Month: December 2007
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Hitchens – A Rebuttal
Christopher Hitchens has written a masterpiece of idiocy and foolishness on The Slate. This shows the true triumph of distorted ideas and baseless convictions in the face of evidence, logic or scholarship. I haven’t laughed so much in ages. In fact, since I really don’t like Chanukah, this is probably the best thing that has… Read more
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Kosher for Hamukah
WHOOPS!! This monumental goof was posted on Badvertising This is what happens when political correctness is combined with rabid consumerism and complete lack of brains or knowledge! Here is the thought process behind this. We want to sell products to our Jewish customers too. We can’t label everything for Xmas because that would be insensitive… Read more
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Building the Beis HaMikdash
Today is the day before Chanukah (which is a bit like the day before Xmas, except completely different). It is the 24th of Kislev. Historically this is the day of the foundation of the Second Beis HaMikdash, as recorded in the prophecy of Chaggai (2: 10-29). The Kaf HaChaim brings that there is a minhag… Read more
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Phones are sooo 1975!
I sometimes wonder whether the current Israeli leadership understands what is going on. Perhaps they just don’t see things properly. Or hear. Or think… It seems that the government is out of touch with their electorate, world Jewish opinion, and current Arab and Palestinian thinking. Perhaps they got their wires crossed. This is a transcript… Read more