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: Meryl Yourish
Jack’s Gaza roundup is up
Number six it is.
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Tonight at Shabbat
Say a special prayer for the soldiers of the IDF. Here’s Chabad’s Shabbat candlelighting times. And remember tonight, at synagogues all over the world, Jews will also sing Oseh Shalom—a prayer that asks for peace for Israel and for the … Continue reading
But it’s anti-Zionism, not anti-Semitism
A Chicago Jewish day school received a bomb threat. A molotov cocktail was thrown at a Chicago synagogue. Hand-made posters in support of Hamas were placed on two synagogues in Irvine, California. None of these places are Israeli. And yet, … Continue reading
Well, that’s it for me: Stop the war, Israel
Annie Lennox is calling for an end to the Gaza War. I’m sold. Singer Annie Lennox and other celebrities on Friday called on Israel to stop its air attacks on the Gaza Strip. Speaking at a press conference in London … Continue reading
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Hamas leader: Rayyan the brute
The estimable Khaled Abu Toameh profiles the Hamas leader who was killed by Israeli bombs yesterday. Looks like the man responsible for throwing Fatah members off Gaza buildings is the one that was killed by dropping a building on him. … Continue reading
The IDF has a blog
Granted, it’s not a blog like yours and mine, but still: Linked.
Someone shut Hamas up already, please
More “gates of hell” rhetoric from Hamas: Hamas warned on Thursday that the organization’s response to the targeted killing of one of its leaders by Israel would be “strong and painful.” Meanwhile, a member of one of the other armed … Continue reading
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Jack’s Gaza update 5.5
It’s here. Soccer Dad and I can’t do it all ourselves, you know.
Signs of the times: Praying from bomb shelters
Saturday is probably going to be a heavy rocket day. Israel’s Homefront Command realizes this, and is advising Jews to attend only fortified synagogues. Rockets also landed throughout the evening in Ashkelon, Beersheba, and the Gaza vicinity communities, and the … Continue reading
The objective media
I was watching CNN update the day’s Gaza news. The chyron? “Six Days of Death.” Funny how they never have “Seven years of rockets” as a chyron when discussing rockets landing on Israel.
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To my new visitors
My traffic is up tremendously, and it’s not just via referrers. People have found my blog and bookmarked it, or are emailing articles to their friends. Some of you have doubtless been surprised by the tone, some maybe even shocked. … Continue reading
Chris Muir on disproportionate response
Ever spot on:
War crimes: Hiding weapons in mosques
Here’s the IDF footage of the mosque in Gaza they blew up the other day. Note the secondary and tertiary explosions. Those only occur when weapons stockpiles are hit. Refer to this whenever you talk to someone who says that … Continue reading
American Jewish kids still love Israel
I thought young American Jews don’t care for Israel anymore. This doesn’t make any sense, then. Instead of spending their winter vacation with their families, 120 American college students have come to volunteer in the Negev – despite the proximity … Continue reading
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Time to give
There are a few charitable organizations who could use some extra money right about now. You can send a pizza to the IDF. (We raised money for a whole company in 2006.) You can contribute to Magen David Adom, the … Continue reading
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