Christmas sunrise over the Empire State Building, originally uploaded by Kung Fu Jew 18. Beautiful. And far too early to be awake.
Archive for December, 2010
The wild west (bank)
Where soldiers can do anything they want, for no reason, with little to no consequences, as Breaking the Silence has submitted in its newly published 431-page book on the reality and consequences of the IDF’s operations in the territories. This just in: On the morning of 18 November 2010 [...] The two soldiers saw Nasser [...]
Dec 23rd, 2010 Israel 0 Comments
A Hanukah message I can embrace
There are too many trite Hanukah messages out there these days. Watching the smug, kitschy and simplistic children’s story of Jews kicking ass in The Maccabeats’ otherwise well-produced and catchy “Candlelight” redux of “Dynamite” makes me want to snap their aluminum foil swords in half. Of both song and storyline, the undertones are irritatingly nationalist [...]
Dec 22nd, 2010 Judaism 0 Comments
Jewish prayer = Jihad?
The local Chabad newsletter sent me this gem today: Our Sages point out that the Hebrew verb vayigash (“and he approached “) is employed by the Torah to describe a person entering into battle as well as one engaging in prayer. Indeed, use of this word often implies a combination of the two — an [...]
Dec 9th, 2010 Judaism and War 4 Comments
Social media panel at Rabbis for Human Rights conference
Social media panel at Rabbis for Human Rights conference, originally uploaded by Kung Fu Jew 18. Rabbi Alana Suskin, Daniel Sieradski, Lara Friedman, Isaac Luria at "Human Rights Under Fire: A Jewish Call to Action" today and tomorrow.
Dec 6th, 2010 General 1 Comment