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 [...]
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 [...]
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!
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
As Rosh Hashana approaches, I would like to wish all of my Jewish readers a Shana Tova U’metuka. Posting to resume Monday.
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 [...]
