A7 Radio’s ” The Shmuz ” with Rabbi B. Shafier
Listen Now! We know that the Torah is very exacting in regards to Loshon Horah: there are 17 negative and 14 positive commandments concerning disparaging speech. Read More »
Archive for June, 2011
The Power of Speech
CJC Awards its President the Bronfman Medal
Tweet CJC President, Mark FreimanPic: Canadian Jewish CongressOn June 12, Mark J. Freiman, President of the Canadian Jewish Congress was awarded the Samuel Bronfman Medal by the CJC National Board of Directors. The board had met secretly, without Freiman’s knowledge and decided to present him with the award. Read More »
Picture of the Day: Google Maps Breaks Down
Google Maps Street View car took an unscheduled break in Crown Heights after their car broke down on Kingston and East New York. Read More »
Republican presidential hopeful blasts Obama’s treatment of Israel
Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty charged that peace between Israel and the Palestinians is “further away now” than it was the day President Obama took office. Read More »
Special: Ilan Ramon in Iraq attack
Rare footage of events that almost led to exposed Ramon's death in circumstances similar to those which he found his son, Asaf, died. Read More »
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Second Gaza Flotilla: Humanitarian Aid or a Political Protest?
Many people have been writing a lot of pieces expressing a wide range of opinions on the upcoming Gaza Flotilla. As is par for the course with anything relating to Israel I can predict with very high accuracy what a particular article or opinion piece is going to say based solely on the name in the by-line. Read More »
Fresh Corn Salad Recipe
This salad is an almost-constant staple at my table, as a salad as well as a side dish, especially in the summer when the corn is so sweet and tender I use it raw. It looks like red, yellow and green confetti and is very lightly seasoned, so the corn can be the star. If there are any leftovers, they will be good the next day, too. Read More »
Check yourself.
Amazing remix of a very cool song: There are so many things in our world to be angry about these days. Some people become paralyzed and depressed by it. Others write letters to our government. Some people cope through humor (Bless you Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.) Some people post their rage on facebook or twitter. Read More »
INTERIM REPORT: Germany outraged Israel with the receipt of an official Iranian delegation!
First of only this: A developing scandal: In Israel, one fact pushed that Germany received an official Iranian delegation in Berlin and one considers formally how this "violation of the sanctions' (not to say gross impertinence and courting of anti-Semitism, Islamo respond to terrorist-fascist state) … … Read More »
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Stone backing Winston’s warriors for gold
Threat: James GershfieldMichael Stone, the Barnet coach, believes that Team GB can end several decades of heartbreak and take gold in the Open competition at the European Maccabi Games. Read More »
Goldfeder Gains Early Support
There has been a lot of buzz in recent weeks about the candidacy of Y. Phillip Goldfeder for the New York State Assembly seat vacated by Audrey Pheffer. While the campaign will officially kick off at an event on July 11 at the home Mr. and Mrs. Read More »
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Dutch Government Rejects Palestinian Initiative
The Hague, Netherlands – The Dutch government rejected a Palestinian initiative Thursday to seek U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal to seek support for the plan to seek statehood at the U.N. Read More »
Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 5771 (2 & 3 July 2011)
Rosh Jodeh 5771 Tamuz this begins with the onset of Shabbat, and ends at nightfall on Sunday July 03, Rabbi Ginsburgh 2011.Mensaje: Tamuz according to Sefer TamuzDe Ietzirá. Read More »
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It was a fast engagement. Then it ended. How do I move on?
