Meet Sherwin Wine
“Wow. I’ve never heard of him [Jean Meslier] before. It’s interesting how strong he was in his convictions when he wasn’t worried about what anyone else thought (since he knew he would be dead). I wonder how many other people might have similar thoughts and just never express them.” – Minette2 (5/10/2010 9:12:56 AM)
Yes, one [...]
The Rabbis Vs. The Internet
Ultra-Orthodox Seek Boycott Of Their Own Web Sites (Amy Teibel/The Associated Press; Jan 26)
JERUSLAEM: Prominent ultra-Orthodox Israeli rabbis are targeting a new foe in the decidedly impious world of the Internet: They’ve demanded a boycott of their community’s own Web sites, accusing them of disseminating “gossip, slander … filth and abominations.”
It’s [...]
Judaism In The News
Fire Attack On West Bank Mosque (The BBC; Dec 11)
A mosque in a village in the north of the Israeli-occupied West Bank has been damaged in an arson attack.
Attackers set fire to bookshelves and a large area of carpet in the mosque, and sprayed graffiti in Hebrew on a wall.
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The War On Hanukkah
Ok, so it’s actually more like a few isolated incidents than an actual war. That still seems to make it more of a genuine conflict than anything associated with the so-called War on Christmas….
Officials Say Priest Attacked Menorah In Moldova (YnetNews.com/The Associated Press; Dec 14)
Dozens of people led by an Orthodox priest [...]
Jewish Exorcisms?
Even after all these years it seems I’m still not anywhere close to scraping the bottom of the Religious Goofiness barrel….
Be Gone, You Evil Dybbuk (Matthew Wagner/The Jerusalem Post; Dec 16)
Do Jews believe in exorcisms? It depends who you ask.
A liturgical text dating back to the 18th century is being used [...]
So, How Did You Spend YOUR Weekend?
I hope you found a better way to use your time than this:
“Sabbath” Protest Targets Intel (The BBC; Nov 14)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem have protested outside the offices of the US firm, Intel, against the plant operating on the Jewish day of rest.
The demonstrators chanted “Shabbes! Shabbes!”, the Yiddish word for Sabbath when [...]
Yaakov Teitel’s Day In Court
You might remember Yaakov from the entry I posted on Nov 3.
Here’s a brief update on what he’s been doing since then:
Murder Charges For Jewish Settler (The BBC; Nov 12)
A Jewish settler has been charged in Israel with murdering two Palestinians and attacking left-wing Israeli, gay and messianic Jewish targets.
Yaakov Teitel, [...]
Profile Of A Jewish Terrorist
2-Minute Bio: Accused Jewish Terrorist Jack Teitel (Randy James/Time; Nov 3)
An American living in Israel has been arrested and charged with a string of terror attacks over more than a decade against Arab, gay and leftist targets. Israeli police describe Yaakov (Jack) Teitel as a Jewish extremist and say he is responsible for [...]
When Religion Leads to Stupidity
This story is a few months old now but it was just brought to my attention.
Religious row as Orthodox Jewish couple sue neighbours for ‘imprisoning’ them with automatic hallway light
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 2:30 AM on 17th June 2009
A Jewish couple are suing their neighbours in a block of flats, saying an [...]
Sensible Advice
There are many accounts on Twitter that claim to be God (I’ll let you decide what degree of skepticism is in order there). One account in particular, however, claims to allow you to actually tweet God – sort of:
Twitter site offers followers line to God
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Want to tweet God?
An Israeli university student has [...]
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