Today, as I was taking a walk around the neighborhood, a rather ordinary Shabbat activity, I passed a neighbor who was with some visiting kids. And then I heard a little boy say: “Look at That Old Lady.” He was referring to me! My friend cracked up. I smiled and said: “That’s how I get seats in the bus.” It’s true. Read More »
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CNN Chile reports 23-year-old Israeli tourist arrested on suspicion he lighted bonfire in Torres del Paine National Park against instructions. Massive wildfire consumed tens of thousands of acres CNN Chile reports 23-year-old Israeli tourist arrested on suspicion he lighted bonfire in Torres del Paine National Park against instructions. Read More »
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Grin and bear it until Doomsday, or next year’s New Year’s Eve. If the Mayans have it right, we’ve just celebrated our last New Year’s Eve, we’ve watched our last College Bowl game and we’ve been slapped with our last face full of holiday mace on Black Friday. The end of the world is coming this year, and it could be a good thing. Read More »
I mentioned a walk to Solomon’s Pools in a previous post and a friend, RL, sent me some recent pictures taken by Tamar Hayardeni of them and they illustrate Israel’s water problem quite starkly: a) lower pool: b) lower pool: c) middle pool: d) upper Read More »
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, la présidente argentine triomphalement réélue en octobre, va être opérée d’un cancer de la glande thyroïde le 4 janvier prochain. L’affection a été détectée lors d’un examen médical de routine le 20 décembre dernier selon les porte-parole de la Casa Rosada, le palais présidentiel. Read More »
Merry New Year 2012 to all, let it as a good year! In the final days have been rather cold and talvisia.Ja the new year should begin with a rainy and stormy, which around here is not a bad thing, ainkaan it rain indoors … it’s cold, your feet warm and wonderful dream to me kutomat sukat. Read More »
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It’s the end of 2011 and also the end of the old order in the Middle East. It would be an exaggeration to say that it’s the end of U.S. interests in the region but it sure looks like the beginning of the end for a lot of them. Read More »
Agreement between two opposition groups says democracy will be established in Syria after regime’s fall; rejects foreign military intervention Agreement between two opposition groups says democracy will be established in Syria after regime’s fall; Read More »
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These ten blog who maximize in Room 404 entries in 2011. Reservations: the count only includes direct entry to the Post, and author readings through the blog’s home page, which displays the postings in their entirety. 10. Read More »
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Shavua Tov The following is from Aish.com as viewed on Yeshiva World News An open letter to the Beit Shemesh Spitter How dare you?How dare you reject the Torah’s way of “love your fellow man” and instead erect barriers of hate and intolerance[after Read More »
KABOUL (AFP) – Une femme afghane a coupé le sexe de son beau-père avec un couteau alors que celui-ci essayait de la violer, a-t-on appris samedi de source médicale. “Son mari n’était pas à la maison. Un jour, le beau-père a essayé d’avoir une relation sexuelle avec elle. Read More »
The media boomerang effect Eli Pollak and Israel Medad when throwing a boomerang, in theory he comes back. Marketing, boomerang effect occurred when trying too hard. Ratio obtained by the buyer is negative, and he chooses not to purchase the product. Here are some examples that explain why it is shared with us about the biased media. Read More »
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In an interview (in Hebrew) in the weekly Ma’yanei HaYeshuah, 530 , Sarah Barnea who leads tours through the cemetery on Mount of Olives notes that the destruction on the Mount during the 19 years of Jordanian occupation, which actually started Read More »
This Yale College course examines the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) as an expression of the religious life and thought of ancient Israel, and a foundational document of Western civilization. Read More »
So last time we talked i was in the US enjoying 2 weeks off. Now before you know it it’s New Years Eve. Who thought 2012 will arrive so quickly? I know i didn’t! 2012 is when i get released from the IDF and i definitely did not think it will come close to that day! So the past month or so i have been in a fairly bad mood. Read More »
The Jewish scholarly world is abuzz over the discovery of ancient Jewish scrolls in a cave in Afghanistan’s Samangan province, Channel 2 reported on Friday. Read More »
The Tevet’s what makes it, it’s how they connect. Starting bitsy atoms of matter to poetry. I have a friend (also a company that’s what a connection is established, how lovely) when she wants to specify the man he was worth, she says that ‘He is beautiful, it’s not just that sometimes there are good materials but the result was not anything. Read More »
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To learn a liitle about how Israel made the world a better place during 2011 click here And, as a bonus (BDSers please take note!), for many of the greatest Israeli inventions of all time click here (Hat tip: J.E. Read More »
