“…As it was in the beginning, so shall it be in the end, give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right. Let’s get together to fight this Holy Armageddon, so when the Man comes there will be no no doom. Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner, there ain’t no hiding place from the Father of Creation…”
Bob Marley – “One Love”
(from “Playing for Change: Song Around The World”)
Amen! Enjoy the open thread.
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Now to your regularly scheduled Soap Box.
Devendra Banhart – “Heard Somebody Say”
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
-Second Amendment To The U.S. Constitution
So, after years of wanting, I finally went out and bought a gun. I have therefore ensured that I am an Islamist’s (and Leftist’s) worse nightmare: a religious, Jewish, Zionist, Kahane reading, kosher keeping, teffillin wrapping, America loving, un-P.C., Conservative…gun owner!
This is a video about my gun (no, that is not me in the video): a Mossberg 500 tactical.
I guess you could say that I cling both to G-d and my guns now!
Enjoy the open thread….
At sundown today, the week-long Jewish holiday of Passover begins. It is truly one of the most famous, and amazing Torah stories, with multiple layers of important messages and lessons to learn. If you wish to know more about Passover however you can go here.
Passover is the beginning of the story of the birth of the Jewish Nation! It is the story of a downtrodden people who learns to trust and love G-d, and therefore stand on their own feet despite the wishes of many nations, and fully accept their having been Chosen by G-d! After years of struggle (internal and external) this new Nation received the blessing of being a free people in their own land – the land of Israel – the land promised to the Jewish people for eternity by G-d.
Jews are told to retell this story, and imagine it as if it were us personally who were leaving Egypt. With the parallels between the original creation of the State of Israel, and the rebirth of the State of Israel (a miracle in our lifetime) today after 2,000 years of exile, imagining isn’t really necessary! All of history is nothing but a mere moment in the eyes of G-d! How lucky are we to live the dreams, and prayers of millions!
The Seder (Passover service/meal) is ended with the same prayer in all traditional Jewish homes: Next Year In Jerusalem!
The Diary of Daedalus
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