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Happy Shavuot
The Jewish Holiday of Shavuot begins tonight, ending tomorrow night, at which time the Jewish Sabbath kicks in. What this means – besides the fact that I am going to be eating copious amounts of delicious food – is that I will not be online until Saturday evening/Sunday morning Israel time.
So to all my Jewish [...]
About to Pass Over
This year’s Passover festival is fast approaching, and the Israellycool family is heading down South to celebrate with Marty Roberts and gang.
You know the drill. Blogging will be light for the next few days..yada, yada, yada.
I would like to wish my Jewish readers and listeners a Chag Kasher V’Sameach. And not to forget my Christian [...]
Happy Purim
Mr Zachi says: Gagagagagagagaga
Translation: Purim Sameach (happy Purim)
I don’t have anything original to add this year, so I’ll just point you to last year’s post.
Genetic Study on Ashkenazi Jews
Interesting.
Some 3.5 million of today’s Ashkenazi Jews about 40 percent of the total Ashkenazi population are descended from just four women, a genetic study indicates.
Those women apparently lived somewhere in Europe within the last 2,000 years, but not necessarily in the same place or even the same century, said lead author Dr. Doron Behar [...]
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Adam Sandler’s 3rd Chanuka Song
Here.
And how can you go wrong with an Elvis-impersonating Rob Schneider?
Droidel Droidel Droidel
Be excited, Jewish Star Wars fans! Because now you can own your very own Droidel.
Just follow these instructions and your in business.
Batteries not included.
Most Expensive Batmitzvah. Ever.
Do you remember the Riddinger family? They recently spent $500,000 (!) on the bat mitzvah of their daughter Amber, money that bought them, amongst other things, musical performances by the likes of Ja Rule, Ashanti, Marques Houston and Omarion.
Well, believe it or not, but it sucks to be them. Besides their obviously misplaced priorities and [...]
Sukkot Time
My folks are in town from Australia, and the Sukkot holiday is nearly upon us. In short: I’m really busy, and about to partake of yet another Jewish holiday (that means food and good times for the uninitiated).
I am not going to be near my computer for the next 25 hours, so play nicely [...]
L’Shana Tova
Tonight commences the start of the Jewish year – Rosh Hashana – a time of soul searching and repentance. Things for the Israellycool family have been very hectic in the leadup to this festival, so I will not go down the path of the long-winded post. For that, you can always check out my corresponding [...]
Response to Charley
On the Israelisms podcast site, there has been an interesting discussion regarding the synagogues that we left in Gaza, and which were subsequently set upon by neo Pals. While Charley thinks it was a wrong, politically motivated move for us to leave them (with an obvious result), I have contended that it goes against Jewish [...]
