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 So far, she has been slow to get used to the Israeli way of doing things.  For some reason, she thinks Israelis are rude and can't drive.  She's right about the first, but I beg to differ with the second - they are just very ''impatient'' drivers.
-This Friday we took a small trip to the [[Dead Sea]], to show Mom some actual desert.  She seemed more fascinated by all the camels and [[bedouin]] settlements than by the sea.  But the scenery is starkly beautiful, and the weather was pleasant for such a trip.
+This Friday we took a small trip to the {{wiki|Dead Sea}}, to show Mom some actual desert.  She seemed more fascinated by all the camels and {{wiki|bedouin}} settlements than by the sea.  But the scenery is starkly beautiful, and the weather was pleasant for such a trip.
 You probably have heard all about the [http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/04/27/israeli_supermarkets_limit_rice_sales/6528/ worldwide rice shortage].  It's affecting the price of rice here in Israel and around the globe.  But what I really wish we had, was a [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870526203&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Rice shortage].  We could do with a lot less Rice and her fellows.  The idea that the young Fakestinians are "losing hope" and therefore they are "militants" and weakening [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870524521&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull the moderates], is one of the more ludicrous tenets of America's ludicrous Middle East "policy".   At least she's not as bad as [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/799476.html Jimmy "Never saw a Jew I liked" Carter], may God take his soul quickly, amen!

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 So far, she has been slow to get used to the Israeli way of doing things.  For some reason, she thinks Israelis are rude and can't drive.  She's right about the first, but I beg to differ with the second - they are just very ''impatient'' drivers.
 You probably have heard all about the [http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/04/27/israeli_supermarkets_limit_rice_sales/6528/ worldwide rice shortage].  It's affecting the price of rice here in Israel and around the globe.  But what I really wish we had, was a [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870526203&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Rice shortage].  We could do with a lot less Rice and her fellows.  The idea that the young Fakestinians are "losing hope" and therefore they are "militants" and weakening [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870524521&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull the moderates], is one of the more ludicrous tenets of America's ludicrous Middle East "policy".   At least she's not as bad as [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/799476.html Jimmy "Never saw a Jew I liked" Carter], may God take his soul quickly, amen!
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 And next week is Israel's [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209626989909&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 60th Independence Day celebration].  During which our spunky mayor, Benny Kasriel, will [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209626990513&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull hold a protest] on one of the new (approved? not approved? who knows??) neighborhoods of Maaleh Adummim.  I like this guy, he's one of the few politicians I know who actually seems to care about his constituents.
-In odd news from the Holy Land, a group of Rabbis have called for a boycott of this year's [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870534886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull International Bible Quiz].  The issue is that this particular quiz is only for Jews, and one of the finalists is a so-called "Messianic" Jew.  On the one hand, all traditional Jews are "messianic", in that we pray for the revelation of our anointed king (the meaning of "messiah", or ''mashiaH'' in Hebrew) three times a day.  But "Messianic" Jews are not Jews (at least, not in terms of their beliefs -- some of them are in fact Jews by birth).  They are Christians, part of a movement founded by and funded by a Baptist organization.  Their only purpose is to convert Jews to Christianity.  Sadly, they are making inroads among the ignorant.  The truly sad thing is that it is already illegal in Israel for Christians to proselytize Jews, but somehow these ''drek-essers'' managed to gain a different status for themselves.
+In odd news from the Holy Land, a group of Rabbis have called for a boycott of this year's [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870534886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull International Bible Quiz].  The issue is that this particular quiz is only for Jews, and one of the finalists is a so-called "Messianic" Jew.  On the one hand, all traditional Jews are "messianic", in that we pray for the revelation of our anointed king (the meaning of "messiah", or ''mashiaH'' in Hebrew) three times a day.  But "Messianic" Jews are not Jews (at least, not in terms of their beliefs -- some of them are in fact Jews by birth).  They are Christians, part of a movement founded and funded by a Southern Baptist organization.  Their only purpose is to convert Jews to Christianity.  Sadly, they are making inroads among the ignorant.  The truly sad thing is that it is already illegal in Israel for Christians to proselytize Jews, but somehow these ''drek-essers'' managed to gain a different status for themselves.

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	And next week is Israel's [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209626989909&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 60th Independence Day celebration]. During which our spunky mayor, Benny Kasriel, will [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209626990513&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull hold a protest] on one of the new (approved? not approved? who knows??) neighborhoods of Maaleh Adummim. I like this guy, he's one of the few politicians I know who actually seems to care about his constituents.		And next week is Israel's [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209626989909&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 60th Independence Day celebration]. During which our spunky mayor, Benny Kasriel, will [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209626990513&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull hold a protest] on one of the new (approved? not approved? who knows??) neighborhoods of Maaleh Adummim. I like this guy, he's one of the few politicians I know who actually seems to care about his constituents.

