Greetings Moishe Kavodniks, It’s time to dust off your rams’ horns and finish perfecting your honey cake recipe because Rosh HaShana begins this Wednesday at sunset! Yes the wait is over and the new year has officially arrived! Tremble, shake, and gasp, for Days of Awe are upon us!!! Ah, but that’s so serious and even sort of scary in its tone. Read More »
Archive for September, 2011
Soft Pretzels
www.oestreichsoftpretzles.com check it out shipping to the entire Montreal area. Read More »
Executive Games (bankers and banking)
Bankers and bank drafts and bankers the most beautiful moments faceless heavens. Crevices bank banking bankers Zrgogy sausages sausages and VP. Bankers and girls that came to clean it comes to clean damp skin of the Peacock Dolce Gbanzoaot happy. Bank and bank banking bankers and cool clean tracks clean hit. Read More »
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I went back to the Eretz Israel Museum on Wednesday, this time with Amanda. We had a delicious …
I went back to the Eretz Israel Museum on Wednesday, this time with Amanda. We had a delicious lunch at the cafe adjacent to the museum, Cafe Anina, where I tried a new food: Spaetzle, “ a type of egg noodle of soft texture found in the cuisine of Read More »
Endorsement
I want to start sharing blogs of Israelis, Palestinians, Muslims, Jews, and Arabs that I have grown to love over my time of following them. I would also love to share personal experiences and opinions of people on this blog. (If you would like to share personal experiences, your feelings or opinions, photos, you can submit here . Read More »
Syrian troops fire at anti-regime protesters
(Video) Security forces open fire as thousands rally across country against President Assad; fighting between troops, army defectors continued in rebel town of Rastan
(Video) Security forces open fire as thousands rally across country against Read More »
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New ballistic missiles Club-K
http: //nicshe2003.livejournal.com/527997.html?style=mine # cutid1 Russian defense industry has released a range of ballistic missiles “dlyabednyh.” Russian missile system Club-K not only pozvolyaetzapuskat missiles from any vessel, truck and rail platforms, but also makes these launches low-key, as disguised tipovoygruzovoy container. Read More »
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Antisemitism latest model: In the name of the Other * (Leonard Cohen)
The contribution of Alain Finkielkraut, French-Jewish philosopher, anti-Semitism is to restore its historic character and the ability to analyze the phenomenon by its peculiarities current millennium. Read More »
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I keep receiving anon hate from people who say I’m not a real Jew, or that I’m a traitor because I
I posted this on my personal blog, but I want the followers of this blog to see it too. Fuck you . I’m not sympathizing with them they don’t need any sympathy or pity. I’m respecting them. I’m appreciating their culture. I’m learning about their history and their people. I love the Middle East. I love the rich traditions of Islam. Read More »
VERY VERY Special Guest Post: Anne Ursu, on divorce and Breadcrumbs
Last week I issued a challenge, in my off-the-cuff way, to the authors of some other new books (see below) that I admire. I asked these authors to blog or post somewhere about how divorce was an element in their new books. Read More »
The limitations of peace
Op-ed: Arab spring showed us that peoples of region hate us, peace treaties are temporary
Op-ed: Arab spring showed us that peoples of region hate us, peace treaties are temporary
Eliyakim Haetzni
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The greatest injustices are caused to us by ourselves. Read More »
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Reb Zalman on Shofar
The Time Is Now For Rosh Hashanah Preparation by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-ShalomiThe blowing of the shofar has always been seen as a wake-up call. In this current era of our life we need to hear the outcry of our planet, our mother the Earth who aches for her children. Read More »
This Week in History: The failed assassination of Mashaal
MICHAEL OMER-MAN On September 25, 1997, two would-be Mossad assassins attempted to take Hamas’s political leader down in the Jordanian capital of Amman. On September 25, 1997, two men approached Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal with a small device outside a building in Amman, Jordan. Read More »
I gave an IV infusion, or “I’m a nurse!”
Never Done: I gave an IV infusion, or “I’m a nurse!”I am very close to someone who, when she was a baby, had a seizure that damaged her brain. She’s forty now, and I’ve known her since before the brain damage. Read More »
Banned sheikh wins detention case
A Palestinian activist is entitled to damages after being unlawfully detained by Home Secretary Theresa May, the High Court has ruled.
