Archive for the ‘Jewish Holidays’ Category
Marty Roberts Tells the History of the Hanukkah Story
Written by Marty Roberts on September 1, 2010 – 9:29 am -Just what exactly are we celebrating when we light the Chanukkah candles and spin the dreidle?
The events that took place some 2170 years ago in Israel…How the cultural elites of their time attempted to create a “New Middle East”, rejecting traditional Jewish culture, values and religion…How the movement was defeated, allowing the Jews and Judaism to survive until this day…And what about the Holy Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, then and now?…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…
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Sukkot Festivities in Israel Continue Today With the Jerusalem March
Written by Marty Roberts on August 31, 2010 – 8:03 am -This, and the largest gathering in modern history for the Priestly Blessing Ceremony at the Holy Jewish Temple Mount
The action and fun is non-stop in Israel, as Jews and our friends from around the world gather in the Holy Land to perform the mitzvah of “Being Happy and Celebrating” the Sukkot Festival of Booths…
Also…Building plans for the Jewish Temple Mount…We’ll see about that…
And…The world on a collision course with history and its ultimate destiny…Exploding atomic bombs in North Korea…Building atomic bombs in Iran…Syria and Iran threatening imminent war with Israel…Is anybody driving this speeding train?…
All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…
A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!
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Get into the Channukah Spirit With Jelly Donuts, Dreidels and Menorahs
Written by Marty Roberts on August 30, 2010 – 7:29 am -It’s the Jewish month of Kislev, and the Channukah Holiday is in the air…
Tasty tidbits from Marty Roberts
(hint:It’s NOT ALL about food!)…
And…Sharon Speaks Out on Iran’s Nuclear Threat…We MAY all be in this together, but Marty (AND Israeli Military Intelligence) think that SOMEBODY better DO something already!…
Plus…More on the Holy Hebrew Language…
All this and MORE…
Jelly Donuts
AKA Sufganiyot
You can see them (and SMELL them!) on every street corner and in every shop in Israel now…
Channukah is in the air!!!
Dreidels
AKA Savivons
Which letters appear on YOUR dreidel?…
“A Great Miracle Happened…
“HERE”, or “THERE”?…
Are YOU “Here” or are you still “There”?…
Channukah Menorah
AKA Channukiah
Notice the “Eight Arms plus One” arrangement…
Holy-Temple-Style Menorah
AKA…Menorah!
The “Real Thing”, as it appeared (an will appear again, soon, G-d-Willing) in the Holy Jewish Temple
A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!
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The Leader of Hamas Reveals Palestinian Intentions for Israel
Written by Marty Roberts on August 27, 2010 – 3:12 pm -How does “Israel’s end will be to be wiped off the map of the region” sound to you?…Good Peace Partner?……
They also said that ANY peace agreement with Israel will only be temporary, until such time as Israel can be defeated in war…Would ANYONE in their right mind negotiate an agreement with these people?…Are you listening President Bush?…Are you listening European Union?…Are WE listening, here in Israel?…
Plus…The Sukkot holiday is arriving in Israel…How are you going to build YOUR Sukkah?…And just how fabulous is the holiday of Succos in Israel?…
All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”….
A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!
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A Heavy Metal Pesach Seder and more things Pesach (and not)
Written by Marty Roberts on August 27, 2010 – 3:06 pm -Has Manischewitz Lost Their Mind???
Strange things Kosher for Pesach???…Maybe yes, maybe no…
Strange Seder-Fellows???
Kosher for Pesach???
Till Death Do They Part???
Gay marriages re-visited…
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau
Also…A giant of a Jew, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau will receive the Israel Prize…Rabbi Lau, up-close and personal with Marty Roberts
Make the Blessing NOW!!!
A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!
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In Israel, It’s a New Year – And BOY, has it started out weird!!!
Written by Marty Roberts on August 26, 2010 – 8:18 am -
Also, Vanunu the Spy is Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize…I guess he would be in good company with Nobel Peace Laureate/Arch Terrorist Yasser Arafat, no???
And, The EU is Pushing to DOUBLE It’s Funding for Terrorism…Putting your money where your heart is, Europe???
Great News – Aliyah (immigration to Israel) is on the Rise!!!…
Redemption can’t be (too) far behind…
Plus, More Proof That the Prophecies are Coming True…
From the Daily News Reports, of course!!!
All this and MORE…
A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!
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Tags: Aliyah, eu, israel, israel new year, marty roberts, nobel peace prize, podcast, radio, vanunu
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Tisha B’Av…The Jewish Nine-One-One…For Real!
Written by Marty Roberts on August 25, 2010 – 8:06 am -The modern version of the Fast of the Ninth of Av
What’s a religious soldier in the Israeli Army to do on this universal Fast Day for the Jewish People?…He’s fighting in a war, after all!…
Also…What’s different in THIS year’s Tishah B’Av liturgy…Modern day Jewish destruction remembered…Gush Katif lamentations…
And…What about the war and those ultra-orthodox Jews that do NOT serve in the army?…What are they doing to help the war effort?…Jewish unity and solidarity, above all…All this and more…
A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!
