Marvin Bonjour
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Penwell-Gabel - Mid-Town Chapel
1321 SW 10th Avenue
Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 2:00pm
Mount Hope Cemetery & Funeral Chapel
4700 SW 17th
Marvin Bonjour, 87, Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022.
He was born May 16, 1934, in Onaga, Kansas, the son of Lester and Helen (Banta) Bonjour.
He graduated from Washburn Rural High School and attended Washburn University where he played on the football team. He also played football for the United States Army after joining the military.
From 1968 to 1969 he served as a deputy for the Shawnee County Sheriff's Department. In 1969, he was recruited to start a school safety program and became Chief of Security for Topeka Public Schools, where he retired in 1999. Marvin received Recognition of Outstanding Service as Director of Communications by the National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers from 1990-1992. After retiring, he was a security officer at Stormont-Vail Hospital.
Marvin was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Topeka and the Fraternal Order of Police.
On September 9, 1997, he married Eileen Marie Bonjour in Las Vegas, Nevada. She preceded him in death on June 4, 2020. He was also preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his children, Robert Boyd, Bill (Gabi) Bonjour, Rhonda Bonjour, Kathi (Brent) Sweet, Mitchell Bonjour, and Sonja (Mike) Pressgrove; grandchildren, Adam, Brian, Hannah, Arthur, Ashley, Adrienne, Austin, Amber, Britni, Bayli, Blake, Aja, Taylor, Matthew, and Abby; and 21 great-grandchildren.
Marvin was an avid sports fan and knew every stat for every game and player. He was a very successful coach for the American Legion Baseball League, having several of the players he coached go onto play professionally. You could always find him watching one game on TV and listening to another game on the radio.
Family will greet friends from 6-8pm Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 2pm Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Mount Hope Cemetery & Funeral Chapel. Entombment will follow at the mausoleum.
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So sorry to hear about Mr. Bondurant. I always thought that he was a good guy, and he seemed to look out for us at Topeka High. Prayers for the family and friends.
~ Kevin Stovall - January 12, 2022
I lived next door to Lester and Helen Bonjour, Marvin's parents. They were truly "bonus grandparents" to me. I remember how much I loved visiting them. I even remember Lester's dad Jasper and Helen's mother Grandma Banta. I cherish all my memories of these wonderfully kind people.
~ Terri Cunningham Hearrell - January 12, 2022
As a student of THS I highly respected Mr. Bonjour. He was a great listener, a gentle soul, with a sense of humor.
He helped me thru some difficult times, when no others were willing.
I will forever be grateful he was an important part of my school life. Much Respect Sir!
~ Diane Williams - January 12, 2022
Marvin hired me in October of 1978 for a position at Topeka High School. During my job interview and after I started working he reiterated several times that our primary functions were to keep students and staff safe and to make sure the facilities, parking lots and grounds were secure. He said we want the students to feel safe so they can concentrate on their education. He told me outsiders were the most common issues the department dealt with but he said there will be times when I would have to take a student into custody (Intake, sometimes JDC) for various reasons.
He said to always treat students with dignity and respect even when I would have to deal with one in any kind of disciplinary issue. He said when a student returns from a suspension to treat them like it never happened, welcome them back and move on like before. Kids will be kids he would say.
Marvin came in many times at the beginning to observe me. I was always amazed at how he and THS Coordinator Dave (Barney) Fansler, who was my immediate supervisor, interacted with the kids. He would occasionally come in before school started and he and Dave would hang out near the west main entrance to monitor who was coming in. They greeted the students and would talk, laugh and joke with them, but he and Dave were serious, direct and respectful when the occasion required it.
I learned right away that Marvin coached kids in community sports programs. Numerous THS students were kids he coached. They would talk sports and they would thank him for being there (at the school to keep them safe). Being an avid sports fan he also followed THS football and basketball. He knew many of the players by name and would congratulate them when he saw them after a win and he would pump them up if they lost or had a bad game.
Marvin was a great mentor. I learned a lot from him and Dave and couldn't have worked for a better boss (or Coordinator). He really cared about our youth. He remained a good friend to me after he retired. He will be missed.
~ Mike Homan - January 12, 2022
Our deepest Sympathies to the family. Remembering our great conversations, jokes, and great times at family reunions, birthdays, and get togethers. We will miss you. Love you, RIP.
Judy Claycomb and family
~ Judy Claycomb - January 11, 2022
Remembering the times at Topeka High when you would pull me from class just to visit and see how the family was doing. Also visiting and laughing with you at reunions. We'll miss you!
Jeff and Jan
~ Jeff and Jan King - January 11, 2022
May a smooth sea and following wind aid you on your journey.
Ted Rake and Gloria Obregon
~ Ted Rake - January 11, 2022
My condolences to Marvin's family & friends. I was saddened to read of his passing. I first met Marvin in 1964 when we worked together at the "gas shack" at Billard Airport. I recall that Lester (Marvin's dad) was the security guard there at the same time. A great co-worker, Marvin was always upbeat & positive. A real baseball fan, he always spoke about the great future Mike Torrez would have in the big leagues (he was right). After law school, I would occasionally run into Marvin at the courthouse when we would reminisce about the old days. He was still his friendly, positive self.
Topeka is a lesser place with his passing.
Warren Hummer
~ Warren Hummer - January 11, 2022
I send my sincerest and utmost condolences to the Bonjour family.
Marvin coached me in the American Legion Post 1 baseball team. I really enjoyed being around him and our other coach Chuck Revelle. Great coach and super guy. Marvin will be missed.
