Thanks for another wonderful piece. [long time reader, first time commentor]

In the spirit of Rabbis nitpicking corrections:

1.The Hebrew word for ‘sulfur’ (or brimstone) is ‘גָּפְרִית’should read ‘gafrit’ or ‘gaphrit’ in the English, as the root word of the [non-existing] word ‘gavrit’ would translate as some think that is related to a ‘man’ or ‘male’ ['גבר'].

2. Nice reference to Chauncey Gardiner. Those who know, know indeed.

3. The idea of friend recognition as a way of determining daybreak [משיכיר חבירו] is actually qualified by the Jerusalem Talmud [Brakhot 1:2] as referring to a friend who is more of an acquaintance, for a close friend can be recognized even from a further distance than four cubits [i guess if you really know someone well you can recognize their gait and posture from a great distance.

Shabbat Shalom.