May 2011
71 posts
BRB, planning my vacation to Islam
Maybe next year I can holiday in Hinduism!
Location: UK
Perfect mix of ignorance and racism.
HaTorah Kolelet kol HaTovot SheBaolam
Meydad Tasa
A vocals-only song by Meydad Tasa. During certain weeks in the Jewish calender, listening to music with instruments is forbidden and there’s a lot of vocals-only music for those days.
HaTorah Kolelet Kol HaTovot SheBaOlam (The Torah contains all the goodness in the world).
Hebrew:
אם היו בני אדם מרגישים במתיקות והערבות טוב התורה
היו משתגעים ומתלהטים אחריה
ולא יחשב בעיניהם מלוא עולם כסף וזהב למאומה
כי התורה כוללת כל הטובות שבעולם
English:
If humans felt the sweetness and deliciousness of the Torah
they would go crazy about it
and all the gold and silver in the world would mean nothing to them
because the Torah contains of the goodness in this world
“Is a torturer morally different if he is Israeli or Arab, Jewish or Muslim, Shi’a or Sunni? Is the rotten food that is presently being thrown at our incarcerated men and women, that no hungry dog would touch, suddenly become ambrosia because it is dished out by the “steadfast regime” of Bashar al-Assad, that great fighter of Israel?”
—Hassan Nasrallah on Syria by Rana Kabbani
“The draft of Netanyahu’s speech to Congress is ready, and it includes a brilliant idea. On Tuesday, that flash of brilliance will make headlines. But after Tuesday, there will be a stormy debate both in Israel and around the world: Is this great idea merely spin, shtick or a breakthrough? An evasive maneuver or a substantial declaration?”
—Ari Shavit’s op-ed from May 19th. Total failure, just like Bibi’s speech.
good photo & Video's. Love it. (beritafotojakarta.wordpress.com, Twitter @bfjkt)
Klipa
Aya Korem
Aya Korem - Klipa (Shell, lit: peel)
Translation:
It was too hard being around people
so I started walking and reached the orchard
and my tears fell on the dry leaves,
you wondered where I am, but didn’t come looking.
Chorus:
After I’ve given too much of myself again,
I feel the shell growing over me
and I will stab anyone who gets closer,
as my heart has been broken once before.
You wanted to run from everything familiar,
between your old shirts you noticed me,
and if the wrinkle in my smile looks the same,
you’ll be able to find far away what you have found with me here.
Chorus
And I will pay dearly for all of this,
for my ego, for the disappointment,
I will remove my blankets, because tomorrow morning,
I wake up with another layer.
It’s still hard being around people,
and sometimes I remember how much it hurts
how my tears fell on the dry leaves
and how hard it is to hate the one you love.
Chorus