Ray Ortega
~ Ray Ortega - January 11, 2022
Marvin was a very good man. Peace be with you my friend
~ Fredrick Stebbins - January 11, 2022
I am sorry to hear of Marvin's passing. I didn't know him long but I really liked him. He was a very sweet man. I enjoyed watching football and visiting with him. He was fun to joke with.
Your family is in my thoughts.
~ Chris Thompson - January 10, 2022


Jackson County's "Big Bang" Fourth of July Celebration proved to be a big hit. Approximately 20,000 people attended the event at Longview Lake.
"This is the third year Jackson County has hosted a Fourth of July event, and each year we've been able to deliver a celebration bigger than the one that proceeded it," said County Executive Mike Sanders. "We're already planning next year's celebration, so it'll be even bigger and better."
While the largest fireworks finale in the Midwest capped off the 2014 Fourth of July "Big Bang" in dramatic fashion, the highlight of the evening might just have been Jackson County's Salute To The Military. The county honored both veterans and active duty personnel in each branch of the Armed Forces. Taking center stage -- literally -- were local World War II vets, many of whom recalled their service in the famous D-Day invasion 70 years ago in a special video aired on large screens adjacent the stage.
"The fireworks were certainly spectacular," said Sanders, "but I'll always remember meeting those heroes of the Greatest Generation who helped save the world. I'm glad that we had a chance to honor them."
The Salute To The Military included taking flag-waving to new heights as Skydive KC parachutists jumped from a plane -- one while attached to a giant flag.
The Arkansas-based country rock band Backroad Anthem performed a live concert throughout the evening, which also featured games, inflatable slides and concession stands. The county also continued the Stand Down drive to assist homeless veterans.
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Los Angeles, CA – Suge Jacob Knight, son of former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight, is speaking out following news that his father struck a 28-year plea deal in his murder case.
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Apollodorus (Dem. 47).
In some circumstances, the Council could pass decrees that went into effect directly, without the participation of the Assembly. For example, a speech by Demosthenes deals with the case of a man named Theophemus, who had served as trierarch (τριήραρχος), an official responsible for the upkeep of a warship. At the end of Theophemus' term, the speaker alleges, he failed to return some of the equipment that belonged to the ship. The speaker says that he brought this problem to the Council. He then approached Theophemus and demanded the equipment, "since now this decree had passed in the Council, and no one had charged it with illegality, and it had gone into effect" (γενομένου τοίνυν τοῦ ψηφίσματος τούτου ἐν τῇ βουλῇ, καὶ οὐδενὸς γραφομένου παρανόμων, ἀλλὰ κυρίου ὄντος) (Dem. 47.33-34). So in this case, the regulation of trierarchs, the Council's decrees were immediately valid.
Inscriptions use special language to indicate that a decree came from the Council, as in the case of an inscription recording a Council decree establishing a special relationship between certain foreigners and the Athenian state: "It seemed best to the Council, when the tribe of Oineis held the Presidency, and Dexippus was secretary, and Democles was Chairman, and Monippides made the motion…" (ἔδοξεν τῆι βολῆι· Οἰνηῒς ἐπρυτάνευε, Δεξίθεος ἐγραμμάτευε, Δημοκλῆς ἐπεστάτε· Μονιππίδης εἶπε·) (IG II2 6). Because the inscription does says "It seemed best to the Council," as opposed to "…to the Council and the People", we can conclude that this was another matter on which the Council could act independently.
Isaeus (Isaeus 6).
A speech by the orator Isaeus refers to decrees passed by the Council concerning an individual woman, who (according to the speaker) was not allowed to participate in certain religious rites because of reputation for scandalous behavior (Isaeus 6.49-50).
Athenaeus.
A passage in Athenaeus suggests that the Council could give itself a vacation by means of a Council decree: "So that the Council might celebrate the Apaturia with the rest of the Athenians, according to the traditional ways, it has been decreed by the Council that the Councilors be dismissed for those days that the other offices have off, that is, five days starting from the day on which the Protenthae celebrate the opening feast of the Apaturia" (ὅπως ἂν ἡ βουλὴ ἄγῃ τὰ Ἀπατούρια μετὰ τῶν ἄλλων Ἀθηναίων κατὰ τὰ πάτρια, ἐψηφίσθαι τῇ βουλῇ ἀφεῖσθαι τοὺς βουλευτὰς τὰς ἡμέρας ἅσπερ καὶ αἱ ἄλλαι ἀρχαὶ αἱ ἀφεταὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας ἧς οἱ προτένθαι ἄγουσι πέντε ἡμέρας) (Athen. 4.171e).
Aeschines (Aeschin. 2).
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The Council could issue decrees regarding official embassies from Athens to other states. The orator Aeschines describes an embassy of which he was a member, and how its departure from Athens was delayed, and cites a decree of the Council as evidence supporting his assertion: "As witness of this I will present the Council, for there is a decree of theirs which commands the ambassadors to set out in order to receive the oaths. Please read the decree of the Council" (καὶ τούτου τὴν βουλὴν μάρτυρα ὑμῖν παρέξομαι· ἔστι γὰρ αὐτῆς ψήφισμα, ὃ κελεύει ἀπιέναι τοὺς πρέσβεις ἐπὶ τοὺς ὅρκους. καί μοι λέγε τὸ τῆς βουλῆς ψήφισμα.) (Aeschin. 2.91).
