Yearly Archives: 2006

The Tent of Abraham

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gabor

Gazette.net from Maryland reported that Members of the Jewish and Muslim communities gathered at the Lynfield Events Complex in Frederick to break bread and make music together at ‘‘The Tent of Abraham,” an interfaith dinner. The tone of the article … Continue reading →

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Shalom-Muslim floor

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gabor

The title of this JewishJournal.com article, saying it all, is both sad and joyous for me: Jewish and Muslim students at USC share dorm and friendships. It is sad, because this kind of non-events should not be news items. But … Continue reading →

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Michael Laitman: Kabbalah Revealed (2007)

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Gabor

A press release from last month announced Michael Laitman’s new book: Kabbalah Revealed: The Ordinary Person’s Guide to a More Peaceful Life. One of my favorite principles Kabbalah (and most religions I respect) teaches is humility. The author’s name in … Continue reading →

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Howard Smith: Let There Be Light (2006)

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Gabor

Howard Smith (an observant Jew and a research astrophysicist) wrote in a column at Newsday.com: The mystical Jewish Kabbalists of 16th-century Israel developed a cosmology with striking similarities to that of modern science. [...T]he Kabbalists weaved an intricate account of … Continue reading →

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Max Weiman: A Simple Guide to Happiness (2006)

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Gabor

Following the lead of the intro line of Rabbi Max Weiman’s monthly column at the JewishInStLouis.org to Amazon.com I realized that his new book was published in November. The description of the 68 page booklet does not give much away: … Continue reading →

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Category intro

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Gabor

The idea for the entries under this category (Muslim-Jewish) is to report on the people, events, organizations, initiatives, news items that show the tremendous goodwill on the part of people of both faiths they have towards each other. We hear … Continue reading →

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Little Miss Sunshine (2006, USA)

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Gabor

I originally didn’t want to see this movie as seemed silly. But so many people recommended it that when we needed a bit of comedy we opted to go the cinema before they take it off from the big screen. … Continue reading →

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Mark Mirsky: Dante, Eros, Kabbalah (2003)

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Gabor

I more or less accidentally came upon this book as I was looking for something else, not even Kabbalah related. I didn’t find out much about it, as there is only one Amazon review and a short description at the … Continue reading →

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David S. Ariel: Kabbalah: The Mystic Quest in Judaism (2006)

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Gabor

In the same Cleveland Jewish News item where it was announced that David S. Ariel will step down from the presidency of Siegal College I learned of his “Kabbalah: The Mystic Quest in Judaism” book and that he will be … Continue reading →

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Down in the Valley (2005, USA)

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Gabor

I saw the preview last year when this movie came out and I knew I had to check it out. The ‘urban cowboy’ concept, what transpired as the essence of the movie from the preview, is an attractive one for … Continue reading →

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