From Haaretz:
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced Monday night that it has uncovered the grave and tomb of King Herod, who ruled Judea for the Roman empire from circa 74 BCE.
The tomb was discovered by Hebrew University Professor Ehud Netzer, who is considered one of the leading experts on King Herod. Netzer has conducted archeological digs at Herodium since 1972 in an attempt to locate the grave and tomb.
More details about Herod are here.
Monday, May 7
'Beyond Holocaust Museums'
An excellent thought piece by David Suissa from Aish.com:
If you want to get in trouble in the Jewish world, critique anything that has to do with Holocaust remembrance. It's a pretty untouchable subject, and for good reason.I share many of his sentiments. Read the rest, to get to his surprising conclusion.
(...) The Holocaust overwhelms me with grief.
So it is with some trepidation that I share with you my problem with the Jewish world's obsession with Holocaust remembrance.
Maybe it's a personal thing. I don't like feeling like a victim. It makes me smug, arrogant and constantly outraged. It feels good in the moment, but I never feel like doing anything except remind the world that I'm a victim, over and over again.
Labels:
Holocaust,
Judaism,
observance,
Washington Museum of Tolerance
Sunday, May 6
La'g B'omer: 'A little bit of rhythm, a whole lot of soul'
From the YouTube page:
Recorded in Manchester UK on February 25th 2007. Rabbis Danny Bergson - acoustic guitar and vocals and Mitch Goodman - electric and acoustic guitars, present an outstanding composition of Acheinu, a song of true oneness.Happy La;g B'Omer!
Borat to do 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
From Yahoo News:
Sacha Baron Cohen will play Freddie Mercury in a big screen adaptation of Freddie Mercury's life, it has been claimed. The Borat and Ali G comedian has apparently been approached about taking on the role of the iconic star, as producers beginning casting for the movie. Borat's image and looks were apparently inspired by the Queen singer and Baron Cohen is said to have been chosen ahead of Johnny Depp for the part. An "insider" said: "Film makers are working flat out to get the best possible script. Sacha loves the idea he can get away with playing Freddie after modelling Borat's look on him."Hmm. Those "insiders" might want to give that "lookalike" idea a bit more thought:
Labels:
Borat,
Freddie Mercury,
Queen,
Sasha Baron Cohen
Israeli-led team discovers new planet; Olmert, Peretz mull visit
Grease? It's just one of the most fitting words here.
Knesset member (Labor) Shelly Yechimovitch,
Defense Minister Amir Peretz
From The Jerusalem Post:Knesset member (Labor) Shelly Yechimovitch,
Defense Minister Amir Peretz
"Hizbullah has rebuilt itself and is prepared for another Israeli strike," Naim Kassem, the deputy secretary general of the Iranian-backed terror organization told Al Jazeera TV on Saturday.Meanwhile, in another dimension - "a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind," we have this:
"We have completed the groundwork necessary and we have new battle plans," Kassem added.
"The person who will inherit the defense portfolio from me will receive a ministry in better condition than the one I headed," Defense Minister Amir Peretz said in a Channel 2 TV interview aired on Saturday....Amir, motek, (sigh) ya' yutz, dafuk b'sechel, listen - "You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination."
Peretz was responding to the Winograd Committee's interim report, published on Monday, which put the most of the blame for the outcome of the Second Lebanon War on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Peretz and former IDF chief of general staff Lt. -Gen. [res.] Dan Halutz.
But listen - if you hurry, there's still time for you and Ehudi to book a ticket:
An international team headed by a Tel Aviv University astronomer has discovered a new planet, HAT-P-2b, outside our solar system. The planet's "mother star" is some 400 light years from Earth.More on this story here.
Labels:
IDF,
Israel,
Israeli politics,
Lebanon War,
Olmert,
Peretz,
Winograd Report
Friday, May 4
150,000 tell Olmert, Peretz: Don't Let the Door Hit You in the Butt On the Way Out (Video)
Today's Headlines:
- Over 100,000 gather in Tel Aviv to demand Olmert, Peretz resign
- Foreign Minister Livni mulls quitting
- Rolling Stones and Britney Spears set to appear in Israel this summer
Labels:
Britney Spears,
Israel,
Lebanon,
Olmert,
Peretz,
Rolling Stones,
Tzipi Livni
Tuesday, May 1
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