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Spitzer?s fall an Israeli plot?
2008-03-19 16:51:00 In an event of staggering proportions, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace last week, in the wake of a prostitution scandal. News like this hasn’t rocked the country since…well, since the last time a tri-state area governor resigned in disgrace. Okay, maybe not such staggering proportions after all. Spitzer was one of ... More About: Politics , Israel
What Did Obama Know And When Did He Know It?
2008-03-18 22:36:00 ?Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely ? just as I?m sure many of ... More About: Politics , Obama , Pastor
Sderot Worldwide Solidarity Rally - Thursday, March 20
2008-03-18 21:03:00 LOG ONTO THE BIGGEST EVER VIRTUAL SOLIDARITY RALLY FOR ISRAEL! 11:00 pm - ISRAEL 8:00 pm - LONDON 5:00 pm - NY & TORONTO 4:00 pm - CHICAGO 3:00 pm - HOUSTON 2:00 pm - LOS ANGELES Join Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, actor Jon Voight, and human rights activists across the globe on Thursday, March ... More About: News , Politics , Web 2 , Announcement , Rally
School Shooting in Brooklyn, NY
2008-03-18 18:42:00 A bullet pierced the front door of the Be’er Miriam School for Girls in Brooklyn at the end of the school day on March 17th. According to authorities, no one was hurt. The Be’er Miriam School, located across from the Marcy Houses in Williamsburg, has about 200 students, ages 7 to 13. Police said ... More About: Community , Shooting
The ABC?s of Kosher Wine Q-U: Alternatives
2008-03-18 18:14:00 A lot of people are not big wine drinkers, and I don’t blame them. Wine (especially good wine) is an acquired taste. That’s why Rashi and Bartenura have done so well making Moscato which, with its very low alcohol content and overly sweet taste, might actually be more of a wine cooler than an actual ... More About: Food , Alternatives , Kosher
Thinking about G-d
2008-03-17 21:21:00 ?Do you really think G-d exists?? (curious) ?No.? ?Excuse me?? (bewildered) ?What?? ?I just asked you if you think G-d exists and you said ?No.?? ?So?? ?But you?re a Rabbi, and an Orthodox Jew; how can you not think G-d exists?? ?Why did you ask me if you already know the answer?? ?So you do think that G-d exists?? ?No.? ?Are you kidding me?? (unsure) ?No.? ?This ... More About: Thinking , Torah
The ABC?s of Kosher Wine L-P: Celebrity Edition
2008-03-17 20:46:00 Nothing is better than word-of-mouth advertising, especially when the words come from a mouth that has been gilded by fame and celebrity. Well, Jewneric’s ongoing series, “The ABC’s of Kosher Wine ,” has managed to attract attention from some of Hollywood’s biggest names, who have asked to contribute their opinions to todays installment. Louis de Sacy Brut ... More About: Humor , Food , Celebrity , Jewish
Being a Heretic in MY Bible
2008-03-17 17:48:00 Throughout the past couple of weeks, I’ve spoken sarcastically about how the mere act of thinking is considered by some to be heretical. It doesn’t matter what you think; if it is contrary to a group’s core beliefs, you are a heretic according to their understanding. Of course, in your understanding, their ideas are probably ... More About: Philosophy , Education , Bible , Torah , Heretic
State Department (Mildly) Decries Anti-Zionism as Anti-Semitism
2008-03-14 19:24:00 Yesterday, the State Department published a report, in which it drew a long-ignored connection between Anti-Zionism and/or opposition to Israel i policy, and Anti-Semitism . In its introduction, the 94-page report states: “Anti-Semitism has proven to be an adaptive phenomenon. New forms of anti-Semitism have evolved. They often incorporate elements of traditional anti-Semitism. However, the distinguishing feature of ... More About: State Department
University Students Protest Norman Finkelstein
2008-03-14 06:00:00 The University of Missouri had recently invited Norman Finkelstein, a former professor who is notoriously not just pro-Palestine but anti-Israel , to speak on its campus. Finkelstein has been fired from several universities and he was ?denied tenure? at DePaul University in Chicago. He has published many extremely controversial books explaining ... More About: News , Jewish , Community
The ABC?s of Kosher Wine F-K : So You Like It Cheap
2008-03-13 20:09:00 So maybe you’re not looking for a wine that requires you to open it a half hour before you drink it. Maybe you just want something cheap and easy that puts you on the express train to call Ralph on the big white phone. Well, bellow is a list of Wine s that will have you ... More About: Humor , Food , Jewish , Lists
Lord get me high?