Eretria (in text as "Eretrians").
Syracuse.
There is some evidence for more substantial decisions made by the Council alone. An inscription recording a "treaty of military alliance between the Eretrians and the Athenians" (Ἐρετριέων συμμαχία καὶ Ἀθηναίων) begins with the phrase "It seemed best to the Council" (ἔδοξεν τῆι βολῆι) (IG II2 16). Had the Assembly been involved in this treaty, we would expect to see the phrase "It seemed best to the Council and the People." Likewise, another inscription having to do with relationships between Athens and Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, also begins "It seemed best to the Council" (ἔδοξεν τῆι βολῆι) (IG II2 18).
Lysias (Lys. 13).
Nevertheless, the Assembly of all Athenian citizens was the definitive institution of the democracy, and the democracy carefully guarded against giving the Council of 500 too much authority. Early in the 4th century BCE, the orator Lysias expresses lingering suspicion about the Council and its role in the oligarchic coup of 411 BCE and the Tyranny imposed by the Spartans in 404 BCE (these events are described more fully in the article on the history of the Council): "The Council which held session before the time of the Thirty had been corrupted, and its appetite for oligarchy, as you know, was very keen. For proof of it you have the fact that the majority of that Council had seats in the subsequent Council under the Thirty. And what is my reason for making these remarks to you? That you may know that the decrees issued by that Council were all designed, not in loyalty to you, but for the subversion of your democracy, and that you may study them as thus exposed" (Lys. 13.19-20). According to Lysias, even in the period between the oligarchy and the tyranny, when Athens was democratic, the Council was dominated by Athenians who favored oligarchy.
It is not surprising, then, that the Council under the democracy had only limited authority to pass resolutions on its own, without the approval or cooperation of the Assembly. We have an inscription that lists various kinds of decisions that the Council was not allowed to make without getting the approval of the Assembly; these include matters of war and peace, death sentences, especially large fines, stripping an Athenian of citizenship, and perhaps (the inscription's fragmentary state makes this uncertain) the administration of public finances and foreign policy (IG I3 105).
Demosthenes (Dem. 19).
Thrace.
Illyria.
Paeonia.
Often, it seems, the Assembly would pass a broad decree, and leave management of the details to the Council. So, a decree of the Council and the Assembly (ἔδοξεν τῆι βουλῆι καὶ τῶι δήμωι), recorded on an inscription dating to around 356 BCE, includes the provision that, "If this decree should omit anything, the Council is authorized to act" (ἐὰν δέ του προσδεήηι τόδε τὸ ψήφισμα, τὴν βουλὴν κυρίαν εἶναι) (IG II2 127.34-35 = Tod 157; source for date: M.N. Tod, A Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions, vol. 2 [Oxford, 1948] 168). This decree, establishing an alliance between Athens and the kings of Thrace, Illyria, and Paeonia, is also mentioned at Dem. 19.86.
Adriatic.
Another inscription also gives the Council the right to manage details by decree, but with more cautious language. The decree of the Assembly, in 325 or 324 BCE, has to do with the Athenian fleet and a colony that the Athenians were sending out to the Adriatic sea (περὶ τῆς εἰς τὸν Ἀδρίαν ἀποικίας). Here, the decree grants the Council limited powers to manage details, but only within the terms established by the Assembly: "Should this decree regarding the expedition omit anything, the Council is authorized to issued decrees, as long as it does not violate any of the decrees passed by the People" (ἐὰν δέ τοῦ προσδέει τόδε τὸ ψήφισμα τῶν περὶ τὸν ἀπόστολον, τὴν βουλὴν κυρίαν εἶναι ψηφίζεσθαι μὴ λύουσαν μηθὲν τῶν ἐψηφισμένων τῶι δήμωι) (IG II2 1629.264-9 = Tod 200; source for date: M.N. Tod, A Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions, vol. 2 [Oxford, 1948] 284).
Macedon.
Demosthenes notes another, special, circumstance in which the Council could act without involving the Assembly. He describes an instance when all of the regularly scheduled meetings of the Assembly in one month had passed, but there was still a need for a decree authorizing an embassy to depart from Athens to meet with Philip of Macedon: "Finding that you had got to the end of the regular Assemblies, and that there was no meeting left, and observing that the envoys were still wasting time at Athens instead of starting at once, I proposed a decree as a member of the Council, to which the Assembly had given authority, directing the envoys to sail immediately, and the general Proxenus to convey them to any place in which he should ascertain that Philip was to be found. I drafted it, as I now read it, in those express terms" (Dem. 19.154). So if there were pressing business, and the Assembly could not meet, the Council could act on its own.
When using this article as a resource, cite it thus:
Christopher W. Blackwell, "The Council," in C.W. Blackwell, ed., Dēmos: Classical Athenian Democracy (A. Mahoney and R. Scaife, edd., The Stoa: a consortium for electronic publication in the humanities [www.stoa.org]) edition of January 23, 2003. Contact: cwb@stoa.org.
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"We were all chatting and he went to drink his drink, then coughed and spat something back into the glass," Linda said. "He thought there was a big slice of onion, because it was floating upside down and it was white underneath."
When Grant examined the mysterious item further, he discovered that it was a large slug. Horrified, Linda took the drink to the manager to complain.
"He was like 'well it probably came in from outside,'" she said. "I told him that it was really not good enough and it could have been a child. If that was a glass of coke we might not have seen it. I asked him what the procedure was, but he didn't have a clue."
