Parents are angry about short notice travel agents warn Champagne damages of millions of shekels. Read More »
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Archive for May, 2011
England FC win Olim World Cup
England FC retained the Olim seven-a-side World Cup after beating the USA on penalties.On the hottest day of the year so far, four years after the last seven-a-side Olim World Cup, England joined Ethiopia in becoming the only country to win the trophy twice. Read More »
Silly scare spreads • Sweden now
Silly scare spreads • Sweden epidemic now spreading deadly cucumbers also the rest of Europe • Sweden dead woman infected by eating vegetables from Spain • vegetable launched allegedly polluted waste water tank worn, in the anxious 18: 29 31/05/2011 Read More »
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Ukrainian Beauty Queen Stoned to Death For Violating Shaaria Law
Katya Koren, murdered in “honour killing” Katya Koren, a 17 year old Crimean Muslim girl who scored seventh place in a Ukrainian beauty contest was stoned to death afterward by two fellow Muslims who said that she had “disgraced Shaaria law”. Read More »
Jerusalem Day 5771
In honor of Jerusalem, I am posting a few pictures from our 2008 trip: This is a synagogue that was destroyed by the Arab Legion in 1948. Here it is, in the Old City of Jerusalem, being rebuilt. The original Hurva synagogue was built in the 18th century and destroyed by Muslims. Read More »
The Bank of Israel may force the brothers to sell Ofer "Mizrahi Tefahot" Department of inspections of banks in the Bank
The Bank of Israel may force the brothers to sell Ofer "Mizrahi Tefahot" Department of inspections of banks in the Bank of Israel began an investigation of suspected illegal trade relations Ofer family with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Read More »
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Dear San Francisco: Keep Your Laws Off My Unborn Baby’s Foreskin
Let’s talk about impossible things. The first being that I move to San Francisco. This is not a slight on San Francisco, but it ranks at the #1 spot in terms of places that I love so much, I could never move there. Because when you move somewhere, it automatically begins to suck more than you could have ever wanted it to. Read More »
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Egypt Opens Border with Gaza
Egypt opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Saturday, ending the four-year blockade on the territory and marking a new era of relations between Cairo, Israel, and the Palestinians. Read More »
What should Israel do now?
By Rabbi YY Jacobson President Obama presented his project for peace in the Middle East: Israel must withdraw to its pre-1967 borders. A Palestinian state must be created, viable and sovereign. Israel must be recognized and guaranteed their safety. I wish it were otherwise, but the words of the President shows deep ignorance of reality. Read More »
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And the most honest answer is …
I see that Hirhurim has dredged up the ‘teiku’ discussion again. The issue is, when there’s no good answer to a question, is it better to just say ‘teiku’ – you don’t die from a question, or better to try and answer? Personally I have always been Read More »
My God, My God May these things never end: The sand and the…
My God, My God May these things never end: The sand and the sea The rustle of the water The lightning in the sky Man’s prayer. raeherm : favorite song in Hebrew. Written by an Israeli hero, Hannah Senesh. Sung acapella by Regina Spektor. Read More »
The dark side of the Fleet of Liberty – Elie Smilovitz
Elie Smilovitz "If you go to the supermarket there are products, there are restaurants and a very nice beach (…) There is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza." They are statements of Mathilde Redmatn, director of the Red Cross in Gaza. Redmatn statements confirm what has long been saying various Israeli sources. Read More »
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Angelina Jolie, reine d’Egypte et non de beauté
Quel point commun entre Jeanne d’Alcy, Claudette Colbert, Vivien Leigh, Monica Bellucci, Elizabeth Taylor et Angelina Jolie? Elles se seront toutes mises un jour dans la peau de la plus mythique des reines d’Egypte: Cléopâtre. Read More »
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand: Book Review
Major Pettigrew’s Last StandBy Helen SimonsonMajor Pettigrew’s Last Stand, Meet Major Pettigrew, 68 year old British gentleman. He was born during the colonial era, in India. He lives in Britain at Edgecombe St. Mary, in Rose Cottage. Read More »
lemon pie
(Read and / or responding to the post by the writer continued: a variety of delicious food in the kitchen of Dalia) Read More »
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Parashat Naso (Numbers 4: 21-7: 89) IV
lukeford.net In the real world, jealous husbands beat their wives up or kill them. The Torah does not want that. Hence, the test for a woman suspected of adultery. Read More »
Hezbollah missiles and arms transfers from Syria to Lebanon
"Hezbollah is stepping up the transfer of arms from Syria following the protests, which erupted in March. The weapons are being distributed between their forces and not in stores," said an intelligence source to Channel 2 television. Read More »
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Yom Yerushalayim at Shir Chadash
Celebratory morning services with singing and hallel at Shir Chadash. Read More »
No fair!
