Valentine’s Day, is tomorrow. As most of you know, there is nothing Jewish about Valentine’s Day. The holiday is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 CE. One legend teaches that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in [...]
Archive for February, 2012
The Jewish Valentine’s Day!?!?!?!
Posted in Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom, tagged jewish, Tu B'Av, Valentine's Day on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
PODCAST: IRAN – IT IS TIME TO GO FORWARD!!!
Posted in In the news, Israel, Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom, tagged Iran on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In this podcast, I discuss the situation with Iran, comparing it to the moment our ancestors stood at the Red Sea – before it parted – with Pharaoh’s army quickly advancing upon them. G-d told the Jewish people to go forward! G-d is not going to part this sea for us this time. It is [...]
A Follow-Up Letter On BDS (see previous post)
Posted in Israel, Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, tagged abunimah, anti-semitism, anti-zionism, antisemtism, BDS, boycott, divestment, ethnic democracy, Gordis, Hannah Mermelstein, J Street, J.J. Goldberg, Kathleen Peratis, pennbds, saction, Yonatan Shapira, Zionism on February 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
So, I watched the videos and read the links that others shared regarding the BDS Movement. Thank you for sharing. I also watched videos from the PennBDS conference. I must say that I am disappointed that no one out there in cyber world who counts him/herself as a BDS supporter responded to the questions/concerns/links that [...]