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A representative for Harvesters ultimately responded to the incident, apologizing for what occurred.
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What's Left
Has The Gay Movement Failed? by Martin Duberman, University of California Press, 2018 evaluates the status of Gay Liberation Front radical politics today.
Duberman is an academic with a prodigious body of work but this book begins with three dubious assertions. He says that Gay Liberation Front spread to a half dozen cities and college campuses, that the Gay Revolution Party began in London, and Gay Activists Alliance broke from GLF in November 1970.
Out Of The Closets edited by Karla Jay and Allen Young, Douglas Books, 1972 lists over 75 Gay Liberation Front groups. I was one of the founding members of Gay Revolution Party in New York. And Wikipedia marks 21 December 1969 as the founding date of Gay Activists Alliance.
Fortunately none of these errors are necessary for the main thesis of Has The Gay Movement Failed? Duberman correctly cites Gay Liberation Front that began in New York following the Stonewall Riots of June 1969 as a touchstone of gay left politics.
Marriage equality is certainly the antithesis of the ideals espoused by GLF because it involves acceptance of and inclusion into a flawed institution rather than demanding its dismantling and replacement by a more just and equitable social arrangement.
The book concludes with examples of current straight left attitudes relating to LGBTQ issues that seem not to have changed much over nearly half a century. Ignored, trivialized, denigrated. And at the end the question in the title remains unanswered.
Has The Gay Movement Failed? Is an interesting read but not the definitive work about an important subject that merits more comprehensive study.
I'd like to see a closer look at Gay Liberation Front politics and strategies, including both its successes and failures. Also a more detailed analysis of other radical and progressive LGBTQ groups and individuals outsides the mainstream.
It's obvious to me that within weeks of its founding, there were individuals in GLF eager to abandon the ideals of transformative personal and societal liberation for the comforts of mere rights and acceptance of the status quo.
Our current challenge remains how to achieve the benefits of a better world for everyone instead of continuing to privilege just a few.
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Poetry Is the Blood-Jet
That used to be my favorite way to describe my writing. It's a line from Sylvia Plath. I felt it encapsulated everything. I just cut my veins open and bled onto a page. And it was true. I didn't think about technique or structure or anything like that. I did it all by instinct, wheeling through by the set of my pants--really, as though some long silver line was attached to my waistband, holding me up so that I could barely touch the earth with my toes, dragging me along so fast I could barely keep up. It made me happy to write like that. It felt honest and visceral. It felt bloody and raw and real.
Trouble with writing like that, though, is that eventually, you bleed out.
My early career, which was not a career at all, but a lot of me not understanding why dinky college mags didn't want to publish my poetry, was entirely wrapped up in confessional poetry. I had a lot to confess. The blood-technique worked for me--especially since I was mainly writing when I was feeling sanguine. A terrible relationship that became a worse marriage, a comically awful childhood, and various traumas fueled my work, and pretty often, that work was pretty good.
But there's really no way for a working writer to go around with their veins open all the time. There is simply too much work. Eventually, you run out of confessional. A couple of armfuls of books are as good as decades of therapy. Of course, new trauma comes along, but once you get to a certain point, there is no way to re-traumatize yourself and drag up the same hurts every day to pour onto the page--firstly, it means spending all your time in a state of emotional exhaustion, and second, it just won't be as good anymore. Like drugs, you need more to get to the same place, after awhile. You can't rise to the same heights as the first time you wrote about your stepmother cracking your head against the wall, or your girlfriend leaving you for a man. It won't be as raw, it will even start to feel tired. Even the most horrific of experiences can become pedestrian after being evoked over and over. Ask an actor--the sense memory that could reliably make them cry on command at twenty just doesn't have the same punch at forty.
On top of that, anthologies and magazines will be so very rude--they'll ask for stories on the topics they're covering, not my personal grief. And my workload these days is several stories a month, even before getting to the novels.
So where does that leave me? Because I also don't believe in writing hacky stories about the news item of the week just to sell it/make wordcount/have a publication this month. I've been feeling odd about this lately, as I've had a rash of very specific story requests: New Weird, please! Fairy tale villain! Science fiction space opera! Pulpy steampunk! YA vampire story! How do I take those and make them real and emotionally honest, how do I make them cut close to the bone when my private travails just don't translate so well to contemporary lesbian werewolf tales? I feel guilty, that I can't always find a real-life experience to lay on top of the genre shiny and make with the mythpunk every single time. I remember when poetry was the blood jet. Was I better then, purer?
I don't think I was. I think we all evolve. And sooner or later, one way or another, I was going to have to find another way.
I thought about this a lot while writing the pulp steampunk story. Because damn did I not have any deep-seated emotional horror to exorcise that would swash its clockwork buckle.
But I did have a lot of feelings about steampunk. Bitterness and frustration, for one. Admiration, lust and disappointment, for others. They were deep, complex feelings. And I could make a story out of that. Brain is just as valid as blood, as heart. In every assignment, I have to find the thing that makes my pulse quicken--and it isn't always expunging some past pain any more. Short stories are for me much more often than not assignments, though novels are the unconstrained, freedom-loving hippies of my eternal colony. They answer to nobody but themselves.
Of course, sometimes it is. One of my poems up for the Rhysling this year is anguish in a column.
