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South Bay Union School District collects nominations throughout the school year to host recognition events for the district's champions. These students, parents/guardians, teachers, teams, and community members have demonstrated unparalleled dedication to the district by supporting goals within the individual schools as well as the overall community. Superintendent Katie McNamara continues to promote this district champion program due to these individuals' positive impact on the community.
South Bay is committed to recognizing the efforts of the individuals who consistently add to the community's missions. It is extremely important to appreciate all of the work being done to better the school district for students and their families. South Bay will continue the District Champions program next year.
District Champions 2017-2017 Academic Year:
• Connie Bastida – A grandparent volunteer, Connie was recognized for her outstanding service to the students and staff at Berry.
• Maud Mulvany and Marisol Casillas – Maud and Marisol were honored for their dedicated leadership of the community garden grant project at Central.
• Mirinda Quillopo – The Community Volunteer Coordinator at Mendoza, Mirinda was nominated by more than 15 parents for her amazing support of our families.
• Jose Montaño Foundation – The Foundation Board was recognized for their generous support of children and their partnership with South Bay.
• Brionia Corsentino – A student at Berry, Brionia was celebrated for her academic excellence and her kindness toward others.
• South Bay Music Club Board – The 2015-2016 Board Members were honored for their outstanding work and tireless support of our students.
• Candace Reese, Cherie Maurice, and Sonia Sandoval were recognized as a team for their leadership of reading at VIP Village.
• Adriana Villanueva, a teacher from IB Charter School West, was nominated to honor her dedication to students.
• Teacher Erin Allen was selected for her contributions to instruction and student achievement IB Charter School.
• Mary Beth Zopatti, Sandra Espinosa, and Georgina Maestre-Chavez, the Sixth Grade teaching team from Sunnsylope School, was honored for their commitment to teaching excellence.
• Officer Alan Anderson from the San Diego Police Department was recognized for going above and beyond the call of duty in support of South Bay students, staff, and families.
• Yzabella Gonzalez and Camila Anaya, students from Nicoloff School, were honored for their campus leadership.
• Students Aiyanna and Isaac Garro were selected for their impact on school culture at Sunnyslope School.
• Renee Ivashenko, a volunteer at IB Charter School West, was recognized for her support of the campus and the instructional team.
• Volunteer Maryann Larson was honored for her service to the staff and students at IB Charter School.
• Lorena Mancisidor, a volunteer at IB Charter School West, was selected for her service to students and staff.
• Sunnyslope School volunteer Kimberly Garro was nominated in recognition of her service to the campus.
• Valdina Burgi, a Bus Attendant, was recognized for her caring attitude and support of students.
• Kymberly Nichols and Miguel Serrano were recognized as a team for their teaching excellence at Oneonta School.
• Anabel Coyle, a teacher at the Bayside STEAM Academy, was honored for her dedication to students.
• Michael Moran was recognized for his passion for teaching and his leadership at the Bayside STEAM Academy.
• Renzo Guzman, a student from Oneonta School, was honored for his leadership.
• Cindy Pillado is a Community Volunteer Coordinator and was nominated for her devotion to the students, staff, and families at Emory School.
• Susan Skillman is the Vice President & Sr. Branch Manager at North Island Credit Union and was recognized for her dedication to the students and families of South Bay.
• Maria Chavez is a parent volunteer and was honored for her service to the Emory School community.
• Greg Corrales, a community member, was recognized for his support of students.
• Hector Gracia was honored for his support of the Emory School community as a parent volunteer.
• Catherine Manorina is a parent volunteer and was honored for her service to the Emory School community.
• Bertha Zepeda Lopez was selected in recognition of her service to the Oneonta School community.
• Terry Loyo was recognized for her dedication to families and her support of South Bay.
• Ruben Flores, a Custodian at Nicoloff School, was honored for his dedication to his work and his service to the school community.
• Gloria Vargas, a parent and volunteer, was recognized for her dedication to Pence School.
• Sylvia Castellon, a Breakfast Supervisor at Pence School, was nominated for her service to the students, staff and families.
• Jeanette Walker, a Special Day Class teacher at Pence School, was honored for her dedication to students.
• Cynthia Gonzalez, a sixth grade teacher at Pence School, was recognized as a collaborative and helpful colleague.
• Becky Geiss, an Academic Coach at Mendoza School, was honored for inspiring and mentoring her colleagues over the 36 years of her teaching career.
• Susy Chavez, the Academic Coach at the Bayside STEAM Academy, was honored for her school leadership and her support of student achievement.
• Meagan Ramirez Webster, a sixth grade teacher at Nicoloff School, was recognized for her campus leadership.
• Fernando Llorente, Wendy Fitzgerald, Morwenna Baldessari, Cathy Fitzwilliam, Letitia Stanton and Yael Estersohn, the Specialist team at Nicoloff School, was nominated for their dedication to students and collaboration with school staff.
• Claudia Juarez and Juana Lopez, as a teacher and parent leader at Central School, they were honored for their service to English language learners and their families.
• Petty Officer First Class Chris Flores was nominated for his outstanding service to the community at Nicoloff School.
• Emma Tubbs, a sixth grade student at Imperial Beach Charter School, was honored for her creativity, generous spirit, and perseverance.
• Cecily Gibbs, Marc Emmons, Rebecca Jarrett and Shanika Sanchez, the third grade instructional teach from Imperial Beach Charter School, was recognized for their teaching excellence and service to the campus community.
• Glenda Campos, an Education Services Technician, was honored for her efficiency, organizational ability, and support of the staff at the Education Center.
• Hector Villagrana, South Bay's Warehouse Supervisor, was acknowledged for his dependability, productivity, and leadership.
• Amy Cooper, the Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and Board of Trustees, was recognized for her leadership of special events.
About the South Bay Union School District:
The South Bay Union School District proudly serves over 7,500 students in Imperial Beach, San Ysidro, and south San Diego. The District is comprised of twelve campuses, including nine K-6 schools, two K-8 charter schools, and one Preschool. South Bay offers several specialized programs including Dual Language, Instrumental Music, Visual and Performing Arts, and a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Academy.
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Guests: Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Rep. Barney Frank, Joan Walsh, Joe Madison,
John Erpenbach, Chris Larson, Bob Jauch, Mark Miller, Fred Risser, Lena
Taylor, Kathleen Vinehout, Spencer Scoggs
ED SCHULTZ, HOST: Good evening, Americans. And welcome to THE ED SHOW tonight from Madison, Wisconsin.
All I can tell you is we had a wild town hall meeting in this town tonight. People are fired up for a lot of reasons.
And I thought all day long this would be a defining moment for President Obama. If you saw the speech I think you'll agree with me. It could be a real game changer.
This is THE ED SHOW. Let's get to work.
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We will need to make reforms. We will all need to make sacrifices. But we do not have to sacrifice the America we believe in. And as long as I'm president, we won't.
SCHULTZ (voice-over): Tonight, Congressman Dennis Kucinich on the president's speech. Is that enough for liberals?
Republicans rage as President Obama stakes a claim for mainstream American values. We'll talk to Congressman Barney Frank about the Republican attacks on President Obama's speech.
And the Wisconsin 14 who were out of the state the last time I came here. Tonight, for the first time, we'll be face to face with the men and women who started a national movement.
SCHULTZ: This is the story that has me fired up tonight. Thanks for joining us tonight from Madison, Wisconsin.
President Obama's full-throated defense of liberalism was in full steam today. The president gave new life to the progressive values that I think made this country great. And instead of being on the defensive, the president went on offense today and described the Republican vision of America for what it is.
OBAMA: It paints a vision of our future that is deeply pessimistic. It's a vision that says if our roads crumble and our bridges collapse, we can't afford to fix them. If they are bright young Americans who have the drive and the will but not the money to go to college, we can't afford to send them.
Go to China and you'll see businesses opening research labs and solar facilities. South Korean children are outpacing our kids in math and science. They are scrambling to figure out how they put more money into education. Brazil is investing billions in new infrastructure and can run half their cars, not on high-priced gasoline, but on biofuels.
And yet, we are presented with a vision that says the American people, the United States of America, the greatest nation on Earth, can't afford any of this.
