Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Jewish Leftists: Where Jewish Ethics Cease And Suicide Begins October 26, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments Jewish ethics impels us to help the needy and stand up for the oppressed. It is not supposed to set us up for disaster. * * * * * Jewish…
Current Events Jew-Hate Should I Be A BDS Activist? Take This Quiz To Find Out October 20, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments Is BDS — Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel — the social activism for you? Check it out. It’s easier than you think. * * * * * Many believe…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking UNESCO Plays Politics Even While Claiming Innocence October 15, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments UNESCO claims to make decisions divorced from any potential political applications. This is a lie. We can find evidence of this in the most recent draft resolution on Jerusalem (and…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Why Are There Exactly 72 Virgins Waiting In Heaven For The Islamic Martyr? October 15, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments Martyrs and other good Muslims are promised 72 virgins in Paradise. Where did the number ’72’ come from? I assume it was not just picked out of a hat. And…
Random Reflections Reflections on Jewish Holidays Yom Kippur Blanket Forgiveness — Can That Work? October 11, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments Can blanket forgiveness bring peace to the forgiver? Forgiveness involves releasing demands for retribution. Seeking retribution is accompanied by strong emotion still attached to the situation and the individual is…
Random Reflections Reflections on Jewish Holidays Yom Kippur Blanket Apology — Sincere Or A Pointless Temporary Fix? October 8, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments A sincere apology has four components. The blanket apology has none. There is a way to turn the Yom Kippur blanket apology into one that can be sincere. * *…
Random Reflections Reflections on Jewish Holidays Why I Am Going To Drown My Apple In Honey This Year September 29, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments The apple and honey we ceremoniously eat on Rosh HaShana can have many meanings. The one that spoke to me most was written up by Australian Rabbi Aron Moss. He…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Does Hillary Need To Atone For Her Handling Of The 1975 Rape Case? September 26, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments The Hillary Rodham of 1975 did nothing wrong in the rape case. The Hillary Rodham Clinton of 2016 should respond to the issues that have arisen since then around this…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Kirk Douglas – Can You Really Liken Trump To Hitler? Really? September 24, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments Kirk Douglas draws on his advanced age (nearing 100) and his being a Jew to claim that there are parallels between Hitler and Trump. He is not the first to…
Current Events Keeping Up With Our MKs Getting Harder For Arab MKs To Complain About Structural Discrimination September 17, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments When things like this happen (I’ll tell you soon what “this” is), it must make it really hard to be an Arab Member of Knesset (MK). It seems like Israeli…