Dec 20 2011 It wasn’t even close. In fact it was a “landslide”. That is how pro-Israel media watchdog Honest Reporting describes its decision to bestow the Guardian newspaper the 2011 “Dishonest Reporting Award” for its relentless anti-Israel coverage. Read More »
Archive for December, 2011
The Soaring Survivor: Gary Lenzner
sent by Elie Mangoubi This is the amazing story of holocaust survivor Gary Lenzner who at the age of 85 years old went skydiving with this Grandson, Bryan Wasserman, to prove to Hitler that he had survived despite living as a homeless teen in Berlin and in concentration camps for over four years. Read More »
10 agorot
It was quite a lot written about current events in Israel. I have carefully considered whether I should spend my 10 agorot yet. But somehow I can not make it. What is happening in Israel at the time of religious confrontation, is for people who know the country, not surprising. Just the conflict in Bet Schemesh is not new. Read More »
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24. To know that a woman came
Parallel universe toward a Bat – Mitzvah cultivated an identity crisis lightly. In fact, a broken twice: Vegetarianism, and gender identity. Today, the last term sounds heavy, but then, at age 11, as a child with a well-combed bangs and no global gender discourse ads, I wanted to be a boy. Read More »
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Craig Hanoch: We all deal with the question of nihilism
Craig Hanoch lives with his wife and children in Highland Park, where he enjoys woodworking, breadmaking, the occasional kumzitz, and long Shabbos meals with his family and friends. He is writing a book about nihilism and faith. An essay written by Hanoch recently won first place in Moment Magazine’s inaugural Elephant in the Room Contest. Read More »
Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot….
What does this mean ? That we should “let go” of old thoughts ? old friends ? or… That we can begin ANEW ? That the things or people or circumstances that HELD US BACK… should be simply FORGOTTEN ? Curious words…. a POTENT SENTIMENT though…. And what of the OLD ACQUAINTANCE that should NOT be forgot ? Just meandering really… Read More »
Our third Hanukkah event was in the north part of the city and…
Our third Hanukkah event was in the north part of the city and it was during Hanukkah – on Christmas day, actually! There were many new faces, a festive atmosphere, and we got to light candles together! It was a great way to spend Christmas/Hanukkah. Read More »
The Psychology Of Altruism
Question: How can we avoid the danger of our egoism and turn the clarification of it into psychology? Answer: There is nothing bad about psychology! In fact, Kabbalah is an internal spiritual psychology. Psychology of this world is egoistic by nature; it investigates the human ego. Read More »
Decidemment…..2012 …
Decidemment…..2012, le début de la fin du monde ? En 2011, l’eschatologie est à la mode, elle le sera encore un peu plus en 2012 qui comme beaucoup croit savoir verra la fin du monde qui serait inscrite non seulement dans la cosmogonie maya mais aussi codée dans la Bible. Rien de tel qu’une[… Read More »
What An Incredible, Self-Defeating Paragraph!
