Category Archives: Jews

The loss of Debbie Friedman

Debbie Friedman passed away today. Words fail. Her music won’t. This is the song that, seven years ago at a conference for Jewish educators, made me realize what an amazing contribution she made to Judaism. We were all on our … Continue reading

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On Henry Kissinger and the Jews

A long, long time ago, I saw a protest against Henry Kissinger. There was a sign that left an indelible impression on me. “In Egypt he is Kissinger, in Israel he is Killinger.” Now I know why. Gal Beckerman, a … Continue reading

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The Last American Gladiator

If you’re in the Richmond area on Friday, you should attend Slash Coleman‘s performance of The Last American Gladiator. When: Friday, December 3, 2010 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 Where: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) 200 Boulevard Richmond, VA 23221 … Continue reading

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Another Jewish video

This one is thanks to Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. It’s the Evil League of Evil’s application from Tur-Mohel.

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A video while you wait

A Yiddish “Mamma Mia.” Yes, really. H/T: My friend Janet.

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Al Qaeda: Singling out the Jews

Lair Simon said it best: To compete with UPS, FedEx in Yemen changes motto to: “When it absolutely, positively has to kill Jews overnight.” The stupider members of the anti-Israel left pointed to al Qaeda’s naming of Israel’s “occupation” as … Continue reading

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I like being a Jew

I got home late tonight from a former student’s bat mitzvah party. She led services this morning, chanted Torah (wonderfully), haftarah (wonderfully), smiled happily throughout the wonderful kiddush lunch (delicious), and danced with her friends and family pretty much the … Continue reading

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The mendacity of J Street

The New York Times published five letters about Israel yesterday. Two were pro-Israel. Two were not. And one was from Jeremy Ben-Ami, the executive director of J Street, which purports to speak for “most” Jews. Watch as the language he … Continue reading

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Dubai police chief: All Jews are suspects

No wonder there’s now a Facebook group called “I was also a part of the Dubai Assassination Squad.” Because the Arabs are now declaring all of us Jews guilty of being part of assassination squads. According to Emarat Al Youm, … Continue reading

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A Jewish Blog Carnival

It is that time again. Haveil Havalim, the weekly blog carnival of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere is now live. Go check it out. It is chock full of good stuff to read.

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A pro-Israel AP spin

Since I have written probably hundreds of posts about the anti-Israel AP spin of articles reporting on events in Israel, here’s one that’s a reverse spin: One that actually, accurately reflects the symbolism of the Neturei Karta nutjobs spending Shabbat … Continue reading

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Best of The Jewish/Israeli Blogosphere

A quick note to let you know that Haveil Havalim, the weekly blog carnival of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere is live. It is a great resource that you can use to get a sense of what is being talked about in … Continue reading

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An early Hanukkah video

This is a fun one from Nefesh b’Nefesh. Start you day with a smile. Thanks to Janet for the link. I have a list of videos sent by Sabba Hillel that I’ll be going through, but remember I have eight … Continue reading

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Time for another Jooglebomb

Some years ago, the fact that “Jewwatch,” a despicable hate site, came up as the first result for a Google search on “Jew,” became quite controversial. As I recall, Google actually removed the site from its results for a while. … Continue reading

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Briefly

Obama administration forces Honduras to let anti-Semitic nutjob back in power: So, the guy who said that Mossad agents were poisoning him is going to be back in charge of Honduras in some fashion, forced there by the United States … Continue reading

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