One of the lessons I learned from my (similar) breakup is that a big piece of success in any relationship is timing. In addition to having chemistry, and shared life interests and values, both people also have to be “ready” for the kind of long-term challenge marriage ultimately is about. Read More »
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Godlessness Has Doomed Britain
Godlessness Has Doomed Britain By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Britain today has become one of the most godless societies on earth. Its principle religious exports today are thinkers who despise religion. Read More »
The Progenitor of Modern Orthodoxy
There is a fascinating post on Hirhurim by Rabbi Gil Student that asks the question: Was Rav Shamshon Raphael Hirsch Modern Orthodox? Although I am pretty familiar with his Hashkafos of Rav Hirsch’s Torah Im Derech Eretz (TIDE) and Austritt (which Read More »
The Joy of Surrendering the Intellect by Rabbi Shmuel Braun
The Joy of Surrendering the Intellect music video by Rabbi Shmuel Braun added on 2011-06-30 Read More »
Irony
It’s funny howyou told mebut I didn’t listen.Becauseit wasn’twhat I was looking for.I brushed you off.Said “no thanks”to your suggestion.I didn’t evenreally listenwhen you spoke.Becauseit wasn’twhat I was looking for.And I saidThat’s nice of youto think of me.But I stopped listeningwhen you saidsummer job.Becauseit wasn’twhat I was looking for. Read More »
Parshat Chukat
A7 Radio’s ” Torah Tidbits Audio ” with Phil Chernofsky
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LEAD TIDBIT
A 2-sided Month
Maybe we’ll work Para Aduma into this Lead Tidbit (or maybe not), but for starters let’s take the opportunity of Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Tammuz to reflect on what the month is… and what it could be. Read More »
ArtsBeat: ‘Magdalene’ Producers Respond to Accusations of Anti-Semitism
The producers of the new Off Broadway musical “The Magdalene” met with representatives of the New York office of the Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday after receiving an e-mail the day before saying that the production contains anti-Semitic elements. Read More »
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LIVE VIDEO: U.S. Embassy in Israel celebrates American independence at 7 P.M.
Watch the U.S. Independence Day Bash in Israel live at 7 P.M.
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Water and electricity become more expensive – because the state
Why you'll pay more starting tonight on all cubic meters of water and local authorities pay less? Also: the high tax on gasoline less polluting electricity shaker. Read More »
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From school textbooks to Egypt’s Tahrir Square
Facebook was the medium for spreading the word of rebellion in the Arab Spring, but it was school textbooks – the required reading from early childhood through the teen years that informs children of who they are and where they come from – that may have been the source of alienation that drove young people into the street. Read More »
GB stars ready to sparkle on the big stage in Vienna
The talking is almost over. Training schedules have been completed, the bags are packed and the kit is in pristine condition for the biggest Jewish sporting event of the year.Over the next few days, all eyes will be on Vienna where the Team GB squad will be giving their all at the 13th European Maccabi Games. Read More »
Fran Hirmes Begins Her Term As Emunah National President
Fran Hirmes of Woodsburgh began her term as national president of Emunah of America on July 1, succeeding Mindy Stein of Teaneck, who will assume the role of chairman of the board. Read More »
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Netherland vote to ban ritual slaughter slammed by European Jewish leaders
European Jewish groups slammed a decision by the lower house of the Dutch parliament to ban the ritual slaughter of animals, with one threatening to take legal action. Read More »
Wear Your Bicycle Helmet, Damn It!
Yesterday, both my sons were glum and grumpy. They were missing their big sister who had just left for sleep-a-way camp for the entire summer. My youngest simply missed her because she was his big sister. My oldest, he was just mad because HE wasn’t going to camp the whole summer. Read More »
Remarks By President Peres On American Independence Day
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT SHIMON PERES ON THE TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIFTH INDEPENDENCE DAY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Prime Minister Netanyahu, Ministers, Knesset members, Ambassador Cunningham, Guests and Friends, There are more than two hundred Read More »
Certificates of appreciation to students Mtzteiinim
