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Monthly Archives: May 2008
The Professor Anti-Semites Love
Here’s a letter to this week’s Jewish Journal: Why the righteous indignation ("The Professor Anti-Semites Love," May 9)? The fact is that we are clannish, have a history of marrying within and not thinking positively of much of the outside … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal
Tagged anti semites, bitter man, catholicism, catholics, direct response, jewish culture, Jewish Journal, jewish society, Jews, Judaism, Kevin MacDonald, laundry list, light unto the nations, mandate, niche businesses, noahide, primacy, professor kevin, protestants, righteous indignation
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The Fresh New Look Of Israeli Film
That’s the Jewish Journal’s cover story this week. So what does that mean? I hope it means that new Israeli films aren’t as interminably boring as their predecessors. Despite using the most generous standards, I’ve found nine out of ten … Continue reading
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Tagged cannes film festival, clint eastwood, documentarian, feature films, international critics, international debut, israeli film, israeli films, israeli soldier, Jewish Journal, lebanon war, palestinian refugee camps, personal experiences, ronit elkabetz, shlomi, steven soderbergh, threatening skies, ulman, ushpizin, war film
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Two Assaults On Religious Zionism
Caroline Glick writes: Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza was presented to the world as a strategic bid to enhance prospects for peace between the Palestinians and Israel. Proponents of the move argued that removing all Israeli civilians and military … Continue reading
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Tagged ariel sharon, caroline glick, disengagement, fatah, grievances, haaretz, hamas and fatah, israeli civilians, israeli policy, judea and samaria, mortar shells, nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp, pretext, prime minister ariel sharon, progeny, religious zionism, rsquo, subtext, withdrawal from gaza, zionists
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Love The Convert
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed writes in the Jewish Press: The laws regarding converts to Judaism are among the most astounding in the Torah. They teach us that any non-Jew who truly and earnestly seeks to join the Jewish people may do … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient culture, anti semite, converts to judaism, despair, deuteronomy, extreme difficulties, first glance, inner strength, insult, jew, jewish law, jewish press, melamed, nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp, rabbi eliezer, rich tradition, rsquo, shulchan aruch, Torah, truth of the matter
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A Basketball Team As A Microcosm Of Israel
Steve Walz writes: There was Julius "Dr. J" Erving, the former ABA and NBA star sitting courtside Thursday evening flaunting his yellow Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball cap, as the elite team of Israel’s professional league met Hapoel Holon in the … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball team, big boys, college stars, commissioner stern, elite team, hapoel jerusalem, holon, israeli society, local league, maccabi tel aviv, maccabi tel aviv basketball, microcosm, minor leagues, nba commissioner, nba star, ncaa college, professional league, rabid fans, roundball, steve walz
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