav Lichtenstein's was published in Techumin 32, 5772, and was shown to me by R. Dov Zakheim. The relevance of the Chazon Ish for a permissive pesak can be seen in R. Berman's article, p. 65.)
Here is what Rav Bigman writes:
There is no prohibition whatsoever of innocent singing; rather, only singing intended for sexual stimulation, or flirtatious singing, is forbidden. Although this distinction is not explicit in the early rabbinic sources, it closely fits the character of the prohibition as described in different contexts in the Talmud and the Rishonim, and it is supported by the language of the Rambam, the Tur, and the Shulchan Arukh.
Q: We have a practice in our school, in ceremonies organized for various events, that a female student sings as part of the ceremony. Is this practice halakhically acceptable?
A: The issue of "Kol B'Isha Erva" (the voice of a woman is nakedness) is discussed extensively in many contexts, mainly in the responsa of the great rabbinic figures of the past generation. Even, so this issue has not been discussed in relation to communities that already have an established practice of leniency and allowance of women to sing publicly.
After carefully reading the opinions of Rav Bigman and Rav Lichtenstein, I feel strongly that their opinion on this matter is one that our shul should embrace as an ideal approach for our spiritual community. (I also want to invite people to study this issue with me in depth on Thursday evenings beginning in January.)
There are three concerns that I fear for our spiritual community if we don't follow the path advocated by Rabbis Bigman and Lichtenstein:
First we run the very real risk of drowning out a girl's spiritual voice and thereby turning her away from traditional Judaism.
We alluded to the fact that Dinah's actions after being locked in a box were seen as rebellious. Vatetzei Dinah, means that Dinah went out inappropriately. Ironically, in a commentary to this passage, the Torah Temimah draws our attention to another instance in the Torah where it says vatetzei: "Vatikach Miriam haneviah…vatetzenah kol hanashim acharenah…Miriam, the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women came out after her with timbrels and with dances" (Exodus 16:20). These women who Miriam led were on such a great spiritual level that they took their own musical instruments from Egypt in anticipation of being able to praise Hashem properly.
Miriam and her followers were on the highest possible spiritual level and they reached that level through music. We need to allow our daughters the space and place to attain that level if they so desire.
For many girls music and singing is a spiritual outlet. By denying girls the opportunity to perform in school plays and sing in spiritual settings within their spiritual community we are limiting their ability to succeed spiritually and potentially turning them away from our Torah.
This was indeed part of the reasoning of R. Yehiel Weinberg (1884-1966, Sereidi Aish, vol. 2 #8) who issued a radical ruling allowing boys and girls to sing Shabbat zemirot together: "In countries like Germany and France, women would feel disgraced and see it as a deprivation of their rights if we prohibited them from joining in the rejoicing over the Sabbath by singing zemirot. This is obvious to anyone familiar with the character of the women in these countries. The prohibition could drive women away from religion, God forbid." (Cited by Berman, 64.)
Several people have told me that they have great spiritual difficulties in not being able to sing. So too, multiple people shared with me that a prohibitive approach to Kol Ishah is a major factor in whether or not they would send their own children to an Orthodox day school.
If we deny the girls of our community the ability to express themselves through song, we run the very real risk of allowing them to be serenaded by an alternative influence that is truly dangerous.
Another midrash cited by Torah Temimah says: Shechem measef menagnim bachutz kedei she-al yedei zeh tetzei Dinah, Shechem gathered musicians outside Dinah's home and as a consequence Dinah went out of her home.
Amazingly, the midrash is teaching us that Dinah left her home because she was enticed by the music of Shechem. We should encourage our girls to sing in the context of Torah lest they run to hear the music of Shechem!
A second concern that we should have is not only what drowning out the voices of girls will do to the spiritual advancement of the girls, but also what message it teaches the boys.
This point was forcefully made by Rav Lichtenstein. He argues that if we are stringent in the area of Kol Ishah then we are accepting upon ourselves a "stringency that will lead to a leniency."
He argues (based upon the Talmud) that a human being is in part a physical animal and in part a spiritual entity. By teaching the boys and men that girls are such erotic creatures that it is impossible to have an encounter with them that is not erotic (which is actually the simple reading of the one Talmudic text that refers to kol ishah in Kiddushin that is conveniently ignored by most who are stringent about a woman's singing voice), we are in fact reinforcing the notion that our spiritual personality cannot rise above our physical nature.
The hyper erotic educational message that we are sending is a depressing one as it seems to go against what our tradition teaches us in other places; namely, that the spiritual can overcome the physical.
A lenient ruling in the area of Kol Ishah is thus an important educational tool for all of our children. It is lenient in the area of Kol Ishah, but actually stringent in the area of what we expect spiritually from the people of our community. We are saying that we are ultimately spiritual being and not purely physical animals.