I wanted to tell about one of the actions that moved me the most, a little background before – Mahane Yehuda, night after night, together with the Gallery "Pirates of the Y. Read More »
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Baked Fish Sticks with Cocktail Sauce Recipe
We never knew, or have forgotten, that fish sticks used to be fresh fish, used as we are to encountering them only in the frozen section of processed foods. Read More »
Chukas – Sweetening judgments
Why does the mitzvah of the red heifer immediately follow the accusation against Aharon of being unworthy? why must it be completely red? What does the color red represent? Why is it specifically a cow? What is the significance of the involvement of Read More »
Miriam and Leadership: May her memory live for a blessing
Parshat Chukat Numbers 19: 1-22 In this week’s Torah portion, Chukat, we encounter the deaths of both Aaron and Miriam. Moses and his siblings were the leaders of the people Israel on their journey to the Promised Land. Of course Aaron was named High Priest and Miriam was called the N’viah, the prophetess. Read More »
Day 4 at Camp White Meadow and a mama bear strolls up to my…
Day 4 at Camp White Meadow and a mama bear strolls up to my third and fourth graders right in the middle of lunch. After everyone was safely removed from the area, three cubs showed their faces at the entrance to the woods. Took the police to come and fire some flares before all four bears took off into the woods. Read More »
Forward.com: “Gay Marriage in New York Puts Conservative Rabbis on the Spot”
Forward.com: “Gay Marriage in New York Puts Conservative Rabbis on the Spot” By Naomi Zeveloff Published June 29, 2011, issue of July 08, 2011 . http: //www.forward.com/articles/139292/ Orthodox rabbis fought it. Reform rabbis championed it. Read More »
Useful Lives
Anyone who’s read The Hebrew Republic , or who has seen my lecture on the book, will remember my dear friends Chanan and Esther Shiloh from Kfar Yehoshua, the couple with whom I stayed when I was a young volunteer in 1967, and whose sensibilities in many ways inspired my writing all these years. Read More »
Harvest Notes – Week 3 June 30th
Swiss Chard This bouquet of rainbow chard is in the same family as spinach and beets so it will taste a lot like them. Salad Mix A triple washed mix of baby lettuce and baby mustard greens, this is pretty fancy stuff. Mint We grow several varieties of mint which have very subtle differences in flavor. Read More »
Mission To Israel Inspiring – And Upsetting
By Helen Freedman , Executive Director Americans For a Safe Israel June 30, 2011The Jewish Press – Op Ed – Friday, July 1, 2011Reflecting back on the experiences our AFSI Chizuk group shared on its 31st mission to Israel, opposing words, thoughts and images come to mind. Israel was physically magnificent. Read More »
Created in Sefer Torah ceremony in memory of Peretz
MK Danny Danon at the Torah scroll at hundreds of residents came to me today Torah dedication ceremony in memory of Major Peretz Jubilee Hill neighborhood community. Also in attendance were Chief Army Gen. Rafi Peretz, MK Danny Danon (Likud), as well as soldiers and officers from the Golani Brigade. Read More »
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Anti-circumcision: Is this equal to anti-Semitism?
Believe it or not, an American city, San Francisco, is voting to proscribe one of the central rituals of an entire religious community, the Jewish people, who have been circumcising male infants since the time of Abraham. Read More »
Friendly Skies? Delta Saudi Flap Leaves Doubts
WASHINGTON The Saudi government wants you to know: It doesn’t ban visits by Jews. Whether the Saudis make travel difficult for Jews, particularly when it comes to those who have Israel stamps on their passports or come carrying religious… Read More »
Honoring The Rebbes Memory – A Story
by Yochanan Gordon Photo: The Menachem Wolff Collection/Lubavitch Archives This Tuesday will mark the 17th year since the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rav Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Read More »
Activists, Israeli Navy prepare for flotilla bound for Gaza
Israel’s Navy is preparing to intercept the pro-Palestinian flotilla due to set sail for the Gaza Strip from Mediterranean ports later this week. Read More »
Massachusetts lawmaker apologizes for “Hitler” remark
John Binienda, a Democrat from Worcester, told the State House News Service on Wednesday that the ID badges plan was “revolting,” and compared it to Adolf Hitler having Jewish people tattooed in concentration camps. The lawmaker, chairman of the … Read More »
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ArtsBeat: A Stage ‘Funny Girl’ on Casting That Role
Courtesy of Marilyn Michaels Marilyn Michaels in the national touring company production of “Funny Girl.”
