TMW vs OMIN

TMW and OMIN have been going at it for weeks now, as many of you may have noticed. TMW is a Christian Zionist friend of MZ while OMIN is an Orthodox Jewish friend of MZ. MZ doesn't want any theological blood to spill on his floor, as I see the CZ's as friends doing their part to help the Jewish people reclaim all of the Holy Land and remove the insipid vermin who are trespassing on the ground God gave to us as an eternal heritage. OMIN is taking a harder line.

Therefore, TMW has invited OMIN - and the rest of us - to an open thread discussion at her site where she will try to see if her and OMIN can find enough common ground to become allies. This should be interesting, so check it out.

Go to The Merry Widow to see all the action.

-MZ

If Imus had to be fired, how about these bigots?

OK, I so am annoyed with the "Imus" controversy I could puke. He makes a joke and he's fired? Ridiculous political correctness run amok. That said, I thought I would chime in to see if some other prominent broadcasters and media personalities also need to be fired for racially insensitive remarks - remarks that WERE NOT said in jest, mind you!

Let's see who else is a racist...

"So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world’s greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention."
-Bryant Gumbel, broadcaster, on the Winter Olympics

"Before he cleans out his office, have Paul Tagliabue show you where he keeps Gene Upshaw's leash. By making the docile head of the players union his personal pet, your predecessor has kept the peace without giving players the kind of guarantees other pros take for granted."
-Bryant Gumbel, broadcaster, on black NFLPA leader Gene Upshaw

He doesn't look like he's that type of an athlete. But he is. He is, man. I don't know ... some brother down in that line somewhere ... I don't know who saw what or where, his great-great-great-great-grandma ran over in the 'hood or something went down."
-Michael Irvin, ESPN analyst, on white Dallas QB Tony Romo

"The world will tell us he was killed by accident. Yes, it was a social accident... It's an accident to allow an apartheid ambulance service in the middle of Crown Heights... Talk about how Oppenheimer in South Africa sends diamonds straight to Tel Aviv and deals with the diamond merchants right here in Crown Heights. The issue is not anti-Semitism; the issue is apartheid... All we want to say is what Jesus said: If you offend one of these little ones, you got to pay for it. No compromise, no meetings, no kaffe klatsch, no skinnin' and grinnin'.
-Al Sharpton, talk show host, on the Jews after a black boy was killed in a car accident

Ok, let's await the big fallout! I'm sure those bigots are about to lose their jobs any minute now!

Hello?

Anybody?

Beuhler?


-MZ

Vermin again call for extermination of the Jews

No, you are not going to be surprised to read this, and, no, you will not be reading this in the MSM, and, no, this will not change anything, and, no, Israel will not do anything about it. Still, it is important for those of us who have a shred of common sense to realize how there is no other answer to the moslem problem (no accident that rhymes, eh?) except to completely and entirely remove them from Eretz Israel.

Arutz Sheva - Hamas spokesman, Dr. Ismail Radwan (PA TV, March 30, 2007): “The Hour [Resurrection] will not take place until the Muslims fight the Jews and the Muslims kill them, and the rock and the tree will say: ‘Oh, Muslim, servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, kill him!’

“We must remind our Arab and Muslim nation, its leaders and people, its scholars and students, remind them that Palestine and the Al Aqsa mosque will not be liberated through summits nor by international resolutions, but it will be liberated through the rifle. It will not be liberated through negotiations, but through the rifle, since this occupation knows no language but the language of force…

“O Allah, strengthen Islam and Muslims, and bring victory to your Jihad-fighting worshipers, in Palestine and everywhere… Allah take the oppressor Jews and Americans and their supporters!”

Ahhh...it feels good to be back at the vermin, denouncing their religion as a death cult, calling them filthy murderers and criminals, crapping all over the koran, urinating on the scum who follow islam... it's like Chicken Soup for the Zionist soul!

-MZ

Thinking Blogger Award Winner: MZ!

Zelda over at Urban Grind has been kind enough to award (tag) me as a Thinking Blogger Award winner! She is already linked up here, so if you haven't already had the pleasure of checking out her site, please be sure to give her a visit and add a comment. Her blog has that Jewish New Yorker theme, and combines elements of her city life with some fierce Zionism. Gotta love it.

