Where can I find an exhaustive list of all of the names of Hashem (preferably שמות and כינוים) in תנ”ך and elsewhere? Is this too ill-defined a topic to have an exhaustive answer? Do the 70 in the מדרש on שיר השירים count? Read More »
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Route 2: riding a motorcycle slid during the trip was severely injured
Route 2 interchange near Atlit turned over during the night riding a motorcycle, a medical team dispatched to the place given to wound primary health care and took him to the hospital When his is difficult. Read More »
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Hezi Sternlicht | savings Minister
Knowledge of the public who keeps no less addictive mobile use Read More »
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Petitioners: 2nd Emmanuel school rewards ethnic seperation
The petitioners against the segregated girls’ primary school in Emmanuel told the High Court of Justice on Thursday that the Education Ministry’s decision to establish a separate school for the “Hassidic stream” only served to increase the fragmentation of Israeli society and rewarded those who practiced discrimination. Read More »
Unscathed dollars and picture
I heard a story from Yaakov Cohen of the Beis Yisroel neighborhood of Yerushalayim . He is from a Litvishe background, and went to the Mir Yeshiva as a bochur, and still identifies as such . When visiting America in 5743, he visited Crown Heights and received dollars from the Rebbe. Read More »
Eretz Yisroel Video Promo
Dovid Gabay has just released his brand new Video promo which features 3 of the songs from the album in the top quality video promo for the album. Songs featured in the video promo are Eretz Yisroel, B’Simcha Tomid & Bein Halulam. The video is available in HD and was filmed and directed by Schnuer Menaker, produced by Sruly Meyer. Read More »
Going to the States for a month. Three weeks on a road trip of sorts, and one week at the Missouri
Going to the States for a month. Three weeks on a road trip of sorts, and one week at the Missouri Photo Workshop in Macon , MO. Will update the blog sporadically. . Read More »
The Modest Proposal for the Orthodox Homosexual Revisited
I Unfortunately, Orthodox Homosexuality continues to be a topic on the agenda in the Orthodox world, garnering political support with statements and declarations, platitudes and talking points, and a complete lack of direction or clarity regarding how to actually deal with the problem. It is a classic lose-lose situation no–matter what you say. Read More »
Hebron: During the night he was arrested by IDF forces Wanted
IDF forces engaged in operations in Hebron during the night arrested a wanted Shuahaber questioning by security forces. Read More »
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Knesset panel slams artists, academics over Ariel boycott
The Knesset’s Education, Culture and Sport Committee voted during a special session Thursday to condemn the performing artists and academics whose refusal to appear in the West Bank city of Ariel drew headlines throughout the past week. Read More »
Whoever believes is not working
Israel increased 1: 3 of Malta, but this capacity is better not to go to Georgia Read More »
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Is yooze watah koshah?
For past few years there has been an argument in NY. Is the water kosher? Well. Is it? Small little animals, possibly dinosaurs, live in New York water. If you hold it up to the light, and then hold it up to a microscope, you might be able to see little Diacyclops thomasi, along with [… Read More »
On Museums, Integrity and Honey Cake
A blog by curator Karen Falk. A month ago we sat in a staff meeting and learned that we would all become bloggers. Blogging will commence, we were told, the first of September. We passed a hat holding slips of paper with due dates; I drew 9/1. Great. Read More »
Ezekiel 21 – “God Vows to Punish the Edomites, Israelites, and Ammonites”
Hebrew-English Text I. Summary God vows to set fire to the Edomite lands and to bring his sword upon the Israelites and Ammonites. II. Photo God will punish the south: “I am going to kindle a fire in you, which shall devour every tree of yours, both green and withered. Read More »
Shlomo Scharf | must be another way
The confusion in Ramat Gan Read More »
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They Set up Joint Command for Coordinated War against Israel
Bashar Assad and Hassan Nasrallah conclude a military cooperation pact for war against Israel on the premise that it will erupt in the near future. Damascus sets red lines for going to war against Israel. Read More »
AWESOME mother
Jenny isn’t sure whether she’s a great mom or a bad one. I vote: FREAKING AWESOME And (I know this will come as a shock to readers of my other blog) we don’t even say the word “stupid” in front of Hailey so now I’m in the rather uncomfortable Read More »
Settlement council declares building freeze over
The Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip announced on Thursday that construction has been renewed in dozens of locations across the West Bank, in violation of the building freeze set to end at midnight in September 26. Read More »
Yom Tov Recipes – Carrot Kugel
[ Chef Ben Fleischman , a Personal Chef, is a C ulinary I nstitute of A merica ( CIA ) graduate; he has over 25 years cooking experience. Trained in Classical and Country French, European and American Continental cuisines, his cooking knowledge also extends to Asian, Vegetarian, Vegan and Southern cooking. Read More »
Steve Clemons: The French Connection & Middle East Talks
European High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy Baroness Catherine Ashton decided to head to China instead of participating in the Middle East stakeholders dinner hosted by President Obama in the Old Family Dining Room this week. Read More »
The Solution To Terror
The sign reads “Leader (or Exalted) of the Generation Rabbi Ovadya Yosef, Shlita: ‘FORBIDDEN to continue the freeze – we must build in the whole country.’” Two points to whoever can dig up this old article – but around 13 years ago I spent a year here in Israel is Yeshiva. Bibi was Prime Minister then just like today. Read More »
5771 Calendar with Schedule Halakha – Cities in Colombia -
BS''D Shalom Chaverim, The following link, encontrras a beautiful Hebrew for this 5771 calendar with pictures of birds indigenous to Eretz Israel, like the calendar with a complete set of 16 Hours halachic Cities in Colombia: http: // www.mediafire. Read More »
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Radical Drive Gathers Momentum from the Mediterranean to Baghdad
Syria and Hizballah collude to install a radical Shiite government in Baghdad, by forging an alliance between the two Iraqi Shiite foes – outgoing PM Nouri al-Maliki and radical cleric Moqtada Sadr. Read More »
Goody bags! It’s just like a birthday party! Sort of.
