I got an email a few days ago from a marketing lady that asked me to post this promo on an HBO movie/special. I looked through some of these clips and they look interesting. I personally think that its going to take another 100 years for the differences to be worked out (outcome unknown) but [...]
For religious Jews, the period known as Shmita is something that is more than just an inconvenience. It is a commandment by God to “let the land lie fallow, and to not eat the fruits thereof”. Occurring every seven years, observant Jews must not eat either fruits, vegetables, or grains grown in fields owned and [...]
Residents and visitors alike are finding it harder to shop in central Jerusalem’s commercial business district. Once considered the pride of modern, West Jerusalem, businesses located on streets such as Jaffa Road, King George, and Ben Yehuda streets, often referred as the city’s “shopping triangle” are claiming to be in dire straits due to [...]
It seems that we writers can’t get enough about writing on Israeli political tête-à-têtes. And Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s “quickie” visit to see Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin last Thursday is just one of those episodes in Israel’s continuing problem with Iran’s ongoing nuclear program – and Russia’s latest involvement with the [...]
Sean Penn can enjoy an entirely new set of fans, one which has never seen the left-wing American actor’s films. Muslim terrorists and extremists are raising a loud applause and calls of “bravo” for Penn, who has traveled to Iran, Iraq and made frequent condemnations of the war on terror.
Some terror leaders adore Penn [...]
Well I guess if you’re going to sell cars that BMW’s are the “right” cars to sell. After his resignation from chief of the armed forces, Halutz went to Harvard Business School for a quick refresher course and then back to Israel. Since then he has joined the startup Starling Advanced Communications as Chairman (part [...]
Albert Arnold Gore Jr., is a man who has had his share of career “ups and downs”. Following his barely losing the Presidency of the United States in the year 2,000 to George W. Bush, many thought that the former U.S. Senator and two term Vice President was destined to be relegated to the backwater [...]
The work ethic has always been stronger in some countries than others. But very few countries have a stronger and more rigid work ethic than that found in Japan. This value system, which seems to continue unabated despite a recent recession, may be the reason for the “chrysanthemum country” having one of the lowest rates [...]
It is said in Jewish tradition that there are three important times to visit the city of Jerusalem during the course of a year These times are during the High Holidays, especially during Sukkoth; during the Passover Holiday, and during Shavuot. At the end of the Sukkoth festival, my wife and I, [...]
Yesterday, September 30th, I celebrated my 62nd birthday; and amid all the fanfare and well wishes from family and friends, I discovered on the news that another person, a well known one, also celebrated his 62nd as well. In case any of you are wondering just who that well known person is, he [...]
The Israeli government finally seems to have gotten a “wake up call” regarding it’s dealings with the Hamas entity in the Gaza Strip. On Wednesday, September 19, it was announced that Israel now considers the Hamas led government in Gaza to be “enemies of the State of Israel” due to it’s continued hostilities, largely as [...]
Many were ‘delighted’ to hear Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declare that “there are no homosexuals in Iran” at his appearance before a selected audience at New York’s Columbia University of Monday, September 24. Many more were even more thrilled to hear him say before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that “the nuclear issue is [...]
As Israel enters into the Jewish New Year of 5768, it now has a total population of 7.2 million inhabitants. One statistic is particularly interesting – for men anyway – is the percentage of males to females. For every 1,000 women there are only 977 men! Of course, that takes all age spectrums into consideration, [...]
The British football tabloids and other news media sources are having a field day regarding the pending appointment of former Israeli National Team coach Avraham Grant to coach the Premier League team, other known as “The Blues”. Grant replaces Jose Mourinho who suddenly quit the Chelsea team on Wednesday following adverse publicity concerning the teams’ [...]
Remembering is a tricky thing. When is it okay to forget? We are people that are a little sensitive to the whole forgetting thing. I mean just look at today’s post about the Petach Tikvah Nazis and you’ll see that the reminders can pop up even at home (as unbelievable as that seems….).
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