Anyhow, this is what she said about little old me.

Mad Zionist is a proud, intelligent right wing Orthodox Jewish man who never minces words when it comes to Israel and her Arab fifth column population. I admire him for having the guts to speak out on subjects that many so-called religious Jews avoid like the plague, and also for being so right wing. (In fact, I feel like less of an oddball for being Jewish and right wing as a result.) MZ also has a dedicated group of visitors. I enjoy reading their comments along with his excellent responses.

Not bad, eh?

Here's how it works...

Should you choose to participate, please make sure you pass this list of rules to the blogs you are tagging. The participation rules are simple:

1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think.
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme and know you thinks so highly of you!
3. Optional: Proudly display the ‘Thinking Blogger Award’ with a link to the post that you wrote.

So, without further delay, allow me to tag the following five Thinking Blogger Award winners (in no particular order)!!

Hammer - This dude has an amazing non-political site, the only a-political blog that I visit on a daily basis, and let me tell you, it is a real scream. He's got stories about life that must be read to be believed. Ever think the people in your life are totally insane? Think again. Go visit Hammer's world and see what a real mess is all about. Enjoy the wild stories about how he's endlessly trying to clean up the unbelievable messes all the lunatics he's got to deal with leave behind.

Zion Truth - A fantastic Jewish historian who rights in an educational style. Go to this sight if you want to learn something - you will not be disappointed. He is one sharp Zionist.

In Russett Shadows - A very bright Christian Zionist blogger who is an expert in the field of computers when not slaying liberals with his top shelf writing. Pay him a visit and see for yourself how he's not your average ranter, but a man seeking truth.

American Crusader - His site is a rightwing, Christian Zionist ranting zone with a good deal of research to back up is arguments. He offers well prepared posts and is completely unafraid to say it like it is. His fearless approach, as you might suspect, is a trait MZ digs in a blogger.

Kahane Was Right - This site offers the graduate course for advanced Kahanism and Jewish religious nationalism. He's a true Torah scholar and a Kahanist to the core. I love it, and always learn something every time I visit his blog.

-MZ

Whew!

Pesach has finally ended, and now I can get back to trashing the vermin in my usual charming and delightful manner. Beginning tomorrow it's business as usual here at MZ central.

-MZ

Passover with MZ, Part 2

OK, so here is the long anticipated continuation of Passover with the MZ's. Since I left you we had our two Seders at my inlaws house, where we slept the first two nights of Pesach. It was wonderful, as we shared great food and meaningful discussion of our exodus from Egypt over 3,000 years ago.

At their house I had the rare opportunity to sneak in some serious afternoon napping. WOW, was it nice to make up for some of my long running sleep deprivation! I must have slept two hours each afternoon.

Unfortunately, for some strange reason my daughter decided to go into anti-Daddy mode for the first and second nights, but got over it by day three. She's only two years old, so at this stage she's either pure love and kisses or hell on wheels. Those of you who've had kids undoubtedly understand exactly what I'm talking about. Fortunately, my 5 month old boy loved me the whole time.

The Seders are an incredible concept, and among of my favorite nights of the year. The primary purpose of the Seder is to teach the kids about our being led out of Egypt and slavery by God's hand. Everything is designed for the kids to participate, with many fun songs, props, and of course the four questions. Of the four questions, the first one is what it is all about. That is, "Why is this night different from all other nights?" That is the whole reason why we do the Seder...to get the kids to ask what's going on so that we may tell them the story of Pesach.

Anyway, I was so proud of my daughter (yes, even though she was not in daddy mode at that moment) because she actually knew the first question (mostly) in Hebrew! Not bad for a two year old, eh?

Oh, did I mention that according to Jewish tradition we are obligated to drink at least 4 full glasses of wine during the Seder dinner? It certainly helps take the edge off.

