Most of us, in the United States, have great respect for Israel and the Jewish people.
As Yom Kippur begins, (sunset on Sept 27th according to Wiki) I want you to know that regardless of how it sometimes seems, most of us stand behind you 100%.
For those of you who do not know anything about Yom Kippur, I have included some information on this holiest of Jewish days.
In Jewish tradition Yom Kippur is ranked as the holiest day of the year. Beginning after the sunset on the ninth day of Rosh Hashanah it is marked by 25 hours of prayer and fasting following the example of God’s angles who do not need to eat or drink but spend all their time praising God. So on this one day Jews try to serve God as though they were angels. They follow the teaching of the Talmud which forbids eating, drinking, washing, sexual intercourse, anointing and wearing leather shoes on this day.
According to tradition, Satan is able to tempt the Jewish people every day of the year except on Yom Kippur. On that day God declares to Satan, "You have no power over them today; nevertheless go and see what they are doing", the story goes that God finds all the Jews of the world dressed as angels and Satan agrees that he has no power over them. God then binds Satan in chains and says to all the Jews "You are forgiven all your sins". To Jewish people then, Yom Kippur is , above all else, a day of forgiveness. (The day of Atonement). So Jews will try to seek forgiveness from all the people that they feel they have wronged in the last year.
- Yom Kippur is one of the most widely observed holidays on the Jewish calendar.
- Yom Kippur marks the highest synagogue attendance rate of any other day in the year.
- To afflict ourselves for our sins, the Talmud requires that we practice "self denial." Thus, we abstain from eating, drinking, bathing, sexual relations, using bath oils and lotions, etc., and wearing leather shoes.
- It is traditional to wear white on Yom Kippur as a sign of purity.
- Yom Kippur, the 10th of Tishrei, is the day that Moses came down from Sinai with the second set of the tablets of the Ten Commandments, to replace the original set that he broke upon witnessing the children of Israel worshipping the Golden Calf.
- On Yom Kippur, it’s traditional not to wear gold or other jewelry so as not to remind God of the sin of the Golden Calf.
- Yom Kippur is the only day where a tallit, the four cornered prayer shawl with fringes that symbolize the 613 commandments, is worn in the evening.
- Kol Nidrei (meaning "our vows"), the service on the eve of Yom Kippur, is a communal supplication asking God to view all vows made under duress as null and void.
- In Biblical and Rabbinic times, Temple rituals and sacrifices were the focus of the holiday. Among the highlights of the day was the scapegoat ceremony during which lots would be placed on two goats. One goat would be offered as a sacrifice in the Temple, in the Holy of Holies; and the second would be thrown into the wilderness. Once the Temples were destroyed, prayer and return, i.e. repentance, are the focus while the Temple ritual is recounted as part of the Yom Kippur liturgy.
- Today, in addition to the traditional three prayer services (morning, afternoon, and evening), Yom Kippur includes a special Musaf (additional) service, Yizkor (memorial service), the Avodah service (a symbolic reenactment of the ancient priestly ritual for Yom Kippur), Viddui (the communal confession of sin), and Neiliah (the concluding service).
- During the afternoon service, we read the story of Jonah and the whale.
- During the Viddui, the communal confession of sin, it is customary to beat one’s chest.
- The Neiliah service marks the end of Yom Kippur and concludes with the blowing of the shofar, a sign of redemption.
- It is said, "On Rosh Hashana, it is written. On Yom Kippur, it is sealed." Thus, the traditional Yom Kippur salutation is "G’mar Tov" (finish well) or "G’mar Chatima Tova" (may you be sealed in the book of life).
Please forgive me if I have any of the information above is incorrect. I am not an expert, by any means.
Ok, what the hell is up with this? Is this guy crazy or something? Why would he say something like that about the leader of another country, or any black person for that matter. And this guy is an elected politician?
I have no love for the Obamas, but I have nothing against the color of their skin or anyone else’s. This deserves a public apology.
And nice snub there, Michelle. It was well deserved.
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is poking fun at President Obama again.
Berlusconi has told a rally in Milan that he was bringing greetings from the United States from "What’s his name? Some tanned guy. Ah, Barack Obama!"
Shortly after Obama’s election, Berlusconi raised eyebrows by saying the victor was "young, handsome and even has a good tan."
This time, Berlusconi took a poke at the First Lady.
"You won’t believe it," he said Sunday, "but two of them went to the beach because the wife is also tanned."
Berlusconi is known for his gaffes.
European media have played up photos showing Michelle Obama greeting many leaders at a Pittsburgh summit last week with a kiss but stiffly holding out her arm to shake Berlusconi’s hand.
Italian Premier Calls Obama ‘Tanned’ Again – International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News – FOXNews.com
I’m glad that Obama is so tough on terror. I mean there is nothing that shows the jihadists that we mean business more than handing Gitmo detainees over to Yemen. Everyone knows how hostile they are to enemies of the US.
