All Entries Tagged With: "Judaism"

Shell of Impurity

Ouch.
Orthodox teachers of Kabbala reacted with disdain Sunday to pop idol Madonna’s Rosh Hashana visit in Israel, during which she took part in a study session of Judaism’s most esoteric texts.
“It is a known fact in Kabbala that impurity and evil are inherently attracted to sanctity,” said a director of one of the most respected [...]

It’s All In There

Reading through the weekly Torah reading Ha’azinu (in Deuteronomy), I was once again struck by the contemporary relevance of some of the verses.
21. They provoked Me with a non-god, angered me with their vanities; so shall I provoke them with a non-people, with a vile nation shall I anger them
Here, Moses is describing what will [...]

Shana Tova

I’m going to be out of blogging action until at least Saturday night Israel time, due to Rosh Hashana (the Jewish new year), followed immediately by the Jewish Sabbath.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish my readers  a happy, healthy and prosperous year.

Shana Tova U’metuka!

Have a Great Vacation Dave!

Aussie Dave and his family are going off on what is, I’m sure, a well deserved break – a one week vacation before the summer ends! Yay! But apparently you guys can’t get enough of Dave’s good bloggage. Now this where I would ordinarily make some colorful analogy about sex trade workers and illicit narcotics [...]

Happy Passover

It is almost that time of the year again – Passover (Pesach) – and the Israellycool clan will soon head off to the ‘Roberts’ in-laws, where we will drink much wine, and eat way more Matzah than is good for us.
One thing there won’t be an abundance of is blogging. At least not for the [...]

Passing Over the Pot

I may be a little slow on this story, but surely you didn’t expect me to let it pass without comment.
Marijuana is not kosher for Passover, a pro-cannabis advocacy group says, advising Jews who observe the week-long holiday’s special dietary laws to take a break from smoking the weed.
The Green Leaf Party announced today that [...]

Yom Kippur

As we head in to this Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, I wish you a G’mar Chatima Tova. And to all whom I have offended, I offer my sincere apologies and ask for forgiveness.

(courtesy of Dry Bones)
Blogging to resume after Yom Kippur ends, Monday evening.

L’Shanah Tovah

As Rosh Hashana approaches, I would like to wish all of my Jewish readers a Shana Tova U’metuka.

Posting to resume Monday.

Let’s Get Topical

Reading through this week’s Torah portion, Chukat, I was struck by these verses:
“The Canaanite king of Arad, who dwelled in the south, heard that Israel had come by the route of the spies, and he warred against Israel and took a captive from it. Israel made a vow to G-d and said : “If He [...]

That’s What I’m Talkin’ About

Dave Warshaw, take note.