Unleavened Tent Pitch

Someone in a Tree  Apr 23 08

We're at the halfway point of Passover, that point where every observant Jew begins to think "why on earth am I putting myself through this?" The bowel movements are few and far between, the meals begin to get extremely uninspiring, and the smell wafting from bakeries puts one in mind of Faustian deals. But of course, the reason we're doing this has nothing to do with earth whatsoever.So on that spiritual note, here are some heavenly bodies (I got a million of 'em!) for you to enjoy. Full story...

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