Thoughts on being Jewish

Rockingrector is not the only person confused about the spelling of the Jewish Festival of Lights! Check out THIS great, rocking song by the LeeVees! Sign in to see full entry.

I know that only one or two people will read the following in its entirety, but it's one of the best expressions of the subject line I've encountered. A High Holiday sermon from a Rabbi in Georgia. This is very long (about 8-10 min) but MUST be read. It is so strong and powerful. Rabbi Lewis is a Rabbi at Congregation Etz Chaim in Marietta, Georgia USA. A graduate of Temple University, Rabbi Lewis was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He also holds graduate degrees in... Sign in to see full entry.

My young cousin, Yehoshua Oz, lives in Modin, Israel and runs a blog called 7Agorot.comr (that means 2 cents). This is his latest post which I found most interesting! 7agorot.com Amish visit, pledge support to Israel Over the weekend, an idyllic scene of unity took place at the Western Wall, as bearded men of one faith reached out to bearded men of another. A group of Amish arrived at one of Judaism’s holiest sites to visit, apologize for past silence, and pledge support for Israel and the... Sign in to see full entry.

The Social Venture Fund helps Arab women living in Israel to gain educational and employment opportunities through educational and vocational development. How does empowering Arabs bring about a peaceful Israel? Resentment grows with increasing gaps in economic status. In this regard, “development” doesn’t mean roads, sewage, bricks and mortar. It’s sustainable human capacity. There’s a shine in the eyes of Arab women who go back to work. (Video show. Link to YouTube). When a woman can do things... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday, I ate some of the most delicious Middle-Eastern pastries baked by my friend’s Mother In Law, a former Egyptian whose family had been cast out of the Egypt in the mid 1940’s because they were Jewish. This reminded me of other Jewish friends with Arab country heritage - Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisa – who were thrown out when Israel was established. Naturally, this got me thinking of people on Blogit who erroneously believe that Israel has a violent policy of “encroaching” on other’s... Sign in to see full entry.