SCHULTZ: This is exactly what the president is saying when it comes to the budget. The bottom line here is that he uses an example of how China, how South Korea and how Brazil, they are funding things that are important to the future of that country. And what are we doing? We're cutting and giving tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans because there's a theory out there that it might create jobs.
Now, on the question of who's been getting ahead in this country and shared sacrifice and basic fairness, the president was perfectly clear.
OBAMA: Think about that. In the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90 percent of all working Americans actually declined. Meanwhile, the top 1 percent saw their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars each. That's who needs to pay less taxes?
They want to give people like me a $200,000 tax cut that's paid for by asking 33 seniors each to pay $6,000 more in health costs. That's not right, and it's not going to happen as long as I'm president.
SCHULTZ: So, what we're hearing from the president, which I happen to love because I have been out across the country on a number of occasions, and this is what people are concerned about.
They are concerned about the income disparity. That was the president's way of addressing it today. They are concerned about the haves and the have-nots. They are concerned about the separation. They are concerned about the two Americas that is developing more and more every day.
And the Republican budget takes us further down that road. The president was direct. He was spot on. And, as a liberal, I have to say, he hit it out of the park.
Now, we progressives wanted this president to offer a strong defense when it came to the big three: defense of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, and draw that line in the sand.
Here's the part of the speech that I really liked and that's what he went after.
OBAMA: But let me be absolutely clear. I will preserve these health care programs as a promise we make to each other in this society. I will not allow Medicare to become a voucher program that leaves seniors at the mercy of the insurance industry, with a shrinking benefit to pay for rising costs. I will not tell families with children who have disabilities that they have to fend for themselves. We will reform these programs, but we will not abandon the fundamental commitment this country has kept for generations.
SCHULTZ: Here's what I love. The campaign is on. And I guess you can say that—well, maybe this was the health care talk that we just didn't get before.
But the president says, "I will not allow Medicare to become a voucher program that leaves seniors at the mercy of the insurance industry." Hallelujah!
This is what liberals in this country wanted to hear because this is a direct shot at what the Republicans want to do. The voucher program is the beginning of elimination of a social program that has helped this country for generations. And the president, I think, fundamentally had to make his line in the sand and stand strong on this issue. And he just did that.
Can I read it again? Can I take just a couple of seconds?
"I will not allow Medicare to become a voucher program that leaves seniors at the mercy of the insurance industry." Oh, I love it. And as for the renewal of those Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, the president seemed, I thought, pretty eager to fight again but with a different result.
OBAMA: In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I refuse to renew them again.
SCHULTZ: Oh, I'll tell you what. We have got comments galore tonight, don't we? I mean, this is like a day of reckoning for President Obama as we turn to 2012.
Let me read this one again. "And I refuse to renew them again." "I refuse to renew them again." He's talking about the Bush tax cuts. "I refuse to renew them again."
I will not forget this broadcast as long as President Obama is president of the United States.
And the president defended his vision in a way that championed progressive values but also sounded, I thought, very practical and mainstream.
OBAMA: There will be those who vigorously disagree with my approach. I can guarantee that as well. Some will argue we should not even consider ever, ever raising taxes, even if only on the wealthiest Americans. It's just an article of faith to them. I say that at a time when the tax burden on the wealthy is at its lowest level in half a century, the most fortunate among us can afford to pay a little more.
I don't need another tax cut. Warren Buffett doesn't need another tax cut. Not if we have to pay for it by making seniors pay more for Medicare or by cutting kids from Head Start or by taking away college scholarships that I wouldn't be here without and that some of you would not be here without.
SCHULTZ: You know, the sound bites that we're playing here tonight folks on THE ED SHOW, I have to tell you, it's almost as if I wrote the speech because the president is saying exactly what I want him to say. The president is just hitting it out of the park on a number of occasions.
Now, look here—he says, "The most fortunate among us can afford to pay a little bit more." Just a little bit more. Not a whole lot more. Just a little bit more. Just a little bit more.
Remember the chart we put on the air last night, how union membership and middle class income, the way it's gone down over the last 30 years and CEO pay and how the top 2 percent of this country has just taken all the goodies, especially in the last 10 years? And now the president, because we're in what they call a budget crisis is saying, the most fortunate among us can afford to pay just a little bit more.
Well, how do you think the Republicans responded to all of this? It was almost as if we were offending them. We're offending the wealthy in this country while there are more and more millions of Americans who are just trying to make ends meet. And the income disparity in this country continues to grow, and the president is just asking for just a little bit more.
I just came from a town hall meeting here in Madison, Wisconsin, for my radio show. And I can tell you—I explained to the crowd some of the positions that the president took today and, of course, many of them watched the president speak today. This is going to reinvigorate the liberal base because the president—whether he intended to or not—has drawn that line in the sand, has told his base that Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are very important, and that the rich people have to pay just a little bit more.
You know, look, have we been let down, the liberal base in the past?
Yes, we have. Did we get everything we want? No, we didn't.
But I'm willing to take the president at his word. And I do believe that this is the line that we've been waiting for, and I do believe that he will go out on the campaign trail, and I do believe that he will negotiate under the terms of this speech that he gave tonight, and I think that is more than encouraging.
Get your cell phones out, folks. I want to know what you think. Tonight's question: does the president's speech set the tone for future budget talks? Text "A" for yes, text "B" for no to 622639. And you can also go to our new blog at Ed.MSNBC.com. I'll bring you the results later on in the show.
Let's bring in Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio.
Congressman, great to have you with us tonight.
You heard what I thought. I thought the president's speech laid out a pretty strong vision to counterpunch the Republicans on the budget.
But I'm curious—what did you think of the president's speech tonight? Did he hit the right notes and draw that line in the sand to protect those great progressive programs that have helped this country over these—over these decades? What do you think?
REP. DENNIS KUCINICH (D), OHIO: Well, first of all, I think that you've accurately characterized his assessment of what the Republicans' plan represents, which is nothing more than an acceleration of the wealth upwards under the cover of reducing the deficit. However, I think that we need more details before we can, you know, actually give a more thorough assessment of where the president stands on Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid.
I know what he said, Ed. But he also said everything is on the table. And he didn't say Social Security is off the table. Medicare/Medicaid is off the table. He said everything is on the table. I want to know what that means.
I also want to point out that he said nothing about the trillions of dollars we're spending on war and about the hundreds of billions we continue to spend on war. He didn't say anything about the trade deficit and the role that plays in causing American jobs to be lost and our national deficit increasing.
So, you know, we—it sounds as though, at least with respect to the Bush tax cuts, he's correcting the course. That's really good. But we have a lot more details before I'm going to be satisfied that this direction that we're about to take again is going to be a direction that's going to work for all Americans.
SCHULTZ: Congressman, I took his comment that everything is on the table that he is willing to rework the finances in the long term but the fundamental quarry says "I will not allow Medicare to become a voucher program." Isn't that a definitive statement? Isn't that good enough?
KUCINICH: Well, you know, we don't want Medicare to be a voucher program. I agree with that. But it doesn't follow that there's not going to be any reductions. That's what we have to work on.
I mean, you know, I want to join you in saying thanks to President Obama for being able to draw the differences between what the Republican stance—Republicans stand for and what the president says he wants to do. That's fine.
But as far as I'm concerned, I didn't hear anything that caused me to believe that we're going to take a new direction with respect to national security, which is a major factor of our budget crisis. That we're going to take a new direction with respect to trade—major factor in our budget crisis. That we're going to create millions of new jobs and put Americans back to work. We have a jobless recovery.
So, we want to take some note of satisfaction that we can all participate in this upbeat feeling for the moment. I want to see the details and what's going to happen down the road before I sign on.
SCHULTZ: OK. And what do you make of his comment talking about the trillion dollars worth of tax cuts that the Republicans are looking at for every millionaire or billionaire and he says, "And I refuse to renew them again." That's a line in the sand, isn't it?
KUCINICH: Well, let's look at that statement. "Refuse to renew them again." The president admitted that he went along with the renewal before. We all know the Bush tax cuts drove us into a fiscal crisis. They were renewed.
Now, he's not going to renew them. Great. I agree with him.
