Monthly Archives: March 2008
State Department (Mildly) Decries Anti-Zionism as Anti-Semitism
Yesterday, the State Department published a report in which it drew a long-ignored connection between anti-Zionism and/or opposition to Israeli policy, and anti-Semitism. In its introduction, the 94-page report states:... Read More »
University Students Protest Norman Finkelstein
The University of Missouri had recently invited Norman Finkelstein, a former professor who is notoriously not just pro-Palestine but anti-Israel, to speak on its campus. Finkelstein has been fired from... Read More »
The ABC’s of Kosher Wine F-K : So You Like It Cheap
So maybe you’re not looking for a wine that requires you to open it a half hour before you drink it. Maybe you just want something cheap and easy that... Read More »
Superman Retires, Supermensch Remains
With the horrific news out of Israel last week and all the commotion of the political campaign, some readers who are not sports fans may not have noticed the big... Read More »
Belgian Holocaust Survivors and Families to get $170 Million
“In a certain way, justice has been done. Unfortunately, there are people who never came back” from the Nazi death camps, said Eli Ringer, the co-chair of the Committee on... Read More »
Is G-d Going to Kill Me?
Thursday night there was a terrorist attack at the Yeshiva Mercaz Harav. Many students were murdered. In light of that event I wanted to share a discussion I had with... Read More »
“Purgamentum Init, Exit Pecuniam,” or “Wow, Staten Island Can Now Rival an Oil-Rich Arab Country!”
Reading one of my new favorite blogs (greenprophet.com) has caused me to ponder: Can the country that created a veritable oasis out of a desert simultaneously solve waste issues, lower... Read More »
Hey Lebowski Fest, I’m Shomer Effing Shabbos
This week in Chicago, fans of the Academy Award Winning Coen Brothers will gather to pay homage to what is arguably their most popular film. Lebowski Fest, a celebration of... Read More »
Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor Reacts to Terror Attack in Jerusalem
Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor released the following statement after today’s tragic attack on a religious school in Jerusalem. Today’s terrorist attack on a religious seminary in Jerusalem, in which eight... Read More »
Missing Rabbi, 91, Found Dead In Car In N.J. River
Tragic ending to this story. Baruch Dayan Haemet NEW YORK (WNBC) Missing Rabbi, 91, Found Dead In Car In N.J. River, Authorities say that they are unsure what caused the... Read More »
Terrorist Attack in Jerusalem
About an hour and a half ago, at 8:30 PM (Israel time), at least 2 terrorists entered Yeshivat Merkaz haRav and shot tens of students. News reports are reporting between... Read More »
Massive search in NJ for Rabbi Zev Segal
A massive search effort is mobilizing to find Rabbihttp://www.casinoprimo.es/casinos-en-linea-regla.html mirar sus oponentes h?bitos. Zev Segal, who disappeared Wednesday morning after doing a radio show at WFMU in Downtown Jersey City.... Read More »
Buffalo Meat Alert
This week a Kashrus Alert was distributed regarding Solomon’s Bison Meat after a distributor in Antioch, IL noticed that the OU certification was labeled on the front of the packaging... Read More »
Harvard University, Women-Only Gyms, and Anti-Religious Bigotry
Harvard University is in hot water over its decision to schedule women-only hours at one of its gyms to accommodate requests from women Muslim students whose religious beliefs prohibit them... Read More »
Stained Glass Windows, More Than Just a Work of Art.
Art has been a constant in my life for as long as I can remember in many different mediums. Stained Glass was introduced when my grandfather retired and stumbled upon... Read More »
The Art of War
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make... Read More »
