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From the Hasidic Bonfire Forum thread….
There is a huge debate on my neighborhood listserve at the moment regarding whoever has been leaving large quantities of animal blood and guts all over Prospect Park, with some people defending practicioners of Santeria and Yoruba rites vs. others who see it as a public health issue vs. still others who maintain that even if these were ritual sacrifices usually the religions involved require that the remains be cleaned up, and possbily eaten, so whoever is doing it is probably not a religious group.
Just a huge mess overall and a sign of the difficulties of integrating centuries-old practices with modern city life.
My evening class is some kind of nexus of the space-time continuum. 4 out of 5 sessions thus far, I’ve run into someone I know totally randomly on the street going to or leaving class. Yesterday the guy who sits next to me was exiting the High St. A stop as I entered. “I won’t be there today!” he said.
From the Hasidic Bonfire Forum thread….
There is a huge debate on my neighborhood listserve at the moment regarding whoever has been leaving large quantities of animal blood and guts all over Prospect Park, with some people defending practicioners of Santeria and Yoruba rites vs. others who see it as a public health issue vs. still others who maintain that even if these were ritual sacrifices usually the religions involved require that the remains be cleaned up, and possbily eaten, so whoever is doing it is probably not a religious group.
Just a huge mess overall and a sign of the difficulties of integrating centuries-old practices with modern city life.
Posted by: babs at March 30, 2010 12:55 PM
Really??? In NYC?????
You know I don’t really mind the rain.
My evening class is some kind of nexus of the space-time continuum. 4 out of 5 sessions thus far, I’ve run into someone I know totally randomly on the street going to or leaving class. Yesterday the guy who sits next to me was exiting the High St. A stop as I entered. “I won’t be there today!” he said.
Damn DIBS — That Aberdeen, Mississippi place is awesome… If I wasn’t afraid of the South, I’d put that on my list.
I actually agree Rob — my office window is wide open, fan on. I’m just sayin’ it’s hardly weather to have *NO* heat.
“Where is everyone today??? Did many not smear the door with lamb’s blood and are now plagued by a bad internet connection???”
Can’t speak for the rest of my tribe, Dave, but when I opened the door for Elijah last night, he stayed. [Don’t tell bxgrl!!]
“I haven’t had brain in a long time.”
Words have not yet been coined to describe the extent of your understatment, ET.
Where is everyone today??? Did many not smear the door with lamb’s blood and are now plagued by a bad internet connection???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 30, 2010 2:33 PM
Digesting all that heavy seder food??
“Where is everyone today??? ”
one word – dayenu.
dibs- we read your posts and ran screaming from the room 🙂