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Thoughts and Reflections on the Eve of Yom Kippur
A few short weeks ago on August 23rd, 2010 I attended and videotaped an amazing conference organized by CIJR (Canadian Institute for Jewish Research) here in Montreal. Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the...
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Chanukah – Why do we light those candles? Vaclav Havel and Kim Jong Il
This morning I was musing about Chanukah and the great unprecedented events of our time, the recent death of Vaclav Havel of Czechoslovakia and Kim Yong Il of North Korea with my Mormon trainer,...
View ArticleKlez Kanada August 2018
I am at Klez Kanada, one week- Jewish arts summer camp in the Laurentian mountains and am posting videos that I have crated in previous years. Experience the exuberance and joy generated by this...
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Who Are the “Racists” Today?
“Racism”, “colonialism” “apartheid” these are the politically correct demons of our time. Never mind that these were the politically correct pro-social watchwords prior to World War Two and have lost...
View ArticleAri Fuld – an Ordinary Extraordinary American-Israeli Jewish Hero
Yesterday Ari Fuld was knifed in the back at a mall by a snot-nosed teenage Palestinian terrorist. Ari chased the terrorist and shot him. Both of them lay on the pavement. Ari sadly, father of four...
View ArticleFinally a Rational Fully Formulated Plan for Peace in the Middle East
This morning i read several posts on the internet which made me believe that Peace really could come to the Middle East ‘Bheref Eyin” as they say in Hebrew “in the blink of an eye”…. Jews believe that...
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Chanukah in Jerusalem, Israel
Last night was the first night of Chanukah here in Jerusalem and all over the world. This was my first time experiencing Chanukah in Jerusalem in Israel. Here as you can see from the above pictures,...
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Quora: public questions and answers where anyone in the world can participate
What is Quora? Their website states: “Quora is a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers.” In my own words, anyone can ask and/or respond...
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Antisemitism: For the Curious
I have written many posts about antisemitism because it is so infuriating. Lies about Jews and Judaism and Israel spoken with authority, such that one is easily deceived. Here is a brief history by...
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How antisemitism works: Passover: 2019
So this is the story of the Jewish people -The Hagada (the guide for the Passover seder on the eve of Passover states: “We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and the L-rd, our G‑d, took us out from...
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My Observations re Passover in Israel
Since there is so much attention being paid to Jews and Israel and so much misinformation, I would like to share my own reflections regarding the Jewish message to the world, in the present day, that...
View ArticleCall for Musical Theatre Competition
AskAbigail Productions Request for Submission of New Musical Theatre Works Summary: Musical Theatre based on how Jewish musical and religious practices and identities impacted the survival of Jews in...
View ArticleScience, Religion, and Human Rights Today
I am quoting from Melanie Philips’s post below: I consider Melanie Philips the modern day equivalent of Maimonides with her brilliant insights into what is going on in the ideological environment that...
View ArticleClimate Change, Greta Thunberg, and Adult Responsibility
This last week we witnessed the youth marches for climate change initiated by Greta Thunberg all over the world. One of G-ds first admonitions to Adam and Eve was that he was giving man “dominion”...
View ArticleProject in Development: Moshe Kraus – documentary film/musical theatre
Moishele: Der Zinger: How My Singing Saved My Life Dear friends, artists, and creators: We all know the questions: Where was G-d? How was this possible? Why didn’t the Jews resist? How did they...
View ArticleFive Books – Research for Moshe Kraus – musical drama highlighting the story...
Recently there was another documentary about Anne Frank and the horrors perpetrated against the Jews during the Nazi reign in Europe. This story has been told many times but the deeper questions of how...
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Moshe Kraus: Project in Development
Moshe Kraus Project in Development 1 The unspoken question whenever one mentions Jews in the twentieth century is “where was G-d? Can the Jewish faith have value after such a catastrophe. Moshe’s life...
View ArticleIslam, Judaism, Christianity – Then and Now
This year I attended and filmed three lectures by three eminent visiting scholars at McGill University: David Nirenberg “Sibling Rivalries, Scriptural Communities: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam”,...
View ArticleJewish Learning – is it just for Children?
Jewish men and women of all ages are enjoined to study throughout their lives: Here are videos of several sessions from Montreal Day of Jewish Learning 2015 Continue reading →
View ArticleConfronting BDS Today: a conference in Baltimore
I never considered myself right wing or left wing but the lies and calumnies of the Israel/apartheid BDS gang that has proliferated on campuses need to be exposed. Jews and non Jews need to come to...
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