A barrel packed with explosives was found at Palmachim beach, two days after two other barrels washed up near Ashdod and Ashkelon. A barrel packed with explosives was found near the beach at Palmachim, some 15 km south of Tel Aviv. Read More »
Archive for February 3rd, 2010
Colonies and Conversion
Some years ago, on a lovely fall morning, I was walking across the Columbia University campus when I saw a group of students unfurl a huge banner that announced “Columbus=Hitler. Read More »
It’s always about us
Are the ZOA an Marty Perertz paranoid about Obama? Apparently. Read More »
JustASC »
Questions Need To Be Welcomed, Not Disparaged
I was apprised of the fact that a renowned rav and posek in Flatbush dedicated his Shabbos morning drasha to the plight of a young lady who was recently dismissed from her Brooklyn Bais Yaakov. It seems she vexed the administration because she asked her teacher incisive questions about the nature of Gan Eden . Read More »
NYPD Commissioner In Israel Visits Western Wall
Jerusalem – New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly visited the Kotel this afternoon (Wednesday) accompanied by Knesset Member Shaul Mofaz and Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Read More »
Scientist convicted of trying to kill Americans blames Israel
MIT-trained Pakistani scientist found guilty of assaulting American personnel in Afghanistan. Upon hearing verdict, she yells, ‘This verdict coming from Israel, not America. Read More »
ynetnews »
Are Americans starting to miss George Bush?
Janet Napolitano. Score fails Published: – According to whether the Americans are beginning to miss George Bush? Regarding flight safety seems the answer is yes. Survey conducted by the Institute Zogbishtfrsm today (Wednesday) in the U.S., shows that most of the American public says he feels safer under the Bush administration than today. Read More »
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Haaretz »
The Cartoons That Disappeared
‘What are you reading?” my 8-year-old daughter asked me as I sat with Jytte Klausen’s “The Cartoons That Shook the World,” on my lap. “A book about cartoons,” I said. She looked at me, puzzled, and asked: “Where are the cartoons? What a strange book. Read More »
Mike Huckabee Praises Israel, Urges US to Refocus on Iran
Governor Mike Huckabee was honored in the Knesset and told the audience “the world should say ‘thank you, Israel’!” On February 2, ex-Governor of Arkansas and former presidential contender Mike Huckabee was honored at a special Knesset event hosted Read More »
Pakistani Scientist Convicted of Attempted Murder
A Pakistani neuroscientist was convicted on Wednesday of attempted murder for trying to kill American soldiers and F.B.I. agents in Afghanistan. Read More »
The Big Game (Of Life)
As Super Bowl weekend approaches the signs at the local takeout stores in Modern Orthodox neighborhoods (and even some haredi ones as well, but I limit my discussion here to the former as that is my community) abound with Read More »
A compromise in Jerusalem: The body of abducted girl by Orthodox …
Orthodox demonstrations in Jerusalem. Dozens of police were called to a photo: Emil Salman embarrassment Jerusalem police hard: during treatment in case of death of about 25 young Geula neighborhood in the city, grab tonight (Wednesday) dozens of Read More »
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Haaretz »
MJ Rosenberg: Mark Kirk Is AIPAC’s Million Dollar Baby
Check out my piece from Media Matters Action Network. Mark Kirk, the House member from Chicago who is now the GOP Senate nominee, is the #1 recipient of pro-Israel PAC money in the entire House. In fact, of the top 10 recipients from both Houses, he is the only House member. Why do the PACS love him? It is because Kirk is a pure Israel-firster. Read More »
Obama Mentor Edley Slams Rahm Emanuel
Prof. Chris Edley tells the Times that White House Chief of Staff seems to care more about his friends on Capitol Hill than about Obama’s values. Read More »
A Toast to ‘Coasties’: Regarding an Ethnic Slur in Wisconsin
Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe, a writer and blogger on Yiddish and Yiddish-related subjects and the author of “Yiddish for Dog & Cat Lovers,” has sent out a group e-mail of which I am a recipient. Read More »
The view from abroad
Two quite unrelated items came to my attention this week, but they illustrate a couple of things about how America is perceived abroad. Our health care is popular, apparently. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams is coming down from Canada to the U.S. to have heart surgery . Over at the Hot Air blog, Ed Morrissey noted that Mr. Read More »