But we have to understand, there's a political process here of going back-and-forth that causes some confusion among the American people about, you know, where people stand on these issues. I'm glad the president is committing to put an end to the Bush tax cuts. That's good news.
It's also good news that he's committing to challenge the Ryan tax cuts which would lower the corporate tax rate and the highest bracket to about 25 percent. There's a lot of money that will be saved for the taxpayers by taking that approach.
But the ultimate challenge to our economy is not in the issue of tax cuts. It's what are the priorities we have to get the economy moving it and to put America back to work, to end these rotten wars based on lies, based on misunderstanding of history, based on God knows what, and to take America in a direction where we can reclaim our country, not just fiscally but morally as well.
SCHULTZ: Congressman Dennis Kucinich, appreciate your time tonight.
Thanks so much. Love your insight.
Remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen. I want to know what you think.
How did the right wing react to President Obama's speech? I'll break it down with Congressman Barney Frank in just a moment.
And here in Wisconsin, the fight for the middle class rights just rages on. Today, I had a pleasure of sharing a stage with some of the Wisconsin 14 at a radio town hall meeting just an hour ago. Tonight, we're coming to you live with some of those 14.
This is THE ED SHOW. We're going to be right back. Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: Be sure to check out our new blog at Ed.MSNBC.com. There, you're going to find links to my radio Web site, WeGotEd.com, sign up for Twitter and Facebook. We're all about having you on the team.
President Obama's speech and Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and Rush Limbaugh
well, they are hopping mad. That must be the president did one heck of a job.
Congressman Barney Frank joins me to talk about Republican reaction and the game plan.
Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW. And thanks for watching tonight. We're coming to you from Madison, Wisconsin.
Three completely unsurprising things happened today. The sun came up, the sun went down, and the Republicans absolutely hated President Obama's budget speech.
House GOP leaders were shocked—absolutely shocked—that President Obama would dare bring up the idea of taxing millionaires and billionaires. Majority Leader Eric Cantor and budget wonderboy Paul Ryan ignored the president's substance and focused on one thing—taxes.
REP. ERIC CANTOR ®, MAJORITY LEADER: The president goes, and delivers his speech in which the only concrete proposal that he proposed was raising taxes. And that solution falls far short of dealing with the kind of crisis that we're facing as far as the debt is concerned in this country.
REP. PAUL RYAN ®, WISCONSIN: I'm very disappointed in the president. I was excited when we got invited to attend his speech today. I thought the president's invitation to Mr. Camp, Mr. Hensarling and myself was an olive branch. Instead what we got was a speech that was excessively partisan, dramatically inaccurate, and hopelessly inadequate to addressing our country's pressing fiscal challenges.
SCHULTZ: And with Glenn Beck fading into the sunset, off of FOX, soon to be, Rush Limbaugh wasted no time reclaiming the mantel of the right wing media kingpin.
RUSH LIMBAUGH, TALK RADIO HOST: If you are productive, if you work, if you are successful, if you create wealth, if you earn wealth, if you create jobs, then you are Obama's target. Because he cannot pay for what he's done. He can't pay for what he's doing unless he steals more from you.
What you heard today, if you haven't heard it, you will. It's like a labor party leader in Europe.
SCHULTZ: Joining me tonight here on THE ED SHOW is Democratic Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts.
Congressman, great to have you with us tonight.
REP. BARNEY FRANK (D), MASSACHUSETTS: Thank you, Ed.
SCHULTZ: I don't think—there's really no surprise at how the Republicans were going to react to this. But they just cannot accept any type of tax increase whatsoever. What's your response to the way they responded to the president?
FRANK: Well, first, I was surprised. The chutzpah of the Republican leadership of the House accusing Barack Obama of being partisan—that's a little bit like being lectured on family planning by the "Octomom." These are the people who are the most partisan, rigidly ideological, mean-spirited group we've ever seen running either house of Congress.
Secondly, they distort what the president says. Let's be—let's go to the record. Let's look at the evidence. What the president is talking about is returning tax rates for people who make $250,000 a year or more to the level they were at in the Clinton years.
I voted for tax increase under Bill Clinton and it was for everybody, but it was particularly—it was not for everybody, it was for the people that the president is talking about. And we were talking about them paying 39 percent instead of 35 percent of their income—hardly an enormous disruption in the lives of people with millions of dollars.
And after we passed that tax, Dick Armey and other predicted it would devastate the economy and we had the best economic record in recent American history, unlike the record after the Bush tax cuts.
The only thing I would say to correct the president, in fairness to Warren Buffett, he said Warren Buffett doesn't need a tax cut. That's right. And Warren Buffett knows he doesn't need a tax cut and doesn't want one. He's one of those sensible business people who supports putting those tax rates for the upper income people back up there.
The president said some other things as well. He did—he did talk about for the first time cutting military spending. Not as much as I think we should. But he did specifically say that he thinks he can cut $400 billion.
I think that's less than half of what we can do. But it's a great contrast to the Republicans who continue to cut things that we need here at home so they can spend unnecessarily on the military. So, I was very pleased with the speech.
SCHULTZ: Congressman—
FRANK: Yes?
SCHULTZ: Congressman, what about the taxes, the increase? There's going to be spending cuts right away, but the tax increases aren't going to happen for some months ahead. You know, the Bush tax cuts are going to go through next year.
Can the president win on this issue?
FRANK: Yes.
SCHULTZ: I mean, all the polls out there show that the American people are with him. What do you think about that?
FRANK: Absolutely. He wins for a couple of reasons. First of all, we don't have to do anything. Remember what the president did, and I disagree—I voted against that deal last year that let them—those tax reductions stay in power—in place for another year.
But if nothing happens, the tax rate goes back to where they were. We don't have to get a bill through the House. They have to get one through the Senate and signed by the president to keep them at the lower level.
Secondly, from the economic standpoint, we are still in a weak economy
although it's growing and strengthening. You know, for the last year, every month, we've seen more private sector jobs. And, by the way, that's one of the things the Republicans are frantic about. This economy is starting to recover and they hate that because they want to be able to defeat the president based on a bad economy.
I hate to have to say that, but I think that's true.
SCHULTZ: Absolutely.
FRANK: But most economists would say this—it is better, in fact, deferring the tax increase is OK because we want this year, we are still in an economy that needs some stimulation. And having the spending now and the tax revenues coming next year, we need to bring the deficit down over a period of five, six, seven years. In the short term, we still need some stimulation to get people back to work.
SCHULTZ: And, finally, Congressman, two things: Does President Obama, does his numbers work? And secondly, was he strong enough on Medicare saying that we're not going to go to a voucher program? Did he satisfy you with that language and do you believe him?
FRANK: Yes, I definitely believe him. And I was satisfied with what he said. Dennis Kucinich is right. We want more details. But what he said was exactly right.
And the point we have to make it this. And he said this. You don't just single out Medicare and Medicaid because if you, the people on Medicare and Medicaid will be at a disadvantage. You've got to reform the way we deliver health care overall. And the president was on target when he said that.
He is talking about—military spending of the Republicans, more revenue from the very rich in ways that won't hurt the economy and then protecting our ability.
SCHULTZ: Yes.
FRANK: Social Security and Medicare, two great Democratic achievements of the last few years—last 50, 70 years, brought older people out of poverty. Before Social Security and before Medicare, for most older people, unless they were wealthy, they had to live in poverty. We should be proud of that accomplishment, not apologize for it.
SCHULTZ: No doubt. I don't think there's any doubt Americans agree with you on that. The bottom line now is that this administration, the Democrats are going to have to protect those because the Republicans have got them in their crosshairs. No doubt.
Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts, good to have you with us tonight. Thanks so much.
FRANK: Thank you, Ed.
SCHULTZ: Today, the president may have set the table for every big policy and political fight for the rest of his first term. The big picture of what happened today.
And a little later in the show—last night, we did a "Takedown" on Florida congressman for his lack of concern about airline safety. Today, he got taken down by a fellow Republican. Two takedowns are always better than one.
That's next. Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: It's time for the Takedown. Last night, this video of Republican Congressman John Mica of Florida, I tell you, it really fired me up. Here he is defending cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration that would leave our nation's airports with fewer air traffic controllers. Here it is.
