November 22, 2007

Gmail, Slightly Improved

KT's many web interface design experts will enjoy this thought exercise, which answers the question, "What if Gmail Had Been Designed by Microsoft?"

Van | 11/22/07 at 10:00 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

April 02, 2007

Mitzrayim to Ge'ulah, speedily and in our days

Chag Sameach from Treppenwitz, who uses his Pesach greeting post to link to just about every Jewish blog there is. So bookmark it for after the holiday. He also publishes a prayer for captives:

May the One Who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, David and Solomon, bless the kidnapped and captive soldiers, including among them Gilad ben (the son of) Aviva Shalit; Ohed ben Malka Goldwasser; Eldad ben Tova Regev; Guy ben Rina Hever, Ron ben Batya Arad; Yekutiel Yehuda Nachman ben Sarah Katz; Tzvi ben Penina Feldman; and Zecharia Shlomo ben Miriam Baumel. May the Holy One, Blessed be He, watch them and save them from all trouble and oppression and from all evil and injury.

May He be filled with mercy for them, to cause them to recover and to heal them, to strengthen them and to invigorate them, and to bring them speedily to freedom, to return to the embrace of their families. May they merit long lives and years of much strength and peace. In the merit of our forefathers, may the descendants be saved and fulfill through them the verse, 'Release my soul from imprisonment to praise Your Name' (Psalms 142:8), swiftly and soon, and let us all say Amen.

Treppenwitz quotes from a Hebrew prayer for the redemption of captives, often sung to a stirring melody - mp3 and lyrics below.

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Judith | 04/02/07 at 05:49 PM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

April 01, 2007

Psychology Today Prints Asher Abrams' Letter

Late last year, I was interviewed for a Psychology Today article on political ideology and transformation titled "The Ideological Animal," which appeared in the January/February issue.

While I felt that the article treated my story of post-9/11 left-to-right political transformation fairly, I disagreed strongly with the author, Jay Dixit's, take on what inspires such political shifts. In short, Dixit implied that they are motivated purely by "irrational fears," including a fear of death, and he cited several highly suspect and blogosphere-debunked studies to make his point. I blogged about my concerns here, as well as linking to the many other bloggers (and one Pajamas Media "Sanity Squad" podcast) that covered the subject here.

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Cinnamon | 04/01/07 at 11:12 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

March 20, 2007

Cathy Siepp

[ UPDATE: The longest tribute from her good friend Amy Alkon. ]

So I read that Cathy Siepp is dying of lung cancer, from a post by her daughter on Cathy's blog. Maybe the last post ever on that blog.

Wretchard writes that he "met her once, and briefly at the Pajamas Media kickoff in New York City. She had a glass of wine in her hand and a smile on her face."

I was there too and I met Cathy like that. She also wore a slinky black pants suit. We didn't talk much because it was a very busy room full of bloggers and journalists schmoozing, and she and I didn't have a connection beyond my occasional visit to her blog.

At the time I had no idea she had been battling lung cancer for years. (She mentioned it in several columns but you could have missed them if you weren't keeping track of her output.)

But I have another connection to Cathy Siepp.

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Judith | 03/20/07 at 05:19 AM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

March 19, 2007

Zombie Captures San Francisco "Antiwar" Protesters in all their Glory

As expected, the streets of San Francisco were home to the usual bizarre assortment of "antiwar" protesters this past weekend. What that actually translated into were communists, pro-terrorists, Jew-haters, 9/11 conspiracists, acid-casualties from the 60s, brainwashed college students, a sea of bloody (literally) Palestinian flags, Che tattoos, lots of skin, and a few genuine, if confused, pacifists. And the America-hating "textbook" soon to be used in San Francisco public school classrooms, "Addicted to War," also made an appearance. As has been the pattern for the past few years, a group of brave counter-protesters showed up too.

The inimitable zombie parodies the lunacy of the local left with the usual revealing photos and clever commentary. Click here to venture down the rabbit hole...

Cross-posted at CinnamonStillwell.blogspot.com.

