Ceasefire violated

 Ceasefire violated: Hamas launched anti-tank missiles at IDF forces in Rafah. Heavy exchanges of fire are commencing. There are reports of IAF airstrikes in both northern and southern Gaza. 

Possible Ischemia

De algo hay que morir.

P.S. No ischemia, just too much exercise for this sedentary alte kacker. BP fell to "insufficient".

Synagogue Architecture in PreWWII Hungary

 

There were no authentic Ashkenazi sources, so they took inspiration from the Morisco style (Arabs in Spain).

Look at the houses. Jaszbereny was exactly like that. My grandfather owned five or six on the main street. My other grandfather collected "Berhazakat" - multistore apartment buildings in Vac. Collecting real estate is a passion I inherited from them. 

Vires Acquirit Eundo

 

Working hard is a habit. Let's start the day.

PS: From Spanish, I understand Latin.

Debasement (aka Inflation)

It's a debate about whether investors should shift away from traditional currencies and bonds into alternative assets like Bitcoin and gold due to concerns about government spending and currency devaluation. (Bloomberg)

There is no debate worth debating, since everybody feels the devaluation of every currency. Gold, silver, bitcoin, and other assets are seen as a defense. On the other hand, there is a growing overproduction of oil, meaning an unmanageable fall in prices (Rockefeller managed to stabilize oil prices, but he is dead). 

On the other hand, growth in all European economies is very weak or zero, and the USA has lost steam and is sliding into stagnation. Even Japan and China seem to have arrived at the top of prosperity. If Central Banks print more money ("easing"), then inflation may get out of control. The only industry that is expanding is AI. I don't see much productivity generated by it. Mechanical intelligence has uses, but I don't feel it yet. 

All in all, it is dispiriting. Is there anything worth doing for me? I shall die in a few years. Claude the AI cheers me up: You still have agency!

The View from Utter Despair

 

The Cohens bless the people

Shacharit (the morning prayer) began at 8:45 a.m., and its Birkat Cohanim (Priestly Blessing) took place at 9:30 a.m. The Musaf prayer began at 10:15 a.m., followed by the Priestly Blessing ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Anyone called Cohen or considering himself a descendant of Aharon, the brother of Moshe, is a Jewish priest.

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying: In this way you shall bless the children of Israel; you shall say to them:

May the LORD bless you, and keep you;

May the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you;

May the LORD lift up His face to you, and give you peace.

So shall they put My name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them