tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:43:56 +0000IsraelJudaismZionismChametzGatesHolocaustHolocaust Remembrance DayI'm BAAAACKIDFOlmertPassoverPesachYom HaShoahYom HaZikaronYom Haatzmaut"For Adonai-Tzva'ot has sent me on a glorious mission to the nations that plundered you, and this is what He says, 'Anyone who injures you injures the very pupil of my eye.'"http://conservajew.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Shanah)Blogger401125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-8692685672922816738Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:24:00 +00002007-04-23T00:26:58.750+03:00IsraelJudaismYom HaatzmautYom HaZikaronZionismWith Monday comes Yom HaZikaron, Israel's Memorial Day......and with Tuesday comes Yom Haatzmaut, Israel Independence DayIsrapundit linked up to a great JPost commentary on the event, titled Still Standing, Still Proud. Some excerpts:...Hazal [Sages] wrote: ‘The Jewish People is compared to the dust of the ground and to the stars of the sky. When they sink, they sink down to the dust; when they http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2007/04/chai-chai-chai-am-yisrael-chai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-7708666093189724329Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:35:00 +00002007-04-20T04:36:02.305+03:00GatesIDFIsraelJudaismOlmertZionismUnder the headline Exclusive: IAF to ask US for world's most advanced jets, the Jerusalem Post reports:[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert] Gates was here for talks with government officials on a range of key strategic issues including American plans - which Israel has objected to - to sell smart bombs to Saudi Arabia....On Thursday, Gates tried to ease Israeli concerns about the planned American http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2007/04/little-reminder-gates-and-us-is-not-g-d.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-1838162132395901905Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:06:00 +00002007-04-15T18:06:50.657+03:00HolocaustHolocaust Remembrance DayIsraelJudaismYom HaShoahZionismhttp://conservajew.blogspot.com/2007/04/yom-hashoah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-4163474088766076835Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:49:00 +00002007-04-03T03:08:10.872+03:00ChametzIsraelJudaismPassoverPesachZionismPesach in the diaspora. Another year goes by, and I am increasingly reminded of how we Jews are seen by the rest of the world: we are the chametz, the bain of their existence. They would rather lie to entire generations than openly acknowledge this, but we know the truth. There's a reason we end every seder with "Next Year in Jerusalem:" it is the only safe place to call home.Or, is it? You know http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2007/04/selling-off-chametz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-2536715361510381049Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:49:00 +00002007-03-03T07:53:25.530+02:00I'm BAAAACKIsraelJudaismShabbat Shalom J-blogosphere!I know, I know, it's been a while. Long story short, I had some family business to take care of, and a change of jobs to go through over the past few months. Now, my schedule seems to have settled down a bit.Just in time for us to get into a war with Syria.Given the fact that I was getting over 100 hits a day during the Lebanon War, I thought, "You know, I really http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2007/03/back-from-unexpected-extended-leave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116671639639328525Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:44:00 +00002007-03-02T22:01:19.996+02:00Israel National Radio is currently in the midst of their 16-hour fundraising telethon. Check out the live broadcast and considering sharing some of your gelt with the "only major media network with headquarters in the disputed Israeli territories." Arutz7 provides valuable insights from a G-dly perspective to a world full of listeners hungry for the truth behind the major media spin. Over the http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/12/support-arutz-sheva.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116610908126088680Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:11:00 +00002006-12-14T17:11:21.286+02:00Thanks to everyone who replied to my previous post, asking for info on IDF-related tzedekah organizations. It looks like PizzaIDF is the charity of choice! I also decided to give some State of Israel Bonds to family as well. Todah Rabbah for the suggestions, and again, if anyone knows of any way to bless the IDF during this holiday season (or year round) please feel free to leave a link here http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/12/chanukah-tzedekah-pt-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116559659925284677Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:36:00 +00002006-12-10T04:20:13.913+02:00I like tzedekah. If I didn't, I wouldn't be Jewish. (Contrary to the popular belief of gentiles the world-over that we are cheap penny-pinching misers.) My gripe with tzedekah is the gross amount of waste that goes on in charities everywhere. I don't care how well intentioned they are; when the founder