"Rina was a cell phone in ninth grade. Sara also. Shlomo was an eighth grade! Why I can not have one now? No fair! ". Read More »
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Iran opposition urges big turnout at dissident funeral
TEHRAN – Opposition groups urged Iranians on Tuesday to attend in large numbers the funeral procession of veteran dissident Ezatollah Sahabi, a gathering that could turn into an anti-government protest. Read More »
Mladic on trial at The Hague Tribunal
Serbia's Justice Minister, Ssanzae Elovitch, announced this evening (Tuesday) that the extradition process began at The Hague International Court of Aratko Mladic, former Bosnian Serb army commander during the civil war in Yugoslavia. Read More »
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Check for leaking state comptroller Uzi Arad
Check the visitor will be reviewed as part of the Attorney General's decision not to open a criminal investigation against former national security adviser. Read More »
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Ben-Ari: "Professors are more dangerous than Sheikh Raad Salah"
"Sheikh Raad Salah No, I'm afraid, but you – bending in front of his provocations, and giving it legitimacy, allowing you to make inflammatory speeches on campus," – said Deputy Michael Ben-Ari, Professor Reich Raanana, during debate in the Knesset. Read More »
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East Jerusalem residents face police violence: study
JERUSALEM – An Israeli rights group on Tuesday called on Jerusalem’s new police chief to “fundamentally change” what it said was his officers’ violent treatment towards the city’s Palestinian residents. Read More »
Welcome Lila Willow!
Lila Willow: 8 pounds, 7 ounces and 18.5 inches of adorable. We’re big fans of babies and parents here, in case you hadn’t picked up on that. And we’re always excited when someone in the Kveller family reproduces. So today we’re sending our congratulations to blogger Melissa Langsam Braunstein and her husband on the arrival of Lila Willow. Read More »
Israeli Arab town claims discrimination behind severed phone access
Bezeq has said that city authorities were hindering repair after lines damaged in traffic accident. Hundreds of homes in Tira have not had landline telephone and Internet service since early April, when Bezeq trunk lines were damaged in a traffic accident. Read More »
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Revenge of the fanatics • What does an ambulance to dig graves?
Revenge of the fanatics • What does an ambulance to dig graves? Although supervision 'Association to prevent the desecration of graves – the fanatics demonstrate in Ramat Beit Shemesh Gimmel • Superintendent Association, Zaka volunteer, was Read More »
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Tens of Thousands of Flags Will Proclaim Jerusalem’s Unity
In honor of Jerusalem Day, and in defense of the city that is the capital of the Jewish people, the One Jerusalem organization has opened a campaign to make clear that the people of Israel are opposed to the division of Jerusalem. Read More »
Hatred of Israel
Rodrigo Constantino "You can not argue rationally with someone who prefers to kill us to be convinced by our arguments." (Karl Popper) Recent statements by President Obama has reignited the debate about the conflict between Palestine and Israel. Everyone likes to give their opinion on the subject even without foundation. Read More »
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In 1943, Members Of A Synagogue Were Saved From A Terrorist Attack By ‘Lecha Dodi’
FRENCH CONNECTION Rabbi Avi ShafranThe latest marchers in the long parade of horribles anxious to murder in the name of a religion of peace are two feckless young men, Ahmed Ferhani, 26, and Mohamed Mamdouh, 20, natives of Algeria and Morocco, respectively. Read More »
Whazzup BDS? – Part 1
Because BDS activity tends to follow the academic calendar, I thought it might be useful to determine how the “movement” is doing as it finishes up Year 10 of its ignoble existence. Read More »
Quilters’ take on summer fun!