I’m Watching You Dad
Congregant blogger Bruce Sallan, of “A Dad’s Point of View ,” passed on this fabulous, thought-provoking video about what children learn from their fathers. Beautiful, the video leads us all to pause and take stock of the example we are providing for our children (particularly our sons). Take a look and let me know what you think. Read More »
Or Am I? »
Gyasi âFancy Skinâ Ross: God Complex: Indian Victimhood and the Liberals Who Love It
” Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” The Statue Of Liberty. And Native Americans. My dude, Nish Chad, brought up an interesting theory to me. Bringing up interesting thoughts to me is not unusual, mind you, since Chad’s somewhat of a conspiracy theorist. Read More »
Berlusconi visits Israel
February 3, 2010 during his visit to the Knesset, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pledged Italy’s firm support for Israel . … Read More »
UPI »
NYPD Commissioner Kelly Visits the Kosel
NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly visited the Kosel on Wednesday afternoon, escorted by MK (Kadima) Shaul Mofaz and Malcolm Hoenlein, who serves as executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. On hand to meet the VIP was Rav of the Kosel, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz Shlita. Read More »
The Last Nazi Hunter
Known as “the last Nazi hunter,” Efraim Zuroff is more properly described as the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office in Jerusalem and coordinator of Nazi war crimes research worldwide for the Wiesenthal Center. Read More »
J’lem Haredim abduct woman’s corpse to prevent autopsy
The corpse of a young woman who apparently died of a drug overdose was found Wednesday evening on Jerusalem’s Bar-Ilan Street and abducted shortly after by a group of dozens of Haredi men who sought to insure that it would not be autopsied. Read More »
Haaretz »
Kiryat Melech Rav: An Offering
The 21st of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yehudah Navon, author of Kiryat Melech Rav. He died on January 26, 1761. Read More »
Hamas, Children & Jon Stewart
It’s that time again. Welcome to the monthly edition of “Jon Stewart Has A Jewish Segment!” Of course, if you watched the Daily Show on a regular basis, you’d know that basically every single night there is (formally or informally) a Jewish segment. But last night’s segment sure will please the Zionists. Read More »
ICE Agents Now NFL “Who Dat” Police @ Super Bowl: Your Tax $ @Work
By Debbie Schlussel Every year, during Super Bowl week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are pulled off from their duties to work for National Football League billionaires, courtesy of you–the American taxpayer. (ICE agents also do this for the NCAA, Major League Baseball, etc.–during their big events. Read More »
Profiting From Evil
Hitler’s Mercedes Photo by: Fotopath B logger Jack over at Random Thoughts – Do They Have Meaning? has this complaint to share with us: Random Thoughts- Do They Have Meaning?, Ghouls Who Profit From Blood Money There are limits to free speech. There are limits to decency and this seems to be testing all of them. Read More »
Tropper Resigns Position at Yeshiva Kol Yaakov
Monsey, NY – Late this morning Leib Tropper, the head of Yeshiva Kol Yaakov in Monsey resigned his position as Rosh Yeshiva of the institution. The new incoming Rosh Yeshiva is Rabbi Dovid Stefansky Shlita, a maggid shiur in the Yeshiva. Kol Yaakov is staffed by fine Talmidei Chachomim among whom are some quite distinguished Torah scholars. Read More »
Assad: Israel pushing region towards war
Syrian president meets with Spanish foreign minister in Damascus, tells him Jewish state ‘is not serious about achieving peace and all facts point to it being the one pushing the region towards war’ Syrian president meets with Spanish foreign Read More »
ynetnews »
R’ Menachem Porush: Agudah Can Also Join WZO
One of the prominent guests at this week’s special Knesset session marking the parliament’s 61st anniversary was Rav Menachem Porush, the elder statesman of Agudas Yisrael, who was accompanied by former National Religious Party MK Yigal Bibi. Read More »
Treasury chief: Boosting Arab and Haredi employment would make Israel rich
Israel would be among the world’s richest nations if Arabs and ultra-orthodox Jews could be brought into the economy, Israel’s top treasury official said on Wednesday. “If two groups of people were left out of GDP calculations, Israel would rank among the foremost developed countries,” Ministry of Finance Director General Haim Shani said. Read More »
Haaretz »
