Sabbath Stoves

Jessi and Jason closed on their new condos and moved in over the weekend. Jessi was telling me that she had a "Sabbath setting" on her new stove. That's why finding this article was fun. Bet you didn't know that all those engineers really understand what they are doing.... Or do they?

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.11/kosher.html?pg=1&topic=kosher&topic_set=

Are we starting a new cycle of violence in Israel?

There was a bombing in an open air market in Tel Aviv today. There has not been a suicide/homicide bombing in a little while. I pray that this does not signal the start of a new violence cycle, but I don't believe that it is coincidence that this happened right after Yasser Arafat went to France for medical care. Did this bombing take place while he was out of the country to reduce his "blame"? It is pretty clear that the Palestinian leadership does not exert control over the militants. Either they can't, or the won't. Which it is, I leave up to you to decide.....

PS For those of you who believe that one act of violence does not make a cycle, I would say that one "successful" act of violence encourages others....