Category Archives: Religion

Interesting AP note

On the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year, I can find only one AP story referring to it: The one about the Israeli version of “Big Brother” shutting down for the holiday. I have found … Continue reading

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Carnival of the Jews

It’s the latest Haveil Havalim. Do I have to read the posts for you this week, too, or can you do it yourselves this time?

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Shana tovah

A sweet and healthy new year to my fellow Jews. Posting will be light for the next 24 hours. In a few hours, I’ll be at the G. household, with apple cake in hand. It’s the one and only baked … Continue reading

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The Carnival of the Jews

Haveil Havalim is up at A Barbaric Yawp, one of the best-named blogs, ever. Go read the many different bloggers writing about Israel and Jewish issues. And forgive me, I forgot to link last week’s. It was at Jack’s, who … Continue reading

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Diss-inviting Palin

I don’t know how many times I read at the NJDC website that support for Israel is bipartisan. But that’s been the mantra there. If anyone had temerity to criticize Democrats for their lack of commitment on Israel, that’s the … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim

Number 181, just over ten times chai. So who was the lucky ten chai?

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Haveil Havalim

Forgot to link this yesterday, so today it is linked.

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Charm city charm offensive

The Obama campaign has long taken a tack suggesting that those who don’t support the senator may well be racist. I’ve noted how this has manifested itself in the Jewish community. Sometimes it’s the campaign’s media surrogates who take this … Continue reading

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The blogger’s conference I’m missing

Omri is at the Nefesh b’Nefesh blogger’s conference I couldn’t get to due to tiny little things like closing on my new home. He’s liveblogging it. Netanyahu speaks: 18:51 – Bibi asserts that the Israeli government needs better public diplomacy … Continue reading

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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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‘Allah meat’ astounds Nigerians

This is a first, for me at least. I was already inured to Allah fishes and even Allah tomato caused only a moderate reaction in my stomach, having nothing to do with this fashionable salmonella strain that seems to inhabit … Continue reading

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Veneer of tolerance

Late last week, the NY Sun reported that the recent Saudi sponsored conference on religion ended on a “sour note.” A statement read by the sponsoring organization at the end of the conference, wasn’t the same one that participants had … Continue reading

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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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