Monthly Archives: March 2008
State Department (Mildly) Decries Anti-Zionism as Anti-Semitism
Pin It 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... Read More »
University Students Protest Norman Finkelstein
Pin It 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... Read More »
The ABC’s of Kosher Wine F-K : So You Like It Cheap
Pin It 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... Read More »
Lord, Get Me High?
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Superman Retires, Supermensch Remains
Pin It 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... Read More »
Belgian Holocaust Survivors and Families to get $170 Million
Pin It “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... Read More »
Is G-d Going to Kill Me?
Pin It 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... Read More »
“Purgamentum Init, Exit Pecuniam,” or “Wow, Staten Island Can Now Rival an Oil-Rich Arab Country!”
Pin It 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... Read More »
Hey Lebowski Fest, I’m Shomer Effing Shabbos
Pin It 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... Read More »
Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor Reacts to Terror Attack in Jerusalem
Pin It 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... Read More »
Missing Rabbi, 91, Found Dead In Car In N.J. River
Pin It 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... Read More »
Terrorist Attack in Jerusalem
Pin It 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... Read More »
Massive search in NJ for Rabbi Zev Segal
Pin It 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... Read More »
Buffalo Meat Alert
Pin It 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... Read More »
Harvard University, Women-Only Gyms, and Anti-Religious Bigotry
Pin It 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... Read More »
Stained Glass Windows, More Than Just a Work of Art.
Pin It 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... Read More »
The Art of War
Pin It “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... Read More »
