tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post8018625693536581637..comments2024-02-26T18:18:55.644+02:00Comments on Esser Agaroth (2¢): It's Official...We're Rednecks....Esser Agarothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-59093968580639639542007-05-14T17:40:00.000+03:002007-05-14T17:40:00.000+03:00There is a great line from a wonderfully bizare mo...There is a great line from a wonderfully bizare movie called "Brazil". In it, the main character keeps running into an anti government "terroist"...who tells him "remember we are all in this together". In Israel, all of us Jews are in this together. This silliness of whether one settlement is a suburb of Jerusalam as opposed to another Yishuv only promotes disunity and lack of Ahavat Israel. I am proud to live in a Yishuv and it is called Immanuel...OK, we have our problems, but still we are all working on Yishuv Eretz Israel. I may be called to task for this...but all Jews in Israel...are doing the the Mitzvah of Yishuv Eretz Israel. From planting trees, flowers, to fixing up on an old house or apartment, to workers puting up roads and buildings, etc(with the exception of the stupid Great Wall of Israel) we are in this together. We need to unite and have Ahavat Israel and make this country more of Paradise and work towards a better future.Nertalmidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206212310031706811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-88404241627528948782007-05-07T13:07:00.000+03:002007-05-07T13:07:00.000+03:00Oh, got it. I misunderstood. I agree with you. "...Oh, got it. I misunderstood. I agree with you. "They" do prefer to be called "Israeli" (Read: "not Jew"). I stand by my post; I don't care what "they" think.Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-91759026795658091832007-05-07T12:29:00.000+03:002007-05-07T12:29:00.000+03:00"redneck" was not the word I was referring to. "se..."redneck" was not the word I was referring to. "settler" wasRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-14018534766891910002007-05-06T08:26:00.000+03:002007-05-06T08:26:00.000+03:00Um,...David, that's not what I had in mind. I thi...Um,...David, that's not what I had in mind. I think I've created a monster. (sigh) My biggest issue is that "spray paint in the tallis bag." The spray paint is for anti-government graffiti and we don't need a "bag" because we're not ashamed to wear our "tallith" all day long, as it should be. In hutz laAretz I imagine that can be difficult, especially it those real rednecks mistake you for an "Ai-rab."Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-699597750905080962007-05-06T08:16:00.000+03:002007-05-06T08:16:00.000+03:00From Daniel OrHaiBozeman, MontanaWhen I saw this b...From Daniel OrHai<BR/>Bozeman, Montana<BR/><BR/>When I saw this blog listed from JewishClubMaoz@yahoogroups.com I had to post the following:<BR/><BR/>You Might Be a Jewish Redneck If ...<BR/><BR/>You think that marrying your first cousin is not only permitted, but biblically mandated <BR/>Your home is mobile and your sukkah ain't <BR/>You have a gun rack in your sukkah <BR/>Your idea of Shalosh Seidos is a six pack of beer and some Redman <BR/>Ad Lo Yoda applies just about every night. <BR/>You speak more English than your shul president <BR/>You light Shabbat candles from your cigarette <BR/>The only plant in your home is your lulav <BR/>The only area on your lawn that is mowed is the spot where you burn your Chametz <BR/>Your idea of bathing is using the mikvah <BR/>Your siddur lists the Sabbath greeting as : "Shabbot Shalom Y'all" <BR/>Your Shabbat suit was a blue light special at K-mart <BR/>Willie Nelson sang at your Bar/Bat Mitzvah <BR/>Your local scribe shoots his own parchment <BR/>You've ever used the theme to "Rawhide" as a tune for the Kedusha <BR/>You've ever fired a shotgun at the sound of Haman's name <BR/>Your belt buckle is bigger than your Yarmulke <BR/>You give Ma'aser from your spittoon <BR/>A tish just ain't a tish without a bugzapper <BR/>You've ever called the "Psychic Friends Network" to answer a halachic question <BR/>When you hear the shofar on Rosh Hashanah, you let your hunting dogs loose <BR/>You know what Barach to make when you see a UFO <BR/>Your Rabbi ever yelled "Yee-Haw" during his sermon <BR/>You think the mechitza is an Italian food <BR/>You think a hora is a high priced call girl <BR/>You keep a can of spray paint in your Tallis bag <BR/>You know which brand of grits have an acceptable Kashrut supervision <BR/>If your Omer counting calendar has ever come up with three cherries in a row<BR/><BR/>Your belt buckle is bigger than a yarmulke.<BR/><BR/>You don't ride on Shabbat because your car is up on blocks.<BR/><BR/>When someone shouts "l'chaim!" you respond "l'howdy!"<BR/><BR/>You are saving a bottle of Mogen David for a special occasion.<BR/><BR/>Your favorite beverage is a combination of Manischewitz & Mountain Dew, better known as "Mountain Jew"<BR/><BR/>Willie Nelson ever sang at your Melaveh Malkah<BR/><BR/>All you gotta do is cut the grass to find your succah.<BR/><BR/>You spend an hour with your chevrusah debating whether Jethro was 'yoitzeh' with that gartel...<BR/><BR/>You drive Bais Yaakov carpool in a pick-up, with all the kids sitting in the bed of the truck.<BR/><BR/>When the machers give a kiddush, its chitlins for the entire tzibbur and the Coors flows like water baby!!!!!<BR/><BR/>You drive Bais Yaakov carpool in a pick-up, with all the kids sitting in the bed of the truck.<BR/><BR/>You hunt deer and then perform shchitah on it.<BR/><BR/>In place of a curtain on the Aron Kodesh, there is Rebel flag.<BR/><BR/>You're shul is in a trailer on cinderblocks.<BR/><BR/>Your cowboy hat has to be blackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-31523291738838148962007-05-06T03:58:00.000+03:002007-05-06T03:58:00.000+03:00B"H Rafi, Why does "redneck" imply that? BTW, who...B"H Rafi, Why does "redneck" imply that? BTW, who's "they?" I'M "they!" My whole point was to put down the whole apologetics/PR-oriented segment in Ye"Sh,...unfortunately such "Israels or Jews" living in the Shomron, have a pretty loud and seem to be in the majority.Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-58368562265843922502007-05-04T18:39:00.000+03:002007-05-04T18:39:00.000+03:00Hey, we at least shot our guns up in and air and h...Hey, we at least shot our guns up in and air and hoop and holler...except when Arabs are around.<BR/><BR/>Great post...I intend to write more later.Nertalmidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206212310031706811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-65550020710895849452007-05-04T16:27:00.000+03:002007-05-04T16:27:00.000+03:00ow take umbrage at the use of such a word, as it i...ow take umbrage at the use of such a word, as it implies they are using agression and taking something that does not belong to them. They usually insist on not using the word "settler", rather an Israeli living in Shomron.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-72135359942171215282007-05-04T09:19:00.000+03:002007-05-04T09:19:00.000+03:00great postgreat postLion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-63316742535278432612007-04-29T19:12:00.000+03:002007-04-29T19:12:00.000+03:00Jewish rednecks- Makes sense to me. ;)Jewish rednecks- Makes sense to me. ;)Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.com