Women of the Wall activist Anat Hoffman before her arrest, arm-in-arm with Twin Cities resident Laurie Radovsky
1. The chair of Women of the Wall is arrested for singing with a Torah in her arms and a talis on her shoulders at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Watch the video of the arrest below, and see if you can pick out local MSP Jew Laurie Radovsky (and listen to her tell off the security guard, warning him not to make Anat drop the Torah). Want more information about the Women of the Wall? Read Anat’s interview withe the Forward’s Blog “The Sisterhood,” soon after her arrest. Or “Like” their Facebook Page.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJUbW65itno
2. A lot of Clintons in the news. At Jewish outreach event, Clinton jokes about being MOTB (politico), and US Jews wondering: Will Chelsea Clinton convert? (Ynet), and Clinton appeals for US Jew held in Cuba (Jpost). Not everyone’s happy though – Jewlicious blogs about why Clinton picked THAT Jew to plea for…”Sec. Clinton Makes Plea For Wrongfully Imprisoned Jew“.
3. Art, sex, politics, or just stupidity? Mickey Mouse with Nazi symbol ignites Polish anger. (AP). You decide.
4. Local sports blogger (and MOT, in fact, an MOT I went to Hebrew school with), dishes on Seinfeld and good eats if you’re looking for French-Asian fusion (whatever that is) in Eden Prairie. Restaurant Review: Mix Fusion Bistro (Aarongleeman.com)
5. In case you’ve been living in a hole, or don’t know any waiters, you might still think – as Republican Gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer did (does?) that waiters make over $100,000. Sound weird? Read all about it. For whatever reason, Emmer used an otherwise friendly event (I would assume) with the Jewish Republican Coalition to bring up a non-issue (wages for waiters) and make it into the biggest gift the Democratic party has seen in a while.
(Photo: Women of the Wall)
How beautiful and how sad. Kol hakavod to all of the brave women, including our own Laurie Radovsky.
My vote for WTB this week:
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/07/how_often_is_sex_not_rape_by_d.html
How Often Is Sex Not ‘Rape by Deception’?
Lying about something.
Lying about something.
A Palestinian man was sentenced to eighteen months in prison in Israel this week for leading a Jewish woman to believe he was Jewish in order to sleep with her. His crime? “Rape by deception.” As a judge explained, “If she hadn’t thought the accused was a Jewish bachelor interested in a serious romantic relationship, she never would have cooperated.” So watch out, guys who try to get laid by pretending to be wealthier, smarter, kinder, healthier, younger, older, more popular, more romantic, more important, less stingy, less bald, or less married than you actually are — i.e., everyone.
Woah. Thanks for the link!