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Cinnamon | 03/19/07 at 11:07 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

March 10, 2007

John Derbyshire and Dangerous Women

After being AWOL yesterday, Daphne Merkin re-emerges for the last round of the Jewcy snipefest, pissed off at John Derbyshire's stiff upper British lip. First she rubs his face in some bluesy singer-songwriters (including one of my faves Lucinda Williams):

They're always caterwauling about the man that got away, the desolation of the passing scenery, the difficulty of telling the emotional truth in a strait-jacketed world: that kind of essentially adolescent angst, which I imagine leaves you unmoved. I envision you listening to Schubert or someone equally upstanding.

(Speaking of which, Daphne and John may think we are all about Torah and Zionism and Washington scuttlebutt, but according to SiteMeter this has consistently been the most popular post at this blog. Hubba hubba.)

Then - emboldened by Benjamin's latest rumination on Zionism and its discontents - Daphne declares "I am feeling particularly Jabotinskyesque tonight," and tackles John's veddy British discomfort with, um, those of the Hebraic persuasion, delivering a classy smackdown which manages to mention in passing Leftist anti-Israel Jews, WASPy "I have Jewish heritage" Jews, and Christopher Hitchens' genuine and charming politesse while refusing to grant Israel the same re-evaluation he has accorded his other previous beliefs:

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Judith | 03/10/07 at 07:58 PM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

March 08, 2007

Round three of Jewcy snipefest

The Jewcy snipefest plods gamely into its third day. So far, John Derbyshire grumbles, neither Matt Yglesias not Design Observer have deigned to notice this artificial exercise.

In today's installement, John tries to muster some interest in our salvo of yesterday.

Listen. mate: If you had two kids with combined ages 25, two cars with combined ages 24, no job, teeth falling out, a damp basement, a garage that needs painting, and taxes still to do in mid-March, you’d be resentful and enervated too. Whyn’t you try it? Huh? Huh?

You're right, John, all I do is blog. I have no idea how the other half lives.

Our house intellectual Benjamin Kerstein tells me he is preparing a blistering erudite rebuttal to John's mild bewilderment about Ben's Zionism, and Kesher Talk blogger Asher Abrams threatened to come out of retirement to castigate John as an antisemite. Yup, we know how to generate controversy here at Kesher Talk.

Daphne has not yet put in an appearance today, even though we have not made any jokes about spanking; I think the Jewish content of this blog makes her uncomfortable.

UPDATE: More Derbyshire, to Daphne, below. i give John kudos for trying to stay interested enough to write every day. I hope he's getting paid. I wish I were getting paid. (Mike, am I getting paid? At least 2 free tickets to something?):

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Judith | 03/08/07 at 07:52 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

March 07, 2007

Welcome Jewcy readers

Michael Weiss (no relation to either me or my brother) threw our blog into the Movable Snipe bullpen this week with James Wolcott, Matt Yglesias, Hit & Run, and Design Observer, as snipe targets for John Derbyshire and Daphne Merkin. Who seem resentful and enervated by the whole thing.

So if you want to read snipes by Merkin (who doesn't read blogs) and Derbyshire (who does blog at the Corner, one of my daily reads):
Derbyshire
Merkin
Merkin

You can also go over there and, um, engage with them.

Reason snipes back.

Daphne already thinks we are tedious neocon policy wonks, and I am going to drive the nail in the coffin of our reputation by reminding our readers that we do like Mike Weiss of Snarksmith - the instigator of this blogsnipefest - because we run into him at Christopher Hitchens debates and because he organized the Denmark Solidarity Rally, oh, just about a year ago.
We have pix and reporting of that event here, here, here, here, here, and here.
And more on the rallies in other cities: Chicago, Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco, London (with the best t-shirt)
And lots on the Motoon controversy itself here, here, here, here, here,here, here, and here.

Yes, that's how wonky we are. 20 posts on the Danish Mohammed Kartoon Kontroversy.

We are getting some traffic from this blog mashup, so what the hey.

PS We also like Nick Gillespe because he was also a fan of Steven Vincent and linked to our blogburst commemoration of the first anniversary of Vincent's murder. And we might like John Derbyshire if he gives Cryptonomicon a good review.

Judith | 03/07/07 at 08:47 PM | 6 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

February 26, 2007

Free Abdul Kareem: It's not over yet

Egyptian blogger Abdul Kareem (whom we wrote about here) has been sentenced to four years in prison for writing blogposts critical of Islam and the Egyptian government.