REP. JOHN MICA ®, FLORIDA: Do we need to double up? Do we need to double up when there's no air traffic at most these airports between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m.? That's the Washington big spending, big government, let's add more.
SCHULTZ: Now this is significant. John Mica, first of all, he's not a pilot. He's never been an air traffic controller. He has no connection to aviation whatsoever.
But as the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, he gets to make decisions that affect lives.
I wonder what Mica thinks of last night's incident in Reno, Nevada. A medical aircraft with a critically ill passenger could not land at Reno Airport because the only air traffic controller on duty had fallen asleep.
Now whether he was overworked and worked long hours, that's all debatable. That will come out in an investigation. The pilot eventually landed without guidance from the airport.
John Mica might not think that we need to double up on overnight shifts. But Senator Harry Reid says enough is enough. Today, he spoke to the Secretary of Transportation Ray Lahood, who is a life-long Republican. And Reid says action is being taken.
SEN. HARRY REID (D), NEVADA: Reno is one of 27 airports across the country that sometimes had only one air traffic controller on the overnight shift.
Because of Secretary Lahood's quick action, there will now be zero. Effective immediately, every airport will have at least two air traffic controllers in the tower.
SCHULTZ: Ray Lahood, a Republican, is not going to be playing games with the nation's air safety. Meanwhile, Republican John Mica thinks safety is secondary to cutting airline jobs. In the next election, Florida voters might want to make sure John Mica loses his job.
That's the Takedown.
tonight, an ED SHOW first. I'm here in Madison, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin 14 are here in the city as well. We're going to talk to them about where the fight for the middle class stands right now against that radical budget of the governor.
Why House Speaker John Boehner has a lot to worry about if he plans—if he really plans on pushing the debt ceiling right up to the deadline.
Plus, the big picture for the president of the United States in the wake of today's speech. That's next. Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW. Thanks for watching tonight. The president's speech today may set the tone for every big policy battle for the rest of his first term. I mean, I thought it was really important.
I mean, he might also be starting to point for a re-election stump speech. But coming up very soon there's going to be a battle on raising the debt ceiling in this country. And the president is going to have to weigh in on this pretty soon.
Although it's reality, it's more of a problem for House Speaker John Boehner. Speaker Boehner has actually had conversations with top Wall Street executives, asking them how close Congress could get to this deadline on the debt ceiling without affecting interest rates and stock prices.
Now this, of course, according to "Politico," as they reported it. That's how desperate Speaker Boehner is to please the Tea Party? I mean, but Wall Street executives say that even talk of letting the vote get close to the deadline could have serious consequences.
So a lot of game playing going on. So who really has the leverage here? Speaker Boehner or the Democrats? Maybe it's the Democrats who should be getting concessions from Boehner.
He's the speaker. And I bet, you know, he doesn't want the country to go into default on his watch or anything close to it on his watch. Let's bring in Sirius XM radio talk show host Joe Madison. He's with us tonight. And also Salon's editor at large, Joan Walsh.
Joan, great to have you with us, as well you, Joe. Two great takes coming up on this. You know, look, I admit it, I'm doing some cheerleading tonight. But at least before the speech, I said what I wanted to hear from the president. I heard what I wanted to hear. I want to know what you think.
Joan, you first. What did we get out of the president today?
JOAN WALSH, SALON.COM: Well, I thought we got a very strong defense of Democratic values and Democratic principles, Ed. I was very proud of the president. That's the man I voted for.
And I think that's the vision that can bring people to the Democratic party. We are the ones who really brought us Social Security. We are the ones who provided Medicare. And he did not back down a bit in his defense of those programs, lifting seniors out of poverty and creating dignity for people.
I was really proud to hear the way he talked about the tax cut. And I was super proud that he has begun the discussion about what's going on with the top one percent of our country walking away with 40 percent of the wealth, this plutocracy we have.
So those were very important things to get across to the American people. He began a conversation. And I look forward to him continuing it.
SCHULTZ: You know, Joe, I think this is what the liberals in this country, the basers wanted to hear President Obama say. There's some real fundamental stuff in here that I think he needed to say. I know I wanted to hear it. Is this a turning point in any sense of the word? What do you think?
JOE MADISON, SIRIUS XM RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Not only is it a turning point, but he also in his—his style if you notice. He put aside his professorial style that he usually has, that sometimes baffles people. And he was very direct.
The other thing, Ed, was that he drew not only one line in the sand, but he drew two or three lines in the sand. And at a time where he won't be able to flip flop, he has to hold tight on this.
Tomorrow, I know what I'm going to be saying is that, look, we bailed out big banks with, what? Tax money. We bailed out Wall Street with what? Tax money.
The very wealthy in this country who don't pay taxes and also hire, what, lawyers and accountants to make sure they baffle the IRS. And the IRS, as the "USA Today" said, they don't get an increase in staff. And the rich know it.
These are the kinds of things that we're going to talk about. And I think you are absolutely right. His base now has to get behind the president and make sure that we're a counter-force to the Tea Party.
WALSH: Right.
SCHULTZ: Joan Walsh, the debt ceiling; who holds the best deck of cards in negotiating on how this plays out? And can the Republicans afford on their watch to play a tough hand against the Democrats on this and come out a political winner? How do you see this?
WALSH: Well, look, I was not thrilled with the compromises that have
that were made either to extend the Bush tax cuts last year or even on Friday. I wasn't happy with some of the things the president gave up.
However, he did that. He ought to have bought some good faith from them. And I think there are prominent Republicans who are not really enjoying this game of chicken that the Tea Party and John Boehner are playing with the debt ceiling.
I think the Republicans have the upper hand here, Ed. And I hope the president remembers that. And I hope we talk about it every chance we get.
SCHULTZ: Joe, does the president have to weigh in on this big time?
What do you think?
MADISON: Oh, he has to weigh in on it big time, but I don't know if I understood correctly what Joan was saying. But I think Boehner is the one that is in deep trouble here because, again, these Tea Party members—
WALSH: I agree, Joe.
MADISON: Oh, OK. These freshmen are going to sit up there and say we're not going to be satisfied until we get major cuts in Medicare. Well, you're not going to get them. We're not satisfied until, you know, we don't have any taxes at all—rise in taxes for the rich. It's not going to happen.
Boehner is the one who now is caught between a rock and a hard place.
WALSH: I agree.
SCHULTZ: Joan, what do you think about that? Do you agree?
WALSH: I hope—you know, I hope the president realizes that. I hope the Democrats realize that. And don't get sucked back into a conversation about what more they'll give in order to get the debt ceiling up. There's no more negotiation.
MADISON: There's no more negotiations. Cut it. I'm not giving up anything, because I think the president took a hit like here in Washington, D.C.
WALSH: Yes.
MADISON: -- when he threw the District of Columbia under the bus. And he might want to take a line from Eleanor Holmes Norton—although he won't do it—but tell Boehner to go straight to hell.
SCHULTZ: All right. Joe Madison and Joan Walsh, great to have you with us tonight. Thanks so much.
It was quite a scene at my radio town hall meeting today in Madison, Wisconsin. This evening, I should say. People are fired up. They are engaged. I'm telling you, these recalls are under way. The list is getting long.
And tonight, breaking news in the legal fight to stop Scott Walker's union busting law from going into effect. Who better to talk about it than the Wisconsin 14. They're going to join me live right here in studio in Madison, Wisconsin, next.
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW from Madison, Wisconsin, where earlier tonight we recorded a very successful radio town hall meeting at the Barrymore Theater in downtown Madison. Now I'll tell you why it was successful. Because, number one, I saw an engaged crowd.
Folks, I know we talk about it here on THE ED SHOW and you've seen Rachel talk about it a lot. I just cannot tell you how enthused this crowd is and how engaged the people of this state are when it comes to doing democracy. OK.
You can talk about recalls. You can talk about votes. You can talk about boots on the ground. These folks are doing democracy. That's what they're doing. That's what they think they are doing, and they are doing it.
And there is such tremendous passion. And they have easily connected
no question about it—what is happening on a national level with the budget concerns and what's happening on a state level. Believe me, they parallel one another.
