Juif.org : toute l'actualit矤'Israꪠet du monde Juif sous forme de news, vid讳, photos et d'opinions! Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:34:26 +0200 http://www.juif.org For more than 40 years, the treasure trove of unseen and unpublished possibly important Franz Kafka works lay stacked in piles in a humid apartment in a Tel Aviv suburb. The cache consisted of thousands of decomposing postcards, letters, manuscripts... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:04:03 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18215,unpublished-kafka-to-see-light-of-day.php JW-BLOGS-18215 A stretch beyond a stretch. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:04:03 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18214,wash-post-invokes-jesus-and-john-the-baptist-to-flog-israel.php JW-BLOGS-18214  (nablopomo day 30) What humanitarian crisis' What lack of material goods' What poverty and starvation' I'm certain that is going on, but it is not caused by the Israeli embargo.  It is caused by the current rulers of Gaza, Hamas, and their... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:04:04 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18213,turns-out-gaza-isjust-fine-thank-you-if-you-re-hamas.php JW-BLOGS-18213 I often write about Hamas and how hateful (in both senses) they are. But I want to make it concrete today. Exactly nine years ago tomorrow, by the Jewish calendar, a Hamas suicide bomber detonated a massive blast at the Sbarro pizza restaurant in... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:04:02 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18212,nine-years-after-sbarro.php JW-BLOGS-18212 Perhaps the fundamental error of the Reform and Conservative movements is their (mis)interpretation of halacha as a value system instead of a legal system. For the yeshiva student, Shabbos means 39 categories of forbidden labor, psik reisha,... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:04:05 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18211,laws-vs-values.php JW-BLOGS-18211 In a move that apparently would make history for an Orthodox synagogue in the United States, the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale is scheduled Friday night to have a woman lead a Kabbalat Shabbat service where both men and women are... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:04:06 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18210,breaking-in-american-first-orthodox-synagogue-to-have-woman-lead.php JW-BLOGS-18210 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:04:05 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18208,pedophiles-in-the-jewish-community-are-going-unpunished.php JW-BLOGS-18208 One of the issues I did not touch on in the posts on whether women may serve in communal leadership positions is the issue of tzniyus. Some poskim apparently take this issue very seriously. In this article (link) by Rabbi Hershel Shachter's... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:04:05 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18209,women-in-leadership-roles-the-issue-of-tzniyus.php JW-BLOGS-18209 Here's Oorah's video, 8th day, it's Shabbos now.Let's go to the videotape.Shabbat Shalom everyone. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:04:05 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18207,sabbath-music-video.php JW-BLOGS-18207 Here's yet another 'Palestinian' precondition for talks: They want a guaranteed Judenrein state (Hat Tip: Gershon D). Almost no notice was taken of another pre talks decision that the PA chairman revealed, as he announced clearly that if a... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:04:06 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18205,and-another-palestinian-precondition-a-judenrein-state.php JW-BLOGS-18205 It’s only Friday and already Sunday’s massive forest fire has all but disappeared from the headlines. To recap: about 450 acres of forest (this figure according to the Keren Kayemet Leyisrael Jewish National Fund) in the Ora Aminadav... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:04:06 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18206,foto-friday-parks-recreation-and-firefighting.php JW-BLOGS-18206 What other city combines surf, art, falafel, and all night partying' Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:04:04 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18204,national-geographic-ranks-tel-aviv-among-top-10-beach-cities.php JW-BLOGS-18204 We keep hearing about Abbas being the head of the Palestinian Authority. We are reassured that he is a moderate. Israel is told that Abbas is the go to guy that Israel must deal with in order to bring peace. Bunk. If Abbas has to go to the... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:04:03 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18202,obama-could-do-worse-than-reading-this-30-year-old-article-about-the.php JW-BLOGS-18202 Not too subtle: McMahon Campaign Hits Grimm For Taking "Jewish Money" Mike Grimm, a G.O.P challenger for Mike McMahon's Congressional seat, took in over $200,000 in his last filing. But in an effort to show that Grimm lacks support among voters... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:04:03 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18203,forget-jewish-lobby-let-s-just-get-right-down-to-it-and-talk-about.php JW-BLOGS-18203 B"H If "Rabbi" Zev Sharon worshipped Hashem and not the State, he would talk diversely. There is nothing to suggest that the helicopter in Romania went down because of the goodness of the soldiers. Quite the opposite! I happen to believe this... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:04:07 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18201,on-rabbi-zev-sharon.php JW-BLOGS-18201 I've told you many times that 'Israeli Arabs' are happy in Israel and despite their identification as 'Palestinians,' most of them have no desire to live in a 'Palestinian state.' Here's Professor Mordechai Keidar, an Arabic speaker whom I have... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:04:06 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18200,why-are-israeli-arabs-happy-in-israel.php JW-BLOGS-18200 Back in December 2009, Abbas told Haaretz:If Israel completely halts construction in the settlements, negotiations with the Palestinians on a final status agreement can be completed within six months, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:04:03 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18199,arab-league-gives-abbas-go-ahead-todo-what-he-s-already-doing.php JW-BLOGS-18199 An Arab Israeli MK serenades the Supreme Court; and the media hail tragic events even before they unfold.Let's go to the videotape. Heh. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:04:08 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18197,latma-weekly-tribal-update-crime-and-punishment.php JW-BLOGS-18197 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:04:08 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18198,some-orthodox-rabbis-call-for-acceptance-of-homosexuals.php JW-BLOGS-18198 I have done several posts on this blog pointing out the danger to the United States and its allies that is presented by the possibility of a Goldstone Report looking at Iraq or Afghanistan. That possibility was completely foreseeable nearly a year... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:04:06 +0200 http://www.juif.org/blogs/18196,the-coming-goldstone-report-on-afghanistan.php JW-BLOGS-18196