And a third concern is that by focusing on the formal prohibition of Kol Ishah we are acting hypocritically and ignoring the more salient factor of not who is singing, but the context in which the singing is taking place.
Although this opinion is generally ignored in actual practice, Sefer Hasidim (early 13th c., Germany) writes that just like a man cannot hear a woman's voice, so too, a woman should not hear the voice of a man (ve-hu hadin lishah she-lo tishmah kol ish, Bologna, 614).
The community message should be consistent and emphasize what the gemara is really concerned about.
Our ever-constant focus on the fact that it is a woman singing causes us to ignore the real issue. The underlying issue is not a woman singing or a man singing, but licentiousness and flirtatiousness. These are the activities that our tradition is strongly discouraging.
Licentiousness can be found in women singing and men singing. Instead of teaching the boys and girls that the voice of a girl or woman singing innocuous words is sexually seductive, we should teach them to make the right choices in life about what is inappropriate and appropriate context and behavior. This type of cultural inappropriateness is far too present in all of our lives and we should focus on it. But by focusing on merely whether or not a woman is singing all we are doing is distracting ourselves from the real issue.
An in depth study of the parameters of Kol Ishah can teach us many things which will help all of us to grow spiritually. A careful study of the issue will show us that the ideal approach for our community is not to drown out the voices of women, but to allow them to be heard within the context of Halachic parameters. Such an approach is not merely an ex post facto (bediavad) allowance, but a lechatchilah approach that is entirely consistent with halakhah and our worldview.
Since 2004 Shmuel Herzfeld has been the Rabbi of Ohev Sholom--The National Synagogue, the oldest Orthodox synagogue in Washington, DC. This D'var Torah has been reprinted with permission from his website.


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In December when I decided to do the study abroad program, I tried to get my mom to commit to coming over to visit me in Italy. She said she'd love to, but wasn't sure if it would work out.
However, after the events of the past month, my mom decided that she really couldn't be away from me for that long and finally booked a plane ticket for the third week of my trip. On Thursday, along with her escort, the lovely Bob, she arrived in Florence. It was so wonderful to see her on my apartment doorstep—I can't even tell you.
Limoncello Gelato? Si, per favore!
The beauty of study abroad trips is that they've already been planned. You don't have to worry about planning side excursions, booking trains or looking up the ferry schedule. It's already been done. However, a consequence of this is that I don't always pay total attention to what we're doing next. So this week I was delightfully surprised at the wonderful weekend I spent in Sorrento and Capri.


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Roger's "jarring juxtapositions"—unfinished cypress flooring installed on the wall around the fireplace and woven shades paired with elegant wool curtains—balance the living room's traditional aspects with casual flair. Blue wool curtain fabric is from F. Schumacher & Co. Shades are from Hunter Douglas.
Walls in the den were upholstered to camouflage dated pine paneling.
Roger bought the etchings of Florence, Italy, at a yard sale. "I love etchings and drawings without color," says Roger. "They can move easily from room to room."
Roger based his decorative wall treatment (he drew it himself) in the hall on a de Gournay wallpaper he used for a client's project. "I was snowed in and had nothing else to do," he laughs. "So I just started drawing."
Bronze-lacquered walls set off chartreuse taffeta curtains in the dining room. "I love the contrast between the taffeta, the lacquered walls, and the sisal rug," says Roger.
Cabinets in the kitchen are a color not easily defined. "They're sort of a yellow-green-gray-putty color," laughs Roger. "Those colors you can't describe in one word are the best colors. Everyone sees them the way they want to."
For a "continuation of color," Roger chose taffeta curtains that are the same shade of blue as the ceiling. Curtain fabric is from Robert Allen with Samuel & Sons trim.
Walls in the study off the master bedroom are the same pale blue as the ceiling. Trim was painted a darker shade of blue for contrast. The desk and sofa are from Hickory Chair.
"I like to use punctuations of white," notes Roger. "White mats on the artwork, white architectural details, white accessories, white dining room chairs—it's important to use enough so that it looks intentional."
The Williamsburg-style brick house was built in 1970. A wooded lot and creative landscaping add privacy from the busy street.
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Cringeworthy '70s-era decor didn't stop a couple from transforming this house with flair.
For a "continuation of color," Roger chose taffeta curtains that are the same shade of blue as the ceiling. Curtain fabric is from Robert Allen with Samuel & Sons trim.
Drapery ("Kerala"/Arctic): Robert Allen, 800/333-3777, robertallendesign.com.
Trim ("2-inch Chambord Braid" #977-17536): Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, samuelandsons.com.
Bed (custom, antique kneeling bench with upholstered bed frame); coverlet (Belle Epoque): owner's collection.
Bed linens: Restoration Hardware, 800/910-9836, restorationhardware.com.
Euro sham ("Judith"/Sage #WF155-001, by Winhall Collection, discontinued): Scalamandré, 800/932-4361, scalamandre.com.
