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Good! Israel should support a Kurdish state: Netanyahu said theyre a “brave pro-Western people who share our values” https://t.co/yBEo3CZg1v

— Gabriel Rosenberg (@GabRosenberg) August 14, 2017

Good message from Netanyahu to US Congressmen. Viva #Kurdistain https://t.co/J6krZLT1kN

— David Ha'ivri 🇮🇱 (@haivri) August 14, 2017

https://t.co/rDe2TYXNGE https://t.co/EW1rHLPXTV @wovenhandband #Gad

— Farsi Out of Bounds (@AsherLeaks) August 14, 2017

#Iran shells Iranian-#Kurdish and Barzani-allied #KDP-I fighters in #Qandil mountains. pic.twitter.com/s7ovmxZdet

— Ali Özkök (@A_Ozkok) August 14, 2017

"She's at her best when standing in front of a turkey carcass"

— annie (@xanniebeth) August 13, 2017

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Brian Becker: The US can’t win the war in Afghanistan.

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Mehrnaz Samimi: He has no desire to work outside his comfort zone; his home, his room, his laptop.

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Payam Feili: I grew closer and closer to Israel and I fell in love with it.

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Payam Feili: I have no name.

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Payem Feili: I simply love Israel. I feel close to its people. I love its natural beauty and its mystery. I think, I may feel at home there.

www.moviethesunrise.com

Payem Feili: The challenge heterosexual people face in Iran is hiding their relationship with their girlfriend or boyfriend from the regime’s security forces through showing a different lifestyle to the outside world. In other words, lying to remain safe. The challenge homosexuals face, however, is hiding their relationship even from the very people who fib to stay safe. It’s like lying to liars.

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Payam Feili: I’ve learned a lot and I know what’s going on in Iran. I know that when my homosexual narrative is woven through my words and there is a Star of David on the cover of my book, the censors won’t even bother opening it to find out what is inside. I just want to be published. I know the audience outside Iran is different, but I just want to be heard.

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Mom and dad went to a show. Dropped me off at Grandpa Joe's. Kicked and screamed. Said, "Please don't go!" Grandma take me home... Wanna be alone. Had to eat my dinner there. Mashed potatos and stuff like that. Couldn't chew my meat too good. Grandma take me home... Wanna be alone. Said, "Why don't you stop your crying? Go outside and ride your bike." That's what I did. I kicked my toe. Grandma take me home... I wanna be alone. After dinner I had ice cream. Fell asleep and watched TV. Woke up in my mother's arms... Grandma take me home... I wanna be alone.

Robin McLaurin Williams

Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu

Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean

Back through the years I go w@nderin' once again back to the seasons of my youth and I recall a box of rags that someone gave U.S. and how my mama put the rags to use. There were rags of many colors, but every piece was small. I didn't have a coat and it was way down in the Fall. Mama sewed the rags together sewin' every piece with love. She made my coat of many colors that I was so proud of. While mama sewed she told a story From the Bible she had read about a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said "I hope this coat will bring you good luck and happiness" and I just couldn't wait to wear it and mama blessed it with a kiss. My coat of many colors that my mama made for me made only from rags, but I wore it so proudly. Although we had no money I was rich as I could be in my coat of many colors mama made for me. So with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes in my coat of many colors, well, I hurried off to school just to find the others laughing and making fun of me and my coat of many colors mama made for me. And oh I couldn't understand that 'cause I felt I was rich and then I told them of the love my mama sewed in every stitch. I even told 'em all that story mama told me while she sewed and why my coat of many colors was worth more than all their clothes. They didn't understand it and I tried to make them see one is only poor only if they choose to be. Oh yeah it's true we had no money, but I was rich as I could be in my coat of many colors my mama made for me; made just for me.

LACMA Night run with about 200 people! First time doing something like this 😁 with @justoscaro @jdmcelroy @jenny_kita @janetlanger #newexperiences #lacmanightrun #blacklistla

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John Henry Cantlie

The UK will resettle up to 20,000 Syrian refugees over the course of this Parliament as part of our comprehensive response to this crisis.

— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) ספטמבר 7, 2015

Darren Everett Criss

Björk Guðmundsdóttir

Cameron’s referendum plan to ask the Brits whether they want to stay in the EU or leave the union swept through the House of Commons with 316 backing

Harvey Robert Levin (@HarveyLevinTMZ): I'm a lawyer.

