Society for Humanistic Judaism - Hanukkah

Society for Humanistic Judaism - Hanukkah: "The most common transliterations are Hanukkah or Chanukah or Hanukka. But don’t forget, Hanukkah is spelled het, nun, vav, kaf, hey.

The Story
Hanukkah, the eight-day festival of lights, is a Hebrew word meaning "dedication." The name refers to the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after its recapture from the Greeks by the Maccabees in 164 B.C.E. The basis of the traditional celebration of Hanukkah is this story of the Maccabean victory, recorded in the Book of Maccabees, embellished by Talmudic legend."

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Tzaddik Magazine

Tzaddik Magazine: "Chanukah, however, is different. It lasts eight days rather than seven. What is the significance of the number eight? Chanukah reaches just beyond the seven-day structure, which signifies the creation of the world. The seven-day week is universally accepted—beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday—the cycle then repeats itself.

The fact that Chanukah extends beyond these seven days and lasts for eight indicates that Chanukah originates in an extremely high and exalted place. "

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ChaiDomains.com

ChaiDomains.com: "Tear down the walls that separate us, and rebuild what was once always ours. The limitations on Global Scale are here to reveal that we need to look to our own neighbhor and brother; as both a source of support, as well as someone who needs our help. Our collective fates are intertwined, and only with each others assistance can we thrive."

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Social Advertising.org Advertise Socially: November 2011

Social Advertising.org Advertise Socially: November 2011: "Seed Source Info
Seed Source Info: "I am willing to take on somewhere around 20-40 "website builders in training" and at the end of somewhere between three to five weeks, we should have completed a custom website for each participant.

The enrollment process is a simple as joining a new social network or creating a profile for some other free service"

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Social Advertising.org Advertise Socially: November 2011

Social Advertising.org Advertise Socially: November 2011: ""This was one of our largest gatherings of mentors yet and it produced 62 diverse sessions over the course of a two day “unconference.” Topics included:
Community building and successful Google Summer of Code how to’s
Open Source gaming
Git and submodules for large projects
Humanitarian FOSS
Teaching with Open Source"

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SAN Cloud 9- It starts with a name (sometimes) then...: Seed Source Info

SAN Cloud 9- It starts with a name (sometimes) then...: Seed Source Info: "process is a simple as joining a new social network or creating a profile for some other free service. We are not spamming people or trying to sell e-mail adresses. Its as simple as it sounds, so check us out. We will be blogging our experiences as we go, and sharing our successes with out friends. We are only accepting content of high moral and ethical nature, as part of the goals of the websites we will be building.

Don't delay, perhaps I will limit the 1st enrollment to a maximum of 80 people so that I will be busy enough in instructing my student. There will be no material fees or costs because until the student gets comfortable enough with C-Panel the most likely will be using our web hosting and domains.""

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UN report: Iran IS trying to build nuclear bomb warns William Hague | Mail Online

UN report: Iran IS trying to build nuclear bomb warns William Hague | Mail Online: "Clandestine procurement of equipment and design information needed to make such arms;
High explosives testing and detonator development to set off a nuclear charge;
Computer modelling of a core of a nuclear warhead;
Preparatory work for a nuclear weapons test, and"

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A Video About The Past But Not The Future For Israel And The World

Judaism's mystical number is seven - Greensboro Religious Perspectives | Examiner.com

Judaism's mystical number is seven - Greensboro Religious Perspectives | Examiner.com: "The Holidays begin at the Jewish New Year, which commences during the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. Yitro was the first real convert to Judaism by the Torah’s account; he had 7 different names, and 7 daughters. His daughter Batsheva (literally meaning the 7th daughter) married Moses; to whom which the Torah was revealed. Moses was the 7th generation after Abraham, and was born on the same day he died: the 7th of Adar. The number seven, and variations of that number are continually found within the scriptures and Holidays of Judaism. A mere coincidence it is not."

Akhlah.com Site Info

Akhlah.com Site Info: "Statistics Summary for akhlah.com
There are 1,015,318 sites with a better three-month global Alexa traffic rank than Akhlah.com. The site is based in the US. Approximately 49% of visits to the site consist of only one pageview (i.e., are bounces). About 30% of visits to Akhlah.com are referred by search engines. The time spent in a typical visit to the site is about two minutes, with 34 seconds spent on each pageview.

