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Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
By Ted Belman The Union of Reform Judaism- the URJ- recently completed a major gathering, a Biennial, in Toronto. Rabbi Eric H. Joffie gave a speech and resolutions were passed unanimously. Michael Diamond is a member of the largest Reform Temple in Toronto and is a strong Zionist. He constantly writes in support of Israel and visits it often. He is also a lawyer and community leader. He
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culturekitchen (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Dear Sarah Palin, George Bush and other End of Time Believers, I am sorry to inform you that I will be preventing the second coming of you savior. It's nothing personal, but I just don't intend to move to Israel just to suit your religious beliefs. Let me explain below. You see, End of Timers, I'm Jewish. Now, I don't actually keep Kosher (I love pulled pork way too much...and bacon cheese burgers...
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Curmudgeonly & Skeptical² (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
In Passing passing out, that is “ Oh Boy. The "Deindustrialize Those Cracker Sons Of Bitches Act Of 2009 ." "The US House of Representatives yesterday released the Conflict Minerals Trade Act (HR 4128) to try and end the international trade of tungsten, tantalum and col-tan, the mining of which is accused of fueling violent rape and murder in eastern Congo. (H/T O Club ) In the...
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Free Market Mojo (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
We identify the marginal effect of religious identity on economic choices by measuring how laboratory subjects’ choices change when their religious identity is made salient to them. We find that Protestantism increases contributions to public goods, and there is suggestive evidence that it increases reciprocity in a labor market gift-exchange game. Catholicism decreases contributions to public...
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Brockley Central (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
It's kinda like a speakeasy kind of thing. It's kinda cool. It's like you're in on some kind of secret. You tell a chick you've been some place, it's like bragging that you know how to find it. The only way you could know where a place is is if someone who knows brought you there. You have to have someone come before. There is a direct line connecting you back to the original, unequivocally cool, club...
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PaleoJudaica.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
MORE ON THOSE SUPPOSED SHROUD-OF-TURIN INSCRIPTIONS in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, which are starting to get some media attention. This is from the Scotsman : Professor Frale has published a new book, The Shroud of Jesus the Nazarene, which claims an archaic script that appears on parts of the material was written by low-ranking Roman officials or mortuary clerks on a scroll or piece of papyrus to...
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PaleoJudaica.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
A MAP OF ARCHAEOLOGY SITES has won an award at the ASOR meetings, which are taking place here in New Orleans alongside of SBL: Archaeologists publish first map of contested sites in Middle East New online map reveals archaeological activity on Holy Land sites in the West Bank and East Jerusalem By UCLA Newsroom November 20, 2009 Category: Research A team of archaeologists from UCLA, USC, Israel and...
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Gates of Vienna (Free subscription) | yesterday
A representative of a European NGO contacted me this morning and asked for my help. His organization was preparing a presentation on the Islamization of Europe, and he was in urgent need of a brief description of the Counterjihad, including a statement of our goals and a concise rationale for what we are doing. I was happy to oblige him, and the result is below. The Counterjihad: Resisting Islamization...
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Right Mind (Free subscription) | yesterday
Will this also apply to Christianity and Judaism? From CNews : Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially, a ban on blasphemy. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Algeria and Pakistan have taken the lead in lobbying to bring the matter to a vote in the U.N. General Assembly. Such a ban...
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Maharal, Rambam and Parsha (Free subscription) | yesterday
There are often huge divides between what something is ideally supposed to be and in reality what it ends up being. The divide that I want to discuss is that which exists in modern orthodoxy. How did the ideology depart from reality in such a severe way? In the ideology behind modern orthodoxy a Jew is supposed to follow their Rabbi's judgement, like Jews have been doing for thousands of years. The...
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PaleoJudaica.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE DEAD SEA is getting some publicity: Dead Sea area next focus of IGTO Written by Atara Beck ( Jewish Tribune ) Wednesday, 18 November 2009 TORONTO – The Israel Government Tourist Office (IGTO) recently began focusing on developing a greater awareness of the Dead Sea/Tamar region, which, with its unique healing properties and magnificent surroundings, has attracted visitors for thousands of...
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PaleoJudaica.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
OH OH! IAA: Israel's ancient wonders face ruin By BEN HARTMAN ( Jerusalem Post ) Israel's greatest archeological treasures are in danger of being destroyed by natural disasters and vandalism, and preventative measures must be taken, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) warned on Wednesday. The statement came at the end of a three-day workshop in Acre called "Disaster Risk Reduction to Cultural...
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PaleoJudaica.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
CANAANITE NEWS: Canaanites the art collectors of their day ( USA Today Science Fair Blog) The Canaanites get a bad rap in the Old Testament, but some may been among the first cosmopolitan art collectors, report archaeologists Thursday. At the American Schools of Oriental Research meeting in New Orleans, Eric Cline of George Washington (D.C.) University and Assf Yasur-Landau of Israel's University of...
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PaleoJudaica.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
ARAMAIC WATCH? The AP notes the claim of Vatican researcher Barbara Frale that she has found hitherto unnoticed Hebrew and Aramaic on the Shroud of Turin, including a reference to one Jesus of Nazareth. Sounds interesting, but I'll believe it when I see it. See also my comments on this story here .
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PaleoJudaica.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
MANDAEAN (MANDEAN) EXILES in Jordan discuss the plight of their community: "Dispersed by violence, an ancient community struggles to survive" ( Jordan Times ). Excerpt: According to Mandaeans residing in Jordan, life in Iraq was difficult for them during the Saddam Hussein regime, under which the minority was forced to pay bribes, forcibly conscripted into the army and forbidden from teaching...
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