To transliterate or not to transliterate... Why not both?

Finally, this one is another example of something which really gets me. Grrrrr!!!

I call it "Beis Tefilla English". The local RBS Torah publication is riddled with it. What's with the Hebrew-within-English? Why not transliterate like... in the rest of it?



I can't help imagining that he started writing that way and then realised that if he would carry on like that it would come out like this:

With immense gratitude to הקב"ה we are delighted to inform the ציבור regarding the ברית of our son which will take place אי"ה at the hall in בית תפילה יונה אברהם, נחל רפאים 34 on Friday morning at 8:00am. May we continue to share שמחות!

So he decided (I imagine) not to keep writing in Hebrew because it looks silly and is hard to read. But in that case - why not fix what you already did???

Personally I really dislike the Hebrew-words-in-Hebrew style, but if you're going to do it, go all the way. If you can transliterate some times why not every time? Most of us will find it easier to read that way. Only write in Hebrew if you're quoting something where the spelling is important etc.

Catching up...

It's been a while since I last posted.

Here are some photos I've collected since last time.

This concrete pump is very impressive. But I can't help being scared it'll topple over, despite the supports it has. They just don't look adequate.



Before we get to the other pictures, here's another positive one. This sukkah, while modest in size, does look quite comfortable. It seems nicely constructed. Kind of how I'd like our sukkah to be built, one day.



Credit where credit's due - this box is pretty good. Everything's spelled correctly and the layout is nice. It even manages to keep the toaster sitting still. But watch out, because once you put it on your kitchen counter, things are going to get lively.



I certainly agree that it would be wise to be very careful around a cursed vehicle.



My final new item deserves a post of its own. Coming next.