tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379203644850638793.post2315191719514329993..comments2023-08-22T04:10:48.239-07:00Comments on A Jew in the Rain: Ramat Beit ShemeshA Jew in the Rainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547195213547633815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379203644850638793.post-20285766540609101692012-02-29T06:12:09.089-08:002012-02-29T06:12:09.089-08:00As a resident of RBS-A, I can tell you that there ...As a resident of RBS-A, I can tell you that there are definitely 7 year-olds that live here and scads of them. Obviously, you were walking around when people were eating. By 2 o'clock on Shabbos afternoon, there are kids and lots of them. No, there are not a lot of "things" to do in Ramat Beit Shemesh and, yes, you have to make your own life with friends, family and visitors. It is a Torah community and if you isolate any Torah community anywhere else, you will find the same thing. The emphasis is on living a Torah life. I hope you did enjoy yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379203644850638793.post-28727805568197759572012-02-28T11:57:31.957-08:002012-02-28T11:57:31.957-08:00Re: High ceilings. I know for a fact that your ea...Re: High ceilings. I know for a fact that your earliest perceptions of the world took place in an apartment with 15-foot ceilings; and that this early imprint was reinforced by living under more 15-foot ceilings in adolescence. <br />Construction materials in America are rooted on a 4-foot module (evenly divisible by stud spacing of 16- or 24-inches). Thus, sheets of plywood and drywall are 4-feet by-8-feet and thus you get 8-foot-ceilings pretty uniformly unless there is an architect or someone who aspires to daylight or grandeur in the family.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504236661208804725noreply@blogger.com