The Drowning Man, the Restaurant Reviewer, and the Investor

Haredim 10
June 26, 2014   
When Friday came, I took my two beloved children and went to fulfill the day's mitzvah. • While they were swimming in the pool, I gave the bathers signs. • Meir Barak with a satirical column
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The Phoenix: Soon, Reuven Rivlin will assume the role of President of the State and Shimon Peres will become an ordinary citizen.

It's doubtful that there is a single person who thinks that Peres will retire to raise grandchildren and plant pots in his house. In general, if someone dares to say hello to him, he will immediately shout and say: "I'm going to get him.".

Rabin once called him a tireless subversive, I think we'll conclude with tireless activity.

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Breed and provide for all: After the law on force-feeding prisoners on hunger strike was approved, could it perhaps be expanded to schools? Because for some reason, that's where they actually abolished the feeding.

Exile in Egypt: How long do you think it will take until Fuad Ben Eliezer seeks political asylum in Egypt?

As the heat spread, the Israelites would splash around in the pools found at every site. Since the custom of Israel is law, when Friday arrived, I took my two beloved children with me and went to fulfill the mitzvah of the day.

While they were paddling around the pool, I got to watch the swimmers a bit and give them signals.

The drowning man: Swimming with quick, panicked movements, his entire body submerged in water, with only his mouth and nose poking out with difficulty.

Restaurant reviewer: He swims with a distant expression on his face, trying not to make eye contact with anyone, and every time someone passes by his path, a sour, astonished expression appears on his face. And because of the rush and the frequency, his face looks like a flashing traffic light.

The traveler: Are you familiar with the walk along the walls of Jerusalem (highly recommended)? Then get the water version, where the child walks on the steps that surround the sides of the pool all the way around, and since he doesn't know how to swim, if you lean on the wall, he'll ask to "just pass" and God forbid.

Tornado: A swimmer trying to combine the breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly swimming styles, or did I just miss the point, and the guy was just trying to water the surrounding grass.

Commando fighters: If in the past they used simple water guns that reached a distance of only a meter, today they are sophisticated 4th generation guns that can reach from one end of the pool to the other. It is said that right now, laboratories are working on GPS-guided water missiles.

The investor: A guy who enters the pool wearing a professional wetsuit that covers his entire body, goggles, a snorkel, and flippers. The pool is 1.60 meters high, by the way. Just to give you an idea: imagine a man wearing desert hiking shoes, a matching shirt, a sun hat, sunglasses, a backpack, and a 4-liter jerrycan of water, just to get his son out of the sandbox.

And last but not least:

The sociologist: A bored man who came with his children to the pool and has a column to write - so he looks around and seeks insights in the Shinkel.

Today marks 14 days since the boys were kidnapped by evildoers. May the Merciful One bring Eyal Gal-Ad and Naftali back to us soon, healthy and unharmed, Amen.


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