or manager of the charity lives in a house that's nicer than yours, and you're the one http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/12/writing-letter-to-idf-soldier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116560091064928126Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:57:00 +00002006-12-08T20:01:50.686+02:00Caroline Glick is a genius.America just abdicated its responsibility to defend itself against Iran and so left Israel high and dry. Nevertheless, the Jewish people is far from powerless. And the State of Israel also is capable of defending itself. But we must act and act immediately.This is where I begin to feel as if I am a broken record with a message that bears repeating: We are alone, we http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/12/jews-wake-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116526227794912056Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:23:00 +00002006-12-11T08:59:11.980+02:00Forgive the complete lack of posts lately. What can I say? Life has been busy lately. If only I could make a career out of blogging...well, I could, but I'd need to become antiSemitic (or at least a good ol' fashioned self-hating Jew) to do it (*ahem* ArianaHuffington *ahem) Quite frankly, after the debacle that was the midterm elections, I haven't had much energy to post. There are plenty ofhttp://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/12/chappy-chanukkah-charlie-brownowitz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116310622403940677Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:57:00 +00002006-11-09T23:03:44.056+02:00American Jews beware.IsraelAmericaelectiondemocratsJewishJewish AmericanMearshimer & WaltIsrael LobbyIraqhttp://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/11/caroline-glick-is-genius.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116302091406177257Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:12:00 +00002006-11-08T23:21:54.173+02:00Hamas to Muslims: Attack US targets [JPost]Signaling a change in tactics, Hamas' military wing on Wednesday called on Muslims around the world to attack American targets after an apparent misfiring of an IDF artillery shell in the Gaza Strip.1. Personally, I don't consider it a "misfire" in the least.2. Dems are in office. Can I place bets on how long it will be before Hillary appears before a http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/11/soma-holiday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116301885441570075Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:43:00 +00002006-11-08T22:47:34.436+02:00Post-Election Question of the Day:"I'm up for packing my bags and picking some olives on the moshav. How about you?"That really was the best olive oil I've ever had.electiondemocratsaliyahIsraelhttp://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/11/desert-wind-in-my-hair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116248415045480625Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:59:00 +00002006-11-06T01:36:54.606+02:00Iran Test-Fires Missile Capable of Delivering Nuke to Israel [Israel National News]The Islamic Republic fired a dozen missiles on Wednesday, its state-run media reported, as part of a large-scale military exercise. Several short-range missiles were fired, in addition to the long-range Shihab-3 model....The Shihab-3 has a range of some 1,250 miles (2,000 km), placing Israel - and American http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/11/what-if-we-named-it-operation-moses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116248132775569677Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:13:00 +00002007-01-20T11:18:03.100+02:00How do I learn about what's really going on in America? I read Israeli news, of course. I especially make it a point to listen to Israel National Radio online. Their English-speaking broadcasters are primarily former Americans who make it a point to bring on the air American guests (often Jewish, sometimes not) who can't get airtime in America because they are openly critical about the http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/11/america-from-freedom-to-fascism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116240080991289441Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:00:00 +00002006-11-06T00:40:32.950+02:00America Training and Arming PLO Militia [Israel National News]The Bush administration has begun arming and training the militia under the control of PLO chairman and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) under the premise that his men will clash with the ruling Hamas terror group.Wait, this sounds familiar. Isn't this a repeat of that thing from the 80s, where we gave arms tohttp://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/11/wheres-bruce-willis-when-you-need-him.