2008-03-13 08:43:00 An Israeli psychologist believes that Moses and the Israelites were high on psychedelic drugs at the Sinai revelation: “As far Moses on Mount Sinai is concerned, it was either a supernatural cosmic event, which I don’t believe, or a legend, which I don’t believe either, or finally, and this is very probable, an event that joined ... More About: Philosophy , Lord , High , Torah
The ABC?s of Kosher Wine A- E
2008-03-12 21:47:00 With Purim approaching, I thought it would be prudent to create a list of Kosher wines worth drinking by alphabet. This first round will focus on some of the better more expensive wines. Abarbanel Gewurztraminer 2004 This wine is powerful on the palate ? your tongue will be hit with bursts of sugar and spice, oak and ... More About: Food , Wine , Jewish , Lists
Superman Retires, Supermensch Remains
2008-03-12 07:06:00 With the horrific news out of Israel last week and all the commotion of the political campaign, some readers who are not sports fans may not have noticed the big news out of the National Football League. Brett Favre, quarterback for the past 16 years for the Green Bay Packers, called it a career. And ... More About: News , Sports , Jewish , Sports Illustrated
Belgian Holocaust Survivors and Families to get $170 Million
2008-03-11 17:43:00 “In a certain way, justice has been done. Unfortunately, there are people who never came back” from the Nazi death camps, said Eli Ringer, the co-chair of the Committee on the Restitution of Jewish Assets. The latest government restitution payments for victims and remaining family members of the Holocaust will be coming from the Belgian government. ... More About: News , Families , Million
Too Hot for the UK: Britain Bans Head of Jewish Leadership
2008-03-11 02:14:00 Moshe Feiglin, president of the Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) faction of the Israel i Likud Party, recently received a letter from Britain’s Home Secretary notifying him that he is banned from entering the UK. This came as a bit of a surprise to Mr. Feiglin, who apparently had no intention of visiting the UK in ... More About: News , Politics , England
Israel and Hamas Agree: There Is No Ceasefire
2008-03-10 17:39:00 As reported by IBA News . Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Monday that there is no ceasefire agreement with Hamas and such an accord is not close. Barak said that only when the rocket fire from Gaza ceases, the terrorist attacks stop, and weapons smuggling drops significantly will Israel consider agreeing to a truce. On the ... More About: Bomb
Is G-d Going to Kill Me?
2008-03-09 18:44:00 Thursday night there was a terrorist attack at the Yeshiva Mercaz Harav. Many students were murdered. In light of that event I wanted to share a discussion I had with myself after September 11th: ?Why does G-d allow terrible suffering?? ?I can?t answer that question.? ?Why does G-d kill innocent people?? ?Again, I can’t answer that question.? ?Will ... More About: Tragedy , Simple , Kill
?Purgamentum Init, Exit Pecuniam,? or ?Wow, Staten Island Can Now Rival an
2008-03-09 16:34:00 Reading one of my new favorite blogs (greenprophet.com) has caused me to ponder: Can the country that created a veritable oasis out of a desert simultaneously solve waste issues, lower reliance on foreign fuel, and help finance an exclusive country club in Staten Island ? Apparently, some Israel i company (REN Waste) has devised a way to convert ... More About: Tech , That , Staten Island
Hey Lebowski Fest, I?m Shomer Effing Shabbos
2008-03-07 19:34:00 This week in Chicago, fans of the Academy Award Winning Coen Brothers will gather to pay homage to what is arguably their most popular film. Lebowski Fest, a celebration of all things Lebowski, is a yearly event that first began in Louisville as a way of celebrating The Big Lebowski. The main event of the ... More About: Movies , Movie , Entertainment , Israel , Jewish
Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor Reacts to Terror Attack in Jerusalem