B”H – “To overcome the logistical difficulties of making a film in the West Bank, Youssef’s main actors had to be from the territories annexed by Israel in 1948, which meant they were Palestinians holding Israeli passports and so could pass through Israeli checkpoints into the West Bank with less hassle”. Read More »
Quick, to the shelter. The former top aide to Zapatero said that “Israel can rest easy with
The special envoy of the European Union for the “Arab spring”, Bernardino León, made a lightning visit to Israel this past Thursday. In an interview with “Haaretz”, Bernardino Leon said that “Israel has nothing to fear from the Arab Islamic world … because it is very difficult to imagine a war with democracies” (sic). Read More »
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Song of the week Bei Mir Bistu Shein
sent by Joe Rossano “Bei Mir Bistu Shein” Yiddish בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין , “To Me You’re Beautiful”) is a popular Yiddish song composed by Jacob Jacobs (lyricist) and Sholom Secunda (composer) for a 1932 Yiddish musical The song became famous with English lyrics but retaining the Yiddish title, “Bei Mir Bistu Shein”. Read More »
The sudden holiday
I noticed that when painted a thoughtful and inspiring, it is – an adventure. Suddenly, it was found that the eggs spread no matter what. Went to buy bread. But for the rabid dog seven miles – no hook, so far was in the house clean. On the way back – at the rate of three establishments. Read More »
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Cardboard tube chanukiah
Weeks before Chanukah I planned to make a chanukiah out of toilet roll tubes. Then I saw one made by Creative Jewish Mom which was so elegant I nearly gave my plans away! But my daughter and I both enjoy getting the paints out, and so this colourful and very easy to make cardboard chanukiah . Read More »
2012, l’année de tous les dangers
C’est un euphémisme de dire que les prévisions pour 2012 sont pessimistes. Moins de ressources, plus d’emprunts, explosion de la résistance citoyenne, paralysie des Etats et des institutions internationales, gesticulations de plus en plus irrationnelles du marché, pris en tenaille entre les[… Read More »
How Women Saved the Music Industry in 2011
Rihanna, Adele and Katy Perry are among the female stars who helped dig the business out of a seven-year sales slump. You could say the music business had a banner year. Really. For the first time since 2004, overall album sales were up, to the tune of 4 percent. Read More »
Yousef Abukhdair: Why Liberals Should Consider Ron Paul
The President of the United States of America should be beholden to no man, woman, or entity. Do you believe that a presidential nominee who can raise 1 billion dollars, with a “B,” is beholden to nobody? Neither do I. President Obama came into power promising sweeping changes to how America does business. Read More »
A Leap Into The Future
Baal Hasulam, “The Freedom”: “ It can be compared to a sick man who does not wish to obey the doctor’s orders before he understands by himself how that advice would cure him, and therefore begins to study medicine. He could die of his illness before he learns medicine . Read More »
US signs $3.5 b. arms sale to UAE
WASHINGTON – The United States has signed a $3.5 billion sale of an advanced anti-missile interception system to the United Arab Emirates, part of an accelerating military buildup of its friends and allies near Iran. Read More »
Krauthammer, Huntington, Islam, and Jihad
Krauthammer, Huntington, Islam, and Jihad December 27th, 2011 by Andrew Bostom | Krauthammer: Sam He Is Not Last night (12/26/11) Charles Krauthammer was interviewed by Mark Steyn (guest hosting for Sean Hannity on Fox News) about the ongoing murderous jihad depredations against[… Read More »
Historical materials …
Original taken from iskatel1 Historical materials in the names of the individual and ideological formulations may scare some, but I think that there are interesting historical material. Against Zionism and the Israeli aggression (a collection of progressive press materials), Moscow, Oriental Literature Home Edition ed-va “Science”, 1974. 264. Read More »
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The most bizarre Egyptian quotes of 2011
A prime minister admits getting killed; a salafist compares bikinis on the beach to the brakes on a car; an ex-general in the army wants protesters to fry in Hitler’s ovens; a Mubarak-lover actress prefers pizza to revolution… “I’m quite fanatic about my scotch in the evening, so I don’t like anybody telling me that I can’t drink. Read More »
A Connection Though The Common Path
There is a real wall between us: the creature on one side, the Creator on another. So how do you figure to go through this wall? How can this be done when there is absolute bestowal on the other side, and absolute reception on our side, and there is Read More »
Short spring, long winter
