الأحد، 28 أكتوبر 2018

CHIEF RABBI LAU LAMBASTS YAIR LAPID

Supreme Court President Esther Hayut invokes fear tactic of “incitement”: "Criticism by elected officials of judges sometimes borders on incitement,
(notice that the Rabin incident is in the news, and making this statement intimates/coincides with this)

SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT: CRITICISM OF JUDGES BORDERS ON INCITEMENT
Supreme Court President Esther Hayut attacked politicians' criticism of judges, and said other elected officials who do not condemn the behavior give license to such speech, in an address Tuesday at the President's Residence. jpost


CHIEF RABBI LAU LAMBASTS YAIR LAPID

Lau particularly asked that Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, to publicly condemn the vile statements that have been made about the rabbinate. 

Only a day after Supreme Court President Esther Hayut voiced outrage and regret that politicians were inciting against the Supreme Court, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau voiced a similar complaint, saying that both the politicians and the Supreme Court want to undermine the Chief Rabbinate.

Speaking at the induction ceremony of the Chief Rabbinate Council at the President’s Residence on Wednesday, Lau apologized for using the occasion and the venue in order to air his grievance, and asked President Reuven Rivlin to join him in condemning the hatred and incitement by mayoral candidates in Tel Aviv and Holon who are directing their venom against the rabbinate.

Lau particularly asked that Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, who in the past has been far from complimentary with regard to the rabbinate, publicly condemn the vile statements that have been made about the rabbinate. jpost

السبت، 27 أكتوبر 2018

It’s That Time of Year

It's that time of year again in Israel. It is a holiday season.

We have three holiday seasons: One is Fall: the "High Holy Days" and Sukkot; the other is the Spring holidays of Passover, Independence day and Shavuot; and the third is our very newest - the Rabin festival in November.

This one has replaced the "May Day" workers celebrations in which Israel's Left energetically paraded throughout the land in solidarity with their big brother in the USSR and with the "workers of the world”. May Day has since quietly snuck out the back door with the sudden collapse and humiliation of its model, the USSR.

The Rabin festival has replaced it.

When Yitzchak Rabin was assassinated in November 1996 it was a national tragedy. Most Jews here felt it was a horrible thing that we Jews would ever think of solving our differences with assassinations or violence.

I say most because unfortunately, Jews have indeed used violence and murder as political, tools.

Think of the refugee and arms boat "Altalena". In 1948. Rabin was the commander on the beach who carried out Ben Gurion's orders to sink the ship and hopefully assassinate his poitical opponent Menachem Begin who was on board. It was Begin who averted civil war by ordering his people not to return fire. Seventeen Jews on board were murdered, some while swimming to shore.
Rabin has said on a number of occasions how proud he is of his role in this internecine bloodbath.

Think "the (hunting) Season" from 1946 - 1947 when the Haganna pursued and delivered Irgun members to the British occupying power for incarceration and hanging. Think of the many statements by literary and cultural icons of the Left, how they refer to "settlers" and the need to use force against them; even kill them.

Rabin offered Assad's Syria to expel the Jewish residents of the Golan in a deal with the tyrant. In response to the opposition on the part of the Golan residents he taunted, "the Golan "settlers" can spin like propellors". I don't care. On another occasion, he referred to the "settlers " like cancer.

And so the Rabin festival is foisted upon us annually. It would be enough to remind ourselves of the unacceptable use of force in solving our differences without creating and sustaining a demi-god myth, so very reminiscent of the Bolshevik "Socialist realism" of their mentors in the USSR.

More of the Rabin legacy:

Rabin was relieved of his command during the 1948 war and battle for the road to Jerusalem.
Rabin suffered a nervous break down as chief of staff days before the outbreak of the Six Days War.
Rabin promised the nation that he will never recognize the PLO and won the election of 1992 on that very platform. Less than a year later he brought us Yasser Arafat and armed his killers.
The rest is history.

He passed the Oslo tragedy by bribing two unscrupulous (one is sitting in jail now for drug smuggling) opposition members of Knesset to join his government and receive positions. Of course, he could count on the Arab MK's who loved the idea of bringing Arab terrorists to Israel.

