Category Archives: Jewish stuff and Israel

It is Spring and I should be out frolicking in the Sun enjoying the great outdoors.  Alas, the Portland area has endured so many overcast and rainy days this year that even the albinos are getting Rickets.  So here I … Continue reading →

It has recently been reported that Israeli commandos boarded a ship in international waters, laden with humanitarian aid for Gaza, and murdered up to 15 people.  Most of them Turkish nationals. European sources appear to be much more willing to … Continue reading →

My daughter works at a medical office in a heavily Hassidic area.  Her daily experiences reveal disturbing trends within a community that most Americans associate with solid values.  By and large, we Jews are known for our emphasis on education.  … Continue reading →

One of the built-in problems with any multi-ethnic society is that of dual loyalties.  People have a natural loyalty to their own ethnicity and yet they are expected to put the nation, under whose flag they live, first. As a … Continue reading →

In my last post, I described some volumes of the Talmud that I have.  It turns out that one of my co-ethnics is selling the second edition of this (all 19 volumes) for the sum of $10,000, saying it is … Continue reading →

I have a couple of Talmudic volumes printed in Munich, Germany 1946.  On the illustrated title page, shown below, it says (on top) “From servitude to redemption.  From darkness to great light.  Near the bottom it says “The work bungalows … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, I used to deal in old Hebrew books.  I still have  few of them; I kept the ones that I found most interesting.  Some of those books were printed on blue paper and they hail from … Continue reading →

When I say “Ancient Hebrew” here, I am referring to Hebrew as it was spoken about 2,000 years ago.  By then, various changes had taken place due to the Babylonian exile, the influence of Aramaic and Greek and natural linguistic … Continue reading →

We don’t know, for certain, how the ancient Jews perceived God. It could be some viewed Him as a physical entity and others as a spiritual one. We just don’t know for sure. To Maimonides it was clear that there … Continue reading →

Any organization that helps white, or Jewish, identity serves a valuable function.  In this sense, even Bnai Brith is valuable – at least for me;  I would not be alive if not for Bnai Brith since my own parents met … Continue reading →