Over the summer, ArtsBeat is inviting members of the theater world to contribute to the weekly Theater Talkback column, alternating with the critics Ben Brantley and Charles Isherwood. Read More »
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Ligat Ha’Al hits crisis
Israeli football has been rocked by police investigations into alleged systematic match-fixing in Ligat Ha’al with the involvement of leading club owners, coaches and players linked to gambling rings controlled by organised crime.The investigation has reached the very top with Israel FA chairman Avi Luzon questioned by police under caution. Read More »
The Family Connection
A7 Radio’s ” Lazer Beams ” with Lazer Brody
Listen Now! Just as tender young plants need greenhouse conditions in order to thrive, children need an environment of live and understanding, as we will learn in this vital lesson – a must for every parent. Read More »
Pomegranate’s Chef Boris Grills Up A Great Time For Ohel Bais Ezra SibShop Participants
Fifteen girls, aged 10-16, came together this Monday evening, June 27, for an evening of delicious fun coordinated by Ohel Bais Ezra’s SibShop Program, graciously hosted by Pomegranate Kosher Supermarket in Brooklyn. Read More »
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UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture Presents ‘Violins of Hope’
Each violin is an artifact from the Holocaust . Some were played by Jewish prisoners in Nazi concentration camps; others belonged to the Jewish Klezmer musical culture, which was all but destroyed in the Holocaust . First played publicly in 2008 in … Read More »
‘Glee’: who saw their role cut due to Britney Spears episode?
Who knew the Britney Spears episode of “Glee” would have such a lasting impact on some people? While we saw plenty of new characters introduced this past season, we also saw someone else limited pretty dramatically from where they were in the first season — Josh Sussman’s Jacob Ben Israel. Read More »
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Flotilla calls: Gaza for all!
And still fresh from a guest post by Gerrit Zion: Gerrit Liskow, Jerusalem, 28 June 2011 Now that the second ship with an engine failure is fixed, this time it is considered the Saoirse from Ireland Destination Hamastan, you look at the Veranstalter innen the Gaza flotilla is not about whether you [… Read More »
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Why The Torah Weeps Tonight.
When I read the news today , I didn’t realize how horribly Israel’s Justice Minister Ha’sar Neman was abused in Me’arat Hamachpala today. However having heard the recording of the incident on the radio today, I was totally disgusted. Read More »
Death and madness global warming next
Have you heard about the climate conference in Bonn? Read the article excited about "a climate of denial," published by Al Gore Rolling Stone "? If not, you're in good company: the conference and the article they had captured the headlines two years ago. Today, almost nobody applies to. Read More »
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My July Scrap with V class kit- 2 pages- in the shop. This will be my last class kit made for this
My July Scrap with V class kit- 2 pages- in the shop. This will be my last class kit made for this shop as Ness, the owner, sold the shop and I don’t think I am going to submit for the new DT there. It was a great fun to design page kits with ” you can only use what is in the kit” things and as those kits were so small it was really challenging. Read More »
Questions about the second "fleet" in Gaza
The second flotilla to Gaza flotilla Looking to break a blockade of Gaza? – No, the intent of the fleet can not break the blockade of Gaza. – The Gaza Strip is not on today blocked. – Organizers have justified the grounds that they flotilla to break the blockade of Gaza. Read More »
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Apple Crumb Pie Recipe
I love any pie that doesn’t tie me down to making it just before serving, as when pies have a bottom crust. This pie is best served warm, alone, or a la mode, with a scoop of sorbet or vanilla ice cream. Use only granny smith apples here, as they are delightfully tart, and don’t get all mushy during the baking. Read More »
Gbtv
I’ve come to the conclusion that Glenn Beck is the most genuine, mainstream TV/Radio guy that I have ever seen. He has now gone completely out on a limb, staking everything he has – on something that will break him, if no one comes forward to help. That ‘something’ is GBTV and the event Restoring [… Read More »
Elephants In The Room: Share your secret concerns about Israel…
Elephants In The Room: Share your secret concerns about Israel and the Jewish world Read More »
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“All Waiting to be Hanged”: The 6 Day War from the perpective of Iraqi Jews
It’s fairly difficult to read but this is Max Sawdayee’s “All Waiting to be Hanged”, a personal recollection of the happenings before during and after the 6 Day War from the point of view of the Jews in Baghdad. http: //maxsawdayee.com/Sawdayee/Part One.html The layout is hard to work with though. Read More »
Elder’s response to “Why is Israel afraid of little old ladies?
Yosef 30 June ’11As is her way, “Journalist” Mya Guernieri, uses Twitter to share her wit and wisdom with the world at large. Read More »
When Political Correctness Overtakes Torah Values
Anti-circumcision call gets London Jewish rep. firedhttp: //www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=226554 ——————–Perhaps the subject of a new poll would be “how much of society’s values is good to incorporate into a Torah Community?” Shalom ,RRWPresented by Nishma. Read More »
