June 2012
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Yitzhak Shamir, former Israeli PM, dies - CNN.com →
Jerusalem (CNN) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir died Saturday, the country’s prime minister’s office said. He was 96.
Shamir twice served as Israeli premier: from 1983 to 1984, and from 1986 to 1992. He also was Israel’s foreign minister from 1980 to 1986.
Free bar = drunk people and awkward questions.
lets-be-reality-strangers:
Having a free bar at a wedding is not a good idea. Especially when the guests get so drunk they ask me if the sausage rolls I’m serving are ok for jewish people, followed by ‘did I pray before I slit it’s throut’ so I explained I’m a veggie and don’t eat meat so I wouldn’t know, only to be followed by did I still eat penis…
“It is very sad to me that some people are so intent on leaving their mark on the...”
– John Green (via hirowan)
He may have been "joking."
Client: Miss Emma, would you date a guy of another race?
Me: Race? Yeah, sure.
Client: That doesn't matter to you?
Me: Nope.
Client: Damn, Miss Emma, you're a slut.
Me, thinking: Glad I didn't tell you I'm bisexual.
Bisexual, Pansexual & Queer Community: Designing a... →
bisexual-community:
Since 1973, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah has tried to reconcile traditions transmitted across the millenniums with traditions that its members — gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Jews — have often had to make up on the fly, battling hostility, indifference and the AIDS epidemic at…
Reconciling sexuality with religion | Oy!Chicago
alephmelb:
Reconciling sexuality with religion | Oy!Chicago.
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“A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both.”
– Jewish Proverb (via trymyrabbi)
Bi Social Network: Bi Men’s Edition - Get Your... →
bisocialnetwork:
Happy PRIDE Month!! My name is Adrienne Williams, Founder of Bi Social Network. We’ve been on a three and a half year journey. In December 6, 2008, we started working on creating diverse content in entertainment and opinion news for the bi community. In 2010 the ‘I Am Visible’ campaign kicked off, where we highlighted the face of fear in biphobia, with the goal to give it a...
“Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.”
– ~Yiddish Proverb (via nerdlikejazzy)
“Beatrice was the one who, after becoming web-proficient in her 90s, pointed out...”
– Dan Schifrin, “How To Live” in The Jewish Week. (via jewseum)
“Everybody said that my people are cheap, so if I ever give a fuck you better...”
– Soul Khan on being Jewish (via troublemantruth)
As a Jewish Individual, I would love to see them...
braininvain:
Fuck yeah.
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How Jewish Christians Became Christians - My... →
The split between Judaism and Christianity did not come about simply or quickly. It was a complex process which took some one hundred years, starting from the crucifixion [of Jesus], and which had different causes and effects depending on whether it is looked at from the point of view of Judaism or Christianity. Further, the question of legal status as seen through Roman eyes also had some...
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Lawmaker Rebuked after Invoking Her Genitals and... →
hjordis:
“Yesterday we heard the representative from Holland [Mich.] speak about religious freedom,” Brown told her fellow lawmakers. Putting her right hand on her chest, she declared, “I’m Jewish. I keep kosher in my home. I have two sets of dishes—one for meat and one for dairy, and another two sets of dishes on top of that, for Passover.”
With a slight tremble in her voice, Brown lectured:...
“The theory holds that the same genetic factors that induce gayness in males also...”
– Why Are There Gay Men? Because Women Who Inherit ‘Gay Genes’ Have More Kids, Scientists Say (via huffingtonpost)
“gay men are not sluts, they’re just men. straight men would do what gay men do...”
– dan savage (via whatupktc)
Here’s the better way to put it:
The real reason str8 guys hate gay guys is that with a female you have to at least buy her a Happy Meal.
Entangled →
herscreweduphead:
A must read for all Jack/Ianto fans. So hot,funny and sweet.
The first thing he noticed was that this kiss wasn’t the wet, sloppy kiss of a man who’d had far too much lager. This kiss… this kiss was deep and careful — every deliberate swipe of Ianto’s tongue designed to tease and torment. This kiss was not a drunken snog. This kiss was just about fucking perfect.
