Category Archives: Judaism

CHECK YOUR CALENDAR

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Baruch

Want to know the date of Rosh Hashanah? Check your calendar. You know, the Jewish calendar. If you use one from your local synagogue, or from Bnai Brith, or like the one I have from Jewish War Veterans, it shows … Continue reading →

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VICTORY, DEFEAT AND REGRET

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Baruch

Right after the 6-Day War in 1967, the Israeli humorist Ephraim Kishon published a little book of cartoons called “So Sorry We Won,” satirizing the attitude he saw around him that shied away from anything like triumphalism. Like much of … Continue reading →

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UNITY AND DISTANCE

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Baruch

MATTOS One summer a sh’liakh — a representative — from Israel was visiting a California camp, and talking with the teenagers there. He told them that they were the people Israel wants. “I don’t expect your parents to leave their … Continue reading →

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