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Apr 26, 2024, 8:51 AM

Biden’s Uncle Eaten by Cannibals, Seder for Hamas, Queer Storytime for Palestine

Day in and day out, the absurdities continue. As do the insults, and the lies, and the threats, and the hate. With so much craziness and nastiness going on, who can keep up?

Nov 17, 2023, 6:29 AM

Rashida Tlaib, the Squad, and the usual useful idiots

'There is nothing new under the sun!' (Ecclesiastes 1:9)

Apr 11, 2019, 11:55 PM

Israel Occupies Moon!

Israeli spacecraft lands on Moon, Illegal settlement being built on Sea of Serenity, Widespread condemnation, UN General Assembly to meet in Emergency Special Session

Mar 11, 2019, 10:25 AM

The Democrats are at an anti-Semitic crossroads

And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and separate among the peoples throughout all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are diverse from those of every people, and they do not keep the king’s laws; it is therefore of no use for the king to let them be.” Esther 3:8

Jul 18, 2018, 10:56 PM

Do as I do, not as I say. Trump’s saving grace?

By now, even life forms on other planets must know about the mess Donald Trump made at the end-of-summit news conference with Russian president, and KGB alumnus and thug emeritus, Vladimir Putin. A summit that never should have taken...

May 15, 2018, 12:03 PM

The US embassy, the 3,000 year old truth, Gaza, and the hand-wringing kvetchers

As I watched the ceremony of the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel, there were moments when I had tears in my eyes. But in the middle of the proceedings, an interesting thought occurred to me. This actually...

Apr 23, 2018, 10:07 AM

From actress to politician to the media, I have the post Yom HaAtzmaut blues

Reality has set back in. Today, along with the usual right-wing suspects, we have the left-wing haters whose detestable bonafides include the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement. And there are those without and within our community who may not go...

Dec 26, 2017, 8:32 AM

Hating Donald Trump more than loving Israel

Armageddon! The Apocalypse! World War III! The end of the universe as we know it! All the breathless predictions about impending immediate doom moments after the announcement three weeks ago about Jerusalem becoming what Jerusalem had already actually been for...

Dec 15, 2017, 7:11 AM

Aharon’s Menorah – a Chanukah Dvar Torah

This Dvar Torah was written by my nephew, Dr. Ari Shapiro of Cleveland, Ohio. There is a well-known Midrash (a collection of ancient biblical commentaries) that takes note of the juxtaposition between the offerings of the princes of the twelve...

Jul 13, 2017, 10:30 AM

Actions speak louder than words — Pinchas, Eliyahu, and the “Three Weeks”

At the end of last week’s Parsha, Torah reading, of Balak, some of the Children of Israel committed prostitution and idol worship, including one couple, a Jewish tribal prince and a Midianite women who did so very publicly. This...

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About Me

Shia Altman who hails from Baltimore, MD, now lives in Los Angeles. His Jewish studies, aerospace, and business and marketing background includes a BA from the University of Maryland and an MBA from the University of Baltimore. When not dabbling in Internet Marketing, Shia tutors Bar and Bat Mitzvah, and Judaic and Biblical Studies to both young and old.