Ten years ago I would have been horrified to hear myself say these things--writing is only valid if it is the blood-jet, right? There is definitely a school of thought that that's the case. Of course, people have been telling me I can't write well if I write fast, or while being young, or while bleeding in that very fashion. It's amazing how often I used to hear about the ironclad rules of being a writer. Part of me hates even writing this post. It's taken me hours. But I think part of growing up as a writer is learning to use your whole body, all your tools, learning how to start with bleeding on the page, but not end there, to shape and craft that flow into something more complex than pure miasma. And sometimes learning how to start with something other than your own personal history, how to tell other people's stories. How to expand your capabilities beyond the confessional. I think this is especially important when it comes to creating characters who are more than an obvious mirror of the author. I think I'm a better writer for these things--certainly one more able to make deadlines. I don't think I've lost anything--I've gained, if anything, a measure of control I didn't have before.
Though most, I think, would say that it's a cut-brakeline on a race car kind of control, even now.
Don't get me wrong--I write pretty nakedly most of the time and always have. Always will. It wasn't so long ago I wrote this, and I still agree with every word of it. I'm never going to stop being myself. I think if you know me well enough, you can trace the parts of my real life that flicker and stretch through all my fiction. Even the occasional story about winemaking still comes from my obsessions, my need to create complex systems. But I'm not just writing out my innards anymore, without a care for anything beyond pretty words and private flagellation. Writing about pulpy steampunk from a totally different perspective than I'm used to, having to go to another place to fulfill my obligation to the publication, made me realize how far I've come, how different my process is now--like making lace instead of just knitting and purling. I think, now, I'm a laboratory desgined to channel and transmogrify the blood-jet, to extend a metaphor. I've got a lot further to go--at best I'm in my second stage as a writer. I can't say what the next step is, the next iteration.
But if I weren't fascinated by my own evolution, I wouldn't be a writer at all.
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The Israelites' real estate holdings in Egypt
Religious Zionist yeshiva students on the week's Torah reading: The Israelites acquired land in Egypt, causing some to desire to remain.
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וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֑שֶׁן וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּ בָ֔הּ וַיִּפְר֥וּ וַיִּרְבּ֖וּ מְאֹֽד:
"And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt in the land of Goshen, and they held property (vayeaḥazu) in it, and they were prolific and multiplied greatly."
Dvar Torah written by:Nir Shaul, presented by:Rabbi Mordechai Gershon
"כל פסוק זה באשמת בני ישראל הוא מדבר כי הקדוש ברוך הוא גזר עליהם כי גר יהיה זרעך, והמה ביקשו להיות תושבים במקום שנגזר עליהם גרות... ולא כך אמרו אל פרעה לגור בארץ באנו (בראשית מז, ד)? מלמד שמתחילה לא ירדו להשתקע שמה אלא לגור... וכל כך נשתקעו שמה עד שלא רצו לצאת ממצרים..."
The entire posuk (verse) speaks to the detriment of the Israelites, for the Holy One, blessed be He decreed "Your descendants will be strangers in a land not theirs" , yet they sought to be residents in the place where it was decreed that they be strangers … Hadn't they said to Pharaoh "We have come to sojourn in the land" , indicating that they did not go down to Egypt to settle there? Yet they were so well settled that they did not want to leave Egypt. [Kli Yakar]
Where in Egypt Did the Israelites Settle?
The Apparent Contradiction
There is an apparent contradiction within our chapter of Bereishit (Genesis) concerning the exact location within Egypt of the Israelites' settlement. The posuk we quoted presents Goshen as the locale for the Israelites' settlement. It was to Goshen that Yoseph directed his brothers, as the posuk states: "And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen," and "That you may dwell in the land of Goshen." As well, when God brought the plagues of wild animals and of hail, God announced "And I will separate on that day the land of Goshen, upon which My people stand" , and "Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail."
Yet, we find that Yoseph gave his family holdings in the land of Ramses: "Yoseph settled his father and his brothers, and he gave them property in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Ramses." As well, the Torah's description of the exodus relates that "The Children of Israel journeyed from Ramses." Rabbi Yoḥanan Luria (c. 1440-1514) in his work Meshivat Nefesh notes an additional problem in the posuk's statement that it was Pharaoh who commanded that the Israelites settle in the land of Ramses , a statement apparently unsupported by other pesukim (verses).
Two Answers
Rashi [Ibid.] writes that Ramses is part of the land of Goshen. Ramses was either a city or a county within the land of Goshen. Thus, the verses refer to the Israelites living in Ramses which is within the land of Goshen.
Second Answer
Radak comments that Yoseph settled his family in Goshen and gave them agricultural fields in the choicest land of Egypt, which is Ramses, close to Goshen, in accordance with Pharaoh's instructions. Ramban, as well, is of the opinion that Ramses was a separate land from Goshen, but it was there that the Israelites received exclusive agricultural rights to the land, while they dwelled in the land of Goshen, which was not an Egyptian residential area.
What Changed in the Manner of the Israelites Dwelling in Egypt?
In any event, the pesukim (verses) imply that the Israelite settlement in Egypt in practice differed from what was intended. The posuk "לגור בארץ באנו" ("We have come to sojourn in the land") implies that the Israelites did not intend to strike deep roots within the land, yet they settled in Egypt for many years. The Israelites' original intention is conveyed by Chazals' (our Sages') elucidation of the posuk "וירד מצרימה" ("And he went down to Egypt") – compelled by Divine decree; "ויגר שם" ("And sojourned there") [Ibid.] – teaching that our father Yaacov did not descend to Egypt to settle there, but merely to sojourn. [Haggada]
Kli Yakar infers his critical comment from the posuk's wording "ויאחזו בה" ("They held property") which implies a strong connection. Indeed, Chazal taught that many of the Israelites did not want to leave Egypt and were killed during the plague of darkness [Mechilta d'Rebbi Yishmael, Parashat Bo].