Green blanket: Pottery Barn, 800/922-5507, potterybarn.com.
Chest: antique.
Bedside table ("Bureau" #GUS040): Chelsea Textiles Ltd., 212/319-5804, chelseatextiles.com.
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Chair fabric: canvas.
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Wall paint ("Newport Tint" #6891-1); ceiling paint ("Limpet Shell" #7064-1); trim paint ("Soft Antique White" #6914-1): Porter Paints, 800/332-6270, porterpaints.com.


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CALUMET CITY | State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, and two of his legislative colleagues whose districts include portions of the south suburbs plan to introduce a resolution Friday that says Sears should give back financial perks the state approved for the retailer two years ago to help maintain an Illinois presence.
Those perks included more than $100 million in assorted tax benefits. The Legislature acted when Sears Holding Corp. talked of moving its corporate headquarters from northwest suburban Hoffman Estates.
Since receiving those perks from Illinois in December 2011, Sears has laid off workers at its corporate offices and announced the closing of more than a hundred stores across the country.
But Jones admits he is most upset by the move Sears announced earlier this year to close its store at River Oaks Shopping Center. That store, which has been in existence since 1966, is an anchor of the shopping mall that is a dominant portion of Calumet City's economy.
Jones, who also serves as an alderman in Calumet City, told his municipal colleagues that he and state Reps. Elgie Sims and Marcus Evans Jr. will introduce the resolution on Friday.
Calling Sears' conduct "an egregious act," Jones said, "we want (Sears) to give the money back."
He said the closing of the Calumet City Sears store particularly bothers him because it means the loss of 164 jobs locally.
Sears officials were not available Thursday night to comment on Jones' legislative threat.
But Mayor Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush was sympathetic to Jones' intentions. "Calumet City supported Sears for decades, and now they're walking away from us," she said.
Jones acknowledged his resolution is a symbolic act that makes a statement but would have no binding authority over Sears.
"I don't know if we'll get any money back," he said, adding he'd like to see the Illinois attorney general's office look into the issue to see if any laws were violated by the retailer.
"I don't know where this process will end up," Jones said.


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What Is it About Men That They're Committing These Horrible Massacres?
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This past year, 24-year-old James Holmes opened fire in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado shooting 71 people. Twelve people died. Holmes had a history of soliciting prostitutes. One of the women he'd bought sex from claimed that he was aggressive, controlling, and violent with her, grabbing her hair and holding her wrists and hands so tightly that she was left with bruises. The Aurora shooting reignited the gun control debate. Some looked to violence in the media as a factor, while others pointed out that Holmes was mentally ill.
A thousand conversations. None of them about men.
As we are all aware at this point, 27 people were shot and killed in Newtown, CT on December 14th. The gunman, Adam Lanza, killed his mother first, before driving to Sandy Hook elementary school, where he proceeded to take the lives of 26 students and employees before killing himself. Some have speculated that Lanza suffered from mental illness. Others want to know why he had access to guns, pointing to his mother, Nancy Lanza, apparently a gun enthusiast.
In the midst of all this horror, we are, understandably, up in arms, demanding change, grieving all the while. But within all this righteous anger, we are very carefully tiptoeing around the common denominator.
In 31 of the school shootings that have taken place since 1999, the murderers were all men. Out of the 62 mass murders which happened over the past 30 years, only one of those shooters was a woman. The overwhelming majority of the gunmen were white.
Jackson Katz, an author, filmmaker, social theorist, and anti-sexist activist, whose work has focused on manhood and masculinity, is baffled: "The gender of the perpetrator is the single most important factor, and yet it's not talked about in that way in most mainstream conversations."
So liberals have, once again, jumped on the gun control issue (and I won't deny that guns are an important issue here) and the right have reached for their handguns, arguing that the only way we can protect ourselves is to be armed (as Ann Coulter tweeted, mere hours after the shooting: "more guns, less mass shootings"). Others still, want to talk about mental illness and the health care crisis in America. It should strike us all as more than a little odd that, amidst all of these conversations, whether it's the progressives, the right, or the mainstream media – no one is talking about gender.
"Imagine if 61 out of 62 mass killings were done by women? Would that be seen as merely incidental and relegated to the margins of discourse?" Katz asks, "No. It would be the first thing people talked about."
In the U.S., where health care is privatized, it's true that many people don't have adequate access to mental health services. Racial and ethnic minorities are even less likely to have access to health services, as well as, more generally the poor and unemployed. But not only are these mass shootings committed largely by white men, but by middle class white men. If this were primarily an issue of people not having access to mental health services, it would stand to reason that far more mass shootings would be perpetrated by poor minorities, particularly women of color.
But we're talking white, middle class men -- the members of this society who have the most privilege and the most power. The question everyone should be asking is not: "Where did he get the gun?" or "Why wasn't he on medication?" But: "What is happening with white men?"
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