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The Rabbi's Cow is Always Kosher (II)
http://eaazi.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ rabbis-cow-is-always-kosher-ii.htmlSelf-Interest Modifies Decisions or Judgments I used a translation of a cynical Yiddish proverb for the title of the blog entry on the Agriprocessors story. In Jewish law there are many reasons why a Rabbi might declare meat from a slaughtered cow non-kosher, but in the case of his own cow and his own economic self-interest, he might judge the entrails differently.
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Vos Iz Neias (Yiddish: What's News?)
http://shekinahshome.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ vos-iz-neias-yiddish-whats-news_05.…Vos Iz Neias (Yiddish: What's News?) Chicago, IL - VP Candidate Biden: Powerful Israeli AIPAC Lobbyist Do Not Speak For The Entire Jewish Community Posted: 05 Sep 2008 11:34 AM CDT Chicago, IL - It is quite a swipe at the organized Jewish community that the Jerusalem Post is reporting Senator Biden has launched against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
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South Africa: Yiddish Theater book
http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ south-africa-yiddish-theater-book…A new book on the South African Yiddish theater has been published by Veronica Belling in Cape Town. "Yiddish Theatre in South Africa: a History from the Late Nineteenth Century to 1960" was published by the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 2008. 194p.
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My English translation of "Gimpl Tam" (Gimpel the Fool) by I. B. Singer, part one
http://pratie.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ my-english-translation-of-gimpl-tam.htmlThis is the beginning of the translation I've done over the last couple days. I get a chance every week or two to consult with my friend Musia Lakin about the hard parts...The first translation of "Gimpl Tam" (Gimpel the Fool) was done in 1953 by Saul Bellow, you can find it in A Treasury of Yiddish Stories.
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About I. B. Singer's "Gimpel the Fool" and Saul Bellow's translation
http://pratie.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ about-i-b-singers-gimpel-fool-and-saul.htm…My son Zed is taking a correspondence course at UNC in short fiction, and the first assignment involved "Gimpl Tam," the famous story by Isaac Bashevis Singer, famously translated by famous author Saul Bellow.I decided to try a translation, so I searched for a copy of the book.
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Chabon Discusses Palin, Alaska
http://www.sugarbombs.com/ kavalier/ ?p=142Michael Chabon, asked if John McCain was smart or stupid picking Sarah Palin for vice president, said “the answer is probably both more pathetic and more chutzpadich than either [choice] would imply.” In a humorous interview with Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic, Chabon, who backs Barack Obama and
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Vos Iz Neias (Yiddish: What's News?)
http://shekinahshome.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ vos-iz-neias-yiddish-whats-news_03.…Vos Iz Neias (Yiddish: What's News?) Jerusalem - Israeli Diggers Uncover Parts of Ancient Wall Posted: 03 Sep 2008 11:31 AM CDT Photo Credit: BBC - The Second Temple period wall (centre right) is some 2,100 years old, the Byzantine one (top left) is dated about 400 years later.Jerusalem
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Monday Yiddish - Short Week Edition
http://www.someoneinatree.com/ 2008/ 09/ mon.htmlSince today is technically Monday for all of us who had a three-day weekend (and I hope yours was totally ta'am gan eyden), it's time for our weekly installment of Yiddishkeit. This week's word is momzer, which means "bastard." Pronunciation is pretty straight-forward: [MUM-zer] although the "u" sound in the first syllable should lean a bit towards the "o" sound.
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Vos Iz Neias (Yiddish: What's News?)
http://shekinahshome.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ vos-iz-neias-yiddish-whats-news.htm…Vos Iz Neias (Yiddish: What's News?) Jerusalem - VP Candidate Jo Biden: Israel Will Have to Reconcile Itself to a Nuclear Iran Posted: 01 Sep 2008 11:01 AM CDT Jerusalem - Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden was quoted Monday as telling senior Israeli officials behind closed doors that the Jewish state will have to reconcile itself to a nuclear Iran.
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Vos Iz Neias (Yiddish: What's News?)
http://shekinahshome.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 08/ vos-iz-neias-yiddish-whats-news_30.…Vos Iz Neias (Yiddish: What's News?) South Fallsburg, NY - Poilce Chief To VIN News: I Take Hate Crimes Very Serious Posted: 29 Aug 2008 05:24 PM CDT South Fallsburg, NY - After a story in the Times Herald-Record that allegedly misquoted South Fallsburg, NY police chief Simmie
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