Back when I had my 2013 Chevy Sonic, the thermostat and its housing decided to explode one day, leaving me rolling down the street steaming like a tea kettle and spewing orange GM Dexcool coolant all over the engine. A dealer service visit later, I find out that it’s going to cost $600 bucks to replace.
The engineers at GM thought it was a good idea to design a part that’s integral to the engine’s cooling system out of plastic. I was going to do it myself until I found out what it entailed. Because the whole housing is made out of plastic, had I gone with the OEM part, failure to properly follow GM’s bolt-tightening sequence after installation could potentially fracture the whole housing, requiring another replacement.
How the shofar emerged as a weapon of spiritual warfare for some evangelicals
Shofar blowing, as in today s Jericho March, has become commonplace in many political demonstrations far removed from any Jewish or Israel-related themes. Women blow shofars during the Jericho March on Jan. 5, 2020, in Washington. RNS photo by Jack Jenkins
January 6, 2021
(RNS) The scene around the Capitol on Wednesday (Jan. 6) may look like a set piece from the “Ten Commandments” movie, as scores of Jericho March participants lift shofars to their lips.
Shofar blowing, an ancient Jewish ritual, is usually reserved for synagogue sanctuaries. On Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Jews rise to hear a member of the congregation blow the ram’s horn to awaken their souls and prompt them to return to God.