Posted on 7 November, 2007 by speakingupandout
Extra Extra!
According to today’s Yedioth paper, The Palestinian Government (Hamas) is planning on creating a 200 Million Dollar film production city. I can’t quite put my finger on how many problems I have with this idea, but I’ll do my best.
1) Gaza and the entire Palestinian Authority is cash-strapped, owes many of its thousands of [...]
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Posted on 29 October, 2007 by speakingupandout
I was partially right. In retrospect I thought I was 100% right on; that NFTY, the entire URJ youth movement, and Jews affiliated or unaffiliated with any movement were ready to “man up” and embrace their part in the Jewish Peoplehood.
“T’fillot, Ivrit, and Eretz Yisrael are all interconnected and play a crucial part in our [...]
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Posted on 21 October, 2007 by speakingupandout
When I was in third grade, I received a book in Religious School called Israel and Me. Many a year and quite a few books later, I can’t help but laugh at this book and how rediculous it was. Take all of the complexities and boil it down to pictures of beautiful women on beaches, [...]
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Posted on 11 August, 2007 by speakingupandout
“Suddenly I realized that others would someday get everything I had worked for so hard, then I started hating it all. Who knows if those people will be sensible or stupid? Either way, they will own everything I have earned by hard work and wisdom. It doesn’t make sense…I looked again and saw people being [...]
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