Category Archives: Jews

Haveil Havalim, Tisha b’Av edition

Our own Snoopy the Goon hosts this week’s Haveil Havalim. Go and read, I suspect more than one post will be about Tisha b’Av, one of the most mournful days in Jewish history. For the uninitiated, among many other things, … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim is up

The Carnival of the Jews is ready for you, Mr. DeMille.

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Deborah Fink strikes again, or how not to piss on other people’s parade

Never forget that in order to piss on someone (or someone’s parade) you have to be a person of some, how to say it gently, stature. Otherwise the only thing you produce is a small puddle. Yeah, and calling British … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim

Our very own Soccer Dad is hosting Haveil Havalim, a.k.a. Carnival of the Jews. If you like this blog, you’ll like the posts in the carnival. Go check it out.

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Haveil Havalim

This week’s Carnival of the Jews, in two parts. One. Two. Why two? Why not?

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Israeli shows Al-Jazeera that Israeli spirit

An Israeli researcher told Al-Jazeera (and by proxy, Muslims) exactly what Jewish ties to Jerusalem are compared to the Arabs. Rayyan opened with the question, “Mr. Mordechai, is this decision meant to constitute another nail in the coffin of the … Continue reading

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Islam and tolerance of other faiths

Does anyone else think that organizing a conference on interfaith dialogue—from the Saudia Arabian city of Mecca, a place in which only Muslims are allowed to set foot—is a signal that perhaps the Saudis don’t really mean what they say? … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim is up

This week: The MommyBlogger edition.

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Haveil Havalim present and past

Our esteemed, lovely and talented co-blogger Simply Jews hosts this week’s tremendous Haveil Havalim #164 (the no-name edition) with a special emphasis on Yom Hashoa. I’ve been remiss these past couple of weeks keeping up with my regular carnivals.Last week’s … Continue reading

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Holocaust Remembrance Day

Today is the day that Jews all over the world remember the victims of the Holocaust. Even as we do this, the Palestinians and their Arab and Muslim allies once again try to expropriate the language and images of the … Continue reading

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Chag Sameach

A happy and kosher Passover to all of my Jewish readers. “In every generation, they rise up against us, but the Holy One, blessed be He, rescues us from their hands.” We will recite those words tonight. They have never … Continue reading

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Reviving dry bones

One of the famous prophetic events discussed is when God shows the prophet Yechezkel (Ezekiel) a valley of dry bones and asks the prophet if those bones could yet live. In the end God re-forms the bones into living men. … Continue reading

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New anti-israel group has trouble raising funds

Ynet reports (via memeorandum): A new survey conducted by a Washington DC-based evangelical organization among American Christians has found that 82% of them believe they have a moral obligation to support the Jews and Israel. The poll, conducted among Catholics … Continue reading

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Endgame

Remember how smug, insufferable, know-it-all David Ignatius informed us that the NIE showed that our policies towards Iran were all wrong? Here’s how he put it in a Post-Global forum: Sometimes events create space for diplomacy where none existed before. … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim #160: The waffle edition

Haveil Havalim #160 is up at Life In Israel with an excellent sampling of the best of the Jewish/Israel blogosphere of the past week. Of note are posts about the “burqa babes,” the seven samurai and how Judaism is like … Continue reading

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