The results are in: Over 55% of readers voted the Arab Spring as the biggest Middle East story of 2011. In second place was the Iranian nuclear threat, with almost 23% of the vote. One year ago, Tunisian street vendor Muhammad Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest social and political injustice in his country. Read More »
Quelques voeux en attendant la fin du monde
Quelques voeux en attendant la fin du monde Posted on 30 décembre 2011 by Alain Dubos – Article du nº 231 C’est la vieille histoire de la bonne et de la mauvaise nouvelle. La bonne d’abord : les Belges ont arrêté une quinzaine de fêlés islamistes qui tentaient de convertir les chalands sur une[… Read More »
Pastor Riva Tims responds on Facebook to Paula White NDCC pastor post (VIDEO)
You may have already seen the videos of folks supporting Pastor Riva Tims instead of Pastor Paula White as the new head of the New Destiny Christian Center that Zachery Tims left unhelmed suddenly and unexpectedly after his tragic death. Read More »
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Rockets
From Qassam Count (place names have been changed): 14.5o (two days ago): Rocket explodes near Vellinge. 19: 18 (two days ago): Qassam hits Sweden from Denmark. 23: 15 (three days ago): Qassam hits from Denmark Halland. 19: 20 (three days ago): Three Qassam rockets from Denmark meets Sweden. Read More »
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Les requêtes Google, signes d’une année 2011 agitée
Il faut dire que la plateforme de Mark Zuckerberg, tout comme le réseau de « microblogging » Twitter et le site Youtube, ont joué un rôle important dans le « printemps égyptien ». Read More »
Jerusalem Walking Tours
A Jerusalem walking tour offers a great way to immerse yourself in the unique experience that a tour of Jerusalem provides. There are a huge range of walking tours available, from the Old City to modern new city, and from a couple of hours to a full day, or longer. Read More »
“to die now, I ordered myself to no avail”
Or: three reasons why I love the book “Two” of Meital Sharon 1. That is funny. This entry’s title is a sentence from the book, and whole book full of such sentences and paragraphs, that rescued me laugh out of control in public and private places where I read it. 2. That is fun. Read More »
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EGYPTE. ONG perquisitionnées, démocratie menacée
EGYPTE. ONG perquisitionnées, démocratie menacée Plusieurs locaux d’ONG au Caire ont été “visités” dans le cadre d’une enquête pour financement illicite. Un manifestant, au Caire, place Tahrir le 30 décembre. FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP Le processus de démocratisation promis par l’armée égyptienne[… Read More »
Vayechi: The Oneness Blessing of Love
The unity of Israel as Jacob familiade and as a nation is the main message of Vayechi and debemostener full knowledge of the qualities of this unit. Nosayudan consider some verses to define those qualities. Read More »
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Happy New Year from the IDF
New Years message from the good guys. Filed under: Good Guys , Israel . Read More »
The Middle East without Israel
Hamas – chief Ismail Chaniyeh makes very clear who is taking his opinion in the future for Israel and Hamas – repurpose country. Peace with Israel is not provided, because, according Chaniney, there will be no more Israel. Read More »
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Centro Primo Levi: Ether and Sky
ESSAY S EIGHTY YEARS IN PRINT Anna Foa, The indices of the Rassegna Mensile di Israel This meeting is to present the comprehensive indices of the Rassegna Mensile di Israel. Read More »
A history
Tell me, tell me a story about those days and that was when he wrote Aristotle in “Poetics” the clincher – “The poet is not a historian” – he meant, among other things, presumably, that writing history is not writing a story, and vice versa. Read More »
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Video: IDF takes stock of 2011
The release of Gilad Shalit after five years of captivity, the commissioning of the system of anti-missiles “Iron Dome”, to the rocket attacks on southern Israel and the riots in the West Bank : record images from one year earlier under the sign of hope, sometimes under the sign of the violence. Read More »
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artist: BAMER
Click to view slideshow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ some useful links: BAMER on Facebook . Read More »
Oh, the progressive Norway: Jewish Funeral procession “attacked” in Oslo – Norway, Israel and the jews
Desecration of a Jewish cemetery in Strasbourg, one of the administrative capitals of Europe, in February 2010 when Philip Gabriel Stiris, a Jew of 91 years, was to be buried in Oslo in early December, a stranger appeared and shouted: ” Fuck them Read More »
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Beit Shemesh, Mea Shearim and the Bate’i Warscha
Although I was not completely behind the protest against some haredi (ultra – Orthodox) fanatics stand, because he was part of many organized by the far left, I give the video right post. The main – this message should be that it is not all Haredim, who try radical means to change the Israeli society. Read More »