This is a part of the"legacy" of Rabin that the thought police do not like to reveal.

No wonder that the crowds of Rabin legacy fans thin every year despite the shrill moralizing noise from the Left. Israelis are just not interested in the festival anymore. They are too busy dealing with the real legacy of Rabin. The damn that he unlocked still flows rivers of tears.

In the same month that Rabin was assassinated, another Jew was killed as well. This Jew was killed because he was recognized as the undisputed advocate and defender of Jews everywhere.

He wasn't killed because he was giving away our land to our enemies and endangering Jews. On the contrary Slowly but increasingly his legacy will be celebrated as the other one fades

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Sunny Side Up Sunday

Hello Dear Reader,


Today I am grateful for the upbringing our Mum and Dad gave us. Mum always involved us in the housework and cooking. Even as a very young child I can remember helping Mum make her double bed and cream the butter and sugar for cakes using the rotary beater. As teenagers we vacuumed and mopped the house on weekends and were expected to wash and wipe up after dinner. We helped with the grocery shop every week too. It didn't hurt us one little bit, in fact it gave us important life tools to cope with real life.

Mum made my first Ballroom Dancing dress and did my hair

Mum was quite "old fashioned" something I really didn't enjoy at the time, petticoats, singlets, famine home made clothes and foam rollers for curled hair were a big part of our lives. But looking back we were always beautifully dressed and cared for. Mum often dressed us as twins, sewing the clothes herself, what a woman.

Mum also made our school uniforms while we lived in Gympie

What are you grateful for today?

Have a lovely day,
💗Fi

One Year Ago-What we bought, spent and ate this week
Two Years Ago-This Weeks 5 Frugal Things on a Friday

American -and- Israeli Liberalism


THE AMERICAN LIBERALISM THAT FAILED

Our brothers, the liberal Jews in the United States, are among those who want to revive the socialist revolution. Many of them are hardcore about globalism.

As a result, they worked tirelessly to eliminate the candidacy of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. This is in contrast with the conservative positions of the American Right, a supporter of capitalism, patriotism and the right of every state to govern itself.

Our brothers, the liberal Jews in the United States, are in the eye of the storm and take a most visible position in the campaign against President Trump and the conservatives.

Where has liberalism led us? To cheap and free sex, which resulted in sexual harassment; lack of respect from children to their parents and teachers; lack of respect from young people to adults; and the lack of respect from soldiers to their commanders in the military where parents “have taken over.”

So much so that carrying out military tasks is secondary to the soldier’s comfort. “Liberalism led us and continues to lead us toward use of drugs and now we are in the midst of the battle to forbid the free use of cannabis. (“Liberal” Canada and several “liberal” American states have already approved it.) Liberalism has led the world to greed, the pursuit of publicity, and the takeover of the media by tycoons who in turn control the state. Because, after all, greed and popularity in the media have become global values.

Everyone submits to the media tycoons, from politicians to army commanders to entertainers.

Hollywood, which is the “bastion of liberalism,” has taught us to ask, “When a woman says ‘No,’ what does she mean?” It leads the world in the areas of sexual harassment and free, cheap and compulsive sex. Harvey Weinstein, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman and Kevin Spacey are just some examples.

During the peak of their famous movies, to force a woman with a hug until she surrendered and hugged back was a normal sight worthy of applause. Even the flower children of the 1970s, who were a liberal symbol, were a role model for millions of people around the world.

HOLLYWOOD PAINTED them, perhaps rightly so, as people who used sex as a “commodity” and relegated the family framework and values to media. Family values were a non-priority and they have yielded to the communal way of life. Remember the musical Hair?

Globally, our Jewish brothers led the Communist Revolution in Russia at the beginning of the last century, which ultimately failed. Trotsky and Marx set the ideological tone, while 30% of Bolshevik leaders were our Jewish brothers.

