Category Archives: Religion

Monday morning briefs

Posted on 12/19/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Ding dong the witch is dead: Kim Jong-il is gone. Alas, another is ready to take his place. Stupid Sith lords. Not my grandfather’s religion: I don’t care what you say, rioting is not the part of Orthodox Judaism that … Continue reading →

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Ah, the gullible, gullible AP

Posted on 12/04/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Egypt’s victorious Muslim Brotherhood told the AP they’re not going to impose “Islamic values” on non-Muslims. “We represent a moderate and fair party,” el-Erian said of his Freedom and Justice Party. “We want to apply the basics of Shariah law … Continue reading →

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Lazy Bar Mitzvah weekend post

Posted on 11/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Another bar mitzvah today. Nate did quite well, and I’m heading off to the party in a little while, where I may actually play Laser Tag and ride a go-kart. We’ll see. His friends all decided to choose the row … Continue reading →

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Thursday, briefly

Posted on 10/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Treaty? What treaty? Egypt is deliberately breaking its treaty with Israel and flaunting it. Permission? We don’t need no steenking permission to patrol the Sinai? It’s good to know that an Arab nation keeps its written promises after the Islamists … Continue reading →

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The long weekend make-up briefs

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Name one other religion that has to do things like this: 1,000-year-old Torah scrolls from Syria had to be smuggled out, one by one, in order to preserve our Jewish heritage from those who would deny and destroy it—like the … Continue reading →

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Why we confess our sins on Yom Kippur

Posted on 10/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Sabba Hillel sent me another video link. I like it a lot. I’m not sure exactly why, but this one made me cry. G’mar hatima tova. Have an easy and meaningful fast.

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Tuesday, briefly

Posted on 10/04/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Gorilla Boy was unavailable for comment: Iran says they’re postponing indefinitely sending a monkey into space. See title. (For newer readers, Gorilla Boy is one of my favorite nickames for Mad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Really, look at his picture. I swear … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Jews, Middle East, palestinian politics, Religion | 2 Comments

One Day

Posted on 09/30/2011 by Meryl Yourish

New Year’s greetings from Latma. h/t: Sabba Hillel.

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L’Shana Tovah

Posted on 09/28/2011 by Meryl Yourish

A sweet and meaningful new year to all of my Jewish readers. Blow the shofar, dudes.

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Friday briefs

Posted on 09/23/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Say pretty please with sugar on top: Oh, well, then of course, Israel must do so. Islamic nations are demanding that Israel open its nuke plant to IAEA inspectors. Well, I demand that Islamic nations STFU on telling Israel what … Continue reading →

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I am Jewish too, and here is why…

Posted on 07/10/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

The following quotes need a bit of introduction. Israeli rabbinical authorities, being (sometimes justly, as you shall see) somewhat suspicious of Jewishness of some new repatriates, question them to establish their roots. The results are frequently hilarious. So here we … Continue reading →

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Belated Yom Yerushalayem Day Post

Posted on 06/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Been busy. Thanks to Jonathan.

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Let’s not blame the Jews

Posted on 05/31/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I don’t care for everything this guy says, and he is an atheist who hates religion, but by God, he’s on our side, and this is great. Via Elder.

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Finally Friday news roundup

Posted on 05/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Pinch me, I must be dreaming: This analysis of Israel and the 1949 armistice lines by CNN is—dare I say it? Fair and balanced. She does the work, so I don’t have to: Jennifer Rubin has an excellent roundup of … Continue reading →

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The mysterious Justin Bieber tattoo

Posted on 05/25/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I think I understand now why the U.K. is so anti-Zionist. It’s filled with morons who don’t even know what Hebrew looks like when they see it on a teen pop star’s side. The caption of the bigger picture (at … Continue reading →

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Friday news roundups

Posted on 05/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

How about we just call them the Subhuman monsters now? Terrorists murdered or wounded 200 young men in Pakistan, using the flimsy excuse of “revenge”—which the media are all too eager to pass along as a reason—for bin Laden’s death. … Continue reading →

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More Thursday news things

Posted on 05/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Gee, I didn’t see this coming. Say, remember when the Muslim Brotherhood said they weren’t interested in the presidency of Egypt? They lied. And not only did they lie, but the lying liar who first spoke the lie–in the WaPol, … Continue reading →

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Your Thursday news roundup

Posted on 05/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

And yet, the word “intolerance” is not paired with “Muslim”: The AP covers Israel’s dwindling Armenian Christian population without really mentioning the elephant in the room except in vague, generalized terms. Although the article does point out that when Jordan … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias, Middle East, Religion, Syria, United Nations | 4 Comments

Tornadoes and the Jewish Community

Posted on 04/30/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

There is a lot going on in the Jewish world these days. There is more to talk about concerning Israel and the Middle East than I have time to write about. Tomorrow is Yom HaShoah, a day when we remember martyrs … Continue reading →

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TGI Friday briefs

Posted on 04/29/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Awww. Seattle anti-Zionists lose again: First they lost the bus ads. Now they lost the billboards. Poor SeaMAC. On top of everything else, they have a really crappy acronym. Passover in Moscow: You know, at my synagogue’s Seder, I met … Continue reading →

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