Thoughts on being Jewish

I just got the following by email and though it's very long, it is also amazing and spot on. Please bear with it and read to the end........ The remarkable speech below was presented by Gabriel Latner, a 19-year-old Cambridge student, at a recent debate of the prestigious university’s debating society. UN Watch is proud to announce that Mr. Latner will be coming to the United Nations in 2011 as an intern with our organization. The Cambridge debate centered on the motion that “Israel is a rogue... Sign in to see full entry.

The "home-grown radical Muslim cleric" who drove three of 9-11 terrorists to slaughter thousands, convinced a US Army psychiatrist to go on a murderous rampage and instigated a Nigerian guy to hide a bomb in his underwear in the name of jihad has a big red target on his forehead care of our President Obama. The following story was published in the April 6, 2010 edition of the NY Times: U.S. Approves Targeted Killing of American Cleric By SCOTT SHANE Published: April 6, 2010 WASHINGTON — The... Sign in to see full entry.

I just wrote this for my local Jewish newspaper and will have more in future posts regarding my experiences at the United Jewish Federation General Assembly (and Women's Philanthropy arm, the Lions of Judah - of which I am one) in New Orleans last week. Look around during your next Jewish service shift and you’ll find more XX’s, chromosomally speaking than XY’s in attendance. Polls indicate that 80% of those who participate in Jewish service projects are female. So, it should be no surprise to... Sign in to see full entry.

Start-Up Nation - a "Freakenomics"-like book about Israel's status as the most successful entrepreneurial country in the world, has spun off a unique way to see this small, beleaguered but booming State. For those who are tired of hearing about religious differences, politics, biblical prophesies and the ever-frustrating Palestinian situation, here's another, upbeat and positive way to learn about Israel. Start Up Nation Tours bring the book to life (and the author is even part of the program,... Sign in to see full entry.

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