Ritalin for the Economy - Now is the time to act fast!

Yesterday, the House passed a stimulus bill that allocated Billions of Dollars for our Economy. Part of this package was a large portion set aside for education. Below is an excerpt from WSJ:

1/29/09
"In the education realm, the stimulus aims more than $125 billion at bolstering public education, an unusual federal intervention in a sphere usually left to state and local governments. It calls for spending $20 billion on school and college renovations. There's another $79 billion proposed for aid to the states to help them avoid education-related layoffs. In addition, more than $2 billion would go to the Head Start program, $13 billion to supplemental funding for high-poverty areas, and another $13 billion for special-education programs."

The odds are that this bill will pass and if it does this gives us, the JEWISH COMMUNITY of Silver Spring, the right to demand back the portion of taxes that will be paying for this bill to fund our Private schools.

All kidding aside, why can't we start a petition that could be passed around the whole Jewish community that would state that we want a portion (not even full) voucher/funds to support our schools. We (for all that pay taxes) will be paying Kemp Mill Elementary more money for each of our kids whom are not even sitting in classrooms there. On top of this, we will be paying 10k plus for Private schools.

The petition should be an ultimatum: Provide some funds for each of our children/register every one of children with our local school system. Montgomery County is going through a huge budget deficit, just imagine if they would now have to deal with 2-3000 children registering for classes.

Any views and suggestions on how to start such a thing... could you imagine how much more our community could stimulate our local economy with this type of savings!!

Hilarious!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra0eDSXNmhE

RCA member Davens with the newly annointed Mashiach

Yup...it is true. I read this story at Haaretz.com. I am going to post now the response of the RCA:

" Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, the head of New York's Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue and a leading member of the city's modern Orthodox community, was one of several religious leaders who took part in reading sections of a nondenominational responsive prayer during the National Prayer Service at Washington's National Cathedral."

RCA response: "The long-standing policy of the Rabbinical Council of America, in accordance with Jewish law, is that participation in a prayer service held in the sanctuary of a church is prohibited," the statement read. "Any member of the RCA who attends such a service does so in contravention of this policy and should not be perceived as representing the organization in any capacity."

What a nice political statement. Why haven't they thrown him out of the RCA? Why such a not attacking response?
If we look back at a controversy in Monsey around the talmid Chacham R. Mordechai Tendler, who the RCA dumped on, and ruined his life and future, and on top of all this, he has been vindicated on all accounts!!!!

What double standing B.S. We are dealing with Avodah Zarah here folks!!! I was taught that this one is considered as Yhareg val Yavor...the big three. This is all the RCA is going to do!!!

Max's Has Listened to our post and our voice

It appears that Max's has listened to the voices of reason....my blog. I have just confirmed this after speaking with them. The Sushi will be served in the evenings.

IS this going to last??? Absolutely not. For the same reason they closed down this option in the first place.

I think if Sushi is going to make it it needs to be a full day affair. I really think the Pizza store/Pastry oven needs to consider this option. These facilities do not require a full time Mashgiach, which would help lower the costs.

Once again we try and fall short and set ourselves up for failure. I hope the Pastry Oven opens it's doors to this idea.

Anyway...the sushi will probably be made by some underpaid/illegal Hispanic, who knows Sushi like a Mashgiach knows Kashrus!

Let us pray together that someday Silver Spring will obtain the stature of a Large Jewish Community that will have all the resources a "big" Jewish community has...we are almost there...we got Chinese, pizza, Mexican, BUT NO SUSHI.....I tell you what let us take baby steps, FIRST get SUSHI then build a Mikva! There is a Kabbalistic connection as fish is a simin for Pru Urevu.

In the words of our new President:
Can we make sushi a reality......Yes we can

Olos Ha Shaccur - At Last

I heard this title from a dear person of mine.

I apologise for the lack of posts. I have been quite busy!
So here he is the New President of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

I thought the speech was terrible and had zero positive tone. I also think that Obama failed(as usual) to put his heart into the speech. He is a great speaker, however, he continues to fall short of having his heart drive his words.

One thing I noticed about Obama throughout his campaign and even now is his lack of patriotism.

However, for the first time ever, I saw a picture of him saluting with a general during the parade. To his credit it was really the first time I have ever seen this before from him. He looked a bit stiff and the pose seemed un-natural for him.

Let us start this new beginning off with a poll!!!

Democrats have nerve, what a double standard

We are all aware of what happened in Chicago with Blagoavitch. Recently, he had appointed a senator to the open seat that B.O. had left(smelly).
It appears that the democratic party was up in arms about Mr. Burris's appointment but NOT because of his long history of government work for Chicago, because he certainly has the resume for the freshman senator position.

However, it is the "tainted" ASSOCIATION he has with BLAGO and the method of him being appointed to the senate seat by him!!

Let's then examine this objectively...

We have a well-versed, experienced, government worker who has all the things a senator needs. He has been LEGALLY appointed to the senate seat by the LEGALLY sitting governor of Chicago.

His appointment is only in question due to his " associations" with the fellow who appointed him... Follow me now...

B.O. not a long track record as a government maker, ASSOCIATED with:
1. William Ayers, a person who bombed the Capitol building, terrorist.
2. Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who curses America, Israel, etc. B.O. was a active member of his church for over a decade...

WHERE WAS THE DEMOCRAT'S CONCERN THERE???!!!!!!

I know that this has nothing to do with Silver Spring...but I have something coming too.