The Home Office launched an investigation into how Sheikh Raed Salah entered the UK earlier this year, despite an apparent ban. Read More »
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Turkey denies Israeli aircraft harassed Turkish ships
Turkish General Staff denied news reports circulating Friday that Israel had “harassed” Turkish gas exploration vessels with low-flying air-craft Thursday night, Turkish Today’s Zaman reported according to a general staff statement. The Turkish statement said that the reports “do not reflect the truth,” Today’s Zaman said. Read More »
Top 10 – Readers’ choice!
Wow! Thank you all for entering the Top 10 Contest and picking your favorite projects. I had a lot of fun checking out your choices and I really love the final list. So, let’s get down to business! Here are the TOP 10 PROJECTS that you picked: 10 . Read More »
The Palestinian state must gain legitimacy by consensus and not by the unilateral
ELI COHEN / JOURNAL HORIZONTE the following article the author argues, from his point of view, because it would harm the unilateral declaration of Palestinian state and that it, among other things, contradicts some of the treaties between the PLO and Israel, and warning: . Read More »
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Reviews: Rochelson, Jew in the Public Arena
Rochelson, Meri-Jane. A Jew in the Public Arena. The Career of Israel Zangwill . Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2008. Reviews: Baum, Devorah. “Review .” Journal of Modern Jewish Studies 10.2 (2011): 318-320. Breitzer, Susan Roth. “Review .” Journal of American Ethnic History 30.4 (2011): 83-84. Itzkowitz, David C. “Review . Read More »
Inna In Israel
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu, better known as Inna (born October 16, 1986) is a Romanian pop singer. She debuted in 2008 with the album “Hot” which is produced by Play & Win. In August 2010 Inna released the song “Sun Is Up”. It is directed by Alex Herron, who has previously worked with Taio Cruz, Britney Spears and Basshunter. Read More »
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An airplane incident guilty of being a “casus belli” over the eyes of the Turkish occupying force?
An airplane incident guilty of being a “casus belli” over the eyes of the Turkish occupying force? The crew aboard a Turkish exploration vessel illegally searching pockets of gas near the island of Cyprus said two Israeli planes and a helicopter flew over the area Thursday night. Read More »
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TGIF FFJD Playlist: Skinny Arm Workout Jamz.
Hay there FFJDers. It’s Friday. How was your holiday? Did you eat yourself silly? Good. To counterbalance that, I’m writing today’s post from elliptical. In fact, my Blackberry signature now says “Probably Sent From The Elliptical.” The whole FFJD team ellipts every Friday morning, it’s pretty cute. Read More »
U.S. executes radical imam Anwar Aulaqi
UNIVISION September 30, 2011 – A senior U.S. official confirmed on Friday the death of American-born radical imam Anwar al-Yemeni Aulaqi, after the Defense Ministry said that Yemen had died along with other militants in the terror network Al Qaeda. “I can confirm that … he’s dead,” said the official, who declined to give details of the event. Read More »
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Profile: Lyndon Johnson
http: //www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1164 Well, at least this profile gave us the return of the Internet Gremlins …LBJ was suggested by Kristine from NJ, Ben from NY, Yosef from Eilat, Cara from NJ, and Alan from Illinois. Read More »
A judgment issue
With hindsight, it doesn’t seem so surprising that an Australian novelist from a Polish- Jewish family would end up writing about the Holocaust . After all, Perlman’s first novel, Three Dollars, which won the 1998 Age Book of the Year award, … Read More »
Cite: Peled, Sovereignty and Space in the Israeli Novel
Peled, Shimrit. “‘Mastery regained’—Israeli Jewish Sovereignty and Space in the Israeli Novel, 1967-1973.” Journal of Modern Jewish Studies 10.2(2011): 263-284. URL: http: //www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14725886.2011. Read More »
‘Israeli jets fly low over Turkish gas exploration ship’
Low-flying Israeli warplanes and helicopters “harassed” a Turkish ship exploring for natural gas reserves near Cyprus on Thursday night, according to Turkish media reports. Read More »
Gaza, Anonymous : l’information en miettes
Gaza, Anonymous : l’information en miettes Est-il encore possible d’avoir aujourd’hui une information précise, complète, expliquée, des événements du monde ? L’information est-elle encore un moyen de comprendre le monde comme il va ? Cela semble une gageure. L’information télé, presse écrite et[… Read More »
Adore you