And you wouldn't know it. Here I am, big Eddie, I come back to Madison and Scott Walker high tails it out of the state. He's going to be testifying in Washington tomorrow in front of Daryl Issa's committee. Can you believe that?
Tomorrow, Walker's going to be in front of the House Oversight Committee testifying about his plan to bust unions in the state of Wisconsin. The Walker law is currently being challenged in a Dane County Court.
Today, Judge Maryann Sumi said she would have a ruling by Friday deciding on whether or not to dismiss the case and let the law stand.
And what about the recall? Another Republican senator got a challenger. In 2008, Oshkosh Common Counselor Jessica King lost to Republican Randy Hopper by just 200 votes. King now says if there's a real -- recall election that she will take on Hopper again.
And then there's my old pal on the Republican side—yeah, right—senator Glen Grothman (ph). This is the guy that called the protesters inside the capitol building a bunch of slobs. Now the senator is worried that those slobs are going to be recalling him.
Today, he told a Wisconsin website, "I guess this is a very serious, determined group of people. And I have to raise more money to recruit more volunteers."
Yeah. I know another serious, determined group. For the rest of the time in the flesh here on THE ED SHOW tonight, I am so thrilled. I think they are heroes. I think that they have been a model of democracy for the United States of America when it comes to standing up for the middle class and workers' rights.
And the onslaught continues here in this state. I mean, they are going after education like you wouldn't believe. They want to cut a billion dollars out of the state of Wisconsin, which has a rich tradition of funding education and getting fabulous results in public education.
And they haven't stopped the fight. And they will join me next right here on THE ED SHOW stay with us.
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW here in Madison, Wisconsin. You want to see a group of heroes? You want to see a group of heroes? Right here.
This is what democracy is all about. These are the people who stopped the presses and brought the nation's attention to the fight for workers' rights that's going on right here in Madison, Wisconsin.
Joining me now, in person for the first time—did you like interviewing with me in camera? Now it's in person.
I have to tell you, it has been a highlight in my career to watch these Democratic state senators, John Erpenbach, Chris Larson, Bob Jauch, Mark Miller, the longest serving state legislator in American history, Fred Risser and state Senators Lena Taylor, Kathleen Vinehout and Spencer Scoggs.
These are people that are committed to their constituents, that said no to a radical budget. And I congratulate you. It's an honor to meet you tonight.
John, great to have you with us. What are the big things you are fighting right now against the Walker budget?
ST. SEN. JON ERPENBACH (D), WISCONSIN: We're just trying to make things as fair as we possibly can. K-12 education is very, very important to all of us. Obviously, we want jobs in the state of Wisconsin. But we don't want to give away the store like the governor's trying to do right now.
SCHULTZ: No doubt. And Senator Larson, when you take a look at what is going on right now across the country, does it kind of—I mean, what's happening here is happening everywhere.
ST. SEN. CHRIS LARSON ((D), WISCONSIN: Yeah. It really started in Wisconsin, but I think we and the people of Wisconsin set the tone that we're not going to turn over our country to billionaires without a fight.
SCHULTZ: You and I had a conversation earlier tonight. And you talked about how emotional this has been for this group and for the state.
ST. SEN BOB JAUCH (D), WISCONSIN: For the state, for the nation.
People have found their voice. We crossed the line. We lit the candles.
The public is carrying the torch.
People have found their voice. They will be quiet no longer. This is Wisconsin citizens united, where the passion of the human spirit is going to prevail over the almighty dollar, corporate dollar.
SCHULTZ: And do you think that people across the country are paying attention to this state?
JAUCH: I think they are stirred. They're inspired by the spirit of Wisconsin. This is Wisconsin at its very best. We have led the nation for years. History is going to record Wisconsin—people have always looked to Wisconsin for being a leader in protecting rights. We're going to restore these rights.
SCHULTZ: I have to ask you this question, because you come from rural Wisconsin.
JAUCH: Right.
SCHULTZ: What's happening in the countryside?
JAUCH: Well, I live 315 miles from here on Lake Superior—shores of Lake Superior. Washburn, Wisconsin is a community of 2,000 people; 2,000 people that represented the face of Wisconsin and northern Wisconsin showed up to protest Governor Walker. They feel as strongly there as everywhere else.
SCHULTZ: Democratic Leader Miller, great to have you with us. Thank you. You were the one that said we've got to walk. How tough was that?
ST. SEN. MARK MILLER (D), WISCONSIN: Actually, it wasn't all that hard. Once what was presented to us, which was a bill to strip away the rights of—long-held rights of workers in the state of Wisconsin. When I presented it to this caucus, they stood up and said yes, we have to slow this bill down. We are headed for Illinois.
SCHULTZ: Give me the results in your mind and your political take on how the last election went, just last week. Was it a good night for progressives in the state of Wisconsin?
MILLER: I think so, Ed. What happened was an unknown challenger for the Wisconsin Supreme Court came out of nowhere and came up to where it's a razor-thin margin. Still to be decided by what happens in Waukesha County.
SCHULTZ: Great work, my friend. Mr. Risser, you make me feel like a young buck. You've served a lot of people and done a lot for your community in this state. Have you ever seen such radical times when it comes to a budget?
ST. SEN. FRED RISSER (D), WISCONSIN: Absolutely not. I have been through a number of budgets. This is the worst budget. You know, Wisconsin has a tradition of support for education, for environment, for its public employees. And this budget goes and attacks every one of these ideas. We're going to have to—our governor is not representing the Wisconsin ideal.
SCHULTZ: No doubt. Lena Taylor, thanks for joining us again tonight. What is it going to do if a billion dollars is taken out of the education budget in the state?
ST. SEN. LENA TAYLOR (D), WISCONSIN: It surely isn't going to take us forward. This governor is taking us backwards. Senator Risser said it. It's a value in Wisconsin to make sure we educate our children. It's our future.
SCHULTZ: Senator, you come from a rural area as well. What does it mean these cuts to small towns?
ST. SEN. KATHLEEN VINEHOUT (D), WISCONSIN: We're looking at little towns that are just going to go away if their school goes away. The school is the heart of the community. For those communities to lose their schools is tragic. It will never come back.
SCHULTZ: And they will lose the schools.
VINEHOUT: And you know what North Dakota looks like. You know what these communities look like when the school goes.
SCHULTZ: I do. It's—it's gut wrenching. All over rural America it's happening. Can you believe this is happening in your lifetime?
VINEHOUT: No, absolutely, I can't. But what we do have is people willing to take back democracy. We saw that earlier tonight. And when people get involved, the right thing happens. And all over the country, people are getting involved. And they need to stay involved.
SCHULTZ: And Senator Scoggs from Milwaukee, how devastating are the cuts going to be?
ST. SEN. SPENCER COGGS (D), WISCONSIN: They are bad, especially for minority children. They're being treated unequal. There should be real equalization aid going to large urban districts like Milwaukee.
But here we have the worst graduation rate, the highest infant mortality and he's cutting the heck out of the budget. So we'll have more kids in the classroom and less teachers.
SCHULTZ: You are an example for America the way you have stood behind your principles, stood up to the power grab that has taken place in a lot of states.
God bless you for what you do. I will not let this story go. I know you can replenish the budget. And I know you can get these recalls done.
Wisconsin state senators, these are true Americans right here.
Tonight, I asked in our survey, does the president's speech set the right tone for future budget talks? Ninety six percent of you said yes. Four percent of you said no. That's THE ED SHOW. I'm Ed Schultz. "THE LAST WORD" with Lawrence O'Donnell starts right now.
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This week's parasha is named after Korach, the rebellious cousin of Moses. Korach felt he had been unfairly slighted. Moses had apparently made himself like a king over the people, then appointed his brother Aaron as high priest. The final straw was appointing another cousin, the younger Elitzaphan, as chief of the Kohatites, a clan of Levites of which Korach was an elder. Where was Korach's honour?
Korach's co-conspirators were Datan and Aviram, leaders of the tribe of Reuben. They, too, felt like they'd been dealt a bad hand. After all, Reuben was the eldest son of Jacob, and as the firstborn among the tribes, should have been awarded the priesthood.
