The Moon Can Hold A Great Attraction For Us. If Someone Does Not Reflect Our Moon We Can Be Drawn To

sir i regret to inform you that i am almost exclusively controlled by the moon and can only do that which she permits.

The Jewish people of Uzbekistan photographed by Gueorgui Pinkhassov

“The term Bukharan was coined by European travelers who visited Central Asia around the 16th century. Since most of the Jewish community at the time lived under the Emirate of Bukhara, they came to be known as Bukharan Jews. The name by which the community called itself is “Isro'il” (Israelites). 

The appellative Bukharian was adopted by Bukharan Jews who moved to English-speaking countries, in an anglicisation of the Hebrew Bukhari. However, Bukharan was the term used historically by English writers, as it was for other aspects of Bukhara. 

Bukharan Jews used the Persian language to communicate among themselves and later developed Bukhori, a Tajik dialect of the Persian language with small linguistic traces of Hebrew. This language provided easier communication with their neighboring communities and was used for all cultural and educational life among the Jews. It was used widely until the area was “Russified” by the Russians and the dissemination of “religious” information was halted. The elderly Bukharan generation use Bukhori as their primary language but speak Russian with a slight Bukharan accent. The younger generation use Russian as their primary language, but do understand or speak Bukhori.

The Bukharan Jews are Mizrahi Jews and have been introduced to and practice Sephardic Judaism. 

The first primary written account of Jews in Central Asia dates to the beginning of the 4th century CE. It is recalled in the Talmud by Rabbi Shmuel bar Bisna, a member of the Talmudic academy in Pumbeditha, who traveled to Margiana (present-day Merv in Turkmenistan) and feared that the wine and alcohol produced by local Jews was not kosher. The presence of Jewish communities in Merv is also proven by Jewish writings on ossuaries from the 5th and 6th centuries, uncovered between 1954 and 1956.”

Signs in the Houses 🌌

Aries ♈︎:

this is an area of life where you are competitive and self-motivated, willing to take a risk and step into the unknown

Taurus ♉︎:

in this area of life, you can show pragmatism, commitment, and persistence. you let things develop in their own time and lean towards patience and endurance

Gemini ♊︎:

this is an area where you apply logic rather than emotion. here is where you are curious or where you need continual change and mental stimulus

Cancer ♋︎:

this area of your life may form a sanctuary, a place of safety away from the world. you seek to protect and defend the matters of that house

Leo ♌︎:

this area of your life will be close to your heart, a place where you can shine and develop your creativity. you invest personal energy here and want to be loved

Virgo ♍︎:

this area of your life will probably run like a well-oiled machine - or at least you would like it too! here, you seek to establish order and method

Libra ♎︎:

this is an area of life to which you bring elegance and tact. here, you are good at sharing or working in tandem with someone else

Scorpio ♏︎:

this area of your life is subject to cyclical processes of crisis, elimination, and renewal. here, you go to the depths and are disinclined to compromise

Sagittarius ♐︎:

in this area of life, you hear the call to adventure; this is a part of you that invites exploration and where you feel a more exciting world awaits

Capricorn ♑︎:

here, you show maturity and seek respect from others. you act pragmatically, with an eye to material gain. you work with purpose and apply a clear sense of structure

Aquarius ♒︎:

you are likely to approach this area of your life from an alternative or highly individual perspective, forming your own ideas and flouting conventions

Pisces ♓︎:

a lens of imagination is brought to this area of your life. here, you might be inspired to acts of devotion or find your best strategy is to follow your intuition

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Trolley Go Brrrrrrrrrrr

A teacher preparing for class (1970s)

Inktober Day 18: Disguise

Noppera bo disguising as a hannya? Or is it to symbolize that underneath the rage and hatred in the hannya, there is nothing left?

The rings of Saturn as glimpsed during the Voyager mission. (via)

Jerusalem hidden art

I try to calm my soul to find peace in the waves of the ocean  but then i realize all i need is you, my almighty God