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: Religion
Lazy Saturday
Well, not really. There was a bar mitzvah (one of my third-year students; only one more left from that class, and he did a wonderful job), and I’m working to make up the hours from Monday and Tuesday, and, well, … Continue reading
Endgame
Remember how smug, insufferable, know-it-all David Ignatius informed us that the NIE showed that our policies towards Iran were all wrong? Here’s how he put it in a Post-Global forum: Sometimes events create space for diplomacy where none existed before. … Continue reading
Evangelicals in Sderot: A gift for Israelis
Get out the hankies for this one. Gift from America: Eight-year-old Osher Twito, who sustained serious wounds and lost his leg two months ago after being hit by a Qassam rocket, will be able to move around more easily now … Continue reading
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A very nice Shabbat evening
Last night, I joined Sarah and her children at their synagogue for Friday night services. It was a big occasion—their synagogue is celebrating its hundredth anniversary. I had been with them before on a couple other occasions, like the second … Continue reading
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What’s missing from the AP coverage of Al Qaeda?
Funny, but there’s a really huge part of a story that broke yesterday that the AP didn’t feel worth covering. Reuters did. Oh, they buried the quote halfway down the story, and they titled it “Zawahri says bin Laden in … Continue reading
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Silence of the NJDC lambs
In the weeks since revelations about Sen. Obama’s relationship with Rev. Wright became known, I was wondering when we’d hear from the National Jewish Democratic Council. Well we’ve finally heard from them on the controversy. That’s right. Silence. (Note: I’m … Continue reading
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Haveil Havalim #160: The waffle edition
Haveil Havalim #160 is up at Life In Israel with an excellent sampling of the best of the Jewish/Israel blogosphere of the past week. Of note are posts about the “burqa babes,” the seven samurai and how Judaism is like … Continue reading
Oldest synagogues in the Western Hemisphere
Oldest – Mikve Israel in Curacao In the Caribbean, Curacao is home to the oldest synagogue – Mikve Israel – in continuous use in the Western Hemisphere; it was founded in 1651. Second oldest (?) (Though not in continuous use) … Continue reading
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A message of tolerance from a Christian
CNET discusses German Jews’ attempt to get YouTube to remove Nazi propaganda from its ranks. The commenters take this opportunity—of course—to bash the Jews. But not in the way you think. No, on the eve of Good Friday, one of … Continue reading
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Hillel and Doron
There’s a famous story about the great sage Hillel the Elder. Hillel used to earn a trepik a day, half of which he gave to the guard at the house of study and half he used to support himself and … Continue reading
Haveil Havalim #157 is UP!
My Shrapnel hosted an excellent Haveil Havalim #157 (The Jewish and Israel related blogging carnvial) covering topics such as Sderot, the massacre at Merkaz Harav and culture, with all the attitude you’ve come to expect from Gila.
The ride ain’t free
The New York Times reports, U.S. Universities Join Saudis in Partnerships: Three prominent American universities — the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University — are starting five-year partnerships, worth $25 million or more, … Continue reading
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A tale of two women-only workout rooms
Harvard University is coming under fire for creating women-only hours at one of its gyms, at the request of Muslim students. Since Jan. 28, the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center has been open only to women from 8 a.m. to 10 … Continue reading
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Legal approaches to prevent offense to islam
Michelle Malkin has an item today about demands from the Gulf to pass laws forbidding the insulting of Islam. Combined with the recent re-publication of the Danish Mo cartoons, these unacceptable acts of free speech have Muslim “scholars†demanding that … Continue reading
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Christian missionaries arrested in Jordan
Say, you know that enlightened, “moderate” state next to Israel? The one that everyone says is so cool with the West? The one that keeps refusing to change the laws about honor killings and declares Islam to be its state … Continue reading
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