Love Is In the Air
Valentine’s Day is the one day a year when it is accepted, even expected, that people will act a little crazy in love. Want to wear all pink? Go for it. Profess your undying love to a stranger? Now’s as good a time as any. Read More »
2010 Be’chol Lashon Media Awards/For Excellence in Reporting on Global Judaism
2010 Be’chol Lashon Media Awards For Excellence in Reporting on Global JudaismWrite about Jews Around the World – Win $1,000 Deadline: February 26, 2010NO ENTRY FEE (NEW! Nominate your favorite article from the past year. Prizes include a Be’chol Lashon T-shirt or keychain flashlight. Read More »
The Mighty Mighty Chickpea
By Symi Rom-Rymer I always thought that musicals could save the world if only given the chance. And thanks to Ari Sandel, I see I’m not alone. In only 22 minutes and a good dose of hummus, West Bank Story (2006 Oscar winner for best short film) manages to achieve what George Mitchell has not: peace . more »
Mike Huckabee praises Israel in speech at Knesset; Urges US to Refocus on Iran
(IsraelNN.com) On February 2, ex-Governor of Arkansas and former presidential contender Mike Huckabee was honored at a special Knesset event hosted by Deputy Speaker of the Knesset Danny Danon (Likud), in which Huckabee said he would be a voluntary ambassador for Israel. Read More »
Mitzvah 41 – Concept 303
“You shall not ascend My altar on steps, so that your nakedness will not be uncovered upon it.” (Exodus 20: 23) We may not climb steps to the altar. Read More »
Jon Stewart on Hamas Cartoons
Last night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the host seemed willing to take a chance on a not-so-funny comedy skit for the sake of delivering a strong political message. Read More »
Berlusconi, Not Much of A Friend
Israel has been celebrating Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi’s visit . Berlusconi? Isn’t he the Italian politician with the public sex scandals that made Bill Clinton look like a saintly, model husband? Just because Berlusconi claims great “love” Read More »
Suspected buoy from explosive barrel reaches Netanya
Styrofoam buoy located off Netanya shore, some 90 km (56 miles) from Gaza, suspected to have been attached to explosive-laden barren sent by Hamas to Israel’s shores. Read More »
ynetnews »
Tropper Resigns From Yeshiva
Rabbi Leib Tropper—the Monsey, New York, ultra-Orthodox conversion guru whose alleged sex scandals were broken in part by Tablet Magazine—has resigned from the Monsey yeshiva he had continued to lead even after these stories emerged, Failed Messiah reports . Read More »
Racial Profiling In Israel
I wrote the following article in May of 2004. Tourism was just starting to pick up again after the horrible terror attacks on Israelis between October of 2000 and Operation Defensive Shield in April or 2002. Read More »
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Russia Nixes Jewish Agency February Meetings
The Jewish Agency had planned to hold their February Board of Governors Meeting in St. Pertersburg, Russia. Apparently the Russian government was not in agreement. Here’s the letter that just went out to those attending. Following the letter, is the translation of an article from today’s Maariv about the meetings and those attending. Read More »
Mitzvah 40 – Concept 302
“And when you make for Me an altar of stones, do not build them hewn, for you will have raised your sword over it and desecrated it. Read More »
PM Netanyahu “Connection” Herzliya address: No guarantee for our existence if we don’t have the …
Highlights: Netanyahu tells Herzliya Conference he has basis to hope ‘that in the coming weeks we will resume the peace process with the Palestinians, without preconditions.’ He warns, however, that ‘our security needs will grow in the next two decades’ . Read More »
Black and Jewish: African American Jewish Identities in the Early Twenty-First Century
Black and Jewish: African American Jewish Identities in the Early Twenty-First Century Dr. Jamie Wilson is partnering with Be’chol Lashon on his upcoming book, Black and Jewish: African American Jewish Identities in the Early Twenty-First Century. Read More »
Kiddush Friday Night- Minhag Avos versus the Arizal’s Innovations
This is from Rabbi Pinches Friedman, translated by Rav Dr. Baruch Fox. The item he sent me was longer, but I found the beginning to be most interesting, in that it highlights the ambivalence of the poskim regarding the Arizal’s kabala-centric innovations. Read More »
Havolim »
Haredim snatch woman’s body in Jerusalem
