by deitybox [➚] · Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
This is why Jose of mayornot.com is hilariously brilliant:
The other day, when I was driving through Chicago I saw a bumper sticker that read:
WARNING: In case of Rapture, this car will be unmanned.
I was going to be offended, but then I realized that this was actually a very considerate thing to do. I mean, let’s follow this through:
- Only true believers in Jesus can go to heaven
- When the Rapture occurs, all the true believers will be instantly taken to heaven
- Anyone left behind will by definition *not* be a true believer
- When the true believers are suddenly taken away, cars will be driverless, planes will be pilotless, countries will be leaderle…umm…let’s stick with cars and planes.
- Anyone that dies in the resulting plane and car crashes will not be a true believer (see item 2) and will go to hell (see item 1)
Presumably, G-d doesn’t want anyone going to Hell. I’m short of verses at the moment, but it’s there somewhere. It makes sense that this person would have this bumper sticker up then. They are keeping me from certain damnation by encouraging me not to tailgate them. What a great and caring moment.
But I say, let’s take it one step further: Saved Christians, out of a desire to give the rest of us one more chance to believe, should never place themselves in a situation in which if they suddenly disappear they will put the life of someone unsaved at risk.
Saved Christians should never be head surgeons. They should all have non-saved chauffers. They should not work in ambulances, as police officers and certainly not as fire-persons. It’s merely a question of responsibility.
Source.
by deitybox [➚] · Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
To kickoff an as-yet-unnamed halahic theater company, Yishai Freedman and Itta Chana Englander present 10 Plays in 90 Minutes: A One-Page Play Festival to be performed in both NYC and Baltimore. This noble effort is co-sponsored by Jewschool and YourSpark.com. (Full disclosure: poster is one of the thespians involved in the festival.)
Guaranteed to be less painful than the real thing.
by deitybox [➚] · Thursday, December 8th, 2005
The Children of Abraham project is currently recruiting 16-18-year old Jews and Muslims to work together on a Muslim-JewishRelations Guidebook to Mutual Discovery.
The groups is searching for 18 exceptional young people (nine Muslims and nine Jews) from eighteen different countries to participate in an historic project. Together, they will create an unprecedented Muslim-Jewish Relations Guidebook to Mutual Discovery. It will be distributed to Jewish and Muslim communities all over the world atthe end of 2006.
Applications are due no later than January 20th.
Applicants must be:
- highly motivated
- prepared to engage with the project via the Internet on a daily basis for four months
- feel comfortable communicating in basic written English with other mostly non-native speakers
- have access to a camera and a willingness to explore their religious community through photography
- knowledgable about their own religious tradition and comfortable serving as a peer educator to those from the other community
- willing to serve as an ambassador for Muslim-Jewish relations both in their own community and abroad
To suggest a candidate, e-mail houda [at] children-of-abraham.org and copy office [at] shalomctr.org.
by deitybox [➚] · Tuesday, November 15th, 2005
First, some background: A few months ago, my holy husband, ever-intent on pissing off the religious establishment (like any nice Jewish boy), stumbled across the very interesting kashrut.org. Under the auspices of Rav Abadi, a Lakewood posek and talmid of the Chazon Ish, and run by his three sons, this site seeks to re-empower the Jewish community to open a Shulchan Aruch instead of relying solely on the teshuvot of KosherCorps, i.e. the kashrut industry which possesses a vested financial interest in whether or not things are “kosher.”
But that’s another story. This just in: CINNABON IS KOSHER. WE’RE FREAKING SERIOUS.
Halacha never tasted so good.
On the site, it explains why. One reason is that cream cheese isn’t really cheese. Who knew? (and what is it then, anyway?) More on that here.
We recommend that you explore the site’s Q&A Forum a bit–it’s fascinating. Don’t be put-off by the draconian restrictions when it comes to gender issues. Just focus on the CINNABON.
And you can buy my husband one to say thank-you.
by deitybox [➚] · Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
Girl 1: I’d offer to set you up with him, but you’re already occupied.
Girl 2: I am not occupied.
Girl 1: Please! You’re so occupied, you’re the Gaza Strip!
Girl 2: Don’t you watch the news?!
Hahahahahahaha….for more: link
by deitybox [➚] · Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
If you happen to be in or around D.C. through the 16th, check out The Hyman S. and Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival at the DC JCC. Some highlights:
~ Collaborative Poetry Workshop–11/9
~ Passions of the Matriarchs: Reading the Lives
of the Women of Genesis–11/14
~ SLAM! Spoken Words From the Fringe. Homeboy Matthue Roth and opener Ruby K treat us to their uniquely Jewish slam poetry, 11/12 at Teaism. This one is highly recommended. And if I see you there, I’ll buy you a drink.
by deitybox [➚] · Thursday, November 3rd, 2005
From the JTA: An official with an educational program for Jewish high school students has resigned after allegedly searching the Internet for liaisons with underage boys and sending naked pictures of himself.
Rabbi David Kaye resigned from Panim on Monday, informing leaders that he was to be featured on “Dateline NBC†on Friday for seeking a sexual encounter with an underage boy in a chat room.
NBC News conducted a sting in August, working with a group called “Perverted Justice.†Members of the group, posing as underage boys and girls, entered Internet chat rooms and waited for adults to engage them in conversations, Chris Hansen, the NBC reporter on the story, told JTA.
Kaye and others allegedly spoke to the presumed children about sex, and suggested meeting them. Kaye allegedly sent one individual naked pictures of himself, said he was gay and arranged a meeting at a Northern Virginia home where the “boy†said he lived, which NBC had equipped with hidden cameras.
When he arrived, he was confronted by Hansen.
“He admitted to being a rabbi,†Hansen said. “He then got very agitated.â€
Full story.
View Panim’s statement.
by deitybox [➚] · Friday, October 21st, 2005
Funniest. Site. Ever.
Be sure to check out the bios of the “contributing members,” and to keep clicking on the Atheist Goat’s head to read all the quotes. Priceless. I could have spent days exploring.
But what is up with that Jewish kangaroo thing?
Too bad this is obviously fake, guess it’s too good to be true. Anyone who can figure out who’s behind this gets a special prize (yet to be determined).
by deitybox [➚] · Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
Apparently it wasn’t enough for 50 Shekel to suck. Now he officially sucks in the name of Yeshua, as his revamped website makes pretty clear. Some tip-offs: the “Jesus” Reeses tee, the iTestimony link, and the fact that all of his “Jewish” links are Hebrew-Christian organizations. All while claiming that he’s all about “keepin’ it true Jew.”
Sources at Jews for Judaism are getting the word out to Jewish orgs, Hillels, and shuls to stop booking this guy. Oh darn.
by deitybox [➚] · Wednesday, April 13th, 2005
Apparently, Orthodox women have voices (who knew?), and are sharing them together in a new blog: Voices from Our Side of the Curtain.
These anonymous frumme-guerrilla girls are digging into some pretty meaty stuff. Apparently it’s for an upcoming performance piece, “Vagina Monologues”-style, and they want to open up the field a little bit, hear from some more kickass orthochicks like them.
If you’re into the whole revolution-from-within thing, check it out.
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