Scene at the Western Wall in Jerusalem: But don’t despair–maybe the snow’s a good sign: YNetNews spoke to “prominent kabbalist” Rabbi David Batzri who said the snow was an indicator of forgiveness from God. “The kabbalists torment themselves and pray … Continue reading →
…Hagel’s best friends are Jews. The Sun doesn’t care. Neither do I. The Sun’s editorial staff writes: His private views are not what we care about. What we care about is the policy line to which Mr. Hagel would hew … Continue reading →
…of Seraphic Secret tells the tale of how he become a gun owner. [Hat tip: commenter “IGotBupkis.” And by the way, as a public service to those of you who don’t know the meaning of the word bupkis, it means—well, … Continue reading →
…seems to be intent on expanding his program of spiteful appointments. My favorite line: As he sees it, to paraphrase Jim Baker, “F#&k the Jews, they voted for us anyway.” Yes. And I don’t think that Hagel’s appointment as Secretary … Continue reading →
You know, the one about the Jewish mother and the ties? It goes like this: a Jewish mother gives her son two ties for his birthday. He goes upstairs, gets dressed, puts one on, and comes down, beaming, to show … Continue reading →
Chanukah began last Saturday night, but since it has eight days I still get a chance to wish you a happy one—for two more days, anyway. The words of this Chanukah song in Yiddish—written in 1924 before the Holocaust and … Continue reading →
This describes a pretty ghastly, though thankfully rare, way that a some descendents of Holocaust survivors are paying tribute to their aging relatives: having the elderly survivors’ camp numbers tattooed on their own arms. The 10 tattooed descendants interviewed for … Continue reading →
The good news is that Jewish voters are abandoning Obama in higher percentages than any other demographic group: …[O]ne of the surveys showing [Obama] with a lead in a tight race over Mitt Romney also provides a breakdown of the … Continue reading →
According to the Jerusalem Post, Mitt Romney is planning to visit Israel in late July: Delegates are set to fly in from the US for the event on July 29, which a Republican source said would be “a small meeting, … Continue reading →
While doing research for my recent post on Jews and Obama, I came across a site showing trends in Jewish voting in presidential elections from 1916 till now (I assume it’s based mostly on exit polling, although that’s not clearly … Continue reading →
You’re probably familiar with Alice Walker’s Pulitizer prizewinning novel The Color Purple. It caused a sensation when it was published way back in 1982, with its story of a poor black woman who rises from a history of abuse and … Continue reading →
Jewish support for Obama has declined 10% from 2008. That’s a not insignificant amount, although it may seem small. But it only seems small if you don’t realize how deeply ingrained Jewish Democratic affiliation is. Also, compared to Obama’s drop … Continue reading →