Special Needs and the Jewish Community
About ten years ago I was working for an agency that worked with children and teens (and their parents) who were emotionally disturbed. Some of these children/teens were also intellectually challenged. Three of the children I worked with were from the same family. All three were intellectually challenged as well as emotionally disturbed (their older [...]
Why I didn’t go to the AIPAC conference
Cross-posted on True Ancestor
The short answer: because I’m lazy, because the One True Wife and I had a fight and I didn’t want to travel with her, and because I’m busy.
The longer answer, packed inside the shorter one: I don’t like being part of Jewish efforts at political influence. It’s not a bad thing — [...]
Return to the Jewish Mission
Saul Singer, an opinion columnist who appears in the Friday Jerusalem Post, wrote on 7 March about the Jewish mission. The article was entitled, “From survival to purpose.” Here are some of the pieces of his article that I found particularly interesting:
To modern Jews, the idea of a Jewish mission is either antiquated, [...]
Kashrut, Animal Cruelty, and Vegetarianism
Anybody who has read anything online in the last year about kosher slaughtering methods knows about the controversy that has surrounded some rather nefarious practices by the big AgriProcessors’ plant in Postville, Iowa. Recently a new undercover investigation found some pretty horrible conditions at another large kosher slaughterhouse in Uruguay. Even the Israeli Chief Ashkenazi [...]
Australian Jews Do Us Proud
Shalom all,
I found an interesting article this morning on the JTA website. It describes the role that Australia’s Jewish population played in bringing forward Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s formal apology to the Aboriginal people for country’s role in destroying Aboriginal culture and families. As a religious Jew who is also a graduate social [...]
Video - A Sacred Duty
Last weekend Tamara and I stumbled across (via Huw) what we both thought looked to be a great video on Judaism, the environment and Tikkun Olam. We thought the first half was really interesting and I can honestly say, that I did learn a thing or two. I especially loved the part featuring two Eco-friendly [...]
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