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April 4th, 2016 - 9:49 am § in Jews, Misc.

Bernie Sanders … “Being Jewish is so much of what I am.”

Having a President who did not claim to base her or his decisions on Christian bible would be a great thrill for me. For the record, I am a supporter of Bernie.  I am excited by his efforts to recreate the Democratic Party as a local  movement.  Without that kind of revolution, the Dems have no[...]

December 25th, 2015 - 11:26 am § in Misc.

Buchenwald 87: Bill Quick Chimes In

Bill’s Christmas message illustrates why the Buchenwald issue is so important. At least as I understand him, Bill was born into  Christian family.  His mom later became Jewish and Bill married my sister.  Despite all else I am so happy that they have found love. Bill also writes about his [...]

October 1st, 2015 - 11:08 am § in Misc.

 CENSORED UPDATE: The earlier post was censored at FB apparently because the caricature used the N word.  This is a repost to FB with the N word and the caricatures of a Black and a Jewish man whited out.  If you click on the censored image, it will take you to the post with the […][...]

October 1st, 2015 - 9:04 am § in Jews, Misc.

A Delusional Essay About American Antisemitism

  To be blunt,  a large part of Obama’s ideas are Jewish and these ideas are precisely why the President and I find Bibi to be a disgusting Jew An Israeli friend of mine, a friend who sees the Israeli turn to the far right as inevitable, sent me a depressing essay from the Tablet. […][...]

September 26th, 2015 - 5:38 am § in Misc.

FACEBOOK Censors the Holocaust

I woke up this AM to find a message from Facebook that the original version of this post hads been censored because of “nudity.”  I am reposting it with a link to the original .. just click here.  Or you can read the original text below. Imagine what this eve of Yom Kippur must have [&[...]

September 22nd, 2015 - 12:07 am § in Misc.

Buchenwald 77: A plea to my sibs on Yom Kippur …”there may be no one left to tell their story.”

Imagine what this eve of Yom Kippur must have felt like in Buchenwald The vow taken that night … whether sung in the original  Aramaic or translated into any of the languages spoken in the camp … is called “Kol Nidre.”  The vow, wherever recited, would have been the same: A[...]

September 19th, 2015 - 11:47 pm § in Misc.

Message of Yom Kippur

It is now three days to Yom Kippur.  For Jews who fear God, this is the time for Teshuvah, the time to show good deeds and repair harm done.  For me the sadness is that my brother and sister seem determined to destroy my father’s heritage.  This weekend would be a good time to think [&helli[...]

September 13th, 2015 - 1:32 am § in Misc.

A Rosh Hashana Revelation: To Bill Quick

An odd choice of quotes by Bill Quick offer an opportunity to explain an important difference between Judaism and Christianity: “They bend their tongue like their bow; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil… do not trust any brother; Because every brother deal[...]

June 10th, 2015 - 11:33 am § in Jews, Misc.

More Jews!!!

Shavei Israel sending first ever emissary to Nigerian Jews Brian Blum of Shavei Israel   are seeking a return to their ancient roots.  Like In 2012, Daniel Limor was invited to a royal audience with an African village king – a member of the Igbo tribe, the second largest ethnic group in Nige[...]

October 5th, 2014 - 1:25 am § in Hypocrisy, Religion

Sunday Revelations: The day after Yom Kippur .. and the Schwartz Family Feud

  This is the 22nd post about Yom Kippur since The Ave began. Yesterday was Yom Kippur, the last day of a period of eight days called the days of awe .. starting with the Jewish New Year .. Rosh Hoshana and end of eight days, a period where Jews are supposed to reflect on […][...]