It protects the yahrzeit candles from the wind.
Day 1
Fortress of flames
December 31st, 2011
I'm walking every street in New York City.
This is the counterpoint to my walk across the US. Instead of seeing a million places for just a minute each, I'm going to spend a million minutes exploring just one place. By the time I finish walking every block of every street in all five boroughs, I'll have traveled more than 8,000 miles on foot — all within a single city. Details!
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~9,954 miles walked
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So glad you are walking again. You teach us every step you take “yahrzeit candles.”
An education indeed. RIP.
Here in Prague, there are so many Jewish graves..and they all have stones left on them. Nice custom. I have a friend on Paros who died and was buried up in the mountains. Everytime we visited his grave, we brought up a rock from the beach he use to love and put it in a pile. He has quite a stack now. Maybe not the same thing, but a nice thought so others know he was visited. I like that the candles are protected.
In Hawaii we take favorite food and drink like a can of Coke and a bag of Cheetos.
Again!??? WOW… I am so excited.
I am wondering what you got from your last “tour” that
inspired this walk? I kept meaning to read ” What it meant to me….”
and I saw your updates and other emails.
But I am here again, with moral support and best wishes
and excitement of seeing places I’ve never been or will never
get a chance to. My friend…. be VERY careful where you pull out
that Camera there. Made that mistake a few times in Chicago
is cost me a camera, a beating, a few cussings along the way.
(Not all at the same time).
salām/pas/paz/Muka-Muka/Kedamaian/paco/PEACE
PS. Found it! Thoughts on the Red Line: The Extended Edition!
Wow, that is a serious candle protector. Here’s to Mendel!