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The kosher space shuttle
Yaniv Halily
Published: 06.04.08, 07:30
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1. oi voi spreading the ugly culture
Simon ,   TA Israel   (04.06.08)
Lets hope they arent ultra orthadox they will ask for women to sit at the back of the shuttle like on an egged bus and start telling the others when they can flick switches and what to eat. Keep space free of religion, its all we have left after they have ruined the earth!
2. :-)~ niCE
YITZAK BEN SHLOMO   (04.06.08)
3. I saw many blooming trees today : -)
(04.06.08)
Blessed are you G-d our G-d, king of the universe, who left nothing lacking in His world, and created within it good creatures and good trees with which He gives pleasure to people. Today is the first opportunity to make this blessing, but it can be done anytime during the month of Nissan (referred to by the Torah as "the month of spring" ). Space to was creted by Hashem, Covan give praise to the CREATOR of Space and ofr cretaing space to carry the Jewish Icons.:)
4. Correction: Space Station not Shuttle
Eric ,   Tel Aviv   (04.06.08)
Gregory Chamitoff will not be on the Space Shuttle for 6 months but the International Space Station. As per NASA: Astronaut Gregory E. Chamitoff is scheduled to fly to the station as a mission specialist on STS-124. He will take Astronaut Garrett E. Reisman's place as an Expedition 17 flight engineer and return to Earth on shuttle mission STS-126. Details at: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts124/index.html
5. Bravo Gregory and Laura
Sheila ,   Jerusalem Israel   (04.06.08)
This is a tale of Judaism - Strive for excellence, serve your country and do so while being a proud Jew. Bravo to Gregory and Laura . May her mezuza bring him and the entire crew safely home
6. The Protective power of the mezuzah
Ypip ,   Canada   (04.06.08)
The L-rd is thy keeper; the L‑rd is thy shade upon thy right hand. I like Cowan's craftsmenship. http://www.lauracowan.com/
7. Fantastic!!
Chaya ,   Bat Yam, Israel   (04.06.08)
8. Simon, keep your ugliness to yourself
Raymond from DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (04.06.08)
Unlike Simon (#1), there are those who find joy and inspiration in Jewish tradition. And he should be reminded that Israel's own Ilan Ramon z"l, took many Jewish artifacts on his own space mission. The days of Jewish astronauts working to hide their background are over.
9. mezuzuah/scroll
ecr   (04.06.08)
Hey, make sure you put a kosher scroll inside! Otherwise you just have an art object in the shape of a mezuzah.
10. Mezuza or case
Yehuda ,   Ashdod, Israel   (04.06.08)
Just wanted to know if he's taking empty Mezuza cases (nice symbol - but meaningless) or if there will be Mezuza scrolls inside the cases (that would be real).
11. #1 - Simon, my gay Jewish brother....
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (04.06.08)
Calm yourself. Maybe check your medication. Learn moderation. You are trashing all of our entire heritage and our forefathers and mothers for no reason.
12. #1-Typical TA leftist who would feel more at homein Gaza
Reality Check ,   BaGolan   (04.06.08)
As a secular Jew, I take a personal affront to the usual anti-Semitic rantings of the TA leftists. Why, I wonder, don't they simply convert to their coveted islamists and spare us all their duplicity and lies. To the astronaut, we are grateful that you can fel your religion and heritage in the manner you seem fit. I apologize for the leftist kapos in TA that seek no more than an end to the religion you feel so at home with.
13. Simon I usually agree with you but...
Justin ,   TD IL   (04.07.08)
Cmon man... it's a mezuzzah and we aren't all hasidic/ultra orthodox... Wow, you really hate religion on all levels, even if it isn't orthodox.... It's like you have a hard on against Judaism because the torah has some anti-gay remarks... Still, that doesn't mean that everyone has such a brash hateful attitude towards gays man.
14. I hope he will take a cross with him for balance..
Yaakov Sullivan ,   NYC   (04.07.08)
15. #1 Simon, I suggest you check out a Chris Crocker video.
Etoile ,   Montreal, CAN   (04.08.08)
Some of his beautiful culture might calm you down.
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