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Akhlah: Cities in Israel: Ashkelon

Akhlah: Cities in Israel: Ashkelon: "The archaeological park in Ashkelon is also a great place to have a picnic.

Ashkelon is currently a thriving city which has a newly built sports complex and a culture hall, making it the 8th largest city in Israel.

In 2005 the world's largest water desalination plant opened at Ashkelon with a capacity of 330,000 cubic meters of water produced per day."

Foundation Stone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Foundation Stone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "It therefore follows that the area of the Temple courtyard and Holy of Holies is situated in the unbuilt area between the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque.[1]
Some believe the position is north of the Dome of the Rock, opposite the Gate of Mercy, which Rabbi Emmanuel Chai Reiki[9] identifies as the Shushan Gate mentioned in the Talmud. This gate was described as being opposite the opening of the sanctuary.[2]"

Foundation Stone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Foundation Stone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The current shape is the result of an expansion by Herod the Great on top of vaults over a hill, generally believed to be Mount Moriah. The rock constitutes the peak of this now hidden hill, which is also the highest in early biblical Jerusalem, looming over the City of David.
There is some controversy among secular scholars about equating Mount Moriah, the Temple Mount and the Foundation Stone as the location where events occurred according to the Biblical narrative."

Supporting Our Israel

Supporting Our Israel: "Iran

The most awe-inspiring, fear inducing site in the Middle East today is Iran. They have blatantly disregarded UN resolutions*, calls to disarm, cease assisting Terrorism in the Middle East, as well as providing funding to terrorist cells worldwide.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, has repeatedly lied to the US and its allies. He has called for the downfall of the governments of the US and Europe, as well as many other countries; called for the annihilation of Israel and Jews, as well as officially not recognizing Israel as a legitimate sovereign nation. A constant Holocaust denier and 9/11 conspiracy theorist, his insane rantings are still listened to by millions of Muslims and sympathizers worldwide."

Supporting Our Israel

Supporting Our Israel: "The Republican Party, as well as many Democrats, are staunch supporters of Israel. Undoubtedly, all GOP candidates support Israel in some way. However, how do the candidates feel about the growing unrest in the rest of the Middle East? Extremist threats? Terrorism?

This issue is much more important than their cookie-cutter, albeit welcomed, answers on Israel.

Iran"

Pro-Israel Blog-Off Final : Israellycool

Pro-Israel Blog-Off Final : Israellycool: "2011 Pro-Israel Blog-Off.

Please click on each of the links to view them, and then vote for your favorite one in the poll.

You may only vote once (I will be monitoring the voting logs, so any irregularities will be dealt with).

Voting closes Sunday June 19th 11:59PM Israel time.

The final results (based on the reader votes and judges’ score) will be posted early next week.

Good luck!"

An Ominous Turn in Elite Opinion « Commentary Magazine

An Ominous Turn in Elite Opinion « Commentary Magazine: "Or perhaps I was impressed that the fury over Gaza, trumpeted on posters and Iranian TV, never spilled over into insults or violence toward Jews. Or perhaps it’s because I’m convinced the ‘Mad Mullah’ caricature of Iran and likening of any compromise with it to Munich 1938—a position popular in some American Jewish circles—is misleading and dangerous.

Cohen’s warm words about Iran led many observers to accuse him of naïveté, of having been manipulated by Tehran and having been seduced by the country’s charms, as in this breezy description"

An Ominous Turn in Elite Opinion « Commentary Magazine

An Ominous Turn in Elite Opinion « Commentary Magazine: "Nonetheless, according to Cohen, the Jews remaining in Iran are a generally happy lot. Rather than being intimidated by a repressive theocratic regime that has repeatedly jailed and executed religious minorities and has criminalized all contact with or support for Israel, the Jews to whom Cohen spoke claimed to be content.

In “What Iran’s Jews Say,” published on February 23, he quoted a 61-year-old antiques dealer in Isfahan who leads the service at one of the remaining synagogues in the city as saying he was not worried about the chants of “Death to Israel” that “punctuate” Iranian culture. “‘Let them say ‘Death to Israel,’ he said,” Cohen related."