The best thing about the hospital is the swag.Bad Cohen spent an entire weekend in the most expensive hotel in town, and left with no diagnosis, but they did give him a giant plastic cup. With a very, very large straw. Read More »
Great Rosh Hashana Video
Back before Tisha B’Av I posted aish.com’s amazing video by Charlie Harary. Aish.com put out another Charlie Harary video for Rosh Hashana, and it was really great, about love and our relationship with Hashem. Enjoy. Read More »
Children Are Worthless But Gd Loves You (Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech)
SUPPORT PUNKTORAH! Paypal punktorah@gmail.com or visit our new venture ONESHUL, the synagogue for all people at www.indiegogo. Read More »
Stf Tips Gag Imposed By Mood For Pt newspaper editorial pages are also free to express opinions
The Supreme Court (STF) released on Thursday the use of skits and jokes in reference to parties and candidates during election time. By six votes to three, the majority of ministers decided to drop the complaint to the media. Read More »
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Some Trucked to US Emergency Stores in Israel, Some Goes to IDF
While most of the equipment goes through the US emergency depot in Kuwait and transferred to Afghanistan as needed, some key items have been absorbed by the Israeli Defense Forces. Read More »
8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place To Live
Hat tip: A lot of people who e-mailed with various versions of “this made me think of you” and “I thought you’d appreciate this”. Read More »
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Overnight music video
Friday is the yahrtzeit (anniversary of the death) of the Chafetz Chaim, Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaCohen Kagan of blessed memory.Let’s go to the videotape. Read More »
Happy Birthday To Me!
Yes, today is the day! My Birthday! The big 40! I made it! I feel like someone should hand me a medal and a water bottle. Wow! I mean is 40 years old, young or not very young? I keep thinking about it. I feel young, but my poor body is refusing to vote.I also keep thinking about who I am. Funny, just a year ago I though I knew. Read More »
Calendar Confusion
Rosh Hashanah 5771 begins on the eve of Sept. 8, just two days after Labor Day. In 2011, it falls on Sept. 28. Huh? The Jewish calendar is a mysterious thing – even to Jewish people. Which helps to explain the old Jewish joke: Esther: When is Rosh Hashanah this year? Mollie: Same day it always is, the first day of Tishrei. Read More »
My column section "microscope" of the "seven" Galionm 408 dated 02.09.2010
Laughter from work / Israel Medad democratic society needs a free media, diverse and visit. But given the reality of a lot of information, communication has to choose what will be published, functioning as an agent of a new fact. Consumer news media gets pass filtering in two ways: running the considerations editor, or add commentary. Read More »
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Finally Europeans came to their senses
And started to be afraid of us (the Elders) too. Report by Philosemite . Read More »
The Most Jewish Show on TV?
