Neshama News

My favorite nemesis at the moment, BP (British Petroleum) Oil confirmed today that in 2007 it put pressure on the British government with regard to an agreement with Libya on the transfer of prisoners in exchange for an acceleration of talks with Tripoli on offshore oil prospecting. Oh now nice. More terrorist on the loose, in exchange for slick oil money. A spy vs spy scenario, except its terrorist vs greed)

Ah well, the good news is that after 70 some odd numbers of days, they finally put a cap on the oil spill.

So much for Israeli PR,  it seems the job is better done when left to the people themselves. In the wake of a second "flotilla"  attempt, Yedida Freilich comes out with this beautiful song:

(woman singing and playing piano)




Today is the yahrtzeit /commemoration of the Ari (Rabbi Isaac Luria) and a Breslover giant Michel Dorfman. We light a candle and pray that their neshama (high part of the soul) be elevated.