Fast Day
Here is some food for thought on this, the 3rd day of tishrei:
Today I took a peek at the wikipedia entry on fasting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting). I was particularly intrigued by this sentence: Fasting for religious and spiritual reasons has been a part of human custom since pre-history. My response: How do you know, buddy?!
October 6th, 2005 at 4:01 pm
how does he know? duh, he learned it on wikipedia.
October 6th, 2005 at 4:05 pm
oh, and if you’re looked for your own stuff to learn, make sure to check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Channing
with a link from here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_railroad
I wonder how many sixth graders have mentioned her in their research reports on the Underground railroad?