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Mark L. Levinson's avatar

For holidays, it's "They tried to kill us. We won. Let's eat." There's a big difference between "We survived" and "We won."

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Larry Joe Smith's avatar

Israel belongs to God...

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Kelleigh Nelson's avatar

What do you expect, Israel is G-d's wife, Israel is carved in G-d's palms, and part of the unconditional Abrahamic Covenant is Gen 12:1-3...I will bless those who bless her and curse those who curse her. Yes, Israel belongs to Hashem.

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Debkin's avatar

Always been partial to Groucho Marx

“These are my principles, and if you don’t like them, I have others!”

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shoshanna's avatar

bidiyuk kacha!

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Shimon Morgenstern's avatar

You missed the No 1: mah ani freier ? What am I a sucker ?

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Warren Hoskins's avatar

What a super article Joshua - brought an Israeli ironic smile to my face - and I'm a Brit !

Joyous

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FreedomFighter's avatar

Nobody can fit into or use a Jewish (or Yiddish) word or expression like a Jew. When goyim use Jewish expressions, the meaning/essence never remains. Enjoy Pesach, and its feasts. But never, especially now, forget the lessons.

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Susan Sullivan's avatar

I love your humour, it helps you survive amongst all the shit that gets thrown at you! ❤️

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Shimon Morgenstern's avatar

Dafka! you dafka missed 'dafka' !

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Diana Brewster's avatar

Israel in a nutshell.

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Abraham S Carnow's avatar

Beautiful, will share at Seders!

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Pauline Briere's avatar

It’s all about resilience.

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Diane Steiner's avatar

Brilliant, Joshua. Reading these sayings and your expansion on them, makes me even more proud to be Jewish. Thank you for this.

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Kelleigh Nelson's avatar

LOVE IT! LET'S EAT ... GATHERING AT TABLE IS THE BEST PART!

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Martin Sinkoff's avatar

חג פסח שמח גיוש! 🍷

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