Joaquin Rafael Bottom Madonna Louise Ciccone

Darren Everett Criss Hailee Steinfeld

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Mix Master Mike also known as Michael Schwartz

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Robert Michael Schneider

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משום כך אני אומר לכם שלא תדאגו לדברים חומרניים ויום-יומיים כמו מה לאכול ולשתות ומה ללבוש הלא החיים חשובים מאוכל והנפש חשובה מהלבוש

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We don't grow when things are easy, we grow when we face challenge. 👊🏻

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✨ G O L D ✨

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אם כן אל תדאגו למחר אלוהים ידאג למחר שלכם ודיה לצרה בשעתה
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بشار حافظ الأسد: So, it’s not about Europe didn’t accept them or invite them, as refugees. If you are Worried about them, Stop Supporting terror wrists. That what we think; regarding the Crisis. This IS the cous of the whole issue of refugees;

www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/200160#.VeVqafmqqko

May our shared Abrahamic roots deepen respect & bring peace & mutual understanding. L'Shanah Tovah. #RoshHashanah pic.twitter.com/UheJPrjuVx

— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) ספטמבר 13, 2015

Darren Everett Criss

Charles Criss

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میثاق بهادران

Kenneth Glöckler also known as Prince Kay One

DUH!!! https://t.co/s9hxOHV6ao

— Reza Farahan (@RezaFarahan) אוגוסט 24, 2015

Maria Corazon Aquino y Cojuangco y Sumulong

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Martha Campbell Plimpton

Hard to be scary in 140 characters, but not impossible. Have you checked behind your shower curtain lately?

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) May 25, 2015

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joey is the name of my dog
a little puppy who can bark and talk
goes to my school
everyone thinks he's cool
cuz my puppy's got a really big heart

joey knows the answers in class
raises his paw cuz he got no hands
and u can bet he's the teachers pet
but its all good cuz he makes us laugh

his name is joey the dogg

and when i'm sad he lets me hold him tight
he's by my side when i sleep at night
when i get moody joey shakes his booty
just like that, he makes me feel alright
i feel alright

and if u ask him what his name is,
he'll say joey the dogg
my little puppy is the greatest
its joey....the most the beautiful dog
he's joey...a beautiful dog, a beautiful dog...

lemme tell ya bout j-j-joey
my dogs a baller not much taller than the ball
yall best listen, he's all about fetchin kisses
from shorties cuz that's my dogg

he crawls around this town
he gets down to that canine sound of:
"oooo oooo!!" his doggie style
j-j-joey that's my dogg

this playa play likes to play around
playa play all day he play me
playin like he play playstation, playa
that's my dogg

better than scoobie snoopy goofy pluto
any dog that u kno
little todo got nothin on j-joey jo joe
cuz that's my dogg

and if u ask him what his name is
he'll say joey the dogg
my little puppy is the greatest
he's joey, the most beautiful dog
he's joey! a beautiful dog

I'm in love with joey the dogg
i'm in love with joey the dogg
i'm in love with joey the dogg
his name is joey...joey the dogg

"joey, that's me...ruff ruff, arf!"

released 22 July 2009
Vocals & Production: Mista Cookie Jar & the Chocolate Chips (Mista Cookie Jar, Lucas!, Ava Flava, & Miss Mikyla)
Additional Backup Vocals: Anna Pizarro

Stephen Joshua Sondheim

@loyzagadiegs we r ur fans here in Israel.D Filipino Israel Community supports Fm @ItsFOREVERMORE@TeamBangky#Batman pic.twitter.com/cdNiPbCfsj
— theblackcat (@BilBalbuena) March 5, 2015

Lotte Hershfield: We would not be alive, today, if not for the Philippines.

Jen I am: A few weeks ago, I took my oldest to a playdate with her best friend at an indoor playground. While taking a break at the water fountain, one kid around the age of 8, approached me and asked me if I was Mexican. I said no. She proceeded to ask if I was Chinese. I smiled and said no, and was wondering if she was going to continue with her guessing game. At this point, Tamar hugged me. The girls eyes widened, and she incredulously asked, “That’s your daughter?!” I said yes, and admittedly, a bit annoyed by the question. She ended her prying with: “Is she adopted?” I simply said no, and left her to her confusion. I mean, did it really matter if the answer was “yes” to any of her questions? But that lesson was not mine to teach. 

It’s been a few weeks since that happened, but I still find myself wondering if I’m teaching my kids enough about diversity and tolerance. I certainly hope so. With their blue eyes and my youngest’s light hair, neither one of them look like me nor my husband, but they are half-Filipino. While we don’t eat rice 3x a day, you’d find us celebrating Shabbat with dishes I grew up with – noodles, soy-sauce stewed chicken, and lumpia. It’s a bicultural home. 

With one of the most joyous Jewish holiday coming up, I realized that the story of Purim is about opening ones eyes and embracing diversity. So, I thought it appropriate to celebrate my bicultural kids on this holiday. In keeping with the time-honored holiday custom, I baked Purim’s ultimate pastry symbol, hamantaschen. But this time, I used 2 different fillings - the traditional poppyseed, which my husband loves, and my homemade red bean filling. Yes, that’s the kind that you normally find as filling in mooncakes, rice cakes, and hopia. It’s the very same azuki beans (a.k.a. pulang munggo in Tagalog) that I found during the summer market.

The verdict? YUM. The kids actually preferred the bean over the poppyseed filling! (as long as I don't call it "bean", and used "azuki" or "hopia" instead. As a bonus, since there's leftover poppy seed filling, I made some yummy poppyseed cheesecake with lemon curd glaze. Happy Purim!