How did it come about that the Israelites changed their plans and chose to settle more permanently in Egypt? How did they forget their obligation to yearn to ascend to their own Land? On the technical level, as the authors of the Haggada noted, and we quoted above, the Israelites were forced to stay in Egypt by Divine decree, and this decree enjoined them from returning to Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel).
However, the question is: how did the Israelites reach the point of feeling at home in Egypt, forgetting that their true home is the Land of Israel?
First Answer – Living Conditions and the Power of Habit
The Sons of Yaacov
Without doubt, being careful to not forget Eretz Yisrael, the Holy Land constituted a difficult test, both for the children of Yaacov and for the subsequent generations until the exodus. Yaacov's children were received graciously by Pharaoh. Ramban suggests that Pharaoh encouraged the Israelites to settle in Egypt, instructing Joseph to give them homes, fields and vineyards, in order that the family of the viceroy not be despised by the Egyptians, and this made the Israelites feel at home in Egypt.
Though Yoseph's intention was to protect his family from disgrace and embarrassment, he too inadvertently contributed to the Israelites settling in Egypt. The posuk tells us that he "Transferred the populace to the cities, from (one) end of the boundary of Egypt to its (other) end."
Ostensibly, Yoseph moved the Egyptians around as a demonstration of the fact that he had purchased their land on behalf of Pharaoh and had acquired them as the monarch's servants. However, Yoseph's also intended to protect his family from the disgrace of being seen as refugees. [Rashi, ibid.] On some level, the intention was to make the Israelites feel more at home during their temporary stay in Egypt.
Also from a spiritual point of view, Yaacov sent Yehuda to Egypt ahead of the rest of the family in order to establish study houses in Egypt, so the Israelites would not feel the lack of Torah in their exile.
Undoubtedly, it is difficult for one to leave the good conditions of his dwelling place, to abandon everything with which he is familiar and move to a strange place, without resources, with no source of income and without emotional support from those who surround him.
All of the above factors influenced the Israelites to ignore the fact that Egypt is not their home. When one is well received, he feels closeness to those who receive him. The Israelites felt closeness to the Egyptians and to their land and forgot that their true place is in Eretz Yisrael. The abundance of the land of Egypt was available to the Israelites and they forgot their own Land.
Am Yisrael (The Nation of Israel)
Given that the sons of Yaacov were affected by the conditions in Egypt, it was certainly even more difficult for the subsequent generations of Israelites in Egypt to leave everything they were used to and ascend to Eretz Yisrael. One who has not had the experience of leaving his familiar surroundings and immigrating to a new land cannot imagine how complex it is.
The Israelites grew up in Egypt, they knew the land well and developed affectionate feelings for some of its landscapes; some felt connected to their Egyptian neighbors and developed friendships and commercial connections with them. Certainly, the Egyptian oppressed the Israelites, who suffered from the Egyptian decrees and persecution. Nonetheless, many looked for rays of light in their setting, and most did not seek places of refuge from their Egyptian oppressors. Chazal taught that the sons of Ephraim attempted to identify the time of the redemption and, as a result of miscalculation, engaged the Egyptians in battle before the appointed time. However, the majority of the Israelites did not take action.
Chazal praise the Israelites for changing neither their names nor their language during their years in Egypt, and thereby maintaining a distance from the Egyptians which prevented theirs from assimilation into Egyptian culture, nonetheless, there were Israelites who did connect to Egypt. Midrash Shoḥar Tov elucidates the posuk "גוי מקרב גוי" ("To come and take a nation from the midst of another nation") with a parable: "As one who removes a fetus from the womb of an animal the appropriate time. So God removed the Israelites from Egypt." Shem miShmuel writes that the essence of the exile was in intermingling with the nations and in Egypt, the Israelites were as a fetus in the womb, as the Midrash says.
Second Answer – Land Holds those who Acquire It
Rabbi Shimshon Raphael Hirsch offers a novel insight to our posuk: " אחוזה (Aḥuza) occurs exclusively referring to landed property which is just what cannot be grasped … the object is not gripped by the owner, but the owner is gripped and held fast by the object, and that in fact is the case with the possession of land. Land holds its owner, he is chained to it." In essence, real estate acts upon and asserts control over its owner.
This is particularly true of one's home, which is his natural place. Indeed, the word 'מקום' ["makom" (place)] is related to the word 'קיום' ["kiyum" (existence)]. One's home is the place which allows him to exist and holds him, preventing him falling into the abyss. This is an especially strong spiritual effect.
This approach is manifest in the Halakha, for example in the halakhic dictum that land cannot be stolen [Gemara Sukka 31a] and that the laws of fraudulent sale (ona'ah) do not apply. [Gemara Bava Metzia 47a] These halakhot indicate that land is not merely a monetary matter, but on some level is connected to its owner's identity and becomes part of the owner. Thus, just as one's identity cannot be stolen, neither can his land. Since there is, if you will, an emotional connection between land and its owner, it is not possible to assess monetary value to determine whether fraud has been committed in its sale.
Concerning the word "makom" Chazal comment "Why is the Holy One, blessed be He called 'Makom'? Since He is the place of the world, while the world is not His place." The Holy One, blessed be He is the eternally existing God, Who existed before anything else was in existence, and He exists in our world and outside our world. God does not require anything in order to continue to exist. He maintains the existence of the universe, rather than the universe maintaining His existence.
