Halloween 2004

Artful City New Web Site!

Check out Jana's new web site !

www.artfulcity.com

Much thanks to Carla Billings!

Riva from 3 months to 2 years

Sukkot 2004

What is Succot or Succos or Sukkot ? In Leviticus. 23:42, it said you shall dwell in sukkot seven days...in order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in sukkot when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I the Lord your God.

Sounds stupid and like a waste of time some tell me. Well I say when Christians chop down trees and decorate them with lights and ornaments for Christmas, it makes no sense to me. We Jews build a temporary structure every year and decorate them with the same Christmas lights and hang up fruit and vegetables. The Sukkot reminds us of how fragile life is. Shake it and it wobbles just as our house would during an earthquake. After one week eating in the sukkot and sleeping under the stars, we connect ourselves to nature and thank G-d for shelter, the fall harvest, and most importantly being alive.

Much thanks to the Diskins, Ehrnsteins, Wassermans, and Gaynes family for their help in building the Sukkot!

More info on http://www.sukkot.com/

Scott Ehrnstein - Scott Bakula

We had a great time with the Havurah at Opal tonight. When we came home, Jana was watching "Quantum Leap" and said doesn't Scott Bakula looks like Scott Ehrnstein?

For those who know Scott, check it out and tell me what you think !

http://www.topcelebritypages.com/l/Scott_Bakula.html

If these Timbers could speak

During World War II, a Japanese submarine
shelled Ellwood Oil field in Goleta, our very
own backyard.