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Monthly Archives: May 2010
May Is Jewish History Month
I haven’t met a Jew yet who gave a damn about May being Jewish History month. When you are secure in your identity, you don’t need these government proclamations to shore up your sense of self. On the other hand, … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Race
Tagged black history month, caesar chavez day, government handouts, government proclamations, japanese american community
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Voice Of The Powerless Blames The Jewish Lobby
Lila Shahani was profiled in the Los Angeles Times earlier this month: A woman who started a blog after a deadly typhoon is an unlikely voice of the powerless. Reporting from Seoul — Call her the accidental blogger, because Lila … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel, Jews
Tagged ethnic roots, facebook friends, fidel v ramos, internet voices, lila shahani, president fidel v ramos
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Orthodox Jews Don’t Tend To Be Friends With Non-Jews
[Heshy Fried posts: “I don’t look at non-Jews as evil. I guess I just stick with my own (although my own include people who converted to Judaism – reform, conservative and orthodox) out of comfort and Judaism being central to … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged existence, Judaism, orthodox jews
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Rahm Emmanuel Holds A Bar Mitzvah Celebration For His Son On A Sunday
I know that Rahm Emanuel speaks Hebrew, belongs to an Orthodox synagogue and visits Israel. His wife, Amy Rule, apparently did not receive an Orthodox conversion. Rabbi Asher Lopatin writes to the Failed Messiah blog in November 2008: Please read … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Rahm Emanuel
Tagged agudas achim congregation, amy rule, jewish tradition, orthodox conversion, orthodox synagogue, Rahm Emanuel, rahm emmanuel, torah reading
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