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Todays Show is Sponsored by
Steve Schwarz
Dedicated to the Memory of
Morris and Shirley Schwarz
“We inherit from them a good name
Their gift of Yiddushkeit to their sons is a Kiddush HaShem”
(Sanctification of G-d’s Name)
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Coverage of Pope Benedict XVI’s Visit to the Auschwitz Death Camp in Poland
Written by Marty Roberts on August 22, 2010 – 8:57 am -He visited as Pope, as a Catholic, and as a German…He had some interesting comments
So did the Polish people…Now they want to be thought of as victims of the Nazis, rather than collaborators with them…Marty is not so sure about that one…
Plus…The moving story of the Auschwitz Women’s Orchestra…It was memorialized in a book…soon it will be an opera…
And…The definitely NOT moving story of “Housewitz”…The disgusting tale of a Dutch video clip…Racism?…Anti-semitism?…Just insensitivity and ignorance?…You be the judge…
Also…A few words on the coming Jewish holiday of Shavuot…
All this and MORE…
Pope Benedict XVI Visits the Auschwitz Death Camp in Poland
His comments were quite interesting…
The Pope also visited Auschwitz as a German, not just as the head of the Catholic Church…
Auschwitz Women’s Orchestra
Gustav Mahler’s niece, Alma Rosé , who was forced to conduct the women’s orchestra in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
The Book
The story of the Auschwitz Women’s orchestra was originally made famous in the book, “Playing for Time”, more than 27 years ago…
Fania Fenelon was the author…
Then, There’s “Housewitz”…
The Dutch video…
Does bad taste have no bounds?
At least the director was punished with 40 hours of labor…
Good thing he didn’t go after Muslim sensitivities, like Theo Van Gogh did, huh?
A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!
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Israeli Flags Everywhere:Independence Day is on the way!!!
Written by Marty Roberts on August 19, 2010 – 9:50 am -Israel’s 57th Independence Day Celebration Is This Week!!!
Also…A Developing “Holy War” Between Christians and Muslims Around Jerusalem???
All this and MORE…
Israeli Flags are Flying Everywhere!!!
Israeli flags are flying everywhere in honor of the upcoming Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Independence Day)…
57 Years of Israeli Independence
Everywhere You Go…The Blue-and-White Star of David!!!
On buildings, cars, lightposts..
Even on hats and tee-shirts!!!
Even the “Bnei Menashe” tribe in India waiting to immigrate home to Israel is flying the flag and everywhere as they, too, prepare to celebrate along with their brethren here, in Israel.
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and Israel’s Ariel Sharon
But not so for the Turkish Prime Minister visiting in Israel last week…
The Protest is in PAKISTAN, not Here, in the Palestinian Areas, Where the Killings of Inncoent Young Women Goes On
A “holy” war seems to be developing in and around Jerusalem…
This time, it is between Christians and Moslems…
Kidnappings, protests and “honor” killings of young Christian and Muslim women…
Why doesn’t anyone seem to care???
A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!
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The Holiday of Milk and Honey (and Torah): Shavuot
Written by Marty Roberts on August 19, 2010 – 9:28 am -It’s About More Than Eating Cheesecake
Also…What’s the Deal with Sinai???
Why are so many Israelis willing to risk their lives to get back IN to Egypt???
All this and MORE…
The Land of Milk and Honey
Israel TRULY is!!!!
Even the SPIES got THAT one right…
Just TASTE the wonderful products from Israel…
The World’s Most Contented Cows!!!!
New Study: (no kidding!) Israel’s dairy cows are the most productive in the world!!!
10,000 liters of the white stuff per cow per year!!!!
It’s official!!!
All the Better to Celebrate the Milk-and-Honey Holiday – Shavuot
It’s the holiday celebrating the Gift of the Torah to the Jewish People (and the World!!!)…
We also celebrate the grain harvest in Israel…
Sooooo…
We eat, drink, be merry and thank G-d!!!!
Many also give gifts to friends and family (never a bad idea, heh?)…
Sinai…It’s a REAL Place, You Know…
And so far, more than 8,000 Israelis have crossed the border into the Sinai Desert, Egypt…
In spite of specific warnings of imminent catastrophic terror attacks…
Where does it say that we are a “stiff-necked people”???
Oh, yeah…the Torah!!!
A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!
