Luke Ford writes: I believe in old fashioned courtship. None of these modern things. What was good enough for my forefathers is good enough for me. This week we have Parashat Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24:18). ...
At any time you will find there elderly men called Aqsaqals, who form an informal community council (Russian: sovet stareyshin). A proper thing to do is to greet these men, introduce yourself, talk for a while and ask whether you can ...