We can summarize since a place affects its residents, the Israelites in Egypt were adversely affected by the place, bringing them to forget the national hope and yearning to return to Eretz Yisrael as soon as possible.
Summary of the Answers
We saw two approaches to explain the Israelites' forgetting Eretz Yisrael during their Egyptian bondage:
1) The Israelites initially received especially excellent conditions when they settled in Egypt and therefore accepted their stay in the land of the Nile.
2) The land of Egypt held onto the Israelites and influenced their self-identity.
These two explanations allow us to understand how the Children of Israel reached the status which the verses criticize, of settling in Egypt and forgetting that their true inheritance is Eretz Yisrael.
The Situation in the Diaspora Today
God promised us in the Torah that He will return us to the Land of Israel, saying:
"אם יהיה נדחך בקצה השמים משם יקבצך ד' אלוקיך ומשם יקחך. והביאך ד' אלוקיך אל הארץ אשר ירשו אבותיך וירשתה והיטבך והרבך מאבותיך"
Even if your exiles are at the end of the heavens, the Lord, your God, will gather you from there, and He will take you from there. And the Lord, your God, will bring you to the Land which your forefathers possessed, and you (too) will take possession of it, and He will do good to you, and He will make you more numerous than your forefathers.
Rambam understands from these verses that one of Messiah's functions, beyond reestablishing the Israelite monarchy and rebuilding the Beit Hamikdash (Temple), is to gather the dispersed of Am Yisrael and lead them back to the Land
Undeniably, building up the Land is in full swing. We see the fulfillment of the words we say in taḥanun on Mondays and Thursdays (according to the Ashkenazi version):
"אבינו אב הרחמן, הראנו אות לטובה וקבץ נפוצותינו מארבע כנפות הארץ"
Our merciful Father, show us a positive sign and gather our dispersed from the four corners of the earth.
God has shown us this sign. The majority of Jews in the world live in Eretz Yisrael, and the Land is continuously being built up. Our hearts should cry out loudly: "מאת ד' היתה זאת היא נפלאת בעינינו" ("This was from the Lord; it is wondrous in our eyes.")
Indeed, Rabbi Yehuda Alkalai (1798-1878) writes in his book Minḥat Yehuda that we must announce in a firm voice that the time has come to ascend to the Land rather than waiting for Messiah to bring us to the Land in a miraculous manner.
It is true that the Land binds its residents to it, and that abroad at times there are comfortable and pleasant conditions. Any move from place to place is difficult, all the more so, moving to a new country. At times age is a complicating factor, with the difficulties greater for children or older people.
May we be privileged to see the righteous Mashiach (Messiah) leading all of us back to the Land, our natural habitat, in a pleasant manner, with ease and in joy. And may he purify our hearts to serve God through the purity and sanctity of Eretz Yisrael.


Dr Matthew Rosen-Marsh
Compassion Focused Therapy:
https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/compassion-focused-therapy
https://compassionatemind.co.uk/about-us
Neuroscience and Therapy:
https://www.rickhanson.net/the-science-of-positive-brain-change/
Power of vulnerability:
https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame/transcript?language=en
The voices in my head:
https://www.ted.com/talks/eleanor_longden_the_voices_in_my_head?language=en
Irving Yalom:
https://www.yalom.com/biography
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To sum up: a lot depends on your own stamina because island hopping means packing and unpacking, getting on and off buses and ferries. Limit your choice of islands to perhaps one or two less than you think you can manage. Maximise transport links to avoid backtracking or port-transferring and since you are traveling high season be aware that you will usually need bookings ahead at most places. It is possible to turn up on an island and not find a place to stay or have to make do with a third-rate option.
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Skeleton of Suspected Medieval King Undergoes Testing
By Stephanie Pappas published 15 November 12
University of Leicester archeologists are digging in the Leicester City Council parking lot in search of the grave of King Richard III. (Image credit: University of Leicester)
A mutilated skeleton unearthed from a medieval church in Leicester is undergoing testing to determine if it belongs to Richard III, an unlucky king of England who died in battle in 1485.
Archaeologists unearthed the skeleton in the choir of Grefriars, a medieval church that had been buried under a parking lot. Though the church had been lost, historical records suggest that Richard III was buried there after his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field, during the War of the Roses, an English civil war.
If the body is Richard's, archaeologists hope the find will shed light on a person known best through William Shakespeare's fictionalized account in the play "Richard III."
Suspected king
Richard III and his queen, Anne of Neville, appear in a stained glass window in Cardiff Castle. (Image credit: University of Leicester)
The skeleton is a good candidate for the lost king. It was found in the choir area of the church, matching historical records of the burial. The skeleton appears to be an adult male, and has a wounded skull — as if someone had cleaved it with an axe or sword. That would be consistent with a death in battle. A barbed arrowhead was also found in the skeleton's spine.
The skeleton also shows signs of scoliosis, or an abnormally curved spine. This would have made the man's right shoulder pop up higher than his left, which matches contemporary accounts of Richard III. (In later accounts, he's often incorrectly portrayed as a hunchback.) [Gallery: The Search for Richard III's Grave]
Ongoing analysis
However, researchers have to be sure before they make any pronouncements on the skeleton's identity. They're currently subjecting the skeleton to a barrage of tests, including a computed tomography (CT) scan, which will allow them to reconstruct a three-dimensional image of the skeleton with flesh and skin overlaid. They eventually plan to reconstruct the man's face, though this procedure can be somewhat unreliable.
