Note, this blog is a work in progress

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Maps

Next year Payson?

Where thinking next year we will go to the mountains in Payson Arizona at the Payson Campground & RV Resort.

Location at 808 E State Highway 260, Payson, AZ (928) 472-2267.

According to Herb Solinski’s biblical calendar web site the dates for 2012 will be between October 2nd-9th

The running water we use is the Salt River.  Below is a modified picture of the nearby mountains.

Our ritual is like any other Shabbath service

we do prayer and praise
we read the parasha study for that Shabbath. This year it was Leviticus Chapter 3, #24.2
a woman lights the candles. This year it was Kye Thompson
we do the blessing over the bread and wine
we have a pot luck (doesn’t everything important involve food)
finally we do the Mikva (aka full immersion baptism)

Here is the procedure that we have adopted while doing the actual mikva…

• The witnesses say “baruch b’shem Y’shua” (be blessed in the name/authority of Y’shua)
• The one doing the mikva falls backward in to the water fully immersed
• after coming up, the witnesses say “baruch b’shem YHVH” (be blessed in the name/authority of YHVH)
• The one doing the mikva says “hinani shenani” (here am I send me)
• Then everyone yells “Hallel Ya” (praise Yah).

Photo Album

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Summary

We had over 30 people and a good time was had for all. 

Maybe next year we can do this at the Yarden.

Maps

• Bush Highway Turnoff (map, 33.556202,-111.543413)
• Our Cabana (map: 33.555768,-111.542307)
• Mikva Site (map 33.553761,-111.544394)

See also this map and this zoomed in map.  Note that we wanted to go to Sheep’s crossing, but it was closed so we went to the “Alternative Site”.

Directions (via Google Maps)

• If your near the 101 and Shea, you could take the Fountain hills, Beeline highway approach
• If your near the 101 and the 202 Red Mountain Freeway, you can take the 202 Bush Highway southern approach
• If your coming from the East valley, you can take the User Pass approach

Here is a Bing map (I’m writing this blog with Windows Live Writer and I wasn’t sure how to do this with Google Maps).

Here’s a photo album that I took while building my sukkah.  The dimensions are 8’ wide by 8’ deep by 7’ tall.

Notes about the photos…

1. The door faces the front
2. The left side and right side are relative from the outside looking into the door
3. All markings are on the inside (the exception is on the top of the bottom boards)
4. All nuts are in the inside of the Sukkah
5. The four aluminum upright polls for the corners are not on shown

Material cost was about $140 for the wood and the hardware.  I figure about another $140 for the windows screening material that I want to use to wrap the sides.  For the top and the bottom I plan on using vinyl from used billboard material.

Special thanks to Gale Webb for allowing me to build it at his house and for the use of his tools.

Other Sukkah’s

Here are some more sukkah photos I collected just for fun.

Sukkah Accessories I might like

• $130 Bass Pro Camp Kitchen
• $120 Cabela Standard Camp Kitchen
• $120 Cabela Deluxe Camper Kitchen
• Need something to hand that’s light weight so I can hold clothes etc.
• I already have my sun oven.

This is an update on the “American Seder” for the Fourth of July 2011. 

Overall the event went very well specially considering this was our first attempt.  I counted that we had 35+ people.

Special thanks to Uri Harel, Jackie Shephard, Steve Grosvenor, Kiki Sabanis and all the others who showed up and helped out.

I created a public folder for people to view which can be found here.

It contains photos (here and here)  audios (Part1 and Part2) and other stuff

Suggestions

1. read the 10 commandments in Hebrew
2. clean up the Haggadah…e.g. compact the songs into multi-columns
3. better marketing…press conference?
4. ???.

Please come and join us in a unique and meaningful Fourth of July celebration. 

It will be at …

Phoenix Christian Assembly

2030 N. 36 St. Phoenix AZ 85008

Starting at 2PM to 4PM

For more information, check out this link…

http://torahlawform.com/Documents/FourthOfJulySeder2011.pdf

Thank You

John Marsing

In the future, please visit http://MyHebrewBible.com/ParashaHeader.

