Judaism

Big Jewish Mother

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It seems that everywhere I look these days I see more about the BDS, (boycott, divestment, sanctions) movement. Today I was sent links to the debate here in Toronto over the about to open TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival). The festival, a perennial jewel in TO’s cultural crown, is the centre of a huge row between those who support a boycott over the festival’s choice of Tel Aviv for the first “city-to-city” showcase and those who oppose it. Both are powerful statements; both are well worth reading before deciding. The richness of the internet is a two edged sword: it allows us to find more people who share our views, and it allows us to not have to submit ourselves to the idiocies of anyone who has a different view.

Culture

Is Tikkun's Mark LeVine the same guy who…?

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…writes about Heavy Metal in Islam? He wrote that Tikkun editorial criticizing Obama’s Cairo speech? Yup, that’s him. And you can talk with him Monday night on our Phone Forum. We’ll discuss Obama’s approach to the Muslim world and Israel.