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January 30, 2007

HH 104

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January 21, 2007

Ownership as Tzedakah

Thirteen years ago, Robert Kraft bought the New England Patriots. The Mike Reiss does a nice retrospective, and this statement caught my eye:

"When my wife doubted me in buying the team, I told her that if we did a good job managing this asset, we'd do more in terms of impacting the psyche of the community than if we were in position to give a million dollars a week away," Kraft said. "Sport can bring a community together in ways that nothing else does. It's the great equalizer."

What an amazing perspective. The Krafts promised to bring a Super Bowl championship to Boston, instead of letting the Patriots go to St. Louis. And while I'm sure that making money was a big piece of their motivation, the Krafts' philanthropy is well-known (including the Kraft Family Stadium in Jerusalem), so I believe that the goal of increasing happiness in New England was a big piece of their motives.

Thank you, Bob and Myra Kraft.

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January 07, 2007

Haveil Havalim #101

is up at Esser Agaroth

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December 27, 2006

Haveil Havalim #99

is up at Shiloh Musings.

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December 25, 2006

Merry Christmas!

That's right. Merry Christmas to all my Christian friends and readers.

It's been an entertaining season, as people become more self-conscious about their holiday greetings. And no, this isn't a War on Christmas. Here's my lessons from this year, they may be applicable next year.

If you're at a specific holiday event - a Hanukkah party, or a Christmas Eve dinner - give everyone the well-wish appropriate to the event, regardless of their creed.

If not at a religious event, and you know the religious preference of the recipient, wish them according to their choice - so Christians, wish me a Happy Hanukkah, and I'll wish you a Merry Christmas.

If you aren't positive of the religion of a person or group, but are reasonable acquaintances with them, or they are a mixed group, a mixed bag of blessings works fine: "Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Joyous Yule! Frozen Festivus!"

If you don't know an individual, go with "Happy Holidays" or the like.

Oh, and after Hanukkah, don't wish me a Happy Hanukkah any more. Look ahead to the New Year!

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September 04, 2006

HH85!

Daled Amos hosts Haveil Havalim #85.

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August 30, 2006

Haveil Havalim

Whoops! Forgot to mention that Haveil Havalim number 84 is up, even if I've been perusing it. Thanks, Meryl, for also forgetting and remembering!

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August 25, 2006

Jew not for Jesus

Jackie vs. Jews for Jesus:

Jackie Mason is suing Jews for Jesus, claiming the missionary group damaged him by using his name and likeness in a pamphlet.

"While I have the utmost respect for people who practice the Christian faith, the fact is, as everyone knows, I am as Jewish as a matzo ball or kosher salami," the 75-year-old comedian said in documents filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan.
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Susan Perlman, a spokeswoman for Jews for Jesus, said the pamphlet was "good-natured."

"Shame on him for getting so upset about this," she said Friday.

I'm glad that the pamphlet has a "an easygoing and cheerful disposition" (Susan, I think you meant "in good nature"), but really, shame on you. You misrepresented someone's position in an attempt to subvert members of their religion, and you think they shouldn't get upset?

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