Who you calling Nazi?

I'll get straight to the point:

No one has the right to call anyone else a Nazi. Period.

Someone on Twitter was calling the police facing off against the Charidim rioting Nazis.

Now, I'm not a fan of the po-lice. They tend to be bullies with a badge. And the Yassamim like to lay on heavy with the batons. Not that the Charedim aren't asking for it when they ransack municipal offices.

But no one, NO ONE should be called a Nazi.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE ### A NAZI IS?????

/end rant

Send the Bad One to Israel for Free!

Send a blogger for free to Israel! Woohoo!

Er...

How?

From Nefesh BNefesh 's website:

Now’s your chance to select a Jewish blogger who will be flying on a Nefesh B’Nefesh charter Aliyah flight on Monday, September 7, 2009 and attend the Second International Jewish Bloggers Convention.

Nominate your fellow blogger with the following form and on your blog, and be sure to read the terms and conditions below to make sure your entry qualifies.

OK.

(Me! Me ! Send me!

Oh wait, someone else needs to nominate me...oh well.. In that case....)

For starters, I nominate Bad4Shidduchim to fly over there.

Why?

She's single, Jewish (duh) & haz Jewish bloggie. B4S writes exceptionally well about her blog topic (Shidduchim) and other stuff as well. As my nominee, I can assure you that she would do a great job of blogging the Aliyah experience.

Maybe she'll find her shidduch there, eh? But then there won't be a blog anymore, would there?

Finally, B4S emailed me for the nomination and for my "rather influential two cents on the matter". Flattery will get you everywhere, dearie.

But seriously, there are other great bloggers nominated as well:

• Material Maidel
  
• Lion of Zion
  
• Jack's Shack
  
• Leora
• Chaviva Edwards
  

So go ahead and send the Bad One to Israel!!

Chaim Berlin Apikorus Does Teshuvah!

Received from Mordy from The Knish. Too good.
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Dearest Readers:

Last year I shared with you the sad picture of an apikorus in the heilige Chaim Berlin Beis Medrash, easily spotted due to his blue shirt. You can see this tragic photo, chosen by Chaim Berlin to grace their 2009 calendar, here:


http://www.frumsatire.net/2008/09/23/how-to-spot-an-apikores/









I'm relieved to inform you that the nebach bochur has done teshuva!! I recently received the Chaim Berlin 2010 calendar and, as you can see in the attached scan, the previously-stained bochur is now wearing a white shirt!





Yes, the attached file really is an unedited scan of the 2010 calendar cover (except for the green commentary, of course). Yes, it really is the exact same shot as the 2009 calendar with one small difference. You can verify this with anyone who receives Chaim Berlin's fundraising material.

In this time of public scandals and serious problems in our community it's good to know that someone at Chaim Berlin took the time to change a blue shirt to a white one. I'm speaking of course of the bochur, that inspiring role model who saw the error of his ways. How he got everyone to pose in the exact same way for the reshoot I don't know, but I'd guess it's because they were inspired by his teshuvah. Please forward this around and/or post it publicly so as to be mefarsem the bochur's inspiring change.

Mordechai

A Must Read: Father to Son by Harry H. Harrison

I've been blogging since the end of 2006. Since then, many reviews of books, restaurants and other stuff have been posted. Some were positive and others were not.

Never has an author or business owner contacted me to either thank me or comment on a review. Nor have I asked for that as well.

This has recently changed.

I wrote a review of the excellent book "Father to Daughter" back in 2007. Da Wife had bought it for me and I liked it enough to post a few positive words. Click here for the review.

Fast forward.

I received an email from the author, Mr. Harry H. Harrison. Not only that, he also was kind enough to mail 2 more of this books "Father to Son" and "1001 things it means to be a Dad" , which were personally inscribed as well.

Both books are excellent as well. At times, they made me think and other times, laugh.

Some of my favorite sayings from "Father to Son":

"Be his father, not his friend. If you don't understand the difference, imagine his confusion when you must discipline him."

"Accept the fact he just might play with dolls. Its no big deal" (this one is for LOZ)


"Show him how to throw a punch. Then raise him to never start a fight. And teach him to walk away". (IMHO, I hope to teach my daughter some self-defense too)



I am a firm believer in "Hakarat HaTov" which translates as "Recognizing a good deed". And, as it seems, so does the author.

Mr. Harrison is not only a great writer but also a mensch!

Taxes = Ma'aser ?

Overheard in semi-jest during the shiur about maaser:

"Are taxes considered maaser as the money goes to the chassidim?"