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Introduction to Jewish Mysticism: Sefer Ha-Bahir...
Died. George Seferiades, 71, the Greek career diplomat who, as Poet George Seferis, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1963; of pneumonia; in Athens. Derived from the Arabic word sefer, meaning journey, the poet's name reflected the literary role he relished: that of Homeric chronicler. "My poems," he once said, "are my own voyages over the world." His lyrical work was often tinged with pessimism, as when he contrasted modern Greece with the Golden...
...complaining rabbis aver that the mushroom synagogs menace the existence of their establishments, many of which are impoverished, by diverting money. A professionally rabbinical argument is that Jewish law forbids the placing of Sefer Torah (Scrolls of the Law) in unsanctified places, like lodge halls, garages, dance halls, theatres...