• Technologies
  • ASP.Net 3.0 with ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update
    • I really dislike web development. To me JavaScript, JSON and JQuery = barf. In the past I would have but HTML and CSS in the same barf bag but I have come to realize that it behooves me to learn these technologies…still need a lot of work in the CSS arena however. With that said, having ASP.Net 3.0, Razor and EF makes developing a basic web site bearable…it even generates Html.DropDownList (Homer says Whohoo!).
  • Entity Framework 4.1
    • The first web site I built I used LINQ to SQL but with this one I decided to kick it up a notch … I still need work on groking EF SQL though. Since I’m a database developer “Database first” is just a no brainer for me. I used Julie Lerman’s video where she shows using DbContext to generate the code, but what I haven’t experienced is what’s it like without DbContext. Also I still haven’t figured out all the data annotation stuff i.e. where to put it and when does this come into play (design time or run time). All the new videos and content is all about code first, which I could care less about.
  • Sql Server Compact Edition 4.1
    • I have three separate SQL CE databases in my application. There are limitations e.g. no views which I could have used to get around my EF SQL deficiencies, but otherwise pretty cool.
  • ErikEj SqlCe Membership
    • This is cool because I can have my membership functionality cake and eat “I don’t need to pay for Sql Server” it.
  • ELMAH 1.2
  • PagedList
• Tools
  • SQL Compact Toolbox ver 2.0
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Web Developer Express
    • I think that it’s pretty cool that I can get this web site developed with a free version of Visual Studio.
  • SqlSpec 6.2
    • I call myself a database developer so to me that means I’m always going to have a database. Over the last couple of years when I start a project I immediately start setting up an “SqlSpec Project” to compliment my development work. I want my documentation to assist me early on in the process and not have it be some end of project after thought.

Features To Implement

Here are things I might want to implement many of which are pie in the sky.

• Features To Implement – To Do
  • Use IIS Express
  • Caching
  • Look into ASP.NET Web Helpers Library
  • Make it Open Source
  • Port to Orchard
  • Port to LightSwitch, maybe CSLA.
  • Create a DSL (Domain Specific Language) for scriptures, or maybe use Fluent API?
  • Get Elmah to work via the Elmah Controller and not elmah.axd
  • Better underestand and exploit Routes
  • Better underestand and implement an IOC
  • Better underestand and EF Models so that I can more effectively desribe the domain.
  • Better underestand and use Unit Testing

Parasha reading list for May 14^th 2011 (16.2)
Yasa Moshe (Moses Caused Them to Journey)

	Tab	Section	Verses
	1	Torah	Exo 15:22-16:24 1
	2	HafTorah	Isa 49:8-14
	3	HafTorah	Psa 106:7-8
	4	Epistle	1Co 1
	5	History	1Sa 5 & 6 2
PDF document for the readings for this week can be found here.
The entire list for the three year reading can be found here.
The Gospel Harmony has been removed from the list, as we have not read for many monthts. If we get back to it, I will re-add it back to the blog.
Foot Notes Type Description   1 Standalone Aleph Tav   Exo 16:5, 9, 23 2 Standalone Aleph Tav   1Sa 5:1, 1Sa 6:18, 1Sa 7:16

Disclaimer. This blog post was soley created by John Marsing (one of the original founding members of TYoAZ) and it’s intention is for the benefit of Tzur Yisrael of Arizona. For more information see TYoAZ.

Parasha reading list for May 7^th 2011 (16.1)
Daber el-B’nei Yisrael (Tell the Sons of Israel)

	Tab	Section	Verses
	1	Torah	Exo 13:17-15:21 1, 2
	2	HafTorah	Jdg 4:4-5:313, 4
	3	HafTorah	Jos 24:1-7
	4	Brit	Joh 16:25-33
	5	Brit	Php 4:4-23
	6	Epistle	Rom 16
	7	History	1Sa 5 & 6 5, 6, 7
PDF document for the readings for this week can be found here.
The entire list for the three year reading can be found here.
The Gospel Harmony has been removed from the list, as we have not read for many monthts. If we get back to it, I will re-add it back to the blog.
Additional Reading: * ? Isa 45:18-24, Rev 15:1-8. Also note that some sources have the Torah portion starting at 13:21
Foot Notes Type Description   1, 2 Standalone Aleph Tav   Exo 14:24, 25 3, 4 Standalone Aleph Tav   Jdg 4:23, 24 5, 6 & 7 Standalone Aleph Tav   1Sa 5:1, 1Sa 6:18, 1Sa 7:16

Disclaimer. This blog post was soley created by John Marsing (one of the original founding members of TYoAZ) and it’s intention is for the benefit of Tzur Yisrael of Arizona. For more information see TYoAZ.

Parasha reading list for April 30^th 2011 (15.4)
Kadesh (Sanctify)

	Tab	Section	Verses
	1	Torah	Exo 13:1-16 1, 2
	2	HafTorah	Isa 46:3-7
	3	Brit	Heb 8:6-9:1
	4	Brit	Heb 9:13-15
	5	Epistle	Rom 15
	6	History	1Sa 3 & 4 3
PDF document for the readings for this week can be found here.
The entire list for the three year reading can be found here.
The Gospel Harmony has been removed from the list, as we have not read for many monthts. If we get back to it, I will re-add it back to the blog.
Foot Notes Type Description   1 Standalone Aleph Tav   Exo 13:7, 2 Mitzvot   … Click ==> 7 Mitzvot in Exo 13:1-16 (total 19). 3 Standalone Aleph Tav   1Sa 3:12, 1Sa 4:4

Disclaimer. This blog post was soley created by John Marsing (one of the original founding members of TYoAZ) and it’s intention is for the benefit of Tzur Yisrael of Arizona. For more information see TYoAZ.