The Sages explain that Reuben indeed should have held the priesthood. Not only that, but as the firstborn, he should have also been the king. Reuben, however, had failed in preventing the sale of Joseph, and had also committed the unforgivable sin of "mounting his father's bed". For this latter crime especially, and for being "unstable like water", Jacob declared that Reuben would "not excel" or live up to being "my first fruit, excelling in dignity, excelling in power" (Genesis 49:3-4).
Instead, the status of "firstborn" was awarded to Joseph, who had taken on the mantle of leadership and saved his entire family in a time of terrible drought. Jacob made Joseph the firstborn, and thus gave Joseph a double portion among the Tribes and in the land of Israel. He put Joseph's sons Ephraim and Menashe in place of his own firsts Reuben and Shimon (Genesis 48:5). Meanwhile, the excellence of "dignity"—the priesthood—went to the third-born son, Levi, and the excellence of power—royalty—went to the fourth son, Judah. (The second-born Shimon was skipped over because he, too, had greatly disappointed his father in slaughtering the people of Shechem, as well as spearheading the attempt to get rid of Joseph.)
Levi merited to hold the priesthood because the Levites were the only ones not to participate in the Golden Calf incident (Exodus 32:26). The Book of Jubilees (ch. 32) adds a further reason: Jacob had promised to God that he would tithe everything God gave him (Genesis 28:22), and everything included his children. Jacob thus lined up his sons, and counted them from the youngest up. The tenth son, the tithe, was Levi (who was the third-oldest, or "tenth-youngest", of the twelve). And so, Levi was designated for the priesthood, to the service of God.
Judah merited the royal line for his honesty and repentance—particularly for the sale of Joseph, and for the incident with Tamar. He further established his leadership in taking the reins to safely secure the return of Benjamin. The name Yehudah comes from the root which means "to acknowledge" and "to be thankful". Judah acknowledged his sins and purified himself of them. Ultimately, all Jews would be Yehudim, the people who are dedicated to repentance and the acknowledgement and recognition of Godliness in the world. Much of a Jew's life is centered on prayers and blessings, thanking God every moment of the day, with berakhot recited before just about every action. The title Yehudi is therefore highly appropriate to describe this people. Yet, it is not the only title.
Long before Yehudi, this people was known as Ivri, "Hebrew", and then Israel. What is the meaning of these parallel names?
Hebrew: Ethnicity or Social Class?
The first time we see the term "Hebrew" is in Genesis 14:13, where Abraham (then still called Abram) is called HaIvri. The meaning is unclear. The Sages offer a number of interpretations. The plain meaning of the word seems to mean "who passes" or "who is from the other side". It may refer to the fact that Abraham migrated from Ur to Charan, and then from Charan to the Holy Land. Or, it may be a metaphorical title, for Abraham "stood apart" from everyone else. While the world was worshipping idols and living immorally, Abraham was "on the other side", preaching monotheism and righteousness.
An alternate approach is genealogical: Ever was the name of a great-grandson of Noah. Noah's son Shem had a son named Arpachshad, who had a son named Shelach, who had a son named Ever (see Genesis 11). In turn, Ever was an ancestor of Abraham (Ever-Peleg-Reu-Serug-Nachor-Terach-Abraham). Thus, Abraham was called an Ivri because he was from the greater clan of Ever's descendants. This must have been a powerful group of people recognized across the region, as attested to by Genesis 10:21, which makes sure to point out that Shem was the ancestor of "all the children of Ever". Amazingly, archaeological evidence supports this very notion.
From the 18th century BCE, all the way until the 12th century BCE, historical texts across the Middle East speak of people known as "Habiru" or "Apiru". The Sumerians described them as saggasu, "destroyers", while other Mesopotamian and Egyptian texts describe them as mercenary warriors, slaves, rebels, nomads, or outlaws. Today, historians agree that "Habiru" refers to a social class of people that were somehow rejected or outcast from greater society. These were unwanted people that did not "fit in". That would explain why Genesis 43:32 tells us that Joseph ate apart from the Egyptians, because "the Egyptians did not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that was an abomination to the Egyptians."
Defining "Hebrew" as an unwanted, migrating social class also solves a number of other issues. For example, Exodus 21:2 introduces the laws of an eved Ivri, "a Hebrew slave". When many people read this passage, they are naturally disturbed, for it is unthinkable that God would permit a Jew to purchase another Jew as a slave. Yet, the Torah doesn't say that this is a Jew at all, but an Ivri which, as we have seen, may refer to other outcasts from an inferior social class. The Habiru are often described as slaves or servants in the historical records of neighbouring peoples, so it appears that the Torah is actually speaking of these non-Jewish "Hebrews" that existed at the time. Regardless, the Torah shows a great deal of compassion for these wanderers, and sets limits for the length of their servitude (six years), while ensuring that they live in humane conditions.
Rebels and Mystics
Though he was certainly no slave or brigand, Abraham was undoubtedly a "rebel" in the eyes of the majority. To them, he was a "criminal", too, as we read in the Midrash describing his arrest and trial by Nimrod the Babylonian king. Abraham spent much of his life wandering from one place to another, so the description of "nomad" works. So does "warrior", for we read of Abraham's triumphant military victory over an unstoppable confederation of four kings that devastated the entire region (Genesis 14). There is no doubt, then, that Abraham would have been classified as a "Habiru" in his day.
His descendants carried on the title. By the turn of the 1st millennium BCE, it seems that all the other Ivrim across the region had mostly disappeared, and only the descendants of Abraham, now known as the Israelites, remained. The term "Hebrew", therefore, became synonymous with "Israelite" and later with Yehudi, "Judahite" or "Jew". (This is probably why later commentators simply assumed that the Torah was speaking about Jewish slaves in the Exodus 21 passage discussed above.) To this day, in many cultures and languages the term for a "Jew" is still "Hebrew". In Russian it is yivrei, in Italian it is ebreo, and in Greek evraios. In other cultures, meanwhile, "Hebrew" is used to denote the language of the Jews. It is Hebrew in English, hebräisch in German, hébreu in French.
In fact, another rabbinic theory for the origins of the term Ivri is that it refers specifically to the language. In Jewish tradition, Hebrew is lashon hakodesh, "the Holy Tongue" through which God created the universe when He spoke it into existence. The language contains those mystical powers, and because the wicked people of the Tower of Babel generation abused it, their tongues were confounded in the Great Dispersion. At that point, God divided the peoples into seventy new ethnicities, each with its own language, giving rise to the multitude of languages and dialects we have today.
Hebrew did not disappear, though. It was retained by the two most righteous people of the time: Shem and Ever. According to tradition, they had built the first yeshiva, an academy of higher learning. Abraham had visited them there, and Jacob spent some fourteen years studying at their school. The Holy Tongue was preserved, and Jacob (who was renamed Israel) taught it to his children, and onwards it continued until it became the language of the Israelites.
Alternatively (or concurrently), Abraham learned the Hebrew language from his righteous grandfather Nachor, the great-grandson of Ever. We read of the elder Nachor (not to be confused with Nachor the brother of Abraham) that he had an uncharacteristically short lifespan for that time period (Genesis 11:24-25). This is likely because God took him away so that he wouldn't have to live through the Great Dispersion. (Nachor would have died around the Hebrew year 1996, which is when the Dispersion occurred. The Sages similarly state that God took the righteous Methuselah, the longest-living person in the Torah, right before the Flood.)
Interestingly, we don't see much of an association between the Hebrew language and the Hebrew people in the Tanakh. Instead, the language of the Jews is called, appropriately, Yehudit, as we read in II Kings 18:26-28, Isaiah 36:11-13, Nechemiah 13:24, and II Chronicles 32:18. The term Yehudit may be referring specifically to the dialect of Hebrew spoken by the southern people of Judah, which was naturally different than the dialect used in the northern Kingdom of Israel.
Israel and Jeshurun
The evidence leads us to believe that "Hebrew" was a wider social class in ancient times, and our ancestors identified themselves (or were identified by others) as "Hebrew". This was the case until Jacob's time. He was renamed Israel, and his children began to be referred to as Israelites, bnei Israel, literally the "children of Israel". The twelve sons gave rise to an entire nation of people called Israel.
