STORIES FROM THE CIRCLE
Celebrate Israel Festival
We had a wonderful time connecting with new people at the Celebrate Israel Festival in New York. The incredible feedback to our Connection Circles method was far beyond our expectations and we can't wait to do it all over again.
‘Killing Jews is Worship’ posters will soon appear on NYC subways and buses (Washington Post)
EVEN IF THE COURTS SAY THIS POSTER IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF FREE SPEECH - WORDS WON'T HELP As surreal as it is, bus and subway posters advertising Jew killing are becoming mainstream in America's proudest cities. What's more disturbing: that the New York, Chicago...
Who’d Have Thought A Rapper Would Come Up With An Answer To Antisemitism?
RAPPER AARON C NAILS IT! - IT MUST BE IN THE AIR https://youtu.be/RUkVH-SiO3E
Independence Day – More Than An Israeli ID
TO MANY ISRAELIS LIVING ABROAD AN ISRAELI ID MEANS A GREAT DEAL. IN THIS CASE IT MEANS INDEPENDENCE - Part of The Tribe It’s a lot of fun to meet your own “tribe,” people who understand your language and humor, who call a barbecue, al ha’esh, and know that you...
For Fearful Jews, ‘Magic Kippa’ Blends Into Hair (Yahoo.com)
BLENDING INTO 21ST CENTURY - As there has been a marked uptick in anti-Semitic attacks and hate speech in France, Belgium and other European countries, a newly invented solution appeared to heal the insistent problem. What makes the Magic Kippah so “magical”? Does it...
America’s Left Wing Jews Are Ashamed of Israeli Jews – (National Review)
CAN YOU DRILL A BIG HOLE IN SMALL BOAT THAT WOULD ONLY AFFECT SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN IT? - We're already inextricably connected. The very survival of the Jewish people depends on its inner connection and unity because it's the sole purpose of this nation and its only...
Six Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know about Passover
Passover is not a Jewish form of spring-cleaning. It's also not a banquet. Passover reminds us of a process where we forge our unity and thereby become a nation. And once we achieve that state, we become an example to the world of how people can cultivate brotherly...
‘We’re leaving Britain – Jews Aren’t Safe Here Anymore’ (The Telegraph)
IS RUNNING AWAY ALL WE CAN DO? - How did this work for Jews when the Nazis came to power? We possess a method that provided us with perpetual survival against all odds. Every time we faced existential danger our human unity and mutual solidarity connected us above and...
Urban Outfitters Offends Again With a Holocaust-Like Tapestry (yahoo.com)
THIS TIME WE HAVE TO BRING ALL HUMANITY WITH US All that surrounds us, especially our clothing distinguishes us from others, identifies who we are and indicates our status in society. The clothing that was chosen for us as Nazi concentration camp prisoners reflected...
There’s No Peace in the Middle East – or Midtown (NYPost)
THE REASON THE PRESS USES STEREOTYPES TO PAINT JEWS AS POWERFUL AGGRESSORS - If we take a deeper look, we can see what’s really happening. Antisemitism appears whenever Jews are not united and the world is feeling a crisis. It has to do with who we really are and...