First and foremost, Siva, filling in for Eric Alterman, over at Altercation reminds me to wish a joyous juneteenth to one and all. To steal from the Passover hagaddah, "Yesterday we were slaves, today we are free!"
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“Four [sages] entered pardes —Ben ‘Azzai, Ben Zoma, Elisha ben Abuyah, and Akiva. Ben ‘Azzai gazed and died; Ben Zoma gazed and went insane; Elisha ben Abuyah entered and cut the root; Akiva entered, and exited in peace.”
First and foremost, Siva, filling in for Eric Alterman, over at Altercation reminds me to wish a joyous juneteenth to one and all. To steal from the Passover hagaddah, "Yesterday we were slaves, today we are free!"
