Shalom and welcome to the tribe. Enjoy your visit. Better still become a member of the tribe and subscribeNo other festival in the Jewish calendar has as much hype as Hanukkah. its proximity to Christmas may have something to do with it, but I suspect that its high profile can me more attributed to the [...]
Archive | November, 2010 - Cheshvan / Kislev 5771
Letter from Israel
My friend Gail has an interesting if not varied life. Originally from England she has spent most of her life traveling and working. From fruit picker to cowgirl, Gail has really squeezed many experiences into her life till now (read her bio here) She is currently living in Israel as a new olim, learning and [...]
P.A has Altzheimer’s
If you had thought that Jews and Judaism are not under attack, then think again. As already reported, the P.A in a recent report, refute that Jews have any historical claim to the Kotel. Instead the Muslim claim based on the dream of the prophet Mohammed, that he flew there once on a winged horse [...]
Dancing leads to Sex
So we all know the joke about “dancing leading to sex”. You don’t? That’s OK , you can read it after the fold.The firm tradition within Orthodox Jewish groups is that men and women are separated at all public functions. Ever been to a shalom zahor and wondered how they squeezed 20 women into the [...]
Jewtribe-the tom toms are beating
Trawling around the net as I do, one comes across plenty of interesting articles and websites. So in this post I call Drum Beat, I will point you to on occasion some things you might have missed. The Bible Raps Project The Bible Raps Project is an innovative educational tool that uses rap and hip [...]
Jews in the middle east? It never happened!
Bibi Netanyahu asked the Palestinians before,during and after the failed negotiations. Recognise Israel as a Jewish state. Declare that Israel is a country that is Jewish. In April of this year he said to U.S.envoy George Mitchell “Israel expects the Palestinians to first recognize Israel as a Jewish state before talking about two states for [...]
Of bikes, men and mountains
TED Tel Aviv was held in April 2010. If you don’t know what TED is then visit their website. You will find many inspiring and informative videos from some amazing people from all over the world. Here is one from Computer Science Prof. Shimon Schocken. He is a passionate biker and hiker who believes strongly [...]
Hip Hop Hannukah
Or is that Chanukkah or maybe Chanukka or even the strangest spelling Xanukkah. There are least 10-12 variations with perhaps others that maybe haven’t made it to Google yet. Interestingly enough there is no correct spelling, just a preferred choice. Here is a list * The following ranking gauges popularity according to Google hits. 1. [...]
Jewish Voices rapping for peace
Jewish communities bemoan the fact that younger generations are finding less and less a connection to their heritage. Many question the values of Judaism as a centric force in their lives. Perhaps worse as recently demonstrated at the GA conference in New Orleans, Rae Abileah and others from Jewish Voices for Peace who disrupted Netanyahu’s [...]
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