Jewlicious (Free subscription) | yesterday
I’m not sure whether Ein Karem is considered part of Jerusalem or not, but back when The Middle was a young man, it was considered a bit of a distance from the center of town. These photos, taken by “Donna,” were taken last February. Winter in the Jerusalem hills! Yum! To recap: -Boring Presidential debate this week -Global [...]
Boker tov, Boulder! (Free subscription) | yesterday
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Tel Aviv, Israel - Dudi Weissman, owner of the 24/7 chain store AM:PM decided to fire CEO Oded Blum Friday, after the latter sanctioned the employment of Jewish workers during Yom Kippur. Branches of AM:PM, which are regularly open on Shabbat, were meant to be closed on Yom Kippur, like other Israeli franchises. However, the chain [...]
A Mother in Israel (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Religious junior and senior high schools start Sukkot vacation from Erev Yom Kippur. This year that means two extra days of vacation, today and Sunday. Sukkot vacation for the younger ones lasts ten days. That means my 12- and 14-year-olds are busy cooking for Shabbat. The 14-year-old is baking "Chanukah Gelt Double Fudge Cake None Better," from Marcy Goldman's Jewish Holiday Cakes. It calls
Shiloh Musings (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The weathermen are predicting a stormy Succot: Stormy Sukkot Forecast (IsraelNN.com) Rain, accompanied by thunder and hail, is expected in most of the country during the Sukkot holiday starting Monday night. The rain is supposed to start in the north on Shabbat, with the storm reaching its peak on the eve and first day of the week long holiday. People are advised to make their sukkot booths especially...
ON THE FRINGE—AL TZITZIT (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The Punster and I had an interesting conversation over Shabbat dinner. I told him that I’d decided to pray a lot of the Yom Kippur services in English, because my efforts to pray the Rosh Hashanah services in Hebrew had been counterproductive, putting a major dent on my kavvanah (focus). It's hard for me to focus on the meaning of words when I don’t understand many of them and am attempting to keep...
Shiloh Musings (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
On Wed. and Thurs., Oct. 15-16, from 10am-5pm, there will be all sorts of activities at Tel Shiloh. Of course, the Tel will also be open on Friday and Sunday and all other non-Holiday/Shabbat days. This year the Od Avihu Chai Succot March, in memory of our neighbor Avihu Keinan, who was killed in a badly planned army action, will be different from previous years. This year, instead of marching from...
Sue's Place (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Today is the Sunday after Shabbat Shuvah, the weekend between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The Greensboro Jewish community attended a memorial service at the Hebrew Cemetery. [map link] The weather was beautiful, the recent cemetery upgrades were magnificent and the words were, as always, memorable. It’s a nice tradition and gives everyone a chance [...]
Israelity (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
The Shabbat between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur is referred to as ‘Shabbat Shuva’ – literally, a return to God and one’s self. Falling during the ten days of repentance, it’s the time for introspection and reflection, ahead of the upcoming Yom Kippur fast. While we usually observe Shabbat Shuva at our synagogue in Jerusalem, this [...]
Jewlicious (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
From Akhlah: Shabbat Shuva is the Shabbat between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. It takes its name from the Haftara from Hoshea 14 which reads: “Shuva Yisrael - Return, O Israel, to HaShem your G-d.” During these days we are obligated to do shuva, to repent. In fact, some people call this Shabbat T’shuva since it [...]
ISRAEL TRUTH TIMES (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Forwarded by Jack Can you explain the Netorei Carta? I cannot. They are the same "rabbis" who appeared in full Haredi regalia carrying placards, on Shabbat , to pay homage to Arafat. Jack I want to share my Wednesday with you. Parviz Morewedge, an astute scholar in Medieval Philosophy and a well-known publicist, approached me yesterday. My first assumption was that this man was a simpleJ ewish man...
English Webster (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Quick pre-Shabbat update 1- Guess who got to go to the ER again? Yup. My roommate's back gave out (an 8-year-old fracture in her vertebra has been acting up), and I went with her to the ER at Hadassah Ein Karem. We were in and out pretty fast, so though it took up a morning, it didn't turn into an overnight saga or anything. Unfortunately, she's still in a lot of pain, and neither the percocet nor...
DovBear (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
A guest post by JS: This is probably bad timing for this post what with the Holidays, Shabbat, and my other post below about the VP debates, but I feel the issue is important enough that I need to post about it. Maybe if DB agrees it's important enough, we can revive the topic later. Last night in the debate the topic of Israel and the Palestinians came up. I can't speak for others, but I was pretty...
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Genadi BorshevskyPetah Tikva, Israel - Is Genadi Borshevsky the new hope of secular residents of the central city of Petah Tikva? At least according to his platform he is. Borshevsky, a council member on behalf of Yisrael Beiteinu, promises to allow the opening of stores selling pork in the city center and to operate public transportation [...]
B'nai Elim (Sons of the Mighty) (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Erev Shabbat "Shuvah" 5769 Well, just as I was about to fill out and send my absentee ballot in, to cast my vote for U. S. President, I caught a glimpse of a statement Vice Presidential candidate, Gov. Sara Palin (R-AK) made in her debate with Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) last night. "We have got to assure them that we will never allow a second Holocaust, despite, again, warnings from Iran and any other country...
