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8

Have an easy fast, be inscribed in the Book of Life

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Shutting down for Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur.  Wish me well when I come out on the other side.

Here’s my column about the holiday for Cleveland.about.com.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:10 pm October 8th, 2008 in Holidays, Jewish, Judaism, Religion | Comments Off 

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8

Let My People Go: The Election 2008 Edition

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Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic speaks the truth, not just for himself but for me too:

I can’t tell you how many e-mails I’ve received in the past two weeks that attempt to revive all of the absurd fears about Barack Obama, mainly of the sort that suggest he’s a Manchurian Candidate who has been groomed his entire life by some Middle Eastern version of KAOS to seize the White House and immediately annihilate Israel.

In my case, the Cleveland Jewish News, straddling an admittedly difficult line, has been running McCain/Palin ads that push those ideas, as well as far less personal and negative ads for the Obama/Biden campaign.  And readers write in, and the publishers publish letters from all sides. Here’s one that rails against Republicans:

Three consecutive full-page ads by the Republican Party in the CJN have spread falsehoods about Barack Obama.

The weekly attacks have ignored the facts that John McCain and Sarah Palin openly embrace an extreme right-wing agenda on advocating the teaching of creationism in public schools, denying federal funds for embryonic stem-cell research, and taking away from women the right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest.

The economy, soaring food prices, high unemployment, dependency upon foreign oil, and development of renewable sources of energy are some of the major challenges facing the nation.

Isn’t it time for the Republicans to cease their disingenuous attacks and address the real issues?

But then there are letters like this one:

Sen. Barack Obama has a history of questionable associations with people who are anti-Israel, including Reverand Wright, General Merrill McPeak, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Samantha Power, Robert Malley, former Rep. David Bonier, financier George Soros, and former PLO spokesperson Rashid Khalidi.

Obama has tried to distance himself from the anti-Israel views of his advisers. How often is he going to have to explain the exceptions he takes with the people he chose to have around him? Obama demonstrates ambivalence.

McCain has a 25-year record of consistent support for Israel.

Obama as president would personally meet with heads of terrorist states without preconditions, including Iranian President Ahmadinejad. McCain would not.

What’s going on in the East side of Cleveland suburbs, home to one of the prime locales of Jewish life in the United States? Read more

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 3:36 pm October 8th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Israel, Jewish, John McCain, Judaism, Ohio, Pepper Pike, Religion, WH2008 | 3 Comments 

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