Chaim Amalek writes me: “Pesach is soon to be upon us, and all I see here are white nationalism posts. Nothing on how it feels for you, a Jew, to prepare for Passover. Nothing about Torah. Nothing. It makes Torah Yidden wonder… In honor of Passover, I challenge you to post ten things about the Jewish religion that you really like.”<\/p>\n
Ilana Mercer writes<\/a>: A retail store selling Nazi memorabilia opens its doors in my neighborhood. I enter in search of the yellow Star of David Jews were forced to wear during the Third Reich. The proprietor, decked out in Nazi insignia and regalia, says, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, we don\u2019t serve Jews.\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t be like that,\u201d I say. \u201cWhere else can I find a pair of clip-on swastika earrings?\u201d The Nazi sympathizer is polite but persistent: \u201cMa\u2019am, I mean no disrespect, but back in the Old Country, Jews murdered my great grandfather\u2019s cousin and used his blood in the leavening of the Passover matzah.\u201d \u201cYeah,\u201d I reply. \u201cI\u2019m familiar with that blood libel. I assure you my own mother\u2019s matzo balls were free of the blood of brats, gentile or Jewish. No matter. I can see where you\u2019re coming from. I\u2019m sorry for your loss. Good luck.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chaim Amalek writes me: “Pesach is soon to be upon us, and all I see here are white nationalism posts. Nothing on how it feels for you, a Jew, to prepare for Passover. Nothing about Torah. Nothing. It makes Torah … Continue reading