grafted in and on the journey

Hello Grafted In Readers, Today is the continuation of Hanukkah in the Jewish tradition, and Christmas Day in the Christian tradition. One aspect of the Christian tradition in my opinion has been shall we say, Catholicized" - that being the phrase, Wrapped in swadling clothes." This refers to Luke's description of how Yeshua the Messiah was kept safe from environmental harms rather than the parents, Miryam and Yosef, dedicating themselves to raise this child to be upright. I offer you this reflection by Chaim Ben Torah to elucidate on this phrase banished by traditional Christianity and current Christianity as it is by and large anti-Jewish. ---------- Luke 2:7, “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Ezekiel 16:3-4, “And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity [is] of the land of Canaan; thy father [was] an Amorite, an...

Hello Grafted In Readers, Today is December 3, 2019 in my corner of blog land. I thought we would just visit this post and catch you up on what's happening in and around me. Feel free to reply and do the same, okay? Writing: I am working on a story about a young man who has a dream of becoming a professional baseball player. His girlfriend seeks his help and support when discovering her dad is involved in sinister business practices, human trafficking. I haven't finished the story yet and uncertain of its final destiny. I have a brief paragraph where players from the '60s are mentioned. Do you remember: Don Wert, Norm Cash, Bill Freehan, Willie Horton, Al Kayline and Jake Wood? Each played for the Detroit Tigers in the mid 1960s. Family: We had a nice US Thanksgiving weekend. I played piano for diners at a local restaurant Thanksgiving Day, and on Saturday our daughter and her two children came over for dinner. We had other guests too, but it was a nice occasion! S...