Monday, July 27, 2009
The Temple Mount
Written from Israel by Rabbi Boaz Heilman; The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem is so called because of a rock or stone that now lies centered precisely under the mosque’s golden dome. It is the Foundation Stone. According to Moslem legend, this is the very spot--the third holiest place on Earth for Moslems-- where the prophet Mohammed stood when he rose to heaven to receive Allah’s message. In Christian thought, this rock is a gateway to the spiritual world; plumbing its depths leads to the...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
More from Scheerson
Our words are the camera that determines reality; according to how we focus, so our world will be. With a small breath of air, we determine whether it is beauty that sprouts from the earth, or monsters growing as large as our imagination. If you see someone's faults hanging out and you truly want to help, don't say a word about what you have found wrong. Find something wondrous about that person, perhaps somethings that nobody ever mentions, and talk about it - to yourself, to those who will...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Dolphin Lover
A couple of weeks ago, my friends' emphysemic Mom passed away. Judy was a cantankerous old salt who, after divorcing over twenty years ago, decided to sail the world on her own boat. She explored the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Pacific, Caribbean, preferring to "throw a hook" in an interesting gunk hole or harbor rather than tie up at a dock. Her vessel went farther up the Orinoco River than any other pleasure craft, and Judy took great delight in learning the customs of other cultures. Towards the...
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me A Socialist Movement
Back in the 1960’s and early 70’s, my Uncle Fred owned a tavern in Port Chester, NY right next to the venerable Capitol Theatre, where theGrateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and the like would fill seats tooverflowing. After the show, thebar would be a hangout for many of these musicians and, according to family lore, Janis Joplin wrote her famous, “Oh Lord Won’t You Buy Me aMercedes Benz” on a Freddie’s Place cocktail napkin. I thought of this when my young socialist Israeli friend,Leor, stayed...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
If You Have the Stomach to Watch This and then Dare Deny the Holocaust
You must be the newly elected President of Iran (or Hamas official). This documentary, made by Alfred Hitchcock was banned from being shown right after WWII due to its graphic nature. http://wejew.com/media/193/Hitchcock_Holocaust/
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