Throwing this one together quickly, so my apologies if I miss out on some posts that were submitted (or not received at all).
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Sandy and the Jews
A huge story this week was Sandy – in the United States, of course, but also here in Israel. As usual, Muqata is great for showing glimpses of life here. The post showing one cartoon spoke to me so loudly. I had to look at it a few times to “get it.” The first time, I only looked at the TV and the example of the dismay the Israelis felt at seeing the devastation. It was only the second time that I looked past the television to the rest of the living room.
Elections – Here and There
The other big story, besides Sandy, was the upcoming elections – both in Israel and, of course, in the United States. Since I’ve made my personal feelings about the upcoming US elections clear on this blog, I will use my write as host to select not a balanced view of the upcoming elections, but certainly a fair view:
Israel Matsav posted about Rudy Giuliani’s comments about Obama here.
Daled Amos presents Arlene Kushner Takes On Alan Dershowitz About Obama
Israel
Life in General
Judaism and Religion
One of the goals of Haveil Havalim, I think, is to expose ourselves to new blogs. I have to admit (perhaps with a bit of embarrassment), that I haven’t been to this one before: Frozen Challah writes asks the question, What’s your view on tattoos?