Police searching for group of ultra-Orthodox men who escaped with corpse of young woman found in abandoned building in Mea Shearim Police searching for group of ultra-Orthodox men who escaped with corpse of young woman found in abandoned building in Read More »
ynetnews »
Inger Lise Hansen: I am a friend of Israel
Christian Democrats Christian Democrat Inger Lise Hansen caused a huge uproar when she recently displayed a list of seven items which she believed would draw a larger proportion of the electorate – a full three of the four points consisted of being less supportive of Israel. It is difficult to imagine what is more scary [… Read More »
Group says anti-Semitic acts soar in France in ‘09
AP PARIS — A group founded to protect France’s Jewish community says anti-Semitic acts in France soared 75 percent last year – many coming as Israel … Read More »
Tropper Resigns His Position
Tropper Resigns His Position Late this morning Leib Tropper, the head of Yeshiva Kol Yaakov in Monsey resigned his position as Rosh Yeshiva of the institution. The new incoming Rosh Yeshiva is Rabbi Dovid Stefansky Shlita, a maggid shiur in the Yeshiva. Read More »
5TJT.com »
Anti-Semitism in Malmö obvious to entire world – except Norway
The screenshot above is from Skånskan, a Swedish newspaper, and lists the articles that newspaper has published on anti-Semitism in Malmö. There is quite a few of them. Blogger Ilya Meyer lists foreign media which are covering the situation; The Local, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, 5T Jewish Times , CFCA, WJC, YNet, Pravda, Islam Online, AOL, [… Read More »
Tweets: Nuggets of trivia…or pearls of spiritual awareness?
Tweets: Nuggets of trivia…or pearls of spiritual awareness: – Tammy Erickson – Harvard Business Review: http: //bit.ly/9UYXis via @addthisFrankly, most people’s tweets are neither interesting nor fun to read — certainly not on a daily or hourly basis. Many, not at all. I say this with no condemnation, since I admit mine are pretty lousy, too. Read More »
Exposing the New Israel Fund
The New Israel Fund finds itself embroiled in controversy, and rightfully so. The philanthropic group has given a great deal of moral support to the Goldstone Report, and even more financial support to the many NGO’s whose job is to manufacture the kind of allegations contained in the Report. Read More »
Charedim Snatch Woman’s Body to Prevent Autopsy
Jerusalem – Police on this evening searched for a group of ultra-Orthodox men who snatched the body of a woman found in an abandoned building in the capital’s Mea Shearim neighborhood, most likely due to their objection to an autopsy. Read More »
Jewish Group: Anti-Semitic acts soar 75% in France in 2009; many during Mideast violence
PARIS (AP) — A group founded to protect France’s Jewish community says anti-Semitic acts in France soared 75 percent last year — many coming as Israel pressed an offensive against Hamas in the Middle East in January. Read More »
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San Diego Jewish Film Festival preview: ‘Look Into My Eyes’
By Paul Greenberg LA JOLLA, California–By interviewing people in the United States and Europe, including a proponent of the pure German perspective and one of his followers who tries to resist looking into the eyes or even being touched by Read More »
Head to the Council Daliyat – Caramel, Caramel A. Nasser – Dean: Who is crazy …
The area where the pipe should be resting. Try to reach agreements photo: Moran spring heads of local councils to Osfiih Dalit – Caramel, along with representatives of farmers and land back the community's spiritual leader passed today Read More »
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Haaretz »
Hating America To The Very End
Howard Zinn, a Marxist polemicist who masqueraded as a historian, died on January 27 at age 87. The Brooklyn-born Zinn was professor emeritus of political science at Boston University and the author of a number of books, but it was his A People’s Read More »
Israel : Peace talks to resume soon
Abbas has not dropped his demand that Israel halt all settlement growth in the occupied West Bank and mostly Arab east Jerusalem ahead of any talks, … Read More »
Blogging the New Israel Fund flap
The reaction against attempts by the political right in Israel to portray the New Israel Fund as a kind of anti-Israel fifth column is intensifying. Read More »
Momzer muffs moser
At the Forward, Josh Nathan-Kazis flashes shoe-leather in a smart follow-up to Alan Dershowitz’s calling Richard Goldstone an “evil” “traitor” to the Jewish people on Israeli radio. Dersh blames it on a language misunderstanding, then retracts his retraction. Note the scary Rabin-assassination angle Nathan-Kazis has picked up. Read More »