My new page- lot of Prima, lot of texture, back to my shabby style. Some Epiphany crafts buttons added- for their DT member I don’t use too much of those tools as I am out of refills and waiting for my new stash to come.. I did some stamping here, border punching, handwrite journaling and faux stitching. Read More »
‘Explosion rocks parliamentary building in Turkey’
ISTANBUL - An explosion took place in front of a paramilitary building in the southern Turkish city of Antalya on Friday but there were no immediate details on any casualties, CNN Turk News channel said on its website.CNN Turk said the explosion had taken place in front of a paramilitary gendarmerie headquarters building. Read More »
ToC: Israel Affairs 17,3 (2011)
The online platform for Taylor & Francis Group content Israel Affairs, Vol. 17, No. 3, 01 Jul 2011 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online . This new issue contains the following articles: Original Articles High-tech nation: the future of the Israeli polity Gideon Doron Pages: 313-326 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2011. Read More »
The Islamic world II
Turkey, the country today champion the Palestinian cause. For Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, is inexcusable what Israel does with Gaza. For Erdogan, Hamas is a group of national liberation (not terrorist) and the Palestinians are Entitled to a state. Read More »
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Review: ‘Margaret’
(EW.com ) — “Margaret,” the long-awaited second film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me), has an offscreen history so fraught with drama it trumps anything in the movie. Read More »
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The Islamic world
Al-Shabab was previously the military wing of the Islamic Courts Union At the UN, again discusses the Israel-Palestine issue and, while in the Islamic world the atrocities to continue all the time. Read More »
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El Al to Hasidim: Don’t smoke on plane
Following pilgrims’ inappropriate behavior on previous flights, airline’s rabbi issues strict instructions to passengers flying to Uman
Following pilgrims’ inappropriate behavior on previous flights, airline’s rabbi issues strict instructions to Read More »
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Dangerous al-Qaida propagandist eliminated
The killing of senior al-Qaida propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen represents a significant blow to the organization’s indoctrination capabilities and media dissemination efforts, though the extensive jihadi online presence will likely continue to pose a major security risk in the near future. Read More »
Rose of Sharon – or how I survived the New Year
This is a real “Rose of Sharon,” as referenced in the bible in the Song of Solomon, or Song of Songs as we know it in Hebrew – “I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valley.” The real rose is, as seen, I kind of lily. This year I saw them for the first time, or at least was introduced to them, and acknowledged them as the real deal. Read More »
Shana Tova from huMetuká ijew Portal!
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After 2700 years, return of Bnei Menashe to Israel
September 30, 2011: By ‘Ofek’ for Israel News Enayim They come from India, they are already in Israel 1700, they … More ». Read More »
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Reiki Holistic Therapy and Your Traveling Pet – Part 3 of 3
Since the time of my last posting, without giving it another thought, I definitely intended to have a different ending for Part 3, but no matter what my intent was, life certainly has its twists and turns, and more often than not, even with the use of a GPS, we find our selves in unfamiliar territory. Read More »
Prominent US-born al-Qaeda cleric killed in Yemen
US strike kills 40-year-old Anwar al-Awlaki, believed to be key in turning al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen into immediate threat to America
US strike kills 40-year-old Anwar al-Awlaki, believed to be key in turning al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen into Read More »
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Jewish Press: The Ark, a fatal pause?
September 28, 2011: By-Jos Eduardo Pereira for Harissa: A victim of the erosion of its readership, The Ark, “the monthly … Read more. Read More »
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According to Turkish newspaper Vatan, Israel sent warplanes to a Turkish ship
ITONGADOL September 30, 2011 – Israel sent warplanes to the Israel Defense Force to a seismic research vessel for Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish media reported today, in what appears to be a further increase in tension ties between the countries that once were allies. Read More »
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Kosher Sex Toys: Dildo oh my!