Nick Cohen is quick to proclaim the impotence of the blogosphere in securing Kareem's release, and Richard Landes begs to differ. Not only is it too early to say how this new empowerment of the individual will affect entrenched dictatorships in general, it is even too early to tell whether the blogosphere can effect the release of Kareem. He has just entered prison. The outcry has not subsided. It's not over till it's over.

For an analysis of how the blogosphere can influence mainstream media to effect change, view Richard Fernandez' talk at the Media as Theater of War conference. For a stirring sweeping view of how the blogosphere empowers individuals, watch Benjamin Kerstein at the same conference.

Judith | 02/26/07 at 07:08 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

Aussies, Brits and Frenchmen Who Love America!

Amidst all the media doom and gloom and the vitriolic commentary coming from the America-hating left, it's easy to forget that our nation is still a beacon of light to much of the world. With that in mind, a few examples of people from other nations showing such appreciation may be in order.

Via AFP (linked at Drudge) came this great photo from down under. It shows Australians expressing their appreciation not only for Vice-President Dick Cheney (in Sydney to meet with Prime Minister John Howard, who many of us Americans absolutely adore in return), but for America. As someone with a fair amount of Australian relatives, I just have to say, good on ya, mates!

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Cinnamon | 02/26/07 at 04:48 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

February 22, 2007

Secular Islam Summit: The Next Islamic Enlightenment?

Having expressed the need for an Islamic reformation (or whatever its equivalent) on many occasions, I was pleased to hear about the Secular Islam Summit taking place this upcoming March 4-5 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The summit is in fact billed as the beginning of the "next Islamic Enlightenment" and according to the website:

Delegates from Egypt, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and elsewhere will address secularist interpretations of Islam, the need for Koranic criticism, the state of freedom of the expression in Muslim societies, educational reform.

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Cinnamon | 02/22/07 at 09:27 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

February 15, 2007

More Josef6

Occasional Kesher Talk co-blogger Benjamin Kerstein is still posting his novel online. So far five six chapters are up. It's about a mass delusion. Or is it?

Judith | 02/15/07 at 08:18 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

February 14, 2007

Utah Shooter a Bosnian Muslim

The question I posed yesterday (updated by Judith) about the Utah mall shooter has been answered and sure enough, he's a Bosnian Muslim.

About halfway down in a report from KLS.com is this little factoid (hat tip Sweetness & Light by way of Atlas Shrugs):

A family friend, who didn't want to be identified, told us Talovic's upbringing may have played a role. He was a Muslim-Bosnian, born in war-torn Bosnia.

Another case of Sudden Jihad Syndrome? Something tells me we'll never know. The Myth of the Lone Gunman persists...

Update: Robert Spencer on Salt Lake Jihad at Frontpagemag.com.

Update II: Salt Lake City Killer Update at Little Green Footballs.

Update III: Chuck Hustmyre has written an in-depth article on the Salt Lake shooter and his possible connection to the rash of crimes perpetrated by "lone (Muslim) gunmen" for Court TV's Crime Library.

Update IV: The Byzantine Sacred Art Blog has a series of posts on Talovic's Bosnian Muslim background (his father was a member of the mujahadeen army during the Bosnian war, and much more), as well as the mainstream media's revival of the Serbian aggression/Muslim victimhood narrative in its reporting on the Salt Lake City shooting.

Update V: Investor's Business Daily has an editorial on the Salt Lake shooting and Sudden Jihad Syndrome.

Cross-posted at CinnamonStillwell.blogspot.com.

Cinnamon | 02/14/07 at 06:18 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

February 11, 2007

The Old Jewish Quarter of Nineveh/Mosul

A blog friend emailed me this story, in which the Rabbi of the 101st Airborne Division describes his inquries into the existence of the old Jewish section of Mosul/Nineveh:

As I entered light came through the half-open roof, and I could just make out writing engraved on the walls. It was Hebrew. It was then that I knew had stumbled into the ancient synagogue of the city of Mosul-Nineveh. My heart broke as I climbed over the garbage piles that filled the room where, for hundreds of years, the prayers of Jews had reached the heavens. I realized I was probably the first Jew to enter this holy place in over 50 years. Over three-and-a half meters of garbage filled the main sanctuary, and what appeared to be the women’s section. I could barely make it out because of the filth, but there was Hebrew writing on the walls.

