tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40071682011-09-14T17:27:30.210-07:00Reflections from Israel on Life, Recipes, Politics, Religion, Music, Fantasy and just about anythingericnoreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007168.post-28680306756976990892008-04-10T21:40:00.000-07:002008-04-10T22:19:31.908-07:00

The View From Mahrs©2008The intolerable situation in Israel, wherein there is no constitution, nor constitutionally protected rights, has created the surreal and absurd fact of life that the national (in fact only) police, have near absolute power over people. This coupled with the Elitist and largely left-wing, unstoppable Israeli Court system, combines to create an almost inescapable gordian

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The View From Mahrs©2007The current debate over the ill advised immigration reform bill (read - surrender the US to foreign interests) begs the question - Why is there a need to reform anything? It is really a simple case of enforcing what already exists. The proponents of reform say that it is impossible to arrest and deport 12 million illegals.In my humble opinion this is a patent absurdity. If

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The View From Mahrs©2002The cease fire imposed by the UN and France and agreed to by the US. has now been in place for three hours. While we welcome the respite from more missiles and injuries and deaths, we all in Israel cannot help but - wonder, speculate, fear, conjecture, all the adjectives you can think of - when this latest round of peace will be over and the fighting will begin in

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The View From Mahrs©2002Israel Defense Forces Homefront Command Issues InstructionsIsrael Army Home Front instructions to the publicHome Front Commander Maj.-Gen. Yitzhak Gershon issued instructions on Monday to civilians for how to defend themselves: Citizens living along the northern border, in Karmiel and northwards, should remain in bomb shelters and secured rooms. Citizens living between

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The View From Mahrs©2002Murder She WroteTerri Schiavo has been successfully murdered by her estranged, adulterous spouse and Judge Greer of Florida.The plight of this woman and her family profoundly touched on the core beliefs of many people across the nation.It is imperative that a deep investigation into Greer and Schiavo be carried out and if found guilty of murder they be convicted and

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The View From Mahrs©2002Water Water Everywhere...Day fourteen of state sanctioned murder in Florida.It is completely incomprehensible how seemingly moral upright human beings can be so callous as to starve and dehydrate a defenseless woman to death in the manner in which Terri Schiavo is suffering as I write this, in Florida.How can the Supreme Court not reverse the criminal rulings made by lower

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The View From Mahrs©2002Terri Schiavo is lying in a Hospice in Tampa, Florida being starved and thirsted to death. Make no mistake about it, Judge Greer, the Florida Supreme Court, Attorney George Felos and most definitely her estranged, philandering husband in name only, Michael Schiavo are all guilty of premeditated murder for their actions. Now there are those among you that say that we should

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The View From Mahrs?2002 A Leader shows CONVICTION AND COMPASSION If President Bush stays the course and follows the path trodden by President Reagan. If he shows the continued courage of his convictions and does not heed the doom and gloom sayers and drop his policies in favor of European or liberal globalism or statism. Then he will succeed and lead the country forward. If he girds for the

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The View From Mahrs?2004 Its been said that one always remembers exactly where one was when an extraordinary event occurs. For myself, I vividly remember many of the key events of my lifetime. Events such as; President Kennedys Assasination - I was in grade school on a Friday morning and the teacher walked in and was crying and said "Children, the President has been Assasinated". In my young

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The View From Mahrs?2004 Its been said that one always remembers exactly where one was when an extraordinary event occurs. For myself, I vividly remember many of the key events of my lifetime. Events such as; President Kennedys Assasination - I was in grade school on a Friday morning and the teacher walked in and was crying and said "Children, the President has been Assasinated". In my young

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Jew JEW jews JEWS Jewish JEWISH Judaism JUDAISM

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Jew JEW jews JEWS Jewish JEWISH Judaism JUDAISM

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The View From Mahrs©2002 A Question of Leadership Hi Folks, I realize that it has been too long since I was able to make the time to write here. So much has happened with the Iraq war, strikes in Israel SARS and many other issues. I choose to focus today on two key issues of relevance to the Jewish People and to the State of Israel. Namely; The Economy and Budget, and the Political State of

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The View From Mahrs©2002 Independance Day! "This is a Day of Independance for all the Munchkins and their Decendants!" "Let the news at last be spread - The wicked old witch at last is Dead!" The only reason as far as I am concerned, to have fought this war was the fact that Saddam Hussein murdered, tortured, raped and mutilated Jews in Iraq and he supported fincancially, physically, and

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The View From Mahrs©2002 What Kind of People Have We Become? The Sharon Government Will Fall Very Soon What you are about to read is shocking and disturbing, but horrifyingly true. There are three attributes attributed to the Jewish People. All three stem from the qualities of Abraham. Perhaps the foremost among them is that we are called Rachmanim Bnei Rachmanah - Compassionate, Merciful

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The View From Mahrs©2002 War Thoughts and Protests Hi folks, It has been a long time and I apologize for being so remiss in posting. In my defense, work (the day job) has been overwhelmingly busy. I'm taking some time out to comment briefly on the Iraq war and the protests seen around the world. First, While everyone has the right to protest or speak their thoughts, the vast majority of