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Video commercial: Nando’s Last dictator standing
Heh. (Via Thejawareport ) – The arguably hilarious ad prompted outrage among Mugabe’s supporters in Zimbabwe. The commercial for its six-piece chicken combo depicts Mr. Mugabe reminiscing about his times with departed dictators to the song Those Were the Days . Read More »
Sefarad, the Sephardic Newsletter
sent by Yitzchak Kerem selections by Aimee Kligman **********SEPHARDIC MUSIC ************************* Lolik Levy, “Hashoshana Porachat Shuv, Lolik – Bashirim Mibeit Ima, Kantes Djudeo Espaniyoles” (The Rose Blooms Again, Lolik – Songs from My Mother’s House, Judeo-Spanish Songs). C D. Read More »
The most extraordinary picture of 2011 … The End of Christian anti-Judaism
Thank you to Guitl Pope washes the Jews of the old charge of “deicide people”. This infamy was the focus of nearly twenty centuries of anti-Jewish persecutions. http: //www.slate.fr/story/35095/antijuda% C3% AFsme-christian-church-benoit-xvi. Read More »
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2012: All Signs Point to…
It’s New Year’s Eve again, and you know what that means: Time to consult that orbital oracle, the Magic 8-ball ! The Magic 8-ball is one of the most powerful ways to connect with our future available to humankind. It allows us to view the world from a 360-degree perspective, to peer into our futures via the watery portal at the top. Read More »
Quote of the day
“One must always understand the attribute of repentance.” (Rabbi Nachman, Likutey Moharan I, 6) Comment: When we repent of having sinned, repent immediately. It is through this feeling of shame and our desire to get closer to Hashem that it becomes possible deserve to repent. Read More »
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Omerika: Only 55.3% of Americans between 16 and 29 have jobs
Will all those gullible young suckers be fooled again? CNN (h/t Weasel Zippers ) — In 2008, the youth vote helped sweep Barack Obama into office. Americans 18-29 spread the word on social media, energized fundraising and went to the polls. Read More »
Minted Polemo & Peanut Butter Omelet # 23
Citrus in an omelet? Who would have thought of it? Does it curdle your gastric juices? Well you are in for a pleasant surprise if you try this one, especially if you combine it, as we did, with freshly picked mint from the garden and dabbled with peanut butter. Read More »
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Israël installe ses industries de pointe au cœur de New York.
Le 19 décembre dernier, le maire de New York Michael Bloomberg a annoncé la création d’un nouveau campus de plus de 350 000 mètres carrés spécialisé dans l’ingénierie et les sciences appliquées au cœur de la ville de New York. Read More »
! Bravo, a story by Haim Sabato
Jerusalem bookseller, Hellman Nachman photography I was a yeshiva student. My chavruta (the Talmudic classmate) Elchanan and I studied together all week and Friday we wandered through the streets of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem stirring in bookstores. We wanted to examine and review new books among the oldest. Read More »
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December 31, France in near civil war?
Jean-Patrick Grumberg Scary. The provision of security established by the Minister of the Interior to ensure the safety of the French tonight December 31, 2011, celebrates New Year’s Eve, is the red alert. 60,000 police officers, firefighters and police were mobilized, said Claude Gueant, to “ensure the safety of French. Read More »
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Donkey at rest
. The sweet donkey joins me in wishing all the Camera-Critters friends and all my readers a blessed and peaceful new year.. Read More »
Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah worth some $250 million
Just like every other Arab leader in the Middle East. A mass murderer, and corrupt to the core. Axis of Evil Ynet — Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah is worth some $250 million, a Saudi newspaper reported recently, quoting American intelligence officials. Read More »
Iran-Israel. Exchequer infernal sham and pretense.
Optical illusion or reality? In the game of chess committed against Israel, Iran boldly aligns his plays hell. Read More »
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Behind the Israeli gender segregation story
This is a story about modesty rules and gender segregation but it’s even more about local politics. I spent some time looking at videos of these men taunting girls for not being modest. Read More »
Happy New Year!
Yoram Kaniuk, who resigned from Judaism
Talon by Emmanuelle In Israel, the writer Yoram Kaniuk has been recognized Jewish “no religion” by the Court of Tel Aviv. A decision made by its supporters as a major step towards a separation of politics and religion. This is unprecedented in the history of Israel. Read More »
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