2008-03-07 02:35:00 Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor released the following statement after today’s tragic attack on a religious school in Jerusalem. Today’s terrorist attack on a religious seminary in Jerusalem, in which eight young students were murdered in cold blood by a Palestinian terrorist, is a terrible reminder of the indiscriminate and brutal terrorism Israel faces ... More About: News , Middle East , Terror , Israel , Jewish
The Peace Process Kills Again
2008-03-07 00:23:00 Asked by a Channel 2 TV reporter what weapon the Palestinian Authority terrorist had, Dadon said, “A Kalishnakov,” and turning to the camera, he angrily added, “The Kalishnskov that you gave him, President Peres…” (Nissan Ratzlav-Katz, ?Arab Terrorist Attacks Jerusalem?s Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva: 8 Dead,? Arutz 7, March 6, 2008, available at http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News /Ne ws.aspx/125487) The Torah ... More About: Terrorism , Peace , Middle East , Israel
Missing Rabbi, 91, Found Dead In Car In N.J. River
2008-03-06 22:42:00 Tragic ending to this story. Baruch Dayan Haemet NEW YORK (WNBC) Missing Rabbi , 91, Found Dead In Car In N.J. River , Authorities say that they are unsure what caused the crash. For more on the story click here More About: Announcement
Terrorist Attack in Jerusalem
2008-03-06 21:00:00 About an hour and a half ago, at 8:30 PM (Israel time), at least 2 terrorists entered Yeshivat Merkaz haRav and shot tens of students. News reports are reporting between 6 and 8 dead, (plus the terrorists), as well as 6 evacuated, and another 20 35+ injured. Merkaz haRav, located in Jerusalem , is the flagship yeshiva ... More About: Terrorist , Attack
Massive search in NJ for Rabbi Zev Segal
2008-03-06 17:30:00 A massive search effort is mobilizing to find Rabbi http://www.casinoprimo.es/casinos-en -linea-regla.html mirar sus oponentes h?bitos. Zev Segal, who disappeared Wednesday morning after doing a radio show at WFMU in Downtown Jersey City. Police Lt. Edgar Martinez said this morning hundreds of volunteers are combing the streets search for the 91-year-old Manhattan resident. He said volunteers are gathering in the ... More About: Announcement , Search
Buffalo Meat Alert
2008-03-05 21:43:00 This week a Kashrus Alert was distributed regarding Solomon?s Bison Meat after a distributor in Antioch IL noticed that the OU certification was labeled on the front of the packaging but not on the internal cryovac packaging. He also noticed that the packaging had changed from a clear plastic palate to a black Styrofoam plate. ... More About: News , Jewish , Announcement , Buffalo
Harvard University, Women-Only Gyms, and Anti-Religious Bigotry
2008-03-05 16:26:00 Harvard University is in hot water over its decision to schedule women-only hours at one of its gyms to accommodate requests from women Muslim students whose religious beliefs prohibit them from working out in front of men in exercise wear. Harvard has scheduled only six women-only hours per week out of the seventy hours the gym ... More About: Women , Education , Harvard , General
Stained Glass Windows, More Than Just a Work of Art.
2008-03-05 00:08:00 Art has been a constant in my life for as long as I can remember in many different mediums. Stained Glass was introduced when my grandfather retired and stumbled upon it as a hobby, it quickly became an obsession that he was planning on turning into a business venture. We all joked growing ... More About: Windows , Work , Judaica
The Art of War
2008-03-04 17:38:00 ?All warfare is based on deception. Hence when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Hold out bait to entice the enemy. ... More About: Philosophy , Torah
The Israeli ?Limpieza de Sangre?. Alternatively, are you Jewish enough to r
More articles from this author:2008-03-04 12:23:00 What is a Jew? And why does it matter? The number article emailed over the last day from the NY Times is a piece from the magazine entitled ?How Do You Prove You?re a Jew?? written by Gershom Gorenberg. Intrigued by the title, I read on. If you have not yet read this article, I highly recommend ... More About: News , Israel , Jewish , Community , Sangre 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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