Comments on: Ignorant Jews in the News

By: Craig Winchell

Craig Winchell — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:05:48 +0000

BS”D

Who is ridiculing you? Since your last post, nobody here has posted anything about you or to you, except for my apology to you. Other than that, there’s been zip. No reason to feel defensive.

By: SAMANTHA CRANK

SAMANTHA CRANK — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:58:30 +0000

I am Catholic, I am not Jewish; therefore I had never even heard of a mezuzah. When the girls explained it to me I gladly wrote down the facts they said they had read out of a Jewish source book. I would just like to make clear, I know some people are thinking that I misquoted these girls, and as a writer I had to show proof of my sources. I would just like to say thank you to the people who understand this, and to the people who are ridiculing, me, the writer who didn’t even have to write this story to begin with, you may want to get your facts straight before you begin to blame other people. How do you think slander starts?

By: Harlan

Harlan — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:10:29 +0000

Ironic that these comments come in the ignorant section…

By: Milhouse

Milhouse — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:02:13 +0000

PS: There is a synagogue in Middelburg, which is not too far away from you. The phone number is (013) 282-6419. They should be able to give you whatever information you need. (Don’t call for the rest of this week, though, because it’s a religious holiday and they won’t be answering the phone; call next week.)

By: Milhouse

Milhouse — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:49:55 +0000

Sorry, Mr/Ms de Waal, but this blog concentrates on the USA (mostly Boston), and very few bloggers or commenters would know what kosher products are available to you in Mpumalanga. Your best source for information would be the Johannesburg Beth Din.

This page: http://www.uos.co.za/kashrut has a product search facility, which should let you verify the kashrut status of products at your local market in Witbank or at your commercial suppliers, and any questions you have would best be directed to the Beth Din, by
telephone: (011) 485-4865 (during office hours) or by the email form at the web page above.

By: s.de waal

s.de waal — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:16:07 +0000

realy hope to find help here.where will i get any info as to what products (brand names) are kosher and which retailers keep them in stock?i am a christian caterer who decided never to buy any halaal marked product ever again.apart from this personal decision,i need to know where to find these products in witbank,mpumalanga for my guesthouse and catering business aswell.i really hope someone can help - please.

By: UltraCon

UltraCon — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:41:54 +0000

Hey, at least they stood up and proclaimed in public “I’m jewish”. Its a great start.

By: Craig Winchell

Craig Winchell — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:16:49 +0000

BS”D

Samantha:

With what you just wrote being the case, that is what Jabbett assumed when he wrote that they were ignorant Jews. Others, such as myself, tried to put them in a better light by assuming that they were misquoted. I understand your feelings were hurt, and I’m sorry. But I’m even sorrier that Jabbett appears to have been correct in his assumptions, which means there are many ignorant Jews out there and these are probably just the tip of the iceberg. And that makes me downright sad.

By: alyssa kaplan

alyssa kaplan — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:51:06 +0000

There is an expression that a mezuzah being unkosher. According to answers.com Judaism. The word kosher in Slang means Legitimate; permissible: “consolidating noneditorial functions of the papers, which is kosher”
Genuine; authentic.

By: SAMANTHA CRANK

SAMANTHA CRANK — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:51:31 +0000

Okay I am the author of this article. I am not Jewish; therefore, I took everything those girls told me and quoted them directly. I even sent e-mails for them to verify they had said this. I changed quotes because they said they had not told me that. I took out everything they objected to. This is not something I just made up and that makes me angry that of course I am the one being blamed. She was not misquoted in this story. She was misquoted in a previous story that was published the week before mine. If anyone has a problem with this I will gladly send you the e-mail in which they verified their quotes.