tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post814638590778272607..comments2024-01-01T01:47:59.449+02:00Comments on Yaacov Lozowick's Ruminations: Yet Another Tenth of TevetYaacovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-73493315658444112312009-12-29T17:31:34.483+02:002009-12-29T17:31:34.483+02:00I didn't mean simple to be denigrating, rather...I didn't mean simple to be denigrating, rather as the a contrast to sophisticated. The synagogue is full of professors, successful businessmen and other worldly types. Baruch is different from many of them. But yes, of course he's diginified and impressive.Yaacovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-14903694463107355922009-12-29T17:24:37.666+02:002009-12-29T17:24:37.666+02:00I wouldn't describe Baruch as a simple man; he...I wouldn't describe Baruch as a simple man; he is an impressive man, a man of dignity and dedication. He was most kind and helpful to me when I was saying kaddish. I was amazed when he once told me how old he was; I had assumed that he was significantly younger -- and that was before I learned about his past experiences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-60089952028859721702009-12-29T00:51:24.072+02:002009-12-29T00:51:24.072+02:00It sounds to me that the correct translation for &...It sounds to me that the correct translation for "gabai" is "sexton." A deacon is generally someone who helps run the services (or masses) themselves. In Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy, they are ordained but rank below priests, while in Protestant churches, they're generally laypeople. In contrast, a sexton is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the church and churchyard.<br /><br />As for his story, it is truly remarkable whenever a survivor (especially one with as miraculous a survival as his) opens up to the community. Good for him.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099017972456573744noreply@blogger.com