This is going to be a LONG 3 more years. We will have SO much work to do when this is all over to restore the power and prestige of this nation.
New York/Denver. Dallas. Springfield, Illinois. Three plots, three released detainees. No, I am not saying there is some connection, some jihad terror plot-for-detainees exchange program. I am saying that the plots show that there is a manifest jihad threat, and that Obama continues to act as if there isn’t. Release more Gitmo detainees — what could possibly go wrong? Another Which-Side-Is-Obama-On Alert: "Obama Administration Frees Three More Gitmo Detainees," by Jake Tapper for ABC News, September 26 (thanks to Pamela):
The Department of Justice Saturday evening announced that two detainees had been transferred from Guantanamo Bay to Ireland, and one had been transferred to Yemen.
After three jihad terror plots uncovered in the U.S., Obama frees three more Gitmo detainees – Jihad Watch
This is just embarrassing to the US. When another country (France, no less) has to point out the absolutely obvious to the POTUS, it’s just sad.
Jules Crittenden comments on President Sarkozy’s statement at the United Nations last week: "It’s a sad state of affairs when a Frenchman mocks an American president and you have to go with the Frog." Here’s what the man said:
President Obama dreams of a world without weapons … but right in front of us two countries are doing the exact opposite. Iran since 2005 has flouted five security council resolutions. North Korea has been defying council resolutions since 1993. I support the extended hand of the Americans, but what good has proposals for dialogue brought the international community? More uranium enrichment and declarations by the leaders of Iran to wipe a UN member state off the map.
Claudia Rosett quotes more of Sarkozy’s statement and comments in "Learning to love the French: When Sarkozy spoke truth to Obama."
Power Line – When Sarkozy mocked Obama
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Ok, so a second nuclear facility, that Iran only announced to one up Obama (because he had decided that this bit of top secret info needed to be given to everyone), that is configured in such a way that it cannot produce fuel for a nuclear reactor, only for bombs, will “blind the eyes of the enemies". And this is a peaceful nuke program?
Iran says its peaceful nuke program will "blind the eyes of the enemies"
But it will do that peacefully, I’m sure. "Iran nuclear official says IAEA can inspect new plant," from CNN, September 27 (thanks to James):
"God willing, this plant will be put into operation soon, and will blind the eyes of the enemies," Fars reported Saturday, quoting a senior Iranian official.
The senior official, Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, heads the office of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran says its peaceful nuke program will "blind the eyes of the enemies" – Jihad Watch
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Now if it was a GOP affiliated group, they would have been happy to print the whole statement, and question it even if it was true
Remember when ACORN issued a statement saying O’Keefe and Giles were turned away for their NY office but in fact they had received advice for their proposed scheme? Well the Times kindly edited the quote for ACORN so readers didn’t know that ACORN’s statement was ‘no longer operative’.
According the NY Times’ Public Editor the reporter says he scrubbed that quote because he didn’t want to imply ACORN was lying.
Scott Shane, the reporter, said he had been unable to reach Lewis and felt that including New York among the cities she mentioned would have implied unfairly that she was lying, something for which he had no evidence. He said he thought it was unlikely that employees in New York would inform her of their misconduct before the video appeared.
Awww, wasn’t that sweet of Mr. Shane?
I’m no big time journalist like Mr. Shane but perhaps instead of taking it upon himself to act as Bertha Lewis’ defense counsel he might have noted in his story that since the statement was released another tape has surfaced and that Lewis had not been available for comment on the new revelation.
NYT Reporter Scrubbed ACORN Quote Report Because He Didn’t Want To Imply They Were Lying
This needs to get as wide a coverage as possible. Make sure everyone knows. This is one of those things that the MSM will try to hide… quickly.
Well, this certainly can’t be legal… can it? If you call one of the numbers that leads you to the switchboard for Congress, the number you’d call to be put through to your Congressman or Senator’s office, you get a short message selling Obama’s healthcare policies before being transferred to the switchboard operator. This should be the sort of story the Old Media would investigate fully. But will it?
How can this even be legal? After all, this isn’t the Democrat Party hotline we are talking about here. It is the main phone number representing all of Congress, not just Obama and his nationalized healthcare policies. I repeat, this is the phone number for all of Congress, not an activist’s number to sell Democrats and their policies.
While it lasts, try it yourself and you’ll see. The number is 1-800-828-0498.
Capital Hill Switchboard Illegally Being Used to Push Obamacare? Will Old Media Notice? | NewsBusters.org
That pretty much sets the tone of his entire foreign policy, doesn’t it.
Well, you are obviously working hard on that goal, Obama. Victory is pretty much a pipe dream with you in charge.