Then we had a relaxing day on Wednesday, (my daughter loved me again!) and just took it easy trying to recover from all the craziness. We finally came home after candle lighting on Wednesday night and were just completely shot. It was no rest for the weary though, as Shabbos was around the corner on Friday and we were to be hosting 18 adults plus 4 little children/babies for dinner! Thursday was a back breaker for the MZ's - making a big turkey, meatballs, mashed cauliflower, sweet potato casserole, etc, etc...

Anyway, it came together wonderfully. The food was incredible and the evening was big fun. After dinner, we had an especially lively singing of our grace after meals prayers (bensching). The MZ family also was fortunate enough to have been provided a blessing in the way of a hired server that made our clean-up a breeze. Everyone went home around 11:00 and we were ready to just collapse by that time into bed.

Not to think that was it for our hosting, mind you. Today, Saturday, we hosted two couples and their kids for Shabbos lunch. We served mostly leftovers from the night before, plus a chicken dish and a farfel kugel that my wife had prepared in advance. After lunch, one of my friends hung out with me and played a couple games of chess...it was very nice. Oh, we also drank 3 or four shots of a special Pesach liquor and had a couple glasses of wine, too, for good measure.

Anyway, that's enough for now. We have another Yom Tovim (Holy Days of rest) on Sunday night through Tuesday night when Pesach finally ends. Monday night we host our inlaws again for dinner and on Tuesday we have neighbors coming over for lunch...gotta get ready again soon!

Whew...I'm tired just thinking about it.

Chag Semayach!

-MZ

Passover prep at MZ's house, Part 1

Shalom, all! I know many of you are not 100% familiar with all that goes into Passover for an observant Jewish family, so let me invite you into my levin-free home for some wine, matzos, and a little story about what it's all about and what we have got to do to be ready for Pesach.

First of all, a husband and wife somehow need to eliminate all chometz (levin) from their house before Pesach actually begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nissan without killing each other first. This is no simple task, and I am proud to announce that Mrs. Z and I have somehow gotten through yet another year, thank God.

You think it's easy, do you? I can tell you do. You're just sitting back laughing thinking, "big deal, you dump the bread and go about your day. What's with all the pissing and moaning?"

Bah! You have no idea what you are talking about. We need to get rid of all the dishes that we normally use since they've been exposed to chometz, we need to eliminate all the grain products, get rid of every table cloth that had chometz served on it during the course of the year, every fork, every dish, every glass, every can of beer, every bottle of scotch, every box of cereal, every bit of meat in the freezer and fridge, every crumb on the floor, and every Cheerio on the counter. All of it goes, and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Starting to see how this could be a bit of a challenge?

Of course, the reason that this is done dates back to the time in Torah when the Jews were led out of Egypt and had been required to eliminate all levin from their homes if we hoped to keep safe from the plague of the first born God placed upon the Egyptians. Of course, God doesn't always intervene when a stressed out wife is on the verge of going postal trying to be prepared for Pesach, but that's another issue.

Now, you may be asking yourself how we are able to empty our home of all our kitchen utensils, pots, pans, dishes, liquor, glasses and everything else we must nullify if we are to be properly kosher for Pesach. The answer is that we actually sell our chumetz in order to renounce our claim to the forbidden. This is done by giving the Rabbi of the community a donation to be the broker who sells our chometz with the intention in mind that after Pesach it would be bought back by the original owner. Real contracts are used to insure that the sale is a legitimate, legal, at risk transaction that cannot be viewed as a scam or loophole. It is a very real and sincere deal, and we do it every year out of necessity.

You see, perhaps in isolated ghetto communities under Arab rule there was no need to worry about tremendous quantities of expensive dishware, liquor and silver, because no possessions of great monetary value existed in the 3rd world homes the Jews had to suffer in. People lived like dirt. However, when we became prominent merchants and businessmen, and had vast quantities of valuables, it became virtually impossible to transfer our Chumetz, so we needed to find a halachically legal solution that would allow for a transfer of chumetz to take place - thus, the Rabbi selling the chumetz became the eventual preferred method.

Anyway, we are now Chumetz free, having gutted the house of levin and then selling all that we could not throw away. I must confess to being exhausted and relieved, so it is time to get a little shut eye...

Stay tuned for more...

-MZ