Monthly Archives: February 2007

10 Web Years

In 1992 I got a PowerBook (I think it was a 120) from my father which had a 9600 baud modem. I tried to sign up for CompuServe in Hungary, but the technical support was so dismissal that it never … Continue reading

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Interfaith Birth

The Connecticut Post had a short introduction to an interfaith event, “which examines the different traditions surrounding birth in the Muslim, Jewish and Christian religions, is an effort to break down stereotypes and educate everyone about these different faiths.” It … Continue reading

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Three Friends

The Washingtonian published a fairly detailed account of the friendship of three men, who grew up together. One of them became an orthodox rabbi, a second an Orthodox Muslim and the third has his own interesting story as well. The … Continue reading

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Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam

Today I came across of the website of Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam (Oasis of Peace) a “village jointly established by Jewish and Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel, that is engaged in educational work for peace, equality and understanding between the two … Continue reading

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Vote for Bill

I worked for more than two years for Q2Learning. I learned a lot there and I think it is a truly great company. Bill Bruck, one of its two founders might be one of the “Top 20 Most Influential Training … Continue reading

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Mark Stavish: Kabbalah for Health & Wellness (2007)

I have to admit I do not have much faith in this book, but it is new and out and might relate to Kabbalah, so feel obliged to mention it. I am talking about Mark Stavish’s Kabbalah for Health & … Continue reading

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Interfaith Encounter Association Trip

“The Interfaith Encounter Association is dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East through interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural study.” Its leaders Dr. Yehuda Stolov director, and his Muslim co-facilitator, Najeeba Sirhan, principal and educator of an Arab Muslim Elementary School … Continue reading

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The Djerba Model

At the Common Ground News Service Hayat Alvi Aziz gives a little hope by sharing his experiences not just at Djerba but also reactions from his students when he showed a video about this small Tunisian island. Here are some … Continue reading

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Transnational Migrations of Identity

Dartmouth, “America’s Oldest College Newspaper” reported of a conference that happened this past weekend. It bears the title “Transnational Migrations of Identity: Jews, Muslims, and the Modernity Debate.” And here is the relevant part for this blog, emphasizing similarities between … Continue reading

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Magickal Judaism Academic Resources

Here is Liorah Chanah‘s blog entry in which she collected “Magickal Judaism Academic Resources.” I am afraid I will shamelessly lift from her list the books that are not yet in my collection. Besides the articles she lists about 30 … Continue reading

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