Hillary’s BFFs Wasserman-Schultz & Rahm Emanuel: called out by Moyers for persecuting the working poor
Debbie Wasserman Schultz … embodies the tactics that have eroded the ability of Democrats to once again be the party of the working class. As Democratic National Committee chair she has opened the floodgates for Big Money, brought lobbyists into the inner circle and oiled all the moving parts of the revolving door that twirls between government service and cushy jobs in the world of corporate influence.
Syrian refugees have support and assistance from the last place we expected: Israel and Jews
From Aboud Dandachi, the founder of thankYouAmIsrael.com:
Martin Luther King Jr. once said “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that”. For Syrian refugees, these are very dark days indeed. Driven from their country by a brutal war fueled by regional and sectarian ambitions, displaced Syrians find themselves thrown into a world where the environment has over the past year become increasingly hostile towards refugees and asylum seekers.
But while wars and conflicts tend to bring out the very worst in human beings, dark days such as these have also given rise to amazing acts of compassion and humanity. Turned away from Arab countries, increasingly unwelcome in Europe, Syrian refugees have found support, aid and assistance from the last place they could have expected; Israeli and Jewish organizations and individuals.
Purim Megillah readings in North Jersey 2016
Purim sameach! Book of Esther Megillah readings for Northern New Jersey, Purim 2016:
Megillah Readings Wednesday night 23 March 2016
| 7:20pm | Arzei Darom, Teaneck | |
| 7:40pm | Anshei Lubavitch, Fair Lawn | |
| 7:40pm | Teaneck Jewish Center – Pressburger | Regular Megillah Reading |
| 7:40pm | Teaneck Jewish Center – Library | Quiet Megillah Reading |
| 7:50pm | Shomrei Torah, Fair Lawn | |
| 8:00pm | Zichron Mordechai | |
| 8:00pm | Zichron Mordechai | |
| 8:15pm | Teaneck Women’s Tefillah | |
| 9:00pm | Arzei Darom, Teaneck | |
| 9:15pm | Darchei Noam, Fair Lawn | |
| 9:30pm | Keter Torah, Teaneck | |
| Bnai Yeshurun | ||
| 9:45pm | Beth Aaron, Teaneck | |
| 9:45pm | Shomrei Torah, Fair Lawn | |
| 10:00pm | Anshei Lubavitch, Fair Lawn |
Megillah Readings Thursday, 24 March 2016
| 5:55am | Shomrei Torah, Fair Lawn | |
| 6:40am | Shomrei Torah, Fair Lawn | |
| 7:30am | Teaneck Jewish Center | |
| 8:10am | Shomrei Torah, Fair Lawn | |
| 8:30am | Anshei Lubavitch, Fair Lawn | |
| 9:25am | Shomrei Torah, Fair Lawn | |
| 9:45am | Paterson Federation Building (and special event*) | Contact JerrySchranz@gmail.com |
| 11:00am | Teaneck Jewish Center – Women’s Reading in Stein | Contact Judi Resnick |
| 2:00pm | Anshei Lubavitch, Fair Lawn |
Shuls/Reading Locations
Teaneck Women’s Tefillah: 595 Wyndham Road, Teaneck.
More Megillah readings and special Purim events
- Chabad Megillah Readings list
- Paterson Federation Building Megillah Reading and Light Breakfast
Learn more about the last of the Jews of Paterson and enjoy a light breakfast/seudah with these seniors, so come with costume, come with ruach! Parking is available on the street and just across the street at Rosa Parks School (former Yavneh Academy)
Truly scathing excerpts from NYT writer’s article on Cory Booker, circus barker
Cory A. Booker talks of his adopted city of Newark as if it were his very own Wild West … This makes for excellent commencement speech fodder … But a recent state audit underlines that the former mayor might have paid more attention to the prosaic business of running his city. Instead of shoveling driveways — he loved on snowy days to run about Newark with his shovel — he could have attended a meeting, just one, of his Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation.
New White House #DiaperGap program will cover every baby’s bottom!
This may sound way out there but I can totally relate to the difficulty 1 in 3 families have with the expense of diapering their babies, because I had it too when my kids were diaper age – a couple of decades ago. Tomorrow at SXSW, President Obama will announce the new ublic-private-donation partnership the White House is brokering called The Community Diaper Program, which is designed to bring a comfy diaper to every baby’s bottom.
The combination of these efforts created the Community Diaper Program, launching today, and available to any 501(c)(3) organization in the United States. Now, any non-profit (whether or not they currently provide diapers to families they serve) will able to purchase diapers as much as 25 percent cheaper than the current available price, with no minimum order and 48 hour shipping. This process addresses head on the storage and timing challenges expressed by non-profits in the field. The National Diaper Bank Network, which nationwide operates over 280 diaper banks (similar to food banks), estimates that their members will order more than 15 million diapers through this program in 2016 alone. Best of all, the Community Diaper Program is sustainable, fiscally and organizationally, and will continue to benefit families for years to come…
Wonderful and damning indictments point to Clintons racism, destruction of American people & economy
Veteran dogs program won best commercial award in the Netherlands, for good reason
Guide Dogs TV commercial from the Royal Dutch Guide Dog Foundation (KNGF Geleidehonden) won the Dutch 2014 Gouden Loeki award for best commercial. The work entitled “We not only help people who cannot see, but also those who have seen too much” shows the assistance a specially trained dog can offer to a military veteran coping with severe war related trauma.
Hat tip to Han Broekman for the great find.
What was Christie was thinking while Big Donald ranted? (very funny video)
Great laugh! Salon takes a shot at guessing what was going through Christie’s mind after he endorsed Donald Trump and got to stand behind him like a chump listening to mad-man’s semi-literate ravings. Christie looks more perplexed and disgusted the longer the man speaks – must be imagining what it would be like to have this dog for a boss. Oh well CC, should have thought before you leapt onto the Drumpf bandwagon and endorsed stumpy-fingers.
What was Chris Christie really thinking?
New Brunswick Today won’t cave to Housing Authority Board’s pressure to stop reporting on wrongdoings
If by being “a pain” you mean that Charlie Kratovil is doing the job the people of New Brunswick pay him to do through supporting his bilingual English-Spanish newspaper: in other words, investigate fraud, nepotism and unjust practices aimed at citizens, yeah I guess he would qualify.
Video: Hillary Clinton’s record of racist alliances and real damage to black families
This is a most powerful piece. Before I knew it, the tears began rolling: they have to be “brought to heel”: the repetition and visuals… OMG!?
Sometimes I ask myself why black people would support this woman … it seems such a mystery in light of all that she and her husband have done to hurt the community. I guess the Clintons with their pretty talk and powerful rhetoric have convinced black and brown supporters to play blame the victim with them – as if doing so were a game rather than the destruction of hopes, dreams, lives and families.
Mega display of contemporary African Art will be at Pier 94 NYC from Mar 3-6
… (it) will provide a glimpse of international artistic production from contemporary African viewpoints: emerging curators, artists, galleries and art spaces that connect scenes and markets through global networks. From Lagos to London to Luanda – and presented together for the first time in one location.
Michelle Alexander says we need revolutionary love but btw Bernie’s great
Name the GOP boy band
~Donald and the Trumpettes~
~Four Boys//One Wall~
~Closed-Eye Carsons~
I personally like Red Tie Brigade. Add yours in a comment!
How the Supreme Court will handle decisions with Scalia gone and only eight sitting justices
Scalia wasn’t completely anti-environment but he did effectively weaken several important environmental protections during his term. His absence makes it less likely that Pres. Obama’s Clean Power Plan will be aggressively challenged.
More here