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Shana Tova u'Metuka 5782noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 06 Sep 05:30 PM Wishing all of my readers a sweet and happy New Year! I will not be posting Like   Tweet   Shana Tova u'Metuka 5782 noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 06 Sep 05:30 PM Wishing all of my readers a sweet and happy New Year! I will not be posting or tweeting until at least Wednesday night. * * * * * * ...Read More 09/06 Links Pt2: Jpost: 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021; Israel's New Gulf Allies UAE and Bahrain Send New Year Wishes; Biden Invites Pro-Sarsour 'Rabbi' Who Defended BDS for Rosh Hashana noreply@blogger.com (Ian), 06 Sep 05:00 PM From Ian: 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021 The Jerusalem Post is proud to present its 2021 list of the 50 Most Influential Jews. Many people influence the world we live in and impact our daily lives. This year, we strived to create a list showcasing the diversity of the Jewish nation while highlighting people from all walks of life – government, art, medicine, literature and science. 1 Israel's Changemakers Naftali Bennett & Yair Lapid 2 The Diplomat Antony Blinken 3 America's COVID Warrior Rochelle P. Walensky 4 King of the Cure Albert Bourla 5 Intel Czar Avril Haines 6 Mr. President Isaac Herzog 7 Leading Global Jewry Ronald Lauder 8 Mrs. Unicorn Eynat Guez 9...Read More 09/06 Links Pt1: When Biden dropped the ball in Afghanistan, America showed up; Taliban Grounds Planes, Biden Admin Says There's Little It Can Do; 6 security prisoners escape from Israeli prison noreply@blogger.com (Ian), 06 Sep 11:00 AM From Ian: Bethany Mandel: Perspective: When Biden dropped the ball in Afghanistan, America showed up When I first asked Corinne Snow if I could talk to her for a piece about grassroots efforts to evacuate and aid Afghan refugees, she demurred. She told me, "I would be more than happy to talk to you but I don't feel comfortable being highlighted. There are private citizens chartering planes, putting themselves in harm's way, doing incredible things and I'm just sending emails and texts in between feeding my baby while on maternity leave. I would just feel really foolish taking credit when there are people out there doing really heroic stuff." Snow wasn't alone in her humility; every single person involved in the efforts to rescue Afghans who I asked to talk to for this piece felt similarly. While Snow may not be chartering planes, her efforts have contributed to the successful evacuations of Afghan families and individuals and more than 8,000 items purchased off of Amazon wishlists she put together for U.S. troops and refugees in conjunction with troops stationed in nearby Qatar. Alongside countless other Americans, Snow played a vital role in getting as many Afghani allies out as possible following the quick and dramatic fall of the government to the Taliban. None of the individuals I spoke with could pinpoint the moment they became involved...Read More Elder Comix: Progressivism, explained noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 06 Sep 09:30 AM * * * * * * ...Read More How British newspapers described Rosh Hashanah, 1805 noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 06 Sep 07:30 AM From the The Morning Chronicle London, September 23, 1805 : I confess I don't know what a "white fast" or "black fast" are. I've seen some refer to Yom Kippur as a "white fast" because Jews wear white on that day, with Tisha B'Av being a "black fast," but that clearly isn't the meaning here. I cannot figure out what they are talking about, especially saying that the "White Fast" lasts a week and the "Black Fast" several days. The Aberdeen Journal and General Advertiser for the North of Scotland had essentially the same article two weeks later, replacing "Yesterday" with "Saturday last." 20 years later the London Morning Post of September 17, 1825 had a much better description of the Jewish holidays of the month of Tishrei, showing that not much has changed in the last 196 years. * * * * * * ...Read More    ©2021 EoZ | EoZ, NYC area Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company