A lovely story about discovering traces of the past community. Read the whole thing.

Alcibiades | 02/11/07 at 11:39 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

February 07, 2007

Havel Havelim #105

Soccer Dad dreamed I was a contestant on Jeopardy . . . .

Alex Trebeck surveyed the contestants curiously. Meryl, Yehudit, Israelly Cool!? He remembered when the contestants all had good Canadian names like Dick, Jane, Sally or Francois. What ever happened to the good old days, he wondered. That's right, that's back when the show was in New York and hosted by Art Fleming.

The voice boomed, "Welcome to Jeopardy"

The camera panned over the contestants and settled on Trebek. "Welcome to Jeopardy - the special Haveil Havalim edition. With we have Meryl of yourish.com, Yehudit of Kesher Talk and Aussie Dave of Israelly Cool!.

The categories we have are Jewish Holidays, Terror, Antisemitism, Media and Politics, Meryl by virtue of an arbitrary decision you may begin.

Meryl, "I'd like antisemitism for $100, Alex" . . . .

Judith | 02/07/07 at 08:50 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

February 03, 2007

Positive Stories From Afghanistan

In the spirit of continuing to post items regarding Aghanistan that shed light on the complexity of the situation, rather than the MSM's steady diet of doom and gloom, I ran across two inspiring stories. One is on the man . . . more »

Cinnamon | 02/03/07 at 11:08 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

January 28, 2007

Vanity project

This week's version of Havel Havelim, the Jewish Blog Carnival, is up at life of Rubin. This is Havel Havelim #104. #104. Amazing. . . . more »

Judith | 01/28/07 at 01:49 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

January 25, 2007

Josef 6

Occasional Kesher Talk contributor and up-and-coming Israeli public intellectual Benjamin Kerstein is posting his second novel in installments. Now I'm curious about the first . . . . . . . more »

Judith | 01/25/07 at 12:31 AM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

January 20, 2007

Mein Kampf Found in Toilet! Maybe.

The latest group speaking up for the rights of a misunderstood group that just wants to get along has launched a blog. The Council on American-Nazi Relations is already deploring the presence of a copy of its holy scriptures, Mein . . . more »

Van | 01/20/07 at 11:36 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

January 17, 2007

Blogosphere Roundup on Psychology Today's "Ideological Animal" Article

I posted an item last week regarding Psychology Today's "The Ideological Animal," an article in the current issue that purports to explain those of us who made the post-9/11 political shift from left to right (or somewhere in between). Many . . . more »

Cinnamon | 01/17/07 at 07:22 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

January 02, 2007

Signs of life outside of internet

[ UPDATE: A few visuals added. ] Apologies if you posted a comment and it didn't get published for 24 hours. I was away from an internet connection for over a day and was not able to release a few . . . more »

Judith | 01/02/07 at 04:40 PM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

December 27, 2006

The Incredible Lightness of Snow

This bizarre image adorning Ha'aretz's article on snow in Jerusalem is just screaming out for a title: The grinch is dead! (Come to think of it, he does kind of look like the grinch, doesn't he. And he did a . . . more »

Alcibiades | 12/27/06 at 05:04 PM | 5 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

December 22, 2006

Globalization and the blog

Latest from the visitor-by-country counter on the lower right sidebar: people from 159 160 countries have visited Kesher Talk since July 5th, when I installed the counter. Welcome, folks! Stick around and come back. . . . more »

Judith | 12/22/06 at 12:39 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

December 08, 2006

Vote early and often

A message from one of our favorite bloggers: Hi all, Just a quick note to let you know that my blog Treppenwitz has (inexplicably) been advanced to the finals of the largest and most prestigious international blog awards competition. Treppenwitz . . . more »

Judith | 12/08/06 at 12:26 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

December 07, 2006

Jewish bloggers Shabbat schmooze

Sorry I've been AWOL for a week. I have been working on several time-consuming projects. But if you are not busy tomorrow night, join me at Town & Village Synagogue for Shabbat services and a JEWISH BLOGGERS ROUNDTABLE. Jewlicious, Jewschool, . . . more »

Judith | 12/07/06 at 11:51 PM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

December 02, 2006

Constant Vigilance!

