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Why do many Jews have names that end in "berg" or "stein?"
Is there any Yiddish/Hebrew origin for these words?

Marc Caplan, a native of Louisiana, a graduate of Yale, with a PhD in comp lit from NYU.

“Berg” and “Stein” are both Germanized equivalents of two (Germanic-derived) Yiddish words, barg (mountain) and shteyn (stone). “Goldberg,” for example, means “gold mountain” and “Goldstein” means “gold stone” (or “goldstone”); Jews in both German-speaking and Yiddish-speaking cultures commonly had such names, and since the overwhelming majority (roughly 80–90%) of American Jews today descend from Jews in these areas, it’s unsurprising that these names remain common. Why Jews favored these names is unclear to me—they may refer to specific place names, or to attractive images (a golden mountain, for example, sounds like a nice image to me!), or there may have been an association of these names with wealth and prestige. There was also a tradition of Jews working and trading in precious metals and gemstones, but not enough Jews practiced these professions to explain the wide proliferation of these names.
In the absence of a clear or verifiable historical explanation of these names—and in general I would greet any overly pat or disproportionately confident answer about where or why Jews took the names they did with suspicion—I’ll leave you instead with a very, very old joke:

A Jew gets drunk in a bar and begins complaining to an Asian man sitting next to him about all the wrong that the Chinese have done: “You Chinese bombed Pearl Harbor,” is one of his indictments.
“Don’t be stupid,” the Chinese man says. “That was the Japanese.”
“Chinese, Japanese, what’s the difference?” the drunk replies.
“Well,” the Chinese man says, “you Jews sunk the Titanic.”
“What are you talking about?” the drunk asks. “That was an iceberg!”
“Iceberg, Goldberg: what’s the difference?”
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-many-Jews-have-names-that-end-in-berg-or-stein-Is-there-any-Yiddish-Hebrew-origin-for-these-words
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Don't Touch Your Face...
Practice...Remember
Unicef
Corona virus is large in size where the cell diameter is 400-500 micro and for this reason *any mask prevents its entry*

The virus does not settle in the air but is grounded, so it is *not transmitted by air*.

Coronavirus when it falls on a metal surface, it will live 12 hours, so *washing hands with soap* and water well enough.

Corona virus when it falls on the fabric remains 9 hours, so *washing clothes* or *being exposed to the sun for two hours* meets the purpose of killing it.

The virus lives on the hands for 10 minutes, so putting an *alcohol sterilizer* in the pocket meets the purpose of prevention.

If the virus is exposed to a temperature of 26-27 ° C. it will be killed, as it does not live in hot regions. Also *drinking hot water and sun exposure* will do the trick
And *stay away from ice cream and eating cold* is important.

*Gargle with warm and salt water* kills the tonsils' germs and prevents them from leaking into the lungs.

Adherence to these instructions fulfills the purpose of preventing viruses.
UNICEF
این عید بر خلاف همه هزاره های گذشته، دوست داشتن در ندیدن است و عید دیدنی یک ظلم بزرگ.

اگر موافقید، به همه بفرستید:
#عید_ما_بعد_از_شکست_کرونا
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CAT STEVENS, Peace Train
YOU MUST BUILD PEACE

First, Build Peace Within Yourself
Then, build Peace in Your Family
Then, in Your Community, State and Country

THEN THE WHOLE WORLD


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One big coronavirus challenge: how to stop touching your face

It took a coronavirus outbreak to remind us that we touch our faces way too many times. And cutting down on that will help stop the spread of the virus, health officials say.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/08/health/coronavirus-touching-your-face-trnd/index.html
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We Play the Game
(Alan Parsons)

We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone

You drink the wine
You play the fool
You cross the line
You lose your cool
But no one cares
Still no one cares

You raise the bar
Lost in a trance
One bridge too far
No second chance
But no one cares
Still no one cares

We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone

You had a dream
You cast the dice
Your shady scheme
You paid the price
But no one cares
Still no one cares

We play the game
With hearts of stone
You lose again
You're on your own

A turning tide
A streak of light
Arms open wide
The end's in sight
And someone cares
Yes someone cares

We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone

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* A burnt toast never hurts anyone but harsh words do*
Mom placed a plate of bread jam and extremely burned toast in front of a dad.
The mom apologized to dad for burning the toast but the dad said: “Honey, I love burned toast.”
Later that night, the child asked the dad if he really liked his toast burned. He wrapped the child in his arms and said, “Your mamma put in a long hard day at work today and she was really tired.
And besides, A burnt toast never hurts anyone but harsh words do!”
آوازهمایون شجریان
تصنیف ایران من