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There Are a LOT of REALLY Old People in Israel! – Israel Independence Day Stats
Written by Marty Roberts on August 19, 2010 – 9:01 am -Some Interesting Statistics from Israel’s 58th Independence Day
Why are there SO MANY people aged 100+ in Israel?…Something to do with the holiness of the Land?…
And…What blessing do you wish for a Jew that is already 119 years old?…We’ve got a couple of them, too!…
Plus…Other interesting population statistics for Israel, 58 years young…
And…The Israeli arabs celebrate their version of memorial day, AKA, the “Nakba”, or Great Disaster…What can they be thinking?…How ungrateful can a people be?…Why do we tolerate it?…The price of democracy, I guess…
All this and MORE…
Old People – Lots of Them in Israel
1,015 people in Israel are over the age of 100…
22 people are over the age of 110…
2 people are 119 years old…
What do we wish them?
NOT “Ad Ma’ah V’Esrim” (You should live to 120 years old)!
Israel’s Population is Eight Times Greater Than It Was at Independence
On its 58th Independence Day, Israel’s population stands at 7,026,000…
Happy Birthday, Israel, and Keep On Growin’!
Israeli Arab Members of Parliament (Knesset)
Taking democracy to the limit…
Maybe TOO far?
Would you want officials of your country’s government demonstrating AGAINST the very existence of your country?
Nakba – The Great Tragedy
That’s what the arab Israeli citizens of our country call Independence Day…
This year, they said that it was worse to the arabs than the Holocaust was to the Jews…
Yeah, right…
A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!
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Lag Bomer:Israel goes up in smoke and flames tonight
Written by Marty Roberts on August 17, 2010 – 12:40 pm -What’s THAT all about???…
Also…Nasrallah’s Missile Threat to the North…
Do 12,000 missiles pointing at Israel from the North teach us anything about the future of the South???
All this and MORE…
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It’s the Holiday Season for Jews and Christians Around the World
Written by Marty Roberts on August 17, 2010 – 11:59 am -And, as usual, religious debate is in the air
Is there an “Anti-Christian-Anti-Religion Movement” in the U.S and the World?
Are the Evangelicals succeeding in their efforts to “Christianize” the free Western World?
Marty shares his views, as well as those of some listeners…
Also…Anti-Judaism in Israel?..Amongst JEWS no less!
Can this really be?…
Plus…Christmas hits Israel, and the status quo…
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King Solomon Has Something to Say to Us Today in Ecclesiastes
Written by Marty Roberts on August 16, 2010 – 8:45 am -…It’s more than just inspiration for songs by the “Byrds” (Turn, Turn, Turn)…Ignore at your own risk…
Those of us fighting terrorism and jihad in today’s world might do well to heed the wisdom of Solomon…
What can be learned from King Saul’s war against the incarnate evil of Amalek?…
What about “collateral damage” in war?…
And…Who says that “those who are kind to the cruel will ultimately be cruel to the kind?”…
Plus…Torah study, Jews and the Creator…
All this and MORE…
Tags: amalek, ecclesiastes, israel news, king saul, king solomon, talmud
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Purim Katan-Things are Almost Never As They Seem
Written by Marty Roberts on August 15, 2010 – 10:35 am -
No…..Things are Almost NEVER As They Seem!
Happy “Little” Purim to You All!!!
What is the significance of the “Hidden Hand of The Creator” pulling strings behind the scenes? This is, indeed, the over-riding theme in the story of the first attempted “Final Solution” for the Jews….the story of Purim. This edition of “The Marty Roberts Show”, recorded on “Purim Katan”, or the “small” holiday of Purim in the first month of Adar, is devoted to discussing just that…how, quite often, things are NOT REALLY as they seem on the surface.
Marty is fond of saying that….
Purim is one of the stranger Jewish Holiday…but it also shares the distinction, with only ONE other Holy Day, Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement, as being singled out in the Talmud for the ONLY TWO holidays that will continue to be celebrated in The World-to-Come!!!
What’s so special about this day?
The story of Purim details the saving of the Jewish People, living in exile in Persia, from total destruction, the original “Final Solution” of the evil Haman. The salvation is clearly made possible by a series of miraculous events…but NOT ONCE is the Name of G-d mentioned in the entire story!!!! All of the miracles take place within the framework of “nature”. And what, after all, is “nature”, anyway?
Maybe THAT is exactly the message!!!
Today, we are talking about “Purim Katan”, or “Little” Purim. This year is a “leap year” in the Jewish calendar.
Marty explains what THAT is all about in this show, as well.
The Jewish calendar is a complicated combination of Lunar (moon-based) months, joined together to make up a solar year. This makes the individual months predictable, but can lead to problems with the seasons staying attached to particular months!!! (as they DO NOT in the Moslem lunar calendar)
The ancient Jewish Sages, who were quite expert in astronomy, and they developed a nineteen-year cycle, which included seven “leap years”, each providing for an additional month. This repeating cycle assures a regular, steady flow of the months, while keeping the holidays in their proper seasons!!!!
Enjoy the show, and “Happy Purim” to you!!!!
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Tags: jewish calendar, jewish holidays, lunar calendar, purim
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