The date for our next car trip will be June 22. We will meet at Sew Materialistic at 9: 00 am. We are sure to have a great time visiting Mouse Creek Quilts, Stitch n’ Sew Center, and A.C. Moore Crafts! Yummy lunch is included, please call for the menu. The cost of the trip is $25, which includes lunch, a drink and snacks. Read More »
Loving Jews Not Wisely
Today in Tablet Magazine, books critic Adam Kirsch reviews a new book about the history of philo-Semitism and finds that those who subscribe to it ought to be kept at arm’s length, at best: “Jews are valued, but only as long as they play the role assigned them in a Christian project or worldview. Read More »
Sharing In The Bounty
This post first appeared as “12 Tribes: A New Kind of Farm to Table” on The Jew and the Carrot blog of The Forward. Rabbi Rebecca Joseph at work at the 12 Tribes Foods kitchen Rabbi Rebecca Joseph changed one letter and started a business. Read More »
Parashat Naso (Numbers 4: 21-7: 89) III
lukeford.net When an Orthodox woman I know went out to eat at a kosher restaurant in my neighborhood with her brother and a couple of rabbis — not knowing the man was her brother Read More »
Berlusconi perd Milan
Est-ce le signe du début de la fin du berlusconisme ? (ed: je l’éspère de tout coeur ) Le revers électoral, en tout cas, est cinglant. Le Parti de la Liberté de Silvio Berlusconi a perdu l’élection municipale de Milan, fief politique et économique du Cavaliere, après une campagne d’une rare violence . Read More »
Joseph opens Sacal the major exhibition at the Metro
An exhibition of 60 monumental sculptures for the first time take place in 14 stations of the Metro Public Transport System. The architect of this feat, scheduled for July 1, is the artist Joseph Sacal (Cuernavaca, Morelos, 1944). "I am excited because this is the first time that an exhibition of this size. Read More »
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Making His-Story Your Story: Find Yourself in the Bible by Rabbi Shlomie Chein
Making His-Story Your Story: Find Yourself in the Bible music video by Rabbi Shlomie Chein added on 2011-05-31 Read More »
Declaration of love live
We found that the sweet side of the road lying, whining and moaning in pain, we raised it and we were sure that the poor had a car accident, and immediately We turned him to the clinic by Ronen Winkler. Clinic, having conducted several tests revealed that this sweet cat was Hell cruel. Bullets Found Ahrtgan shots of a gun shot … Read More »
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"Ofer Brothers made a significant service to Israel"
Senior defense officials made it clear: "Ofer Brothers contributed to the country, often risking their businesses without asking for compensation. Read More »
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Afghanistan: Karzai warns NATO over air strikes
KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai has warned NATO forces that air strikes on homes are not allowed any more, which comes in the wake of a strike in Helmland on Sunday that killed at least nine, mostly children. Read More »
VIN Spotlight: Review of Efrat Libfroind’s Kosher Elegance
New York – While the sheer volume of food required for lengthy yomim tovim such as Pesach and Succos has many cooks reaching for their folder of quick and easy recipes, Shavuos is the perfect opportunity to indulge in food that is a little more labor intensive. Read More »
More Pre-Jerusalem Day Parade Photos
Israel began Jerusalem Day festivities a day early Monday with the annual agricultural sector parade led by more than 100 tractors from farms throughout the country. This year’s rally was dubbed “A Salute to the Settlement of Jerusalem.” (Pictures by Jacob Richman. Read More »
One soldier in the field …
Historically, that has always stood and will stand aside from politics, but today Zeev Elkind I conquered … Read More »
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• U.S. dollar falls again cover: 3.437
• U.S. dollar falls again cover: 3.437 instability of U.S. currency continues today he lands 3.5 Ajay completes a 12 Ajay weeks • what does the Governor? Purchases of dollars, my father again Glick, in the anxious 17: 34 05/31/2011 Read More »
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A Tip on The Circumcision Ban
Listen up, it’s penis time. You may have heard by now that the city of San Francisco has put a measure on the ballot for November 2012 to ban male circumcision . If it passes, it would become a misdemeanor to snip the tip of anyone under 18, punishable with a $1000 fine and/or up to a year in jail. Read More »
The Adventures of Skinny Arm: Skinny-Arming 101.
