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November 2021 Jewish Book Carnival
Jewish Book Carnival HeadquartersI feel very privileged to be hosting this month's Jewish Book Carnival. I've received a great selection of links to blog posts about Jewish books. I guess I shouldn't...
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Tom Hogan's "The Devil's Breath," A Real Cliffhanger
I read a lot of detective books, but I must admit that Tom Hogan's "The Devil's Breath" had me stumped. I hadn't a clue as to who the thief/murderer really was until it was revealed in the very last...
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Parshat Shavua: Did Reuven Know What Happened to Yosef?
Last week after reading in Parshat Vayeshev I wondered if anyone ever told Reuven, Yaakov's first born son, what had happened to his young annoying brother Yosef. Yaakov, their father, had sent Yosef...
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Save The Date: Rosh Chodesh Shevat
Rain or shine we do our best to get to Shiloh Hakeduma Tel Shiloh for Women's Rosh Chodesh Prayers.Shiloh is one of the rare Biblical sites which isn't debated. Today's Shiloh is the site location of...
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Israel's Coalition: I See Good Things
To be very honest, nothing's perfect, and that includes politicians. Even though the Bennett-Lapid broad coalition doesn't have the exact policies I want, I still consider today's situation superior to...
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Scams...
There's no doubt that most of us would love to be lots more comfortable financially. And we'd love to do it without any effort. That's why so many people fall for scams which can cause them to lose...
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Save The Date: Women's Rosh Chodesh Adar Alef Prayers
Since we're in the Jewish Month of Shvat, that means Adar is next. This year there will be two months of Adar, Alef and Bet. Adar is traditionally a month of joy, culminating in the Purim Holiday...
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Lighting Up The Nations, A Book Review
Lighting Up The Nations: Jewish Responsibility Towards the Nations Today and in the Messianic Era Edited by Rivkah Lambert Adler Ph.D is a fascinating and varied collection of essays about how Jews...
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COVID Corona Update-- Almost Two Years and...
The photo above shows people/cars gathered at the Shiloh COVID Corona testing site. getting COVID vaccine #4aka booster #2Numbers of "positives," whether with symptoms or asymptomatic are skyrocketing....
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Did Anyone Really Think Bibi Would Admit Guilt?
Just to make it very clear, I don't vote Likud, and I really felt that we needed a change in government. BUT the only moral turpitude I saw was the years long search for a crime to pin on then Prime...
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Parshat Shavua Mishpatim, עבד "Evved," Slave or Just Employee?
פרשת משפטים Parshat Shavua MishpatimShmot Chapter 21:1"And these ae the laws..."Parshat Shavua Mishpatim begins with laws about employment, the rights of the employee. OK, I know that everybody else...
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Letter in The Jerusalem Post
Great ShowI enjoyed reading Lahav Harkov's interview with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. I've been his supporter all along and first met him when he was head of Moetzet YESHA. There were little things...
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Rosh Chodesh Adar Bet 5782-- Save The Date
Women's Rosh Chodesh Prayers at Tel Shiloh-- Shiloh HakedumaGd willing we're planning the next Women's Rosh Chodesh Prayers at Tel Shiloh for Friday March 4, 2022, 1st of Adar Bet 5782 at 8:30am. For...
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Old Jewish Joke Helps Explain Russian-Ukranian "Conflict"
Today's Jerusalem Post onlineSome of you may have known people who grew up speaking a few languages, because of shifting borders and consequently the need to speak the language of the rulers. Yes, in...
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US Ambassador to Israel Nides Supports Apartheid
Apartheid-a system of keeping groups of people separate and treating them differently, especially when this results in disadvantage for one groupRead this Jerusalem Post article, if you don't believe...
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Haggadah for the Curious – 3, Perfect Addition to Our Collection
Haggadah for the Curious – Volume 3 by Rabbi A Levin will be very welcome at our Seder. Rabbi Levin has miraculously managed to compile a variety of commentary, comments and questions that will...
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Recently I've found strange posts here. I did change my google password, but they continued, so I just deleted all the "extra" people who used to be able to blog on this blog.I hope that helps.
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We're Also Holocaust Survivors...
I had never really considered my family as being connected to the Holocaust, since all of my grandparents made it from Eastern Europe to the USA a couple of decades before World War Two. Both of my...
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Promoting "Palestine" is Like Holocaust Denial
Remembering the dead. Flat Lay photo for 52framesHere in Israel we continue to pay a very heavy price for our existance. Israel, the Ancient Biblical Homeland of the Jews, well documented in archeology...
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Rosh Chodesh Sivan Women's Prayers
Ladies, please join usThe spirit of the Biblical Chana can still be felt, along with the holiness of the Mishkan, Tabernacle.Tel Shiloh is a wonderful archeological site with activities for all ages....
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