Soil samples from around the skeleton where the body decomposed, along with dental plaque, will help researchers find out more about the man's health and diet. Scientists have also extracted samples from the teeth and bones to attempt a DNA test on the skeleton. They'll compare any usable DNA with that of Michael Ibsen, a living descendent of Richard III's sister Anne of York.
Simultaneously, researchers are radiocarbon dating the skeleton to confirm the time of death — within about 80 years, that is. Specialists in medieval weaponry are consulting on the man's possible battle wounds.
"We are looking at many different lines of enquiry, the evidence from which all add up to give us more assurance about the identity of the individual," Richard Buckley, the director of the University of Leicester Archaeological Services, said in a statement. "As well as the DNA testing, we have to take in all of the other pieces of evidence, which tell us about the person's lifestyle — including his health and where he grew up."
A second female skeleton found in the church may be one of the church founders, researchers suspect. Results for the male skeleton are expected early next year.
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Celtics announce head coach Ime Udoka banned for season over improper relationship
The Boston Celtics have suspended Ime Udoka for a full year, banning the coach who led them to the NBA finals last spring for the entire 2022-23 season over what two people with knowledge of the matter said was an improper relationship with a member of the organization.
The people spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team did not reveal that detail publicly. In a statement issued Thursday night after a full day of wrangling over the terms of the punishment, the Celtics said Udoka violated team policies and left open the possibility that a longer separation could follow.
"A decision about his future with the Celtics beyond this season will be made at a later date," the team said.
Assistant coach Joe Mazzulla will take over as interim coach, one of the people who spoke with the AP said. The defending Eastern Conference champions are scheduled to hold media day on Monday and open training camp on Tuesday in preparation for the 18 October season opener.
In a statement published by ESPN, Udoka apologized "to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down".
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"I am sorry for putting the team in this difficult situation, and I accept the team's decision," he said. "Out of respect for everyone involved, I will have no further comment."
A longtime assistant in his first NBA head coaching job, Udoka led Boston to a 51-31 record last season – going 26-6 in the final 32 games. The Celtics beat Brooklyn, Milwaukee and Miami on the way to the NBA finals, where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games.
The developments stunned the NBA and shook up a team that had been among the favorites to contend for a championship this season. It would be an unprecedented 18th title for the franchise.
But in Boston, the story was reminiscent of the shakeup across town in 2020, when Red Sox manager Alex Cora was suspended by Major League Baseball for a year for his role in a sign-stealing scandal at his previous job, with the Houston Astros. Instead, the sides parted ways.
After a last-place finish under Ron Roenicke in the pandemic-shortened season, Cora was re-hired a year later and welcomed back.
It is unclear if Udoka and the Celtics will be as eager to reunite.
The 45-year-old Udoka spent the bulk of his NBA playing career with San Antonio and then joined Spurs coach Gregg Popovich's staff as an assistant. Udoka was on the Spurs' staff from 2012 through 2019, winning it all in '14, and he quickly found his way onto short lists for open head coaching jobs.
He spent the 2019-20 season in Philadelphia and the 2020-21 season in Brooklyn before the Celtics hired him in June 2021 as the successor to Brad Stevens – who moved up to the front office. In year one, Udoka finished fourth in coach of the year voting and the Celtics came within two wins of the championship.
"The future is bright and we're just getting started," Udoka said after the NBA finals.
Perhaps not.
The bombshell on the eve of training camp is the latest twist heading into what was supposed to be a promising season for the NBA's most decorated franchise.
Ime Udoka, center left, talks with players during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA finals in June. Photograph: Jed Jacobsohn/AP
The Celtics bolstered their runner-up roster by acquiring guard Malcolm Brogdon in a trade from Indiana, then added sharpshooting veteran forward Danilo Gallinari as a free agent. But last month, Gallinari tore the ACL in his left knee and will be lost for the coming season.
Center Robert Williams, a key part of the Boston defense scheme who played through injuries during last season's playoffs, is still dealing with knee soreness and is expected to miss the start of the season.
The Celtics were also mentioned in speculation over a new home for Brooklyn forward Kevin Durant, a perennial All-Star who asked for – and then backed off – a request to be traded. Although the talks amounted to nothing, it raised questions about Boston's commitment to young star Jaylen Brown.
It's also the second major disciplinary situation in as many weeks in the NBA: commissioner Adam Silver decided last week to suspend Robert Sarver – the owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury – for one year and fine him $10m after an investigation showed his pattern of disturbing workplace conduct, including abusive and racist language. Sarver said Wednesday he intends to sell his teams.
Mazzulla interviewed for the Utah Jazz coaching job this summer, a position that ultimately went to Will Hardy – another of Udoka's assistants in Boston last season.
Mazzulla's only previous experience as a head coach is a two-year stint at Division II's Fairmont State in West Virginia, where he went 43-17 and made the NCAA tournament in his second season. A native New Englander from Rhode Island, Mazzulla played at West Virginia, was an assistant for the Celtics' G League team before taking over at Fairmont State, and then got hired by the Celtics again in June 2019 to be part of Stevens' staff.
Mazzulla's last game at Fairmont State was against Mercyhurst. His first real game with the Celtics will attract a bit more attention: Boston is scheduled to host longtime rival Philadelphia in the opener, when they will tip off a year-long tribute to Hall of Famer Bill Russell.
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