Sell sex toys labeled “kosher” on the Internet, that’s the bright idea of Gavriel, pseudonym of an Orthodox Jew 25 years from New Jersey. “Nothing prevents an Orthodox Jewish couple to use a vibrator, it’s just a penalty to seek on the web!” Says the NY Post Gavriel. Read More »
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To isolate Abbas, US prods Jordan to host Hamas-Damascus
This is so weird. Apparently both Saudi Arabia and the US want this. How does this weaken Abbas. For sire it weakens Abdullah. How can the US believe that Mashaal would be easier to deal with than Abbas? Really weird. The US could just cut funds to Abbas. Read More »
An idea worth 100 million to Jerusalem in Paris and Tokyo.
September 29, 2011: By Dominique Bourra for NanoJV: A small French pharmaceutical company developing an innovative product for the … More ». Read More »
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Pope Congratulates Jewish Community on their new year
Pope Benedict XVI NOTIMEX today congratulated the Jewish community by the beginning of the Jewish new year number five thousand seven hundred seventy-two, through a telegram sent to the chief rabbi of Rome, Riccardo Di Segni. Read More »
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Friday Links
Happy Jew Year New Year! Links: Speaking of Jew Year New Year ….. Soviet-era Kabul I am going to eat salt if I want to , damnit. Ewwwwwwwwwwww. It’s getting real in the Whole Foods parking lot OhmyGod I joined Goodreads and it’s like Netflix for books but better and classier. Goodbye, “free time”. By the way, I just finished The Night Circus. Read More »
Egypt warns U.S. not to link military aid to democratic transition
A new Senate bill aims to suspend military aid for 2012 until Egypt holds free elections and guaranteed full civil liberties. By Haaretz and Reuters Egypt has warned the U.S. not to pass a new Senate bill that aims to suspend military aid until Egypt certifies its full functions as a democracy, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Read More »
“In Jerusalem, the sun rises in the west”
September 29, 2011: By Dominique Bourra for NanoJV: Simple geographical precision. As can be seen on this map, … More ». Read More »
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Large bag time? There are other ways to turn green this year
You passed the light bulbs? You recycle like crazy? You gave up the air conditioner? Marginal significance of the action and meaningless. How it can contribute to the environment? Through the economy. New Year’s, Raz Godlnik shows what really needs to do to make more green this year. Read More »
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A common cause
The immense horror inflicted on Jews and other groups during the Holocaust provided further and rightful legitimacy to the idea of a Jewish state in Palestine. The legitimacy was, of course, at the expense of the Palestinian Arabs who did not … Read More »
The AP obtained the support of eight countries to vote in the UN (al-Maliki)
September 29, 2011 By Guysen International News: According to the Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki, the Palestinian Authority … More ». Read More »
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Quote of the Day
“Praying corresponds to creation potential, while the Torah entails the creation date.” (Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, Likutey Moharan I, 
Comment: When we pray, we ask the Master of the world to change the normal course of life. All we ask in our prayers, we always refer to a special wish for something we want. Read More »
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Salafist group sets out to conquer the conversions of Israeli Jews
September 29, 2011: By Niso Amzar for JSSNews: This is an unprecedented effort! Some Muslim believers through these … More ». Read More »
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So he said … “Seeing as the consort of the Portuguese as Lucina Value
So he said … “Seeing as the consort of Lucina in Portuguese as the supreme value, In the council of God determines, in its form to the throne Hobro extreme: all the monarchies, which undermines the power of fortune, I never fear, In your will is to unite the so, what is the most powerful & ultimate. Read More »
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Nuclear Obsolescence
Those attending to Russian politics this week will have noticed that among the stated reasons for Finance Minister Kudrin’s rebellion and dismissal was his stated unhappiness with high Russian military spending. Read More »
Fiesta de las Trompetas (Rosh Hashana)
Fiesta de las Trompetas (Rosh Hashana) Fecha en calendario hebreo: 1 de Tishrei (séptimo mes bíblico, septiembre-octubre). Referencias de la Escritura: Lev 23: 23-25; Números 10: 9-10, 29: 1, Nehemías 8: 1-12. Read More »
The Dead Sea scrolls begin a new life on the web!
September 28, 2011: By Elinor Cohen-Aouate for JSSNews: found in caves near the Dead Sea between 1947 … Read more. Read More »
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