The revolution led to Bolshevik regimes that were totalitarian, corrupt, cruel, bloody – and barren of liberalism and freedom. Ultimately, the conservative American capitalist regime defeated them.

Those who argue for the justification of the failed revolution claim that people were simply not prepared for communism. This is a familiar and condescending claim that suits the global liberal elite as well as it does the American Jewish community.

Another point with a direct connection to Israel is that global liberalism led to the “migration of the Muslim peoples” to Europe and other places. The Muslims are growing and their political influence is increasing and influencing the positions of the so-called liberals across Europe.

This effect is making Europe hostile toward Israel. Are liberal American Jews trying to help us in this matter? Do American liberal Jews help us fighting the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement that targets Israel, or are they in fact part of the BDS establishment?

My liberal friends, what are you so proud of and arrogant about?

I support the conservatism that upholds family values, holds nation-states responsible for themselves, and works toward eliminating drug use.

I support turning sex into something pure; creating a relationship of respect between children and parents and between students and teachers; stopping immigration that harms security; and not returning to the corrupt socialism paradigm but rather to a more enlightened capitalism.

I also support the return of values and the desanctification of money; the aspiration for excellence and the return of control over the army to the commanders; and I support the return of control in the schools to the teachers, less liberal and more disciplined.

BY ODED TIRA, The author is an IDF brigadier-general in the reserves and a member of the Association of Reserve Officers for Israel. JPOST


Israeli Liberalism

Jewish Agency Affirms Commitment to Declaration of Independence 
[Against the Jewish Nation State Law]

The Jewish Agency for Israel’s board of governors passes a resolution reaffirming the Jewish people’s commitment to the basic values outlined in Israel’s Declaration of Independence, as a protest against the Jewish nation-state law passed in the Knesset which defines Israel as the national home of the Jewish people. The Agency’s head Isaac Herzog initiated and promoted the decision. timesofisrael


WHAT A DISGRACE! 
IDF to provide morning-after pills in effort to decrease abortions

Treatment to join a range of services army provides to discreetly prevent unwanted pregnancies

Army to provide ‘morning after pills’ to our Jewish Female soldiers, the same mothers to be after military service. Is this what these innocent young girls and women should go through? Does this mean, sex in the tanks? It could mean dereliction of duty and citizens becoming victims of army and military actions with our enemies. Our ’enemy cousins’ are chuckling at Israeli army curbing military-abortions: Israeli soldiers aborting future Israeli children! just what our so-called Palestinians give out candies and exuberantly cheer. timesofisrael


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الجمعة، 26 أكتوبر 2018

What we bought, spent and ate this week

Hello Dear Reader,

With Lovely Hubby and I now empty nesters we have been eating lots of leftovers, I made this beaut Bolognese Bake on Sunday and it made quite a lot, talk about the gift that keeps giving. We had it for dinner on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, it also supplied lunch on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

You know the swings and roundabouts I mentioned in last weeks 5 Frugal Things post, well it was definitely more of a high end, swing-a-thon on the food budget this week. But eating at home is always going to be cheaper than going out, so I am not going to give that too much thought.

If you're looking at the photo below and thinking how many tomatoes do they need? Well, I didn't purposely count out 26 tomatoes to take home, they were out the front of the Northside Discount Fruit Barn in one of those "sold by the bucket" tables. I didn't know how many there were until I emptied the bucket out into one of my mesh bags for weighing at the register! Never mind, they have been great in my salad sandwiches for lunches and I have also roasted a huge tray of red capsicum, tomatoes, egg plant, onions and garlic to be used on Pizzas with left over roast lamb for tonights dinner.

Now on with the rest of the food-

What we bought

Shopping from Northside Discount Fruit Barn

Shopping from Coles

Shopping from Aldi

What we spent 
Northside Discount Fruit Barn-$72.90
Coles-$17.18
Aldi-$48.40
Marjax Meats-$74.90 (Rolled Loin of Pork and a Butterflied leg of Lamb)

TOTAL-$213.38-way up on last weeks $87.15, Swings and Roundabouts!

