May 2010 - Rabbi Yonah

Judaism

Jerusalem: Center of the World, Eye of the Universe

All eyes these days seem to be on Jerusalem.

Historically it has been a gateway between Europe and Asia to Africa for trade, travel and exchange of civilization.

Geographically, it is a keystone link between East and West.

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Physically, Jerusalem is a crossroads of civlization

Spiritually, Jerusalem is considered the center of the world.

Jerusalem is called the "Eye of the Universe".

Join us to learn the behind-the-historical-and-spiritual reasons why the entire world is constantly focused on a city the size of Disneyland.

May 21, 2010/0 Comments/by rabbiyonah

No Nukes

Academy Award winning film producer Lawrence Bender unveiled a new activist film about nukes and Cannes this week. My first student activist group that I founded was for nuclear disarmament in the early 1980’s. I was in middle school. While I would love a world without nukes – and this film makes the point that a nuke in the hand of even responsible parties is dangerous – I cannot imagine Israel without the nuke deterrent. Please Gd, someday, we will be there.

May 17, 2010/0 Comments/by rabbiyonah

Judaism

UC Irvine Hosts Racist Hate Week – AGAIN

Photo from OC Task Force

UC Intifadah 2010 Edition-More Hate Than Ever Before

UC Irvine Faculty speak out against hate on their campus in an open letter released today.

In addition – the worst series of anti-Semitic posters has been put up on campus by the MSU. You can see them all here.

Faculty Statement:

We, faculty at the University of California–Irvine, are deeply disturbed about activities on campus that foment hatred against Jews and Israelis. The troubling events over the past few years include the painting of swastikas in university buildings, the Star of David depicted as akin to a swastika, a statement (by a speaker repeatedly invited by the Muslim Student Union) that the Zionist Jew is a party of satan, a statement by another MSU speaker that the Holocaust was God’s will, the tearing down of posters placed by the student group Anteaters for Israel, and the hacking of their web site. Some community members, students, and faculty indeed feel intimidated, and at times even unsafe.

Some of these actions are protected by the First Amendment and in no way do we want to limit freedom of speech. We welcome open dialogue among all members of the UCI community. We respect and value our Muslim colleagues, including those members of the MSU who support and encourage open dialogue and civility on campus. At the same time, we take issue with hate-promoting actions that we find unacceptable. They run counter to the peaceful co-existence and civility that are essential to a university environment. Actions that demonize and derogate others, such as the previous events that have occurred on our campus noted above, have contributed to UCI’s developing a growing reputation as a center of hate and intolerance. Our campus deserves better.
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May 11, 2010/2 Comments/by rabbiyonah

Israel, Judaism

Lebanon Pummels Israel – Fierce Retaliation Expected

Lebanon launches latest volley in garbanzo wars.

Lebanese cooks have whipped up more than ten metric tons of hummus, breaking a world record previously held by rival Israel on Saturday.

The gigantic serving of the popular Middle Eastern chickpea paste is the latest shot in the two countries’ ongoing war to assert ownership over the dip.

Some 300 Lebanese cooks on Saturday prepared the huge batch of hummus that weighed in at 22,046 pounds (10,452 kilograms), more than doubling the previous record of around 4 metric tons set in January by cooks in an Arab town near Jerusalem.

A Guinness World Records adjudicator confirmed that Lebanon now holds the record.

Lebanon accuses Israel of stealing traditional Arab dishes like hummus and marketing them worldwide as Israeli.

May 8, 2010/0 Comments/by rabbiyonah

Jerusalem: Center of the World, Eye of the Universe

No Nukes

UC Irvine Hosts Racist Hate Week – AGAIN

Lebanon Pummels Israel – Fierce Retaliation Expected

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