Monthly Archives: February 2007

Kabbalist Big-Bangism

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Gabor

I followed the tracks from an Associated Press article at Combined Jewish Philanthropies that starts with “A Jewish organization is demanding an apology from a Georgia lawmaker after a memo using his name claims that evolution was a myth propagated … Continue reading →

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Europa Kiado videos

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Gabor

I uploaded 7 videos today to YouTube. They are all songs I shot in the summer of 2004 at the Sziget festival. Furthermore, they are all from the same band, Európa Kiadó. I liked them most in the early 80’s. … Continue reading →

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Muslim-Jewish Joint Statement

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Gabor

As I learned from the Common Ground News Service senior rabbis and top Hindu leaders met earlier in February in New Delhi “affirmed their shared values, condemned violence, and pledged to address the challenges of poverty and illness.” The rabbis … Continue reading →

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Not Obsessed by Obsession

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Gabor

The Jewish Standard at NYU covered a controversial topic yesterday. Muslim and Arab student groups and the interfaith Middle East Sustained Dialogue Group co-sponsored a screening of Obsession (: Radical Islam’s War Against the West), a film about the threat … Continue reading →

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twitter.com/break

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Gabor

I learned about and signed up for twitter today. It seemed like a fun things to do. I could post very short messages (as short as SMS/text messages are) on a page about what I am doing right then, or … Continue reading →

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RIP Erdoss Pal

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Gabor

Erd?ss Pál has passed away today, a few days after his 60th birthday. He was a Hungarian film director whose films had some deep impact on me. In particular Adj király katonát!. (The English title was The Princess, but it … Continue reading →

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Judeo-Islamic Peace Movement

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Gabor

I read an interesting article at an interesting site. The latter is Family Security Matters (.org), which is “seeking answers to the most important question of our time: How to keep our families and our country safe and secure.” By … Continue reading →

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Flamenco Dancer in Santa Cruz

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Gabor

A friend of mine from Santa Cruz, Noga Vilozny, found herself on the cover of Santa Cruz Sentinel’s Guide, thanks to her flamenco dancing. She is also shown on page 6 of the article that continues on page 7 too. … Continue reading →

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ALA membership

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Gabor

I finally sent in my application for membership to American Library Association mid-December. I didn’t realize early enough how big a deal is that their midwinter conference was right here in Seattle in January. I should have registered earlier for … Continue reading →

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Yehuda Berg: Kabbalah on Love (2006)

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Gabor

The ever prolific popularizer of Kabbalah , Yehuda Berg, published a book on “Kabbalah on Love“, with the subtitle “Technology for the Soul.” Digital Cubics’ blog copied the summary from Amazon: “Berg makes the distinction between love and need — … Continue reading →

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