no jk needed, that was FUNNY! :) and knowing mike, im sure he'll agree!
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: > > ...or for MD... Jewvuzella! > > jk > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:55 AM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: > >> GO AFRICA!!!! >> >> Vuvuzella for everyone! >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 2:33 AM, Michael Dinowitz < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> During WWII, a Japanese government official asked a Rabbi why the Nazi's >>> hated the Jews so much. The Rabbi answered "because we're Asian". (Israel >>> is >>> on the Asian continent) >>> >>> In the last few generations, Judith's family was in Poland and Romania. >>> Her >>> mother is the daughter of a Levi and I've seen pictures in her mother's >>> house of Rabbis from generations back. My family also hails from the >>> Poland >>> area and my mother is the daughter of a Cohen. >>> >>> Bottom line is that I'm Jewish in faith and in decent. I belong to a >>> cultural and genealogical group of people who have had a continuous >>> presence >>> in Israel for thousands of years and Israel has been central in our >>> prayers >>> and beliefs for all of that time. My being an American or having light >>> skin >>> does not break that connection in any way. >>> >>> But in the end, aren't we all African. :) >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 1:28 AM, Eric Roberts < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > Where is Judith's family from? And where were your parents from? That >>> > could >>> > play into that as well. In my family...they are all white like the rest >>> of >>> > the Poles/Lithuanians/Czechoslovakians/Russians where they came >>> from...not >>> > a >>> > whole lot of middle eastern traits. Add that to my Germanic and Irish >>> > heritage as well...and my daughters and I are pretty white. I am sure >>> > there >>> > is some Israeli Jew in there somewhere, but not to the point where I >>> would >>> > consider it my homeland. By your logic, I can say that Africa is my >>> > homeland... >>> > >>> > Eric >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[email protected]] >>> > Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 11:57 PM >>> > To: cf-community >>> > Subject: Re: palestine, a country? >>> > >>> > >>> > You see, that's what pisses me off. The attempt to separate Jews (i.e. >>> me) >>> > from Israel. In other words, delegitimizing my connection to my >>> homeland. >>> > How about this. It has been shown that the those of the 'priestly' class >>> of >>> > Judaism have specific genes that can and have been traced across >>> > generations >>> > and locations. A Jew from Iceland and a Jew from Yemen who are both >>> Kohanim >>> > both share a proven genetic heritage. >>> > Lets try another one. For all of the generations that my family has been >>> in >>> > the European area, my brother still has an olive complexion. Not as dark >>> as >>> > an Israeli but darker than me. My son Moshe has a darker, more olive >>> > complexion than I do, though not as dark as my brother. >>> > So bottom line is that I am of Israeli decent and the Jews in Israel are >>> my >>> > people in blood as well as faith. >>> > >>> > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Eric Roberts < >>> > [email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > > >>> > > Here's a serious question for you Michael...are you of Israeli >>> descent, >>> > or >>> > > does you family come from Eastern Europe? If they are from Eastern >>> > > Europe...the Israeli's aren't your people other than the fact they >>> share >>> > > your faith. Any middle eastern blood has long since been diluted out >>> > from >>> > > eastern Euro populations. Even and insular as Jews were in Europe, >>> they >>> > > did >>> > > intermarry quite a bit with the local population. >>> > > >>> > > Eric >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:331939 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
