By Daniel Marans and Nick Baumann, HuffPost… with modifications by SMS in blue. Americans who know anything about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah may have heard that it celebrates the victory of good over evil — the triumph of light over darkness. But the real history of Hanukkah’s orig[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hillel’
March 5th, 2016 - 1:34 am § in Misc.
Happy Birthday Hillel
STOP being Left-handed!!! God knows there are plenty of good reasons for ending up in hell, so why challenge fate just because you want to feel like something special? Approximately 10 percent of the world population today is running around and telling others that they are left-handers – this [...]
October 27th, 2015 - 8:17 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Is There an Alternative for Palestinians?
What does nonviolence, the heritage of Hillel, Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Chavez, offer Palestinians seeking peace? The first intifada was inspired by the legendary Rav Hillel. Occupied by Rome and suffering under a corrupt priesthood controlled by Rome, Hillel taught non violence .. resist[...]
Bill O’Reilly Brings Oberammergau to The American Screen
By bringing the Jew hatred of the Oberammergau Passion Play to life in American theaters, Fox’s O’Reilly exhibits himself as a bigot. His Jew hatred is all too typical of the right, hidden very shallowly under the thin cover of a passion for Jews to die in a bloody war so Jesus can r[...]
March 16th, 2014 - 2:32 pm § in Hypocrisy
30 Days Till Passover
Today is the first day of Purim and the 30th day before Passover. Why do I say “day?” Jewish days begin at sundown, so today is Purim, but it began last night. We are also 30 days before Passover, two holidays that could nto be more different than anything in the dominant Christian cu[...]