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…
Category Archives: Jews
This is why I like the new Pope
He invited a dozen Argentinian rabbis, and made sure they had a nice selection of kosher food. The kashered a Vatican kitchen specifically for the rabbis. For just one day, the kitchen of the Vatican hotel where Pope Francis lives … Continue reading
Tiger Moron
“Tiger Mom” Amy Chua is successfully trolling for book sales again. Her new thesis is that some “cultures” are just better than others. Because anecdotes. These groups — “cultural,” mind you, never “ethnic” or “racial” or “religious” — all possess, … Continue reading
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It’s not feminism that’s killing the Jewish Conservative movement
Avi Woolf went on an anti-feminist rant that has nothing to do with Conservative Judaism, but hey–he gets in a lot of cracks about feminists and pretends he knows something about Conservative Judaism while he’s at it. And yet, I … Continue reading
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Tuesday briefs
Spying and lying: Israel caught an Iranian spy. It’s a huge thing, but look at the way NBC downplays Israel’s authenticity by using the weasel words “alleges” and “was said to be”. This, on an article that shows the pictures … Continue reading
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One last post before the fast
It’s completely irreverent, and perfectly timed for Yom Kippur. From the Algemeiner, which wouldn’t let me get the embed code.
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G’mar chatima tova
I have nothing extra for you all today. May you have a meaningful holiday and an easy fast, and may you be inscribed in the Book for a good year.
L’shana tovah
A sweet, happy, and healthy new year to all of my Jewish friends, family, and readers. And, still stealing from Lair Simon: Don’t forget to start writing 5774 on your checks.
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Wednesday briefs
Time supports fantasy writing now: Karl Vick (rhymes with dick), the viciously anti-Israel Mideast reporter at Time, thinks that the Mad Mullahs of Tehran could be convinced to get Assad to give up his chemical weapons. Why? Because they suffered … Continue reading
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When an anti-Semite turns out to be a Jew
This is a wonderful story. I read about it a while back and probably linked it, but here’s a video to get you thinking at the start of the High Holy Days. It’s a story of discovery and repentance.
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The misleading AP headline of the month
Ah, AP bias: Check out the headline on this beauty. Israel angered by Polish ban on Jewish slaughter Holy crap! The Jews are slaughtering people? Who? What? Where? How? And the Poles are stopping them? Good for the Poles. Israel … Continue reading
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Thursday briefs
Spillover: Missiles fall in Israel once again as Syrians battle in the Golan Heights. No injuries–yet. What anti-Israel media bias? There are no headlines about Mahmoud Abbas’ absolute refusal to sit down for peace talks without preconditions. But the AP … Continue reading
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Wednesday (finally!) briefs
Islam’s famous religious tolerance strikes again: Christians are now officially the most persecuted faith in the world. Muslim nations do not tolerate them. Government agents shut down Iran’s largest Persian-language Pentecostal church Monday, just one week after one of its … Continue reading
The myth of Islamophobia and the reality of Jew-hatred
Brendan O’Neill, a columnist for the London Telegraph, points out that there was no mob of anti-Muslim fanatics roaming the streets after the Boston bombers were found to be Muslim jihadis. He goes on to note that those who accused … Continue reading
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Judaism in a teapot
A Reddit user put pictures of what he calls “A hidden synagogue” online. It’s a teapot that can be converted to be used for all major Jewish ceremonies. He inherited it from his grandfather. It breaks apart to become a … Continue reading
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Looking at history
The Dead Sea Scrolls are now available online. You can search by language, by content, by site the scroll was found… how freaking cool is that? I love technology. I love the internet. THIS is why the internet was born. … Continue reading
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