sent by Elie Mangoubi Enregistrement Clip “Historia de un Amor ” avant la représentation du Concert de French Latino à Paris le 30 Juin 2010 au TRITON (Les Lilas)-Grabacion Clip “Historia de un Amor” antes la representacion del concierto de French Latino en Paris el dia 30 de Junio 2010 en la salla EL TRITON. Read More »
Who besides me has a quiet evening tonight? These songs are about personal problems, on its own, private world of one’s own ego, which is dissected to tough love for one’s own complicated relationship to the world. This is an aspect of life in Israel, the one perceived by the outside maybe less. The music rises and falls with the texts. Read More »
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Beijing joins western New Year’s celebrations for the first time with a grandiose digital light show around the city’s landmark Temple of Heaven. As Israelis prepare to celebrate the coming of the new year – 2012, a wave of parties, fireworks, and sparkling wine bottles popping sweeps westwards from the International Date Line. Read More »
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Hello 2012. We know that we’ve only just met but we have a feeling about you. A good feeling. We could do something special together, you and us Jews. And please don’t listen to what people are saying — that somehow we don’t like you 2012, but instead favor your cousin 5772. We have a special place in our hearts for both of you. Read More »
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was reading the list of names of the children of Ya’acov (i.e the tribes) and was struck by the fact that few of these names seem to have a meaning in Hebrew. Here is the list: ט וּבְנֵי, רְאוּבֵן–חֲנוֹךְ וּפַלּוּא, וְחֶצְרֹן וְכַרְמִי. 9 And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. Read More »
Nehad Selaiha gives a bird’s eye view of the Egyptian theatre scene in 2011 Theatre has been active in the Egyptian revolution since its eruption on 25 January 2010. During the Tahrir Square 18-day long sit in, which brought Mubarak down, theatre artists made their presence very much felt. Read More »
Interlocutor – Definition One who takes part in dialogue or conversation Having blogged about BDS for close to three years now, one of mygreatest disappointments is the lack of BDS advocates ready to engage in aserious discussion or debate over their political project. Read More »
Theunity of Israel as Jacob’s family and as a Nation is the main message of Vayechi ,and we must have full awareness of the qualities of this unity . Let’s reflecton some verses that help us define such qualities.” AndIsrael said to Joseph: ‘I did not think possible to see you face; and, lo, Godhas let me see your seed also. Read More »
Al-Biss caught at the Erez Crossing Simon Plosker ..Honest reporting/Backspin..29 December ’11..As NGO Monitor has extensively detailed, Physicians For Human Rights (Israel) has a radical political agenda far removed from simple medical matters. Read More »
Well, in most years flashbacks, which I’ve read so far, comes off rather badly in 2011. For me this is not so clear. I can not complain about the last year, and if anything went wrong, then I was really to blame. The year and all the people I have run across the road were actually very good to me. Read More »
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Question: We need a very specific method of upbringing. You have said that one of its parts is education . What should this knowledge kit include? Answer: These are classes where people acquire knowledge about psychology, physiology, and social science, where a person learns about human society. Read More »
PERCEPTIONS ON HAPPINESS IN 2012 Question: So far as you are concerned, do you personally feel happy, unhappy or neither happy nor un-happy about your life? (Reference Q# 3 of the EOY: 2011 Questionnaire, see Methods Section) Global Average* Happy: Read More »
PA says in statement that ‘in light of the escalation in the settlement campaign’ it will ask the Security Council to discuss settlements in West Bank and East Jerusalem. Read More »
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Naches – joy; pride Read More »
(X-posted from my home blog, Yinzer in Yerushalayim) Menorah at the Jerusalem Great Synagogue This was actually my second Chanuka in Israel, I was here on Birthright in December 2008. Read More »
An acquaintance of mine who writes for a secular women’s magazine here in Israel called to ask if I would be willing to be interviewed about the hot topic of the day. “I want to hear about how you feel about being relegated to the back of the bus, about being made invisible, about having rabbis take control of your life. Read More »
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par Vincent Olivier “Les valeurs de liberté sont universelles, mais la Tunisie après la chute de Ben Ali a, me semble-t-il, bien plus d’atouts que l’Espagne à la mort de Franco, en 1975″, estime l’historien Jean-Pierre Filiu. afp.com/Fethi Belaid De ce qui fut une source de connaissance sur la sphère arabe, il ne reste que des clichés. Read More »
One from the design of the many I got them I encountered bangles to decorate wine glasses and I decided to make them myself where pendants were Wire min combined pendants of glass and beads, I decided to go about things found in and the result was not seen at all is certainly upgrade the glasses, but you need patience. Read More »