My job is to think like a dark wizard. So I was watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire tonight; and I had the (semi-silly) thought that Alistair Moody - the real one, not the fake one - would . . . more »

Alcibiades | 12/02/06 at 10:27 PM | 10 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

November 30, 2006

Bittorrent is Going Legit

Bittorrent is going legit, with deals inked with several major production companies for pay for downloads. And here's a model of how bittorrent works if you've never been sure how to visualize the process. . . . more »

Alcibiades | 11/30/06 at 01:33 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

November 12, 2006

Shrink Wars: Dr. Helen v. Dr. Phil

Forensic psychologist Dr. Helen Smtih has a big bone to pick with TV maestro Dr. Phil McGraw. Her recent blog entry, "Misandric TV," drew a huge amount of reader response. I felt like I was at a therapeutic version of . . . more »

Van | 11/12/06 at 07:40 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

November 10, 2006

Veterans Day: Shaun Mullen Remembers Phan Ti Kim Phuc

Former Philadelphia Daily News reporter Shaun Mullen recalls a story he wrote about a woman named Phan Ti Kim Phuc at his blog Kiko's House. Her name may not sound familiar, but readers of a certain age will recognize her. . . . more »

Van | 11/10/06 at 07:27 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

October 17, 2006

More Manly Virtues

It seems I'm not the only lady blogger who thought Robert Jensen's commentary decrying the supposed evils of manhood was not only ridiculous, but suggested a far from desirable outcome. Desolving masculinity, that is. Fausta accurately labels Jensen a "wuss" . . . more »

Cinnamon | 10/17/06 at 01:12 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

October 04, 2006

Cinnamon Stillwell on Blogging, Liberal Hawks and 9/11 Neocons

[ Welcome to Kesher Talk, Cinnamon Stillwell! I asked Cinn to co-blog on Kesher Talk after meeting her last month. We got to know each other online because we both started email lists/social groups on opposite coasts for "disaffected liberals . . . more »

Cinnamon | 10/04/06 at 02:10 AM | 5 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

September 12, 2006

Totten's take on the NYC blogger dinner

Michael Totten posted his account and photos of the Labor Day dinner party. Pay no attention to that horrible photo of me. I don't really look like a flesh-eating zombie. . . . more »

Judith | 09/12/06 at 09:45 PM | 12 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

September 09, 2006

NYC blogger party this Saturday

Karol sez: It's on, baby. Are you a blogger? Do you read blogs? Everyone is invited. I'm not sending out an evite like I've done in the past because inevitably I forget to include people on it and feelings get . . . more »

Judith | 09/09/06 at 06:15 PM | 11 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

August 31, 2006

NYC blogger socializing

Michael Totten and spouse are going to be in NYC for a few days, so if you are in the area and would like to join us for dinner on Labor Day, email me. Also next weekend and on 9-11 . . . more »

Judith | 08/31/06 at 04:23 PM | 5 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

August 25, 2006

My 4th Blogiversary

I joined Kesher Talk on Rosh Chodesh Ellul 2002. Which was during the first week of August that year. So today is my fourth blogiversary on the Jewish calendar. . . . more »

Judith | 08/25/06 at 11:33 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

August 23, 2006

Kesher Talk and Benjamin Kirstein go way back

I am very pleased to invite Benjamin Kerstein to post here. (He is not to be confused with another Ben who has posting privileges but has been a bit intimidated by the blogging process, and whose emails I have occasionally . . . more »

Judith | 08/23/06 at 12:46 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

July 30, 2006

Blog comment thread found poetry

A mystic visionary yclept Squishy penned the following last night, on Belmont Club: . . . more »

Judith | 07/30/06 at 02:18 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

July 22, 2006

Pajamas Media: An Army of Davids

It's a mixed blessing, but wars often stimulate technological advancement and social change. Just last week I quoted a news story from 2003:Reporters across the Gulf - including hundreds "embedded" with American troops -- planned to file stories using laptops . . . more »

