<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rdf:RDF xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"><channel rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/BlogRss.aspx/Mals_musings"><title>Thoughts on being Jewish - Blogit</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/</link><description>Excerpts from my newspaper column and other musings by a MOT (Member of the Tribe).</description><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><sy:updateBase>2000-01-01T12:00+00:00</sy:updateBase><items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/712232" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/711945" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/711891" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/711072" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/710552" /></rdf:Seq></items></channel><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/712232"><title>Wheelchair Heros in Israel</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/712232</link><description>Read my blogpost today about disabled Israelis overcoming obstacles and becoming role models. I was very touched and amazed by their bravery and tenaciousness.</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/711945"><title>Apartheid, Shmapartheid - the Fallacy of Israeli Segregation</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/711945</link><description>Here's my next blog post from Not Your Grandpa's Jerusalem. This time, I address the ridiculous accusation of Israeli "apartheid." Read and learn..... http://www.livingisrael.blogspot.com/.</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/711891"><title>Not Your Grandpa's Jerusalem; Israel Current Joys and Challenges</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/711891</link><description>I started a new blog documenting with words and pictures the new Israel reality. Having just returned from a Heart To Heart Women's United Jewish Federation mission, I had to share the best and most heartbreaking stories, and will do so daily (or as often as I can). This past visit to Israel was my lucky 13th. I went to school there, spent a summer on a kibbutz, flew over for a few days to attend a friend's wedding, and went back with friends and family a lot. This time it was a bit...</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/711072"><title>Next Stop Tel Aviv</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/711072</link><description>I can't let too many years go by without a visit to my favorite "other home" - Israel. This time - heading there with a group of community - service minded women philanthropists, though my first stop will be to the Dead Sea for a post-flight mud-wrap and a dip in the very salty water. I'll have stories when I return, and hope to get back to Blogit on a more consistent basis. Shalom y'all, and check ya later.</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/710552"><title>A Jewish Bee Joke</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mals_musings/710552</link><description>Got this in my email box today. It's old, but still funny: Two bees met in a field. One said to the other "The weather has been cold, wet and damp, and there aren't any flowers, so I can't make honey." "No problem," said the first bee, "Just fly down five blocks and then turn left, but keep going until you see all the cars. There's a Bar Mitzvah going on and there are all kinds of fresh flowers and fresh fruit." "Thanks for the tip," said the second bee who then flew away. A few hours later...</description></item></rdf:RDF>