The Torah tells us that Jacob was named "Israel" because "he struggled with God, and with men, and prevailed" (Genesis 32:29). Jewish history really is little more than a long struggle of Israel with other nations, and with our God. We stray from His ways so He incites the nations against us to remind us who we are. Thankfully, throughout these difficult centuries, we have prevailed.
Within each Jew is a deep yearning to connect to Hashem, hinted to in the name Israel (ישראל), a conjunction of Yashar-El (ישר-אל), "straight to God". This is similar to yet another name for the people of Israel that is used in the Tanakh: Yeshurun. In one place, Moses is described as "king of Yeshurun" (Deuteronomy 33:5), and in another God declares: "Fear not, Jacob my servant; Yeshurun, whom I have chosen." (Isaiah 44:2) Yeshurun literally means "upright one". This is what Israel is supposed to be, and why God chose us to begin with. "Israel" and "Yeshurun" have the same three-letter root, and many believe these terms were once interchangeable. The Talmud (Yoma 73b) states that upon the choshen mishpat—the special breastplate of the High Priest that contained a unique stone for each of the Twelve Tribes—was engraved not Shivtei Israel, "tribes of Israel", but Shivtei Yeshurun, "tribes of Yeshurun".
What is a Jew?
By the middle of the 1st millenium BCE, only the kingdom of the tribe of Judah remained. Countless refugees from the other eleven tribes migrated to Judah and intermingled with the people there. Then, Judah itself was destroyed, and everyone was exiled to Babylon. By the time they returned to the Holy Land—now the Persian province of Judah—the people were simply known as Yehudim, "Judahites", or Jews. Whatever tribal origins they had were soon forgotten. Only the Levites (and Kohanim) held on to their tribal affiliation since it was necessary for priestly service.
As already touched on previously, it was no accident that it was particularly the name of Yehuda that survived. After all, the purpose of the Jewish people is to spread knowledge of God, and within the name Yehuda, יהודה, is the Ineffable Name of God itself. This name, like the people that carry it, is meant to be a vehicle for Godliness.
Perhaps this is why the term Yehudi, or Jew is today associated most with the religion of the people (Judaism). Hebrew, meanwhile, is associated with the language, or sometimes the culture. Not surprisingly, early Zionists wanted to detach themselves from the title of "Jew", and only use the term "Hebrew". Reform Jews, too, wanted to be called "Hebrews". In fact, the main body of Reform in America was always called the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. It was only renamed the "Union for Reform Judaism" in 2003!
All of this begs the question: what is a Jew? What is Judaism? Is it a religion? An ethnicity or culture? A people bound by some common history or language? By the land of Israel, or by the State of Israel?
It cannot be a religion, for many Jews want absolutely nothing to do with religion. There are plenty who proudly identify as atheists and as Jews at the same time. We are certainly not a culture or ethnicity, either, for Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardi Jews, Mizrachi Jews, Ethiopian Jews, all have very different customs, traditions, and skin colours. Over the centuries, these groups have experienced very different histories, too, and have even developed dozens of other non-Hebrew Judaic languages (Yiddish, Ladino, Bukharian, and Krymchak are but a few examples).
So, what is a Jew? Rabbi Moshe Zeldman offers one terrific answer. He says that, despite the thousands of years that have passed, we are all still bnei Israel, the children of Israel, and that makes us a family. Every member of a family has his or her own unique identity and appearance, and some members of a family may be more religious than others. Family members can live in distant places, far apart from each other, and go through very different experiences. New members can marry into a family, or be adopted, and every family, of course, has its issues and conflicts. But at the end of the day, a family is strongly bound by much more than just blood, and comes together when it really matters.
And this is precisely what Moses told Korach and his supporters in this week's parasha. Rashi (on Numbers 16:6) quotes Moses' response:
Among each of the other nations, there are multiple sects and multiple priests, and they do not gather in one house. But we have none other than one God, one Ark, one Torah, one altar, and one High Priest…
There is something particularly singular about the Jewish people. We are one house. We are a family. Let's act like one.


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Episode 14: Hobsons with Greg Greenlee
May 11th, 2017 | 1 hr 8 mins
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Project Natal Coming in 2010 Holiday Season
No price was given for the peripheral, which uses a camera and sensor to detect and replicate movements of players' entire bodies. Support is planned for games from Fable 3 to Lionhead's unsettling virtual child Milo, though it's unlikely support will be patched into existing games. Natal can also be used on a Windows PC, Bill Gates has said.
Microsoft also debuted a "behind-the-scenes" look at Natal starring Microsoft figures including researchers and Peter Molyneux, and released the below "fact sheet."
"Project Natal," pronounced "nuh-tall," is a code name for a revolutionary new way to play, no controller required. See a ball? Kick it, hit it, trap it or catch it. Unlike 2-D cameras and controllers, "Project Natal" tracks your full body movement in 3-D, while responding to commands, directions, even a difference of emotion in your voice.
Coming this holiday 2010, "Project Natal" will turn YOU into the controller for games and entertainment, and it will work with every Xbox 360.*
See below for "Project Natal" 101, a list of terms and concepts to help explain this transformation in home entertainment.
"What Is "Project Natal"?
"Project Natal" (pronounced "nuh-tall") is the code name for the new controller-free gaming and entertainment experience from Xbox 360. The name "Project Natal" has several sources. Microsoft Corp. traditionally uses cities as code names. As a result, Alex Kipman, who incubated the project and is from Brazil, chose Natal, a city along the northeastern coast of Brazil, as a tribute to his country. In addition, he knew that Natal also means "to be born" in Latin. Given the new audiences "Project Natal" will bring to Xbox 360, this felt right.
How Will "Project Natal" Change the Way I Play?
How Does "Project Natal" Work?
- You are the controller. "Project Natal" provides a whole new way to play - no controller required. It uses a sensor to track your body movement and recognize your face, even listen to your voice. If you know how to move your hands, shake your hips, or speak, you and your friends will be able to jump instantly into any "Project Natal" experience.
- Full-body play. "Project Natal" provides a new way to play where you use all parts of your body - head, hands, feet and torso. When you're the controller, you don't just control the superhero, you are the superhero. Full-body tracking allows the "Project Natal" sensor to capture your movement, from head to toe, to give players a full-body gaming experience.
- Personalized play. "Project Natal" provides an in-game experience in which the player's face and voice are recognized. Greet and speak to characters in the game, or simply step into view of the sensor to log into Xbox LIVE and connect with friends. Only "Project Natal" is smart enough to remember voices and faces. Fun has never been so personalized.
- Off-the-couch play. "Project Natal" provides gameplay that gets you off the couch, on your feet and in the fun. Each "Project Natal" experience is designed to get players moving, laughing, cheering and playing together. "Project Natal" makes social gaming off-the-couch fun.
- Easy-to-play fun. "Project Natal" makes sharing in the fun a snap. Talk or watch a movie in the same living room or on the other side of the world - no headset, no keyboard and no controllers required. It's just you, your friends, your family and a whole new way to play.
* Available features will vary in supported games.
- "Project Natal" sensor. "Project Natal" combines an RGB camera, depth sensor and multiarray microphone running proprietary software that brings "Project Natal" experiences to every Xbox 360 console. The "Project Natal" sensor tracks full-body movement and individual voices, turning you into the controller for social entertainment available only on Xbox 360.
- RGB camera. "Project Natal" has a video camera that delivers the three basic color components. As part of the "Project Natal" sensor, the RGB camera helps enable facial recognition and more.
- Depth sensor. An infrared projector combined with a monochrome CMOS sensor allows "Project Natal" to see the room in 3-D (as opposed to inferring the room from a 2-D image) under any lighting conditions.
- Multiarray microphone. "Project Natal" has a microphone that will be able to locate voices by sound and extract ambient noise. The multiarray microphone will enable headset-free Xbox LIVE party chat and more.
- Microsoft proprietary software layer. A proprietary software layer makes the magic of "Project Natal" possible. This layer differentiates "Project Natal" from any other technology on the market through its ability to enable human body recognition and extract other visual noise.
