The Illusion of Freedom

Admin/ September 20, 2017/ Rants

  Growing up like so many in the United States, I was taken in with the awe of such a country where people were free to practice their own religion or believe generally whatever they wanted. This idealistic situation would have not even three hundred years ago have been seen as possible.  Such a utopia we were living in! But

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Why I turned my Back on God

Admin/ July 17, 2017/ Rants

  Anyone who knows me well understands that I am apologetically Jewish, even the name of this entire blog should tell a stranger this truth.  However, the more and more I understand the Torah, and other related texts, the less I trust the one who created it, and by proxy, created me. Perhaps it is through my love of Cosmic

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Re blogged Post from a class

Admin/ January 16, 2017/ Political

  Below is what I wrote in response to a prompt in a Civics Class about an issue I care about greatly. And on this Martin Luther King Day, I decided to share it with the rest of you. Although I already participate in the conversation about the Israeli Palestinian Conflict, I have a voice that is rarely heard in

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The Controversy of the Temple Mount

Admin/ October 15, 2016/ Political, Rants

  For those of you who have not been paying attention to this issue (which I assume is many since there are a lot of issues circulating the webs right now) the United Nations has moved forward with passing laws that would ban all non Muslims from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.  This same legislation also seeks to remove that

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Bucket List

Admin/ December 28, 2015/ Rants

  What follows is a list of goals I have before I die that have not been met. Climb the tallest mountain on each continent. Marry a Jewish Woman Run a marathon in all 50 states in the USA Visit Romania Go to the haunted Island in Italy See all of Europe Explore Japan, South Korea, China, India Visit Russia

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The Origin of the Name Palestine and What It Means

Admin/ August 30, 2015/ Political

  There are few topics that have been capturing media attention for such a long time as the Israeli Palestinian Conflict.  This post will be talking about the Origin of the name Palestine itself and NOT about the people who currently claim to be the people from that land area.   Before I continue, I want to bring up a

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Iran, Nukes, Israel, And the Middle East

Admin/ July 16, 2015/ Political

A lot of Facebook feeds are aflame with the current issues regarding Iran.  Many of my friends as well as the media has only be paying attention to this issue in very recent days.  However, I have been watching this problem grow over the course of many years.  So here, I offer my more than ten cents on this issue

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