I have some news for you. Curb Your Enthusiasm may not be the most Jewish show out there. That title has to go to Adult Swim’s Delocated. For those of you who don’t know what Delocated is, I’ll fill you in quickly on one of the weirdest comedies in history. “Jon” played by Jon Glaser, is [… Read More »
Narrow Bridge
Washington spoke of a historic compromise, and Netanyahu hoped Abbas Sadat • More will be revealed through the long and winding negotiations, and soon cross the end of the freeze date Read More »
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Fernandez: "I was pleased also from 0: 1"
Coach was unmoved by the impressive view of the gums, trying to sum up his official debut on the lines, Israel national team coach optimistic • Benayoun: "Everything went my" Read More »
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Authorities Stopping Public Funding to Berlin’s Shul
Berlin, Germany – German authorities have stopped the flow of public funds to the country’s only independent Jewish congregation, reportedly due to the failure to submit audited accounts covering 2001-2006. Read More »
Alchemists of peace
By DANIEL DORON 09/01/2010 23: 05 For many of the peace utopians there is no god but the god of peace, and his promised harbinger is an independent Palestinian state, no matter how dysfunctional and destructive. For generations scores of keen minds – even that great genius Sir Isaac Newton – were obsessed with alchemy. Read More »
Hope for the holiday
We got the Rosh HaShanah card at right from an unlikely place: the Jüdisches Museum in Berlin. Who would have thought, in 1939, that there would be such a place — and that it would be sending out new year’s cards for 5771? We loved it — the Read More »
But Hamas Creates Facts with Innovative Terror Methods
Using new tactics imparted by Iranian Guards and Hizballah, Hamas terrorizes West Bank highways to sabotage US Middle East diplomatic initiative and topple Mahmoud Abbas. Read More »
olam
In the prayers of Rosh HaShana, we say hayom harat olam היום הרת עולם. Artscroll translates this phrase as “today is the birth(day) of the world”, and offers the following comment: The phrase is in the present tense, for on Rosh Hashanah of each year the Creation is renewed in its entirety… Read More »
The Soul-ution
Questions, we will always have. Answers, few and far between. Imagine my surprise when a troubling Mishna in Pirkei Avot was finally explained to me. Read More »
Don’t Let This Man Pray Near Ground Zero!
Here’s one of several great PSAs just released by the Council on American Islamic Relations. Click here to see the rest. . Read More »
9/11 happened to us all.
Offered with no comment, but ongoing prayer for healing and peace — and deep thanks to this man for his courage then, and his honesty now. h/t Rabbi Brant Rosen . Read More »
Dissecting the New Statute of Student
It was published today the Law No. 39/2010 – second amendment to the Statute of Student of Basic and Secondary Education, approved by Law No. 30/2002 of December 20, and amended by Law No. 3 / 2008, on January 18. Read More »
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Parshat Nitzavim and Vayelech: Deuteronomy 29: 9 – 31: 30
By Talia Davis The parsha (weekly Torah portion) for this week is a double Nitzavim and Vayelech. Nitzavim means “ones standing” and is the second word (but first distinctive words) in the portion. Vayelech means “then he went out” and is the first word in the portion. Be sure to check out the videos at the end of this article. Read More »
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Obama abandons the Negroponte doctrine
Sorry for the down time – this evening has been crazy.In the ‘bad old days’ of George W. Bush, US veto policy at the United Nations was dictated by something called the Negroponte doctrine, which was named after then-US ambassador to the United Nations John Negroponte. The Negroponte Doctrine, which was explicitly posted on the website of the U.S. Read More »
Sponholz: React, JOSÉ SERRA!
CLICK AND FOLLOW —> BLOG OF THE TWITTER Aluízio AMORIM Read More »
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‘Children are our greatest joy’
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach wrote a lament Aug. 13 about one-child families. I share his concerns. I am an only child and the parent of two children. I am amazed and disheartened by recent media focus on one-child families, which supports the “instant gratification” society. Have one child, and a yuppie couple can still consume and be happy. Read More »
Netanyahu determined to reach an agreement
ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met in private Thursday, as part of the newly, Washington launched direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Read More »
Preparing for The Yom Shekulo Shabbat on this The Final Sabbath of 5770: With Whom Will You …
Over the past many months, I have been working on (what I believe to be / hope is) an important project related to several elements of the Shabbat and when I recently pointed out to Prof. Elliot R. Read More »
Uphill battle for renewed Mideast peace talks
Can the Mideast peace talks, scheduled to begin on Thursday, succeed? And — if such a thing is possible — how will we measure success? • Will there be a cessation of hostilities? Not likely, since recent aggression has emanated not from Fatah but from Hamas, which is not involved in the Washington meetings. Read More »
ShtetLinks Update – September 2010
Posted by Susana Leistner Bloch We are pleased to welcome the following webpages to JewishGen ShtetLinks. We thank the owners and webmasters of these shtetlpages for creating fitting memorials to the Jewish Communities that once lived in those shtetlach and for providing a valuable resource for future generations of their descendants. Read More »
Glowing in the late freeze
Murderous attack near Hebron attack Benjamin, devoured the cards freeze construction in Judea and Samaria • Align the line with the Council's residents' committees will make the government a headache • Mayor of Gush Etzion: "do not extend the freeze order, but de facto scope of promised U.S. Read More »
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A Hideaway for Secret Labs, Banned Nuclear Materials and Weapons
It didn’t’ take Iran too long to start using its new nuclear reactor at Bushehr as a safe hideaway for nuclear and secret weapons facilities. Read More »