Judith | 07/22/06 at 03:19 PM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

July 20, 2006

The Forward hasn't heard of centrist and right bloggers

Via Canonist: The Forward thinks that bloggers are avoiding writing about the Israeli-Hizbullah war. That's because the only bloggers mentioned in the aricle are left-of-center bloggers. I just sent them a letter: . . . more »

Judith | 07/20/06 at 04:00 PM | 7 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

July 11, 2006

Welcome Asher Abrams

Welcome the newest Kesher Talk contributor, Asher Abrams, who has his own excellent blog Dreams into Lightning. Asher lives in Portland ORE and served as a Marine in Gulf War I. . . . more »

Judith | 07/11/06 at 07:52 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

July 09, 2006

International visitors

I am loving that NeoCounter at the bottom of the right sidebar. I had installed it about 6 months ago, and it kept hanging up my page loading, so I reluctantly uninstalled it. Then I wanted to see if they . . . more »

Judith | 07/09/06 at 07:07 PM | 5 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

June 26, 2006

Israel and blogs

Have blogs influenced your opinions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Aussie Dave wants to know. He has a poll you can take, and also leave your comments. I wouldn't say my positions on this issue have changed, but I constantly get . . . more »

Judith | 06/26/06 at 12:09 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

June 25, 2006

Googlebombing as a political tool

Pursuant to the release of Egyptian democracy activist Alaa, Judy wonders if anything has really changed in Egypt, or whether the googlebomb made a difference. Israeli journalist Lisa Goldman responds in the comments: . . . more »

Judith | 06/25/06 at 11:28 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

June 06, 2006

Right Wing News photo contest

I think it's Ann Coulter. . . . more »

Judith | 06/06/06 at 02:29 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

June 04, 2006

Geoffrey Chaucer still hath a blogge

Since I last linked to it, Geoffrey Chaucer's blog has been busy. The latest is a commission, in the manner of the Chuck Norris FAQ, "the whiche doth demaunde that ich wryte some small libell or brode-sheete yn prayse of . . . more »

Judith | 06/04/06 at 10:52 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

May 17, 2006

That's My Deutschland! Chapter 2: American Nothing

[first chapter of this occasional series found here] The invaluable Gateway Pundit has photos and links revealing the latest outrage from perfidious Deutschland. DaimlerChrysler has a billboard up in South Africa touting its Smart Car's "German engineering, Swiss innovation, American . . . more »

Van | 05/17/06 at 12:25 PM | 15 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

May 12, 2006

Contemplating Chuck Norris

Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas. Simply by pulling on both ends, Chuck Norris can stretch diamonds back into coal. Chuck Norris invented black. In fact, he invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except . . . more »

Judith | 05/12/06 at 03:32 PM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

April 30, 2006

Around the Jewish Blogosphere

I used to do these link roundups regularly and I haven't in a while. But I want to let you know that after a long hiatus, one of our favorite Jewish blogs, Baraita, is back. (She got married, bought and . . . more »

Judith | 04/30/06 at 11:15 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

April 24, 2006

In Some Systems...

"Beam Us Up" is a synonym for Aliyah. One of the things missed by not spending Passover in Israel was a huge fantasy fest - sponsored by The Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy, Starbase 972, The Israeli Tolkien . . . more »

Alcibiades | 04/24/06 at 12:21 PM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

April 06, 2006

Pithy quotes

Jim Bennett sez: Democracy, immigration, multiculturalism. Pick any two. Gerard VDL on "Why do they hate us?" : They hate us because we've got the groove, and because its is such a drag being them. Jeremiah sez:This is perhaps too . . . more »

Judith | 04/06/06 at 09:20 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

April 02, 2006

Purblind Jism

As April Fool Weekend winds to a close . . . . . The latest blog-related thing that has me laughing hysterically is this parody of Jeff Goldstein's blog, with minute attention to his left sidebar, while also sideswiping PJ . . . more »

Judith | 04/02/06 at 12:52 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

March 30, 2006

Geoffrey Chaucer hath a blog

Geoffrey Chaucer hath a blog and it hath been making me laugh hysterically. You would think that medievalle spellynge would get old after a while, but every post is funny and the "Brokeback Mountain" parody and King Richard's "downtime requirements" . . . more »