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116230386038784386Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:56:00 +00002006-10-31T16:11:00.456+02:00Arutz Sheva has published an extensive article on the new grass-roots movement dedicated to saving Yesha and restoring the communities of Gush Katif stolen in 2005. Called Meginei Eretz (Defenders of the Land), their slogan is: Nashuv l'chol Yishuv (We will return to every [destroyed] community." Leaders and citizens from all over Yesha and the former Gush Katif communities gathered- 100 http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/10/yesha-strikes-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116180547396556821Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:26:00 +00002006-10-25T21:44:33.986+02:00Exclusive: Schools ignoring US Jewry [JPost]A special joint session of the Knesset Education and Immigrant Absorptions committees will meet Wednesday morning to examine the findings of a worrying new study showing that the Israeli educational system virtually ignores American Jewry. ...According to the study's findings, only 13.6 percent of teachers surveyed reported any teaching on American http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/10/huge-disconnect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116119921054248499Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:13:00 +00002006-10-18T21:20:10.586+02:00[Editor's Note: Happy 400th post!]Right On: The coming Middle East war Michael Freund [JPost]The warning signs are everywhere, yet no one wishes to see them. Israel's foes are gearing up for war, and it's time that we opened our eyes to the danger that confronts us. The conflict may be just weeks or even months away, or perhaps a bit longer. How it will start is anyone's guess, but make no http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/10/our-enemies-and-ourselves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116109461214048091Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:49:00 +00002006-10-17T16:16:52.183+02:00One of the biggest reasons why I hated graduate school was the prevelance of postmodern theory. Postmodernism, in breif, dictates that nothing is new and nothing matters, so you might as well just jumble up everything that has already been said and done into one big bag and pull out whatever you like to use whenever you need it. Postmodernism is the reason why Pig-Man in PCU could do his thesishttp://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/10/its-in-way-you-say-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116103042089357629Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:18:00 +00002006-10-16T22:27:00.913+02:00Israpundit reports The Noose is Tightening Around Israel: War is Coming. Granted, the majority of their info comes from DEBKA, a site considered questionable by some. At this point, however, I think we can all admit that we're about two seconds from seeing the dreck hit the fan, to Yiddishize a popular saying.In any case, reading this: On the advice of US Lt.-Gen Keith Dayton, the Bush http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/10/render-unto-caesar-what-is-caesars-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-116048852902952601Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:46:00 +00002006-10-10T15:55:29.046+02:00From One on One: Rock'n'roll, Baruch Hashem! [JPost]:"Woodstock, on the other hand, was the most disappointing surprise of my life. Living there caused me to realize that back in the '60s when we all preached tolerance, we were only tolerant of people like ourselves."~Libby Israeli rock singer and personal fitness trainerhippiesliberalshttp://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/10/quote-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-115954361093870719Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:22:00 +00002006-09-29T18:26:50.956+03:00Old City Street Closed to Jews Two Hours Daily During Ramadan [Israel National News]Police have notified residents of Jerusalem’s Old City that during Ramadan, Haggai Street heading to the Kotel (Western Wall) will be closed to Jews from 10pm until midnight. Jerusalem officials explain the move is to avoid skirmishes between Jews and Muslims following Ramadan prayer services on the Temple Mount. http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/09/this-is-insane.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-115936395357869610Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:54:00 +00002006-09-27T16:32:34.443+03:00Olmert Addresses Religious-Zionist Public [Israel National News]A day-long conference on the role of religious-Zionism in Israel was held yesterday at the Jerusalem-based Israel Democracy Institute.Fascinating. Did I miss the press release announcing this event beforehand? In any case, I wish I'd been there. "Everyone does, to some degree," Rabbi [Avi] Gisser [of Ofra] said. "We discussed [the http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/09/finally-signs-of-working-together.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565794.post-115929480802192312Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:55:00 +00002006-09-26T21:20:08.043+03:00Israpundit posts: The propaganda attack on IsraelThe following article is a ** MUST READ ** for anyone who wants to know how public opinion against Israel is fed by the media and academia. Israeli journalist Ben-Dror Yemini’s article brilliantly demonstrates how the international community’s slanted narrative — which ignores Muslim and Arab violence against Muslims and Arabs — does injustice to http://conservajew.blogspot.com/2006/09/we-jews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shanah)0