I don't know about you guys but every time I read the name out loud I get this science fiction picture clip in my head. In this scene people are recreated and in a huge medical complex thousands of baby clones are in glass cylinders, being grown and fed through a mass of tubes. In the entrance of the building there is a sign in Red "Project Natal - Rebirth Station". Weird, huh?


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A college intern, working in the Crime Laboratory System - Trace Evidence Section, is analyzing glass samples using a GRIM (Glass Refractive Index Measurement) System.
The New York State Police Crime Laboratory System's Internship Program was established in 1998 to provide students and graduates with opportunities to learn more about the forensic science field.
Unpaid Internship: An internship designed for students interested in forensic science who may be considering a career in that field. This program allows students to gather specific knowledge, above that gained in the shadow program. Assignments can vary depending on the student's interests and academic coursework.
Although preference will be given to students who have completed their junior year in college and have a natural science major, students having other majors will be considered for non-scientific tasks.
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4BETTER or worse: The week in review
Worst week for baby deaths: The family of year-old Camora Latay Wicks raises money May 30 to pay for a $4,000 funeral to bury the baby, whose cause of death is undisclosed. Ramon Turley, 18, is charged with second-degree murder. And on May 21, an unresponsive one-year-old is airlifted from a foster home in the 5000-block of Jefferson Mill Road in Scottsville and pronounced dead at UVA Medical Center. Police are investigating that death, the Daily Progress reports.
Worst bus crash: Four people are dead and more injured on I-95 about 30 miles north of Richmond when a commercial tour bus overturns and lands on its roof early May 31.
Worst law enforcement rampage: Franklin County deputy Jonathan Agee, 32, is accused of fatally shooting his wife at a Roanoke Sheetz May 30 and wounding a state trooper who gave chase. Additional troopers surround and fire upon Agee, whose wounds are life threatening, WSLS reports.
Worst time to go shopping at Kohl's: The department store is closed for nearly three hours May 24 after an envelope containing a white powder is discovered in the parking lot. Haz-mat specialists determine the mysterious substance is not harmful.
Biggest ghost of highway projects past: Albemarle Supervisor Rodney Thomas wants to bring back the controversial U.S. 29 Western Bypass, which was defunded in 2002. Charlottesville Tomorrow has the story.
Biggest infectious disease outbreak: Three measles cases are reported here, and one of those is a student at the Charlottesville Waldorf School, according to health officials.
Biggest victory for climate change deniers: Four months after the conservative American Tradition Institute made a Freedom of Information Act request to UVA for all documents pertaining to work by climate scientist Michael Mann, a Prince William County judge gives the university an August 22 deadline to produce 9,000 documents. UVA prez Teresa Sullivan promises to use every exemption possible and a May 29 Washington Post Editorial Board opinion piece condemns the use of FOIA to go after scientists as "invasive fishing expeditions in search of a pretext to discredit them."
Most explosive: Two devices turn up May 21 in north 29 subdivisions: the first in the 1800 block of Charles Court in Hollymead and another in the 3400 block of Turnberry Circle in Forest Lakes. The Albemarle Fire Marshal's Office is investigating, according to a release.
Priciest truck: Charlottesville Fire Department wheels out its new, $1.9 million fire engine, dubbed "Tower 10," which has a 95-foot ladder and a black box– much like an airplane's– to document sky-high malfunctions, NBC29 reports.
Hottest trial: The case against alleged improper brush pile burner Alex Toomy gets heard May 31. But any verdict in the case– charged in the February 19 blaze that torched 609 acres– arrived too late for this issue. Story online and in print next week.
Latest in Mount Solon's Gomorrah: The 15-year-old boy who was shot in January by his 48-year-old lover's husband when he tried to break into their house (and subsequently had his leg amputated) is sentenced in a no-press-allowed hearing May 25, the News Leader reports.
Latest City Council candidate: Andrew Williams, who was unable to gather enough signatures to get on the ballot in 2009 and ran as a write-in candidate, announces he's giving it another shot May 29 and running as an independent.
Latest in Scottsville race: Christopher J. Dumler, 26, an attorney, wants the Democratic nomination to run for the seat vacated by Lindsay Dorrier on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors, Charlottesville Tomorrow reports.
Best teen scientists: Two Albemarle students kick derriere among the more than 1,500 entrants at the world's largest science research competition, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles. Western Albemarle senior Arun Dutta gets a third place and a special award, and Albemarle High sophomore Simanta "Sims" Gautam takes home a second-place award.
Best lacrosse team: UVA men take the national title May 30 in Baltimore, defeating Maryland 9-7.


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Raspberry Madeleines From 'Fruitful'
Traditionally, the delicate madeleine gets its flavor from vanilla, butter and eggs. Fruitful adds raspberries and lemon zest, taking them from a teatime treat to an anytime indulgence. While citrus has become a secondary standard in making madeleines, the use of raspberries takes it a step further.
Why this recipe works:
- Adding raspberries is a super simple and creative way to use summer fruit.
- We don't normally coo over the look of a dessert, but in this case, the pockets of deep red scattered throughout the tiny cakes make them all the more appealing.
Excerpted from Fruitful by Brian Nicholson and Sarah Huck (Running Press). Copyright © 2014. Photographs by Steve Legato.
- Yield:Makes 12 madeleines
- Active time: 25 minutes
- Total time:45 minutes
- 5 tablespoons / 70 g unsalted butter, at room temperature, divided
- 1⁄2 cup plus 2 tablespoons / 85 g all-purpose flour, divided, plus more for dusting
- 3 ounces / 85 g raspberries (about 1/2 cup)
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup / 70 g granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Confectioners' sugar, as needed
Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C and position a rack in the center position. Grease a 12-cup madeleine pan generously with 1 tablespoon of the butter (make sure to get into the tin's ridges) and dust with flour, tapping out any excess. In a small saucepan, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons/55 g of butter; remove the pan from the heat and let the butter cool.
In a small bowl, lightly mash the berries. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the flour.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs, sugar, and lemon zest until the mixture is pale and thick and has tripled in volume, about 5 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining 1/2 cup/65 g of flour, the baking powder, and the salt. With the mixer running at medium-low speed, add the dry ingredients, a little at a time, until just incorporated. Using a spatula, fold in the melted butter in three additions. Gently fold in the berries.
Drop large spoonfuls of the batter into the center of each madeleine mold. Do not spread the batter evenly over the tin, but leave them in a mound; they will spread as they bake. Bake until the edges of the cakes are golden brown and the centers spring back lightly when pressed, 10 to 12 minutes. Rap the pan lightly on a counter to release the cakes. Transfer the cakes to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve. Eat within a day.


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It's been a busy week. The Senate voted 78-22 to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Christopher Dorner, ex-cop turned cop killer, was finally tracked down near Big Bear, Calif. Leaders of the International Olympic Committee voted to drop wrestling from the Summer Games in 2020. And President Obama delivered a powerful State of the Union address.
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Pope Benedict XVI gave his two weeks notice, in Latin, during what was expected to be a routine meeting of cardinals. No mystery, he said. At the age of 85, he simply didn't feel up to the pressures of the job, anymore. "Strength of mind and body are necessary," he told the stunned church leaders, "strength which in the last few months has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me."
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Sounds like stuff right out of a Dan Brown novel, which is where it belongs. All evidence indicates that what the pope said is true. He's more and more frail. Doctors advised against any international travel. He knows he's too old to cut the mustard, anymore. So he's now taking the advice he once gave John Paul II, his predecessor: Step down and let somebody younger take over.
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The more important question is not: Why did the pope quit? But: What will this change of leadership mean for the Catholic Church? And the answer, sadly, is: Not much.
Clearly, the church is in trouble. While the church continues to grow in Latin America and Africa, its historic base is gone. The Catholic population here and in Europe is shrinking, especially among young people. According to one recent survey, one out of 10 Americans is a former Catholic. Seminaries are not as full as they once were. Formerly active parish churches have shut down. And the teachings of the church on human sexuality are hopelessly outdated. Witness the 2011 survey of the Guttmacher Institute, which found that 98 percent of sexually experienced Catholic women have defied the church by using some form of artificial birth control.
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