Yearly Archives: 2005

Ae Fond Kiss (UK, 2004)

Posted on August 6, 2005 by

Yes, it spells with an “ae”, because the title is based on olde English song. It is a love story of a Muslim man (a second generation Pakistani immigrant) and a white, nominally Catholic woman. All set in today’s Glasgow. … Continue reading →

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Palindromes (USA, 2004)

Posted on August 5, 2005 by

I never heard of the actors or the director, but I wanted to see European or at least independent movies, while in Hungary. If I write about the story you will think it is a serious drama. And it is, … Continue reading →

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Pauer Gyula Kiallitason

Posted on August 4, 2005 by

(Az elirasokat kesobb javitom, bocs.)Alapjaban nem sok kiallitast neztem ki magamnak Pestre az USA-bol, de errol tudtam, hogy meg akarom nezni. Szerencsere A. is meg akarta, igy amikor tegnap megtekintndo kiallitason gondolkodtunk ez rogton bejott. (Azert meg Munkacsyra es Durer-re … Continue reading →

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Europa Nem Kiado

Posted on August 3, 2005 by

Ugy megorultem, amikor par nappal Pestre erkezesem elott megtudtam, hogy erkeztem masnapjan EK koncert lesz az A38-as hajon, raadasul ingyen. Az elso Pesten es sok mindennel toltott nap utan hazafele menet negyed kilenc korul ment at a villamosom a Petofi … Continue reading →

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Dante’s Equation

Posted on July 12, 2005 by

Last year, when I was taking a class on Religion and Film, I had an idea that I wanted to write up, but didn’t get to it. I had an epiphany that 2001: A Space Odyssey. make sense if we … Continue reading →

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The Beliefnet Guide to Kabbalah

Posted on July 2, 2005 by

This (from The Salt Lake Tribune) was the first of the few reviews I bumped into about Arthur Goldwag’s The Beliefnet Guide to Kabbalah. It quotes Rabbi Lawrence Kushner’s introductsion “this includes ghosts, dybbuks, golems, weird dreams, bizarre coincidences, Bible … Continue reading →

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Camps for the Middle East public peace process

Posted on July 1, 2005 by

(Summary of an email received) An Assimilation Weekend:North American camps for the Middle East public peace process Dr. Harold Saunders, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, founder of International Institute for Sustained Dialogue says that “peace negotiations fail because leaders … Continue reading →

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Matrix Healing

Posted on June 28, 2005 by

This NY Sun article pointed me to Dr. Raphael Kellman‘s Matrix Healing: Discover Your Greatest Health Potential Through the Power of Kabbalah. I am not particulalry endorsing it as I haven’t read it. I am a bit wary of the … Continue reading →

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Interfaith Encounter Association

Posted on June 27, 2005 by

(Received via email) Friends of IEAA group of supporters of IEA’s work is forming as an official non-profit organization in the United States. Yehuda Stolov and Najiba Sirhan came to the Chicago area last month and presented on IEA’s important … Continue reading →

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Interfaith Peace-Builders

Posted on June 15, 2005 by

(Received this via email) Join a delegation to Palestine and Israel with FOR Interfaith Peace-Builders We are still accepting applications for our July 30 – August 13th delegation to Palestine and Israel. By participating NOW in an FOR Interfaith Peace-Builders … Continue reading →

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