10 Ṭeveth 5769: Fast of Ṭeveth/World Asthma Day/World Day for War Orphans/Three Kings Day

Greetings.

Worthy causes of the day: “Take Action: Preserve the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument” and “Pass the Obama jobs and recovery plan NOW!”.

Today’s news and commentary:

• “Gaza (1988)”
  
• “Coming Soon? Hamas' Media Massacre”
  
• “Update: Gaza by the Numbers”
  
• “Milky Way Now in Larger Size!”
  
• “Dirty money: Can the flu be passed on dollar bills?”
  

Because this is a fast day, specifically remembering Nevukhadhneṣṣar’s siege of Jerusalem (Qiṣṣur Shulḥan ‘Arukh 121:3; may YHWH save us from anything like that happening ever again!), there is no weird thing today. If you are fasting, may it be an easy fast.

Aaron