−	In odd news from the Holy Land, a group of Rabbis have called for a boycott of this year's [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870534886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull International Bible Quiz]. The issue is that this particular quiz is only for Jews, and one of the finalists is a so-called "Messianic" Jew. On the one hand, all traditional Jews are "messianic", in that we pray for the revelation of our anointed king (the meaning of "messiah", or ''mashiaH'' in Hebrew) three times a day. But "Messianic" Jews are not Jews (at least, not in terms of their beliefs -- some of them are in fact Jews by birth). They are Christians, part of a movement founded by and funded by a Baptist ~~organisation~~. Their only purpose is to convert Jews ~~into~~ Christianity. Sadly, they are making inroads among the ignorant. The truly sad thing is that it is already illegal in Israel for Christians to proselytize Jews, but somehow these ''drek-essers'' managed to gain a different status for themselves.	+	In odd news from the Holy Land, a group of Rabbis have called for a boycott of this year's [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870534886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull International Bible Quiz]. The issue is that this particular quiz is only for Jews, and one of the finalists is a so-called "Messianic" Jew. On the one hand, all traditional Jews are "messianic", in that we pray for the revelation of our anointed king (the meaning of "messiah", or ''mashiaH'' in Hebrew) three times a day. But "Messianic" Jews are not Jews (at least, not in terms of their beliefs -- some of them are in fact Jews by birth). They are Christians, part of a movement founded by and funded by a Baptist organization. Their only purpose is to convert Jews to Christianity. Sadly, they are making inroads among the ignorant. The truly sad thing is that it is already illegal in Israel for Christians to proselytize Jews, but somehow these ''drek-essers'' managed to gain a different status for themselves.

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	And next week is Israel's [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209626989909&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 60th Independence Day celebration]. During which our spunky mayor, Benny Kasriel, will [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209626990513&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull hold a protest] on one of the new (approved? not approved? who knows??) neighborhoods of Maaleh Adummim. I like this guy, he's one of the few politicians I know who actually seems to care about his constituents.		And next week is Israel's [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209626989909&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 60th Independence Day celebration]. During which our spunky mayor, Benny Kasriel, will [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209626990513&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull hold a protest] on one of the new (approved? not approved? who knows??) neighborhoods of Maaleh Adummim. I like this guy, he's one of the few politicians I know who actually seems to care about his constituents.

−	In odd news from the Holy Land, a group of Rabbis have called for a boycott of this year's [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870534886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull International Bible Quiz]. The issue is that this particular quiz is only for Jews, and one of the finalists is a so-called "Messianic" Jew. On the one hand, all traditional Jews are "messianic", in that we pray for the revelation of our anointed king (the meaning of "messiah", or ''mashiaH' in Hebrew) three times a day. But "Messianic" Jews are not Jews (at least, not in terms of their beliefs -- some of them are in fact Jews by birth). They are Christians, part of a movement founded by and funded by a Baptist organisation. Their only purpose is to convert Jews into Christianity. Sadly, they are making inroads among the ignorant. The truly sad thing is that it is already illegal in Israel for Christians to proselytize Jews, but somehow these ''drek-essers'' managed to gain a different status for themselves.	+	In odd news from the Holy Land, a group of Rabbis have called for a boycott of this year's [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870534886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull International Bible Quiz]. The issue is that this particular quiz is only for Jews, and one of the finalists is a so-called "Messianic" Jew. On the one hand, all traditional Jews are "messianic", in that we pray for the revelation of our anointed king (the meaning of "messiah", or ''mashiaH'' in Hebrew) three times a day. But "Messianic" Jews are not Jews (at least, not in terms of their beliefs -- some of them are in fact Jews by birth). They are Christians, part of a movement founded by and funded by a Baptist organisation. Their only purpose is to convert Jews into Christianity. Sadly, they are making inroads among the ignorant. The truly sad thing is that it is already illegal in Israel for Christians to proselytize Jews, but somehow these ''drek-essers'' managed to gain a different status for themselves.

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 You probably have heard all about the [http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/04/27/israeli_supermarkets_limit_rice_sales/6528/ worldwide rice shortage].  It's affecting the price of rice here in Israel and around the globe.  But what I really wish we had, was a [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870526203&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Rice shortage].  We could do with a lot less Rice and her fellows.  The idea that the young Fakestinians are "losing hope" and therefore they are "militants" and weakening [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870524521&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull the moderates], is one of the more ludicrous tenets of America's ludicrous Middle East "policy".   At least she's not as bad as [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/799476.html Jimmy "Never saw a Jew I liked" Carter], may God take his soul quickly, amen!
-* laptop died :(
+Speaking of the taking of souls, my laptop died suddenly this week.  It shut it off one night, and the next day it turned-on to the dreaded sound of diagnostic beeps.  Today I'm taking it to someone who can fix it, perhaps; hopefully I'll have good news about it next week.
-* [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870534886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Bible quiz]

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 Hi again!
-* Mom and Daniela arrived
+It's been a wild and wooly week!  First, the seventh of Pesach was on shabbat.. so as soon as shabbat was over, we started putting our Pesach dishes and supplies away in boxes.  Since we have more Pesach supplies than year-long ones, that took a while.  Then, since we are moving out (God willing!) soon, the landlords have the place advertised for rent... and we've had a pretty constant stream of prospective renters coming by. More on that later.
 * Mom's reactions to the Holy Land
 * [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208870526203&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull  Rice shortage]

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 * [http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/04/27/israeli_supermarkets_limit_rice_sales/6528/ Actual rice shortage]
 * laptop died :(
 Shabbat shalom!
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