What we ate

Friday-Baked Beans on Toast

Saturday-Lemon Myrtle and Ginger Chicken with steamed Basmati rice and Mustard Green


Wednesday-Super Special, Creamy Potato and Salmon Bake with steamed Asparagus


Thursday-Lamb and Pork Roast with Roast Potato and Pumpkin, Cauliflower Cheese and Steamed Broccoli. This is what our daughter requested for her Birthday dinner.

Join in, what was on your family table this week?

A Striking Blue and White Swedish Home Full of Contrast

This beauty of a home oozes elegance. So, when I found out the owners, Felicia Alm and her partner Viktor are in their early to mid-twenties, I couldn't believe it! When I was 24, I lived with a flat mate (Beth) in a tiny flat in Earls Court. It was a massively fun time, but our accommodation was nowhere near as sophisticated and mature as this beautiful space (to put it into perspective, we were once burgled and didn't notice for days!!).  Located just up the coast in Landskrona, this 72 m2 (775 foot square) apartment is in a building dating back to 1890 and blessed with 'spegeldörr' (traditional panel doors), a tiled masonry stove, herringbone floors and stucco ceilings. I chatted to Felicia to find out more about the renovation, her sustainable mindset and shopping for secondhand finds.




The side cabinet was sourced at an antique shop in Rydebäck (a great tip for locals!)

Do you and Viktor work in the design world?
I have a bachelor degree in architecture and visual communication and at the moment dream about working with interior design full time. As a hobby, I also create posters and offer freelance graphic design. Viktor works for his family business in the healthcare sector - but we both have a great interest in architecture and real estate. 

Is this the first time you have carried out a renovation project?
Over the past 3 years we have lived in three different apartments that we bought, renovated and then sold. Now it feels like we have found home, or at least for the moment haha! You can either call us two restless souls or real estate lovers.

Did the apartment need an extensive amount of work? 
When we moved into our current apartment in April 2017, it was in need of a total renovation. So we spent the whole summer of 2017 renovating it. We tried to do as much as we could ourselves. We felt it was important to try to keep the different spatial features of the apartment while making it modern and personal.


What do you love most about your apartment?
Our blue bedroom is my favorite room in the apartment. In my opinion, the blue colour contributes to a calm, relaxing and harmonious vibe. The colour is Kvällshimmel (evening sky) from Jotun LADY. I really love to decorate with color and contrast.

 Felicia picked up the fabulous chaise longue secondhand on Blocket.

How do you approach home decorating?
I have always had a great passion for architecture, interior design and graphic design. My interior style is quite varied and I like to mix old and new. I am someone who likes things to happen in my environment, therefore our home is constantly changing. When it comes to my home, I can be kind of impulsive. So, if I get a good idea I will probably execute it the next day, haha!



Where do you buy items for your home?
Because I like to change and refresh our home regularly, I think it's important to think sustainably. I therefore try to shop at Blocket (Sweden's version of Ebay) or antique stores - which are also cheaper. You can find really unique things out there. 

The sitting room / dining area is painted in Silverpil 10 by Alcro - and picture shelves from IKEA have been painted in the same tone.


What are your go-to interior shops?
Blocket, H&M Home and Ellos.

IKEA Sevedal kitchen cabinets with Eneryda handles.  

Thank you so much for inviting us into your beautiful home Felicia!

Did you spy her cute dog Ester? She's kind of hard to spot but looks so at home!

See more of Felicia's elegant apartment over on her blog and instagram - or if you're now in the mood for blue - take a scroll through these fabulous spaces!

It's the Swedish half-term next week and we're heading off to Spain (you're so welcome to follow along on Instagram stories!). Since I'm the worse screen time offender in the family (I blame it on my job!) - I'm going to try to set a good example and step away my phone / computer as much as possible. This means a reduced number of posts. However, if you can always pop into my Home Viewing Exhibition over at the Swedish Design Museum where I'm constantly adding new Swedish homes - including a summer cottage on its very own island and a 'funkis' bungalow!

I hope you have a FABULOUS weekend!

Niki

Credits: Felicia Alm
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