Judith | 03/30/06 at 11:58 PM | 1 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

March 28, 2006

The Allah Fish

Is the allah fish weirder...or less weird than the Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese selling for $28,000 and/or the Virgin Mary image in the Window? Or exactly the same? Check here for the video. Michelle Malkin has more extensive coverage . . . more »

Alcibiades | 03/28/06 at 04:59 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

March 05, 2006

Tears of a clown

Iowahawk: CLOWN COLLEGE MIMES PROTEST NEW PREXY SUMMERS Sarasota FL - Newly appointed Ringling Brothers Clown College president Lawrence Summers prompted controversy at his inauguration speech today, after his remarks that "we must begin asking ourselves the tough intellectual questions . . . more »

Judith | 03/05/06 at 08:30 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

February 23, 2006

Kvell

I am surfacing from moderate burnout/busyness to say how pleased I am at the way my co-bloggers have made Kesher Talk even more of a happening place than it already was. I love checking in every day to find three . . . more »

Judith | 02/23/06 at 04:39 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

February 10, 2006

The Mohammed Dance!

I posted on Winds of Change Ben's entry about how Islamism has raised the bar for artistic expression. A commenter said: I don't have any expectation that our artists will rise to the challenge. If they don't, of course, I . . . more »

Judith | 02/10/06 at 08:10 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

Jewish-Israeli Blog Awards

Voting has ended for the Jewish-Israeli Blog Awards and results are here. I am very glad that Seraphic Secret won best personal blog, since I nominated it. Congratulations, Robert! Unfortunately too many other good blogs didn't even make it into . . . more »

Judith | 02/10/06 at 02:20 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

February 06, 2006

Hypocrisy watch

Heh. Not that Atrios' comment threads weren't already filled with hate on many topics . . . . . . . more »

Judith | 02/06/06 at 08:50 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

Let's generate more Mohammed cartoon outrage

(Miniature of Mohammed re-dedicating the Black Stone at the Kaaba. From Jami Al-Tawarikh ("The Universal History" written by Rashid Al-Din), a manuscript in the Library of the University of Edinburgh; illustrated in Tabriz, Persia, c. 1315.) [ UPDATE: Ridicule . . . more »

Judith | 02/06/06 at 03:53 PM | 6 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

More free speech martyrs wanted

Those bloggers competent in both the visual and martial arts might want to enter the Infidel Bloggers Alliance Mohammed Cartoon Contest. Extra points for working Piglet into your cartoon. More extra points for not using a pseudonym. (I can't find . . . more »

Judith | 02/06/06 at 12:03 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

January 30, 2006

Where is Havel Havelim!??!!

Apologies for being late with Havel Havelim. The usual winter cold finally caught up with me, which has slowed me down a bit. I will get it up by tomorrow. Thank you for your patience! . . . more »

Judith | 01/30/06 at 02:02 PM | 5 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

January 17, 2006

Vote early and often

Just a reminder that preliminary voting for the Jewish and Israeli blog awards ends on the 19th. On your right is a list of the categories where Kesher Talk is nominated; if you think we deserve your vote please go . . . more »

Judith | 01/17/06 at 02:26 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

Pajamalanche

Congratulations to Van for getting linked by Pajamas Media! I have gotten a few emails in praise of Van's pieces and I forwarded them to him. Folks, please look at the byline under the post to see who wrote it; . . . more »

Judith | 01/17/06 at 02:16 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

January 10, 2006

GOTV

Jewish-Israeli Blog Awards: Preliminary Voting Round January 9th — January 19th, 2006 . . . 3. Readers may vote once in each poll group every three days (eg: once in Best Post Group A, and also once in Best Post . . . more »

Judith | 01/10/06 at 12:05 AM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

January 09, 2006

Voting starts today!

The preliminary voting round for the Jewish-Israeli Blog Awards starts today and goes till January 19th. You can see on the right sidebar the categories in which Kesher Talk is nominated. Each link goes to a page where you can . . . more »

Judith | 01/09/06 at 12:14 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

January 04, 2006