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The View From Mahrs©2002How Would You Like to be King For a Day?Just when we thought that he couldn't go any farther, "Just-Us" Cheshin "reviewed" his actions in pulling the plug on Prime Minister Sharon last week during a press conference. And what did "Just-Us" Cheshin have to say? Well it is indeed interesting how a supposedly learned judge can have the brazenness to state clearly:Cheshin said

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The View From Mahrs©2002 There He Goes Again! "Just Us" Cheshin Must Go! Well, I thought I had seen everything. I thought that by virtue of my advanced years (in my 40's) That there was nothing new under the sun. In fact The Torah tells us that there is nothing new under the sun. While I do believe the Torah to be true, it must be that I just was not aware that the trick that Cheshin and his

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The View From Mahrs©2002 Here and There, Bits and Pieces I have been very supportive of the Likud ever since the days of Menachem Begin OB'M. I will not judge Prime Minister Sharon in the midst of a personal crisis mostly caused by the Labor party and the Attorney General Mr. Rubenstein who once again is acting as a paid political hack rather than a servent of the people. In any case Enjoy the

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The View From Mahrs©2002Taking Back What Belongs to UsI want to thank all of you who have read my articles and expressed your support for my views. I very much appreciate it. The internet can be a very powerful tool and provide a voice where dissention is stifled.We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain

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The View From Mahrs©2002 Who is Michel (Mishael) Cheshin - Part 3 - Is This What You Call an Impartial, Trustworthy Judge? or Would You Buy a Used Car From This Man? The clarion call of this article, while focusing on Justice Mr. Mishael Cheshin, is really pointed at the Supreme Court, its President, members and by extension the entire court system of Israel. I choose to focus on Mr.

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The View From Mahrs©2002 Who is Michel (Mishael) Cheshin - Part 2 - or Birds of a Feather - The Left, Cheshin, HaAretz, Rubenstein and the High Court The battle lines have again been drawn. The Israeli election coming up in January is a power struggle between the Left and the Right with all of we little folk caught inbetween. In truth there is absolutely no difference between the left and the

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The View From Mahrs©2002 Who is Michel (Mishael) Cheshin and Why is He Telling Me How to Vote? The absurdity and mockery that Israel's "leaders" make of democracy would be laughable were it happening in a banana republic. The fact that it happens in the Jewish State, the fact that many of us are living in the midst of this mockery makes it sad beyond absurdity. QUESTIONS: Who is Michel (Mishael

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The View From Mahrs©2002 "A Cholent of Life" is a celebration and a study of Jewish Lives in the modern world. Published by TUJOOZ Productions, I'm pleased to present excerpts for your pleasure. "A Cholent of Life"© 1997 Short Bits 14: "The Cabbie and the Chassanah" (c)1993 by Ari Alter Mordechai Mahr The Gemorah tells us that of the ten emanations or portions of holiness which

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The View From Mahrs©2002 A Bar Mitzvah in Jerusalem The single most amazing thing about living in Israel and Jerusalem, are the simchas - the celebrated life events. Planning and carrying out a simcha whether in Israel or out, requires the same meticulous, weeks-long planning in order to carry it out. In the US and other places, Bar and Bas mitzvahs must be scheduled a year in advance with the

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PARDON THE CONFUSION BUT THIS BLOG IS OUT OF ORDER UNTIL BLOGSPOT FIXES IT

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"A Cholent of Life" is a celebration and a study of Jewish Lives in the modern world. Published by TUJOOZ Productions, I'm pleased to present excerpts for your pleasure. "A Cholent of Life"© 1997 Short Bits 14: "A Shmeck Tabac, Or A Rebbe's Bracha" (c)1992 by Ari Alter Mordechai Mahr The Yeshiva in Monsey, NY was full to bursting. The time had come to build a proper facility for the

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Update: A Missing Child - Missing Forever! Three days ago I posted a short note about a poor missing child. I promised to update you all as to her status. Hodaya Kedem Pimstein 22 months old, curly brown hair, gorgeous eyes, a precocious smile and cute as a button will never see her 23rd month. Her body was found in a small forest on the outskirts of Jerusalem yesterday. The picture is of a

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"A Cholent of Life" is a celebration and a study of Jewish Lives in the modern world. Published by TUJOOZ Productions, I'm pleased to present an excerpt for your pleasure. "A Cholent of Life"© 1997 Just A Simple Yid (Jew) Bitachon? Like Barzel! (c)1992 by Ari Alter Mordechai Mahr Although he is a survivor, his name does not matter. His incredible Bitachon (Faith and Trust) is the salient

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A Child is Missing! The cry goes out. A Child is Missing! The police and the neighborhood are mobilized. In fact the whole nation is mobilized. Hodaya Kedem Pimstein age 22 months is missing from her home on a Sabbath afternoon in Holy Jerusalem. As a parent, the anguish in my own heart for this missing child is more than I can describe. It is the nameless fear that dwells just below the surface

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What is Cholent? A Cholent is a special stew that religious Jews prepare on Friday afternoon in a crock pot or in a pot standing on a covered low flame. This stew generally contains meat, potatoes, carrots, onions, beans, and just about anything the cook wants in it. It slowly cooks and simmers all night long and is ready to eat for the traditional Saturday afternoon, post synagogue hot meal. So

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