An Ominous Turn in Elite Opinion « Commentary Magazine

An Ominous Turn in Elite Opinion « Commentary Magazine: "Despite the regime’s promulgation of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial, he thinks the popular conception of Iran is overblown and lacking in “nuance.” Comparisons of the Iranian government and its leaders to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis were, he wrote, absurd if not an insult to the six million victims of the Holocaust. The focus on Iran’s behavior and nuclear ambitions was, he said, a distraction for American foreign-policy planners who would be more usefully employed promoting recognition of the Hamas and Hizballah terrorist groups as legitimate players in the Middle East"

Report: Lebanon Foils Plot to Fire Rockets on Israel - The Israel Project

Report: Lebanon Foils Plot to Fire Rockets on Israel - The Israel Project: "Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah contended in a televised speech that only “resistance,” meaning violence, works to achieve goals.

In his speech, Nasrallah denied reports that Hezbollah fighters were in Syria and Iran helping to quash protests. Most Syrians, he argued, support the Basher al-Assad regime and should return to quiet.

Nasrallah called Hezbollah’s missiles their greatest source of “pride,” Al-Manar, Hezbollah’s news station, reported.

“Why do Israelis fear the Resistance [Hezbollah] obtaining anti-aircraft weaponry? Because the Resistance [Hezbollah] has the will…and courage to use these weapons,” Nasrallah said in a widely viewed martyr’s anniversary speech in 2009."

Report: Lebanon Foils Plot to Fire Rockets on Israel - The Israel Project

Report: Lebanon Foils Plot to Fire Rockets on Israel - The Israel Project: "However, UNIFIL’s mission is increasingly about ensuring Iran-backed Hezbollah does not breach United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 that calls for the disarming of all non-governmental forces in Lebanon. Hezbollah has been rearming itself despite Resolution 1701.

Hezbollah is known to have some 40,000 missiles pointed at Israel in southern Lebanon alone.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said last week that “Hezbollah has more missiles and rockets than most states.” Gates confirmed that Hezbollah poses a terror threat and that it has anti-ship cruise missiles in its stockpile.

Even though Israel withdrew its forces from Lebanon, as directed by U.N. Security Council Resolution 425, Hezbollah has maintained positions directly opposite the Israeli border."

Press Releases - The Israel Project

Press Releases - The Israel Project: "Abbas meets Islamic Jihad leader
Hamas is committed to the destruction of Israel
Islamic Jihad leader on FBI’s most wanted terrorist list
Jerusalem, May 31 - “Palestinians have proven they are capable of operating the Gaza side of Egypt's Rafah crossing…There is no need for foreign observers,” leading Hamas figure Ghazi Hamad said on local radio this week, the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency reported.

Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing with Hamas-controlled Gaza on Saturday. Israel fears this will lead to an increase in the flow of weapons and terrorist training to the strip."

Reps. Israel & Cole Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Turkey to Stop Another Flotilla from Departing for the Gaza Strip

Reps. Israel & Cole Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Turkey to Stop Another Flotilla from Departing for the Gaza Strip: "Washington, DC – On Wednesday, Reps. Steve Israel (D – NY) and Tom Cole (R – OK) led a bipartisan letter to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urging the Prime Minister to stop another flotilla from departing Turkey for the Gaza Strip. Thirty-six Members of Congress signed the bipartisan letter, which asked the Turkish government to help find constructive alternatives for those wishing to provide aid to Gaza.

“Another so-called aid flotilla to Gaza is nothing but an attempt to provoke Israel. The Turkish government can help prevent violence by saying ‘no.’ We are urging Prime Minister Erdoğan to actively work to put a stop to this and join with Israel in providing real humanitarian assistance to Gaza,” said Rep. Israel."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to AIPAC 2011 | UNCOVERAGE.net

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to AIPAC 2011 | UNCOVERAGE.net: "Congress for providing Israel with vital assistance so that Israel can
defend itself by itself. I want to thank you all for supporting the Iron
Dome missile defense system. A few weeks ago, Hamas terrorists in Gaza
fired eight rockets at our cities, at Ashkelon and Beer Sheva. Now, these
rockets never reached their targets. Iron Dome intercepted them in midair.
For the first time, a missile defense system worked in combat. That’s a
precedent in military history. And I want to say thank you, America."....

