Mazels and Mazels and More! The Legend of our Zelda
Tech Tribe Dispatch #67
💡 Think:
What’s the difference between the two sets of tablets that Moses got on Mt. Sinai.
The first set were carved by G-d, with spiritual letters engraved on their surface. The Jewish people were righteous, having grown spiritually over the course of the Exodus. Moses received one thousand "lights" as a gift, lost to him after the sin of the golden calf.
The second tablets were different. They were carved by Moses, the Jewish people had sinned with the golden calf and were now baalei teshuva, repentants.
Though they were given without the pomp of the first set of tablets, the second set were given along with halachot (laws), midrash and aggadot and other foundational parts of the Torah - a "double gift of Torah-wisdom," and Moses’s face shone with rays of light.
Even after something negative, we can reach greater heights and illuminate the world.
🎉 Mazel:
MAZEL TOV! Meet Zelda Dina Golda Leah the newest member of the Lightstone family!
After four boys, we figured anything we’re doing, is worth doing twice. So our Rochel now has a baby sister!
Little Zelda is named after two women: My great great grandmother 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘢 (Golda Leah) 𝘠𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩, who brought her family from Ukraine to Montreal during the darkest days of the Soviet Union and the acclaimed poet 𝘡𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘢, the Rebbe's cousin and acclaimed poet in Israel.
Born during a pandemic, it's our hope that our daughter be empowered from these two women who took action and brought inspiration during the most trying of times.
🏃 DO:
🏠 Judaism is coming home this summer! Each week we’ll be focusing on another Mitzvah that shows how we can connect, outside of the party or the shul.
📖 This week: We’re talking Jewish books. Building your own Jewish library has a transformative effect on your home. We’ve created a list of Jewish essentials. Get one of these books, or any other Jewish book, and send a screenshot to us . . . and we’ll send you an AWESOME set of Tech Tribe stickers, including our holographic Jews in Space sticker!
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🎬 Watch:
Mordechai produced this exciting new video exploring a simple question: What is Judaism?
📚 Read:
🕵️New words by Mordechai in an amazing new deep dive!
How MAD’s Al Jaffee Found His Inner Jewish Superhero. The 99-year-old illustrator’s not-so-secret identity as creator of the Shpy, hero to generations of children.
📖Want to kickstart your Jewish library? We’ve got a list for you!
Twelve Essential Jewish Books to Inspire Your Mind and Uplift Your Soul
🕯️Our little Zelda is named after the poet. Seven poems by Zelda rendered beautifully in English.
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