Category Archives: Jewish stuff and Israel

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 →

I’ve always had a fondness for turbans in general. It turns out that they had been worn by Jews for a very long time.  Just from my years of Talmud study, I got the impression that ancient Babylonian Jews crowned … Continue reading →

Evidence that the ancient Jewish sages held the Earth to be flat Seder Rabbah of Bereshith page 17: The length of the Earth is a journey of 500 years, the width of the Earth is 500 years and its thickness … Continue reading →

Much ink has been spilled over AIPAC and how it seems to have a stranglehold on American foreign policy.  AIPAC claims that it “…works with both Democratic and Republican political leaders to enact public policy that strengthens the vital U.S.-Israel relationship.”  It … Continue reading →

When the bulk of European Jewry gradually lost its distinctive Mid-Eastern look , culture – especially language, religion and dress – became the only things that set these Jews apart from their gentile neighbors.  While Europe was effective in erasing … Continue reading →