Thursday, October 6, 2011 - HAVE AN EASY FAST & G'MAR CHATIMAH TOVAH

1. Yom Kippur War - today is the 38th anniversary of the treacherous start of the Yom Kippur War, in which Israel fought yet again for her very survival. We should reflect on the enormous sacrifices made by the IDF in defense of the State of Israel, as well as the tremendous skill and adaptability exhibited by the IDF in overcoming the shock of the initial attacks and the deployment of new weapons and tactics by Egypt and Syria.

See Belated Justice and A Rare Glimpse

Sadly, Israel must forever stand ready to repel such attacks....

2. Attacks From Countries Controlled by Despicable Idiots Like This - Good old Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Iran's Well-Attended "International Conference on the Palestinian Intifada" and Ahmadinejad: Israelis should go back to original homes... JPost - Middle East. And to think that a bunch of students at Columbia University were excited to dine with this guy!

3. Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue - Cold Case. Also see - Nazi Crimes: Diaries Reveal How Much Wartime Germans Knew - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

4. UNESCO - Palestine state quest wins first victory in UNESCO vote - Yahoo! News and Clinton tells UNESCO to stay out of Palestine debate as US lawmakers warn agency of lost funds - The Washington Post.

5. Palestinian Statehood - see Even the Most Moderate Palestinian Won’t Accept a Jewish State - Commentary Magazine and this rather "to the point" video:

6. Enough Already! - Another Jewish Nobel laureate? Ridiculed crystal work wins Nobel for Israeli | Reuters

7. Yom Kippur - a variety of Yom Kippur links:

• Yom Kippur prayers return to Cordoba - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews
• The Gates Are Closing - with one of my favorite religious jokes at the start of the article
• Dark Night - by Liel Leibovitz
• Fast Food - by Marc Tracy
• Sacred Remake - by Ari Y. Kelman
• Yom Kippur FAQ - by The Editors
• For Yom Kippur, A Meditation on Life, Death, and Books

8. Gee, That's A Shame - Hamas popularity hits a new low after opposing UN statehood bid

9. Amazing Story - Bibles rescued from Syria in secret op - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews

10. Forget The Israel Lobby - The Commentator - The Antisemitism Lobby

11. I'm A Patriots Fan - no, not the New England Patriots. The George Mason University Patriots - GMU Law Holds its Ground on Free Speech :: The Legal Project

12. Inspirational Music - appropriate for this time of the Jewish calendar.

(and from The Jazz Singer - the 1927 original)