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Category Archives: history
Parenting, literally and figuratively.
Parenting is hard. I’m not complaining, mind you, just stating a fact. Allow me to illustrate with two anecdotes. Having a fever of 102°F sucks. Being less than 13 months old with a fever of 102°F sucks a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family, Hillel, history, Israel, Parenting, Politics, San Diego Jewish Community, SDSU
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Dig this archaeological news from Israel
Herod’s tomb and grave found at Herodium The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced Monday night that it has uncovered the grave and tomb of King Herod, who ruled Judea for the Roman empire from circa 37 BCE. … The tomb … Continue reading
Posted in Good News, history, Israel
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Nancy Pelosi comes from good stock.
The JPost tells us about Pelosi’s father and the Holocaust. I look forward to seeing good things from her and her colleagues in terms of foreign policy this term.
Posted in Arab-Israeli Conflict, history, Israel, News, Politics
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Jewish Education, the Simpsons Way
Thanks to Counting the Homer, I found out that this year’s Simpsons Treehouse of Horror (the Halloween special show) included this segment:
Posted in funny, history, humor, Jewish holidays, television
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It’s the Irony, Stupid: Hospitality and Spirituality in the Middle East, Then and Now
When I started writing this (Sunday, July 15 or thereabouts) I didn’t know where it was going, so I didn’t post it. It took about a week for the realization to sink in that the thing that brought these two … Continue reading →