آواز خوانی در شبم
سر چشمه ی خورشید تو
یار و دیار و عشق تو
سرچشمه ی امید تو
ای صبح فروردین من
ای تکیه گاه اخرین
ای کهنه سرباز زمین
جان جهان ایران زمین
ای در رگانم خون وطن
ای پرچمت ما را کفن
دور از تو بادا اهرمن
ایران من ایران من ایران من ایران من
ای در رگانم خون وطن
ای پرچمت ما را کفن
دور از تو بادا اهرمن
ایران من ایران من ایران من ایران من
ای داغ دیده باز گو
بلخ و سمر قندت چه شد
صد ها جفا ای مادرم دیدی و مهرت کم نشد
از خون سربازان تو
گل گون شده رویت وطن
ای سرو سبز بی خزان
ای مهر تو در جان و تن
ای مادرم ایران زمین
اغاز تو پایان تویی
بر دشت من باران تویی
در چشم من تابان تویی
ایران من ایران
آن مهر جاویدان تویی
ای در رگانم خون وطن
ای پرچمت ما را کفن
دور از تو بادا اهرمن
ایران من ایران من ایران من ایران من
ای در رگانم خون وطن
ای پرچمت ما را کفن
دور از تو بادا اهرمن
ایران من ایران من ایران من ایران من
در ظلمت تاریک شب
مرغ سحر خوان منی
در حصر هم آزاده ای
تنها تو تنها تو تنها تویی
جان منی
اینجا صدایی روشن است
در اسمان پیچیده است
گویی لبانت را خدا
روز ازل بوسیده است
ای مرغ حق در سینه ات
با شور خود بیداد کن
اواز خوان شب شکن
بار دگر فریاد کن
ظلم ظالم جور صیاد
اشیانم داده بر باد
ای خدا ای فلک ای طبیعت
شام تاریک مارا سحر کن
ای خدا ای فلک ای طبیعت
شام تاریک مارا سحر کن
ای مادرم ایران زمین
اغاز تو پایان تویی
بر دشت من باران تویی
در چشم من تابان تویی
ایران من ایران
آن مهر جاویدان تویی
ای در رگانم خون وطن
ای پرچمت ما را کفن
دور از تو بادا اهرمن
ایران من ایران من ایران من ایران من
ای در رگانم خون وطن
ای پرچمت ما را کفن
دور از تو بادا اهرمن
ایران من ایران من ایران من ایران من
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ای خدا ای فلک ای طبیعت
شام تاریک مارا سحر کن
ای خدا ای فلک ای طبیعت
شام تاریک مارا سحر کن
ای مادرم ایران زمین
اغاز تو پایان تویی
بر دشت من باران تویی
در چشم من تابان تویی
ایران من ایران
آن مهر جاویدان تویی
ای در رگانم خون وطن
ای پرچمت ما را کفن
دور از تو بادا اهرمن
ایران من ایران من ایران من ایران من
ای در رگانم خون وطن
ای پرچمت ما را کفن
دور از تو بادا اهرمن
ایران من ایران من ایران من ایران من

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Money, get away
Get a good job with good pay and you're okay
Money, it's a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
New car, caviar, four star daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team
Money, get back
I'm all right Jack keep your hands off of my stack
Money, it's a hit
Don't give me that do goody good bullshit
I'm in the high-fidelity first class traveling set
And I think I need a Lear jet
Money, it's a crime…
CORONAVIRUS OFFERS "A BLANK PAGE FOR A NEW BEGINNING"
SAYS LI EDELKOORT, March 9, 2020

"A QUARANTINE OF CONSUMPTION"
"It seems we are massively entering a quarantine of consumption where we will learn how to be happy just with a simple dress, rediscovering old favorites we own, reading a forgotten book and cooking up a storm to make life beautiful," she said. However, the virus was also showing how economic disruption could have environmental benefits, she argued. "The recent pictures of the air above China showed how two months without production cleared the skies and allowed people to breathe again," she said, referring to the fact that carbon emissions and pollution from Chinese industry have declined since the virus first hit the country.
"This means that the virus will show how slowing and shutting down can produce a better environment which will surely be visible on a large scale."

"I AM HOPEFUL FOR A BETTER SYSTEM"
"And this is where I am hopeful for: another and better system to be put in place with more respect for human labor and conditions." Edelkoort, who runs New York City forecasting agency Edelkoort Inc, wrote to Dezeen via email from South Africa, where she is in "self-imposed auto-quarantine" following her lecture at the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town last month.

https://www.dezeen.com/2020/03/09/li-edelkoort-coronavirus-reset/
Forwarded from Majid Khaksar
Forwarded from Majid Khaksar