The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Author Archives: Rabbi Kaufman
Better Felt Up Than Blown Up
Wasn’t there a big deal about the Pedophile’s Guide being sold on Amazon. No need now. The entire guide can be summed up in these words, “Join TSA.” If you haven’t seen the article about TSA body searching a three year old, you … Continue reading
Palestinians Leveraging UN Pressure
An article in Haaretz today describes the problems that the Palestinians have with the current moratorium extension proposal. The article quotes an unnamed Israeli official as saying: The political benefits that Israel would receive as part of the package of … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama administration, Palestinians, peace process, settlements, UN, US
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Palestinian Arrested for Criticizing Islam on Facebook
Today, a young man from Qalqiliya, Walid Husayin, was arrested by the Palestinian Authority for writing on Facebook in criticism of Islam. He wrote parody. Some, if not much of what he wrote was highly insulting of Islam, and he … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Fascism, free speech, Palestinians
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Not to bring you down a notch but…
Friends, I know that many out there are thrilled that the Republicans control Congress. You were shouting for joy at times last night and have a big grin on your face and a spring in your step this morning. I … Continue reading
Posted in American Scene, Israel, Politics
Tagged elections, foreign policy, Israel, Obama, peace process
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Wise Words Forgotten
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise in a sermon “Can we win the war without losing America” delivered May 20, 1917 at Carnegie Hall wrote: We have gone into the war not because of the Lusitania nor yet because of the Sussex, … Continue reading
Never – When the Palestinian Authority will Recognize the Jewish State
Today, I published an article for We Are For Israel in which I talked about today’s article from Haaretz in which the PA leaders repeated their statement that they will “Never” recognize Israel as a Jewish state. You might want to … Continue reading
Freezing the Peace Process
Having spent most of the past year dealing with intransigence from the Palestinian side caused by a demand made in his Cairo speech that Israel halt construction in “settlements” and then suffering from damage from the fallout from the Ides … Continue reading
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What is the Status Quo?
Repeatedly over the past two years, various leaders have said the following in reference to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, “The status quo is unsustainable.” The obvious implication of this statement is that things need to change. The unasked question is what … Continue reading
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UNHRC and the Flotilla Hypocrisy
It is difficult to say that an organization that seems to have no purpose other than to promote hypocrisy could possibly be embarrassed by a report by one of its committees, but this one actually should. As noted by my … Continue reading
Echoes of a Shofar
Shanah Tovah! The sound of the shofar has lifted our people’s spirits, awakening their souls, for generations. The video below is the amazing story of the men who sounded the shofar at the Kotel during the British Anti-Jewish, sorry British … Continue reading
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How the Peace Stoppage May Become a Process
Much of the discussion on the Palestinian side in recent months centers on two plans should the peace process fail. One is aimed at forcing Israel to accept the entire population of the West Bank, if not also Gaza, into … Continue reading
Is the IRS Blocking Opposing Israel Viewpoints?
Z Street, run by my friend Lori Lowenthal Marcus, made the decision to apply for 501c3 status as a tax exempt organization several months ago. This week, her organization filed suit against the IRS over what it considers to be … Continue reading
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Tagged 501C3, IRS, Israel, Israel Policy, Obama administration, Z Street
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Hamas says Abbas Cannot Represent the Palestinians
Isn’t it exciting that the Israelis and Palestinians are meeting in direct talks to tell each other the same thing that they have been saying for the months now indirectly? Direct talks certainly hold more possibilities for progress, but also … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel
Tagged Abbas, Fatah, Hamas, negotiations, Netanyahu, peace process
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Israel’s Nuclear Ambiguity is Good for The United States
The Arab League is pushing to end Israel’s nuclear secrecy and demanding that it come under the Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear nation. The Obama Administration asked the Arab League NOT to do this because Israel would clearly resist and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambiguity, Arab League, Israel, NPT, Nuclear Weapons
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Enjoy Life
Someone sent this to me recently. Admittedly, it probably was not an actual doctor who said this and putting it in the context of an oriental doctor is likely a literary device. I’m sure it is on snopes somewhere. But … Continue reading
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