Ginsburg Talks About Jewish Heritage

Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday that the change in U.S. acceptance of Jews can be seen on the Supreme Court, where two members are Jewish yet their faith played no role in their selection.

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The three say they became close not by avoiding or glossing over their conflicts, but by running straight at them.

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Analysis of the Israel–Palestine conflict tends to focus on politics and history. But other forces are at work, related to beliefs and feelings deeply embedded in Judeo-Christian tradition.

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School teachers in Kiryat Gat in Israel are barred from entering the building from the front entrance. The reason? Haredi men don't want to see women dressed "immodestly"*, so once again, women have to kowtow to religious idiots.

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Today, in Tampa, Fla, a Navy reservist tried to murder a Greek Orthodox priest from Crete as a "terrorist." The reservist claimed the non-Arabic speaking Greek had yelled "Allah Akbar." (God is Great) When arrested, Naval Reservist Jason D.

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Is it really Islam against Christanity and Judaism?

I try to be a fairly pragmatic person, even in this day and age. I still feel the horror of watching both towers come down. As a youngster, I watched them go up, from my uncle's apartment in The Village. I too lost many friends in the FDNY on that fateful day.

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One of the most provocative documents in the Qumran corpus, a sapiential poem describing a temptress and the consequences of her seduction, is found (at least, for the most part) in fragment one of 4Q184.

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"Thankfully, the citizens of Tel Aviv are not as callous as national leaders when it comes to practising one tenet of the Jewish faith" This is a great article that demonstrates the distinguishes Israeli citizens from their government.

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Switzerland's biggest Jewish groups have described a far-right push to ban the construction of minarets as a ''threat'' to religious harmony and the integration of Muslims.

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Aside from the agitation is the disturbing notion that Jews seeking to visit, or even pray at, their holiest place of worship (the Temple Mount and not merely the Western Wall) should be seen as provocation, desecration or in any other way unacceptable.

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"Anti-Semitic attitudes in the United States are at a historic low, with 12 percent of Americans prejudiced toward Jews, an Anti-Defamation League survey found on Thursday. "

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Something astonishing, even alarming, is taking place in the battle over the future of Jerusalem.

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Religious people want people to respect them

It's getting near "holiday" time again, and we are likely to hear more of the same fights about religion. We have to hear the same old complaints that someone dared to wish them Happy Holidays (go figure). However, this is not the only source of problems.

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Crypto-History, Instalment 18: Moses, Monotheism and Magic

The Hidden Threads of Crypto-History A Multi-Part Exploration of Alternative Theories of the Human Experience Instalment 18: Moses, Monotheism and Magic (click here for the previous part of this instalment, and click here to go to the beginning of the series).

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Finally, something Christians, Jews, and Muslims can agree on: Apocalypse. But as the theological end-time visions of the three Abrahamic faiths converge, it is not the wrath of heaven that threatens life on Earth, but all-too-human fundamentalism and fearmongering.

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Baraka Is Beyond Words

I've recently watched the movie "Baraka" on Blu Ray and I must say that I've never experienced anything like it. It is literally beyond words. This amazing film was shot in more than 100 locations in 24 countries detailing "the thread of life" in all its majestic forms.

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Tangible things occupy the days of most building managers in New York City. Hot water, floods, bugs, rent checks and so on.

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One of the more popular catchphrases today is that all religions ultimately believe the same things and lead to the same God.

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A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has Jewish roots. A close-up of the document reveals he was previously known as Sabourjian – a Jewish name meaning cloth weaver.

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Oy! You spend your whole life trying to distance yourself from the Jewish faith. You give speech after speech calling for the abolition of that cursed Zionist state. You truly aspire to be the best anti-Semite you can be.

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Finally, something Christians, Jews, and Muslims can agree on: Apocalypse. But as the theological end-time visions of the three Abrahamic faiths converge, it is not the wrath of heaven that threatens life on Earth, but all-too-human fundamentalism and fearmongering

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Poor Glenn Beck. The pitchfork pundit from Fox News is used to getting into trouble for talking about what he hates. But now he's even getting hammered for what he loves -- in this case, Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.

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Can we learn from each other's religious culture?

Can we learn from each other's religious culture?

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Good sites for the High Holy Days

Why wasn't the shofar, or ram's horn, blown this year for the start of Rosh Hashana? Why is honeycake eaten this time of year? Get these and other answers at several informative sites on the High Holy Days.

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On Friday afternoons, the people coming to pray at this building take off their shoes, unfurl rugs to kneel on and pray in Arabic. The ones that come Friday evenings put on yarmulkes, light candles and pray in Hebrew.

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Muslim governments are taking advantage of the Ramadan TV season to broadcast anti-Israel and anti-Semitic propaganda, some of it reminiscent of the Nazi propaganda that preceded the Holocaust.

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