It’s a Mondayish Tuesday, and I’m not here to mess around. You’re wishing you were still on the beach, and that your hair wouldn’t curl for the umpteenth time. Let’s talk about what really matters, aside from that weird tan line you got this weekend: The Skinny Arm. Read More »
Two Grandmothers, Two Worlds
Is it strange that I associate my grandmothers with kitchen appliances? My grandma, Gramma Anna as we called her, was born in Dairyland a child of the Depression, and raised her family on the corner of Main St. in Middletown, NY. Read More »
A Visit to the Herodium and Herod’s Tomb
Interview by Yoram Getzler with Tour guide Shmuel Brown. Herodium is the name of King Herod’s palace/fortress just 12 km. south of Jerusalem. We know about Herodium from the writings of the Jewish historian Josephus who tells us that Herod was buried there. It took archaeologist Ehud Netzer 35 years to find Herod’s tomb. [… Read More »
"Spain will recognize the Palestinian state on 1967 lines"
The Palestinian Authority announced that Spain will recognize, before September, the Palestinian state based on 1967 borders. A Spanish diplomat told Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaat (photo) that Madrid will support the entry of a Palestinian state in the United Nations. Read More »
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Defying new law, Tel Aviv University to host Nakba event
by Noam Sheizaf Tel Aviv University will host a Nakba commemoration event next week that might be seen as a violation of the new Nakba Bill. The new law forbids public events “that mark the birth of Israel as a day of mourning;” its violation could lead to a withdrawal of funds from a state supported institution or organization. Read More »
A Prayer For Napoleon!
Continuing on my recent post regarding the declaration of a Jewish State by Napoleon – The international Napoleonic society has this prayer for Napoleon on their website: The Napoleonic society is also kind enough to provide this translation: Prayer Read More »
There must be a JAP for that.
I bought an iPhone although I have no need of one. The few emails I receive are rarely urgent and there’s never any pressing requirement to access the internet when I’m out and about. No, I bought the iPhone because my friend Moishe bought one and I knew I’d never hear the end of how marvellous it was until I also had one. Read More »
Jerusalem Customs
Reading for Jerusalem Day: David Golinkin, “Jerusalem in Jewish law and Custom: A Preliminary Typology” (here ) An expanded version of this article can be found in Lee Levine, ed., Jerusalem: its Centrality to Judaism, Christianity and Islam , Continuum Press, New York, 1999, pp. 408-423. Read More »
Parashat Naso (Numbers 4: 21-7: 89) II
lukeford.net Luke Ford, Rabbi Rabbs discuss the weekly Torah portion. Luke Ford turned 45 years old on Saturday. He did nothing to celebrate. Read More »
Day 264, june 4, 2011
By Ruth King on May 31st, 2011 http: //frontpagemag.com/2011/05/31/equating-anti-semitism-with-islamophobia/ Equating Anti-Semitism with ‘Islamophobia’ Posted By Phyllis Chesler Did you know that Jews and Muslims have a shared history in Europe? That Read More »
R’ Berel Weiss OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of the noted Baal Tzedaka R’ Berel Weiss of Los Angeles, CA, at age 85. Read More »