Israel, like any country in the world, must take whatever steps necessary to protect its citizens and that starts with preventing additional weapons from entering Gaza. If flotilla organizers carry out their confrontational plans, the Israelis will have little choice but to board the vessels and search for weapons. We fear violence could erupt just as it did last year.

We are seeking your active participation in finding a resolution that prevents violence. On April 21, Ambassador Susan Rice, the United States’ representative to the United Nations, stated, “[t]he recent seizures of advanced weaponry underscore that Israel has clear security interests regarding cargo bound for Gaza”, and she urged member states to “use every legal means at their disposal to discourage additional flotillas to Gaza”. We echo those remarks and hope that your government can help work out a mechanism with Israel to allow legitimate humanitarian assistance to go to Gaza without provoking a needless confrontation.  We are confident that Israel, as it has in the past, will continue to allow such aid to flow subject to appropriate security screening. By finding a constructive solution as an alternative to another flotilla, you have a unique opportunity to potentially save lives and be a force for stability at a particularly volatile time.

Sincerely,

STEVE ISRAEL
Member of Congress

TOM COLE
Member of Congress

HOWARD L. BERMAN
Member of Congress

HENRY A. WAXMAN
Member of Congress

JASON CHAFFETZ
Member of Congress

DENNY REHBERG
Member of Congress

GARY L. ACKERMAN
Member of Congress

HENRY CUELLAR
Member of Congress

SHELLEY BERKLEY
Member of Congress

MIKE QUIGLEY
Member of Congress

JOSEPH CROWLEY
Member of Congress

MIKE ROSS
Member of Congress

THEODORE E. DEUTCH
Member of Congress

GENE GREEN
Member of Congress

STEVE SCALISE
Member of Congress

RENEE L. ELLMERS
Member of Congress

RICHARD L. HANNA
Member of Congress

TED POE
Member of Congress

SUE WILKINS MYRICK
Member of Congress

HEATH SHULER
Member of Congress

LYNN JENKINS
Member of Congress

REID J. RIBBLE
Member of Congress

ADAM B. SCHIFF
Member of Congress

STEVEN R. ROTHMAN
Member of Congress

CAROLYN B. MALONEY
Member of Congress

JERROLD NADLER
Member of Congress

BILL PASCRELL, JR.
Member of Congress

SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO
Member of Congress

JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY
Member of Congress

DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ
Member of Congress

CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY
Member of Congress
   
MIKE KELLY
Member of Congress

BILL JOHNSON
Member of Congress

DOUG LAMBORN
Member of Congress

JEAN SCHMIDT
Member of Congress

JOE BARTON
Member of Congress

Artists 4 Israel paint Hebron

Artists 4 Israel paint Hebron: "They had no trouble with the fact that this is Hebron, because these guys have a goal – which I very much agree with – to take places that have a bad reputation, and are associated with fear and chaos, and insert a little color into them,' Cohen said. 'The artists themselves are not really interested in politics. They love this country and don't make any distinction between towns inside and out of the Green Line.'"

Poll: Majority of Israeli Arabs Oppose Existence of Jewish State - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Israel National News

Poll: Majority of Israeli Arabs Oppose Existence of Jewish State - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Israel National News: "Two thirds of Israeli Arabs say they are opposed to Israel's continued existence as a Jewish and Zionist state, a special poll commissioned by Haifa University released this week said. The poll also shows, among other things, that nearly 30% would like to see Israel disappear altogether, and that 38% do not believe that there was a Holocaust."

Israel Straight Talk (67)

Israel Straight Talk (67): "Larry Gunsberg I'm not sure that Obama is quite that Machevillian, but he is SO ideological and frankly, stupid in his approach to foreign policy that he could force the region into a war. He will NEVER the a 'peacemaker' because he doesn't get the cause of the confllict and willing to accept the Palestian narritive at its 'face' value"

Israel Straight Talk (67)

Israel Straight Talk (67): "Kori Rebecca That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! Like it or not, Israel it s the homeland of the Jewish people s too and to pretend that is not the case is utter foolishness. Come on, be honest and Obama, quit trying to 'brown nose' Arab leaders. It's very unbecoming and weak."