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[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: Dr. Kukali is a fantastic pollster, but his claim that "Palestinians are the only people left in the world, who are occupied by another nation" is rhetoric out of touch with reality. The world - including our own neighborhood - is full of groupings of people who live under the "occupation" of other groupings of people. Read More »
When an old friend of my wife’s who was visiting Israel recommended getting together at a Jerusalem soup kitchen where she and her children were volunteering on Friday, we immediately said yes. Read More »
Dear Emuna, Though I was raised without much religion, I was aware of my Jewish heritage and was always searching for something real. I became more and more Torah observant over the years, and I am still trying to figure out how far I want to go. I have two main problems: 1. Read More »
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Fitting to be leaving this summation of the last 48 hours in Israel to the last day of 2011, a year that began with a month of Israel immersion courtesy of the Cameri Theatre’s coming to DC to launch our “Voices” Festival and share the moving majesty of their Hebrew-Arabic production of Return To Haifa . Read More »
The creation of the modern state of Israel started with the Balfour Declaration in 1917. Lord Arthur James Balfour, foreign minister of Britain, sent a letter to Lord Rothschild calling for the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine (which Britain controlled). Read More »
Michael Bloomberg, Robert Chase. Henny Ray Abrams / The Associated Press NEW YORK, États-Unis – Une quinzaine de dirigeants religieux et civils de la communauté musulmane de New York ont boycotté le déjeuner annuel organisé par le maire Michael Bloomberg, vendredi, pour protester contre la surveillance des musulmans par la police de la ville. Read More »
Lila’s opinion on the subject – interesting as always. I always find it interesting that you page through the comments of the readers read newspapers. Somehow I seem to always be served the same tasteless broth. Honestly, I skip reading the comments mostly. Read More »
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Ha, Mark Ivanir plays in Russian without aktsentahttp: / / yes.walla.co.il /? W = 1/10396/1889157 who would have thought that this “most root in Hollywood,” an Israeli actor was born on Ukraine.A in general, of course, family Gordin, a great project in terms of flirting YES before the 25th Russian-speaking percent of its klientov.P.S. Read More »
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La dernière cartouche du Colonel Jambon Publié le 30 décembre 2011 à 13: 30 dans Brèves – Francois Xavier-Ajavon Mots-clés : Hmong, Indochine, Robert Jambon, Vietnam Un titre aussi fleuri pourrait annoncer une brève burlesque, voire comique. Le Colonel Jambon ! Une titraille qui claque pour un[… Read More »
It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times around the world. Dickens’ famous line aptly describes a wide swath of the Arab world in 2011. It was a good year for the Arab Street as popular uprisings, fueled by the social media, swept across the Middle East toppling some despots and threatening others. Read More »
I was sent this clipping by Email: The caption at the bottom reads: In an event that happened two days ago in the Prime Minister’s office, Rav Sabato and Rabbi Professor Ahron Lichtenstein presented to Benjamin Netanyahu their book “Searching For Your Face” that was published recently by “Yediot Books”. Read More »
by David Shasha *It is taken as a given that Jews and Arabs are primordial enemies. This state of affairs extends to language and culture as well. Israeli Jewish children studying Arabic is here deemed a revolutionary affair. Read More »
A NEW GENIZA on the Silk Road? Scholarly world abuzz over Jewish scrolls find By GIL SHEFLER12/31/2011 17: 24 Ch. Read More »
The Agora (Hebrew: אגורה, plural agorot, אגורות) is the subunit of the Israeli currency, the New Israeli Shekel. 100 agorot give a shekel. Previously been the Israeli pound (1960 to 1980) and the old shekel (1980 to 1985) divided into 100 agorot. . Read More »
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Mhsomoots organization sent a letter to Police Commissioner detailing the serious deficiencies of police behavior DCO with the Palestinians. In response, they received the answer quoted below. Really, we did not touch. Read More »
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Thanks for following along, Tumblr! As you can see , 2011 saw a major leap in both my writing and your interest in Running Chicken : Nearly 1,000 new posts and nearly 1,000 new followers this year. Read More »
Directed By: Tomas Alfredson Written By: John Le Carré Stars: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Tom Ha… Read More »
La méchanceté, ça fait du bien Carnage, un chef d’oeuvre signé Polanski Publié le 31 décembre 2011 à 13: 30 dans Culture – Jacques Deniel Mots-clés : Le Dieu du carnage, Roman Polanski, Yasmina Reza Kate Winslet, Jody Foster, John Christopher Reilly et Christoph Waltz, dans Carnage Adapté du[… Read More »
Shavua tov, a good week to everyone.Does Prime Minister Netanyahu have an IQ of 180? That’s the claim here.Business Insider lists Bibi Netanyahu seventh among “The 19 Smartest People The World Has Ever Seen. Read More »
