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Roi

The unexamined life is not worth living

About Me

Lets see, what would I like you to know? Let's jump around - I came to this country on a skipped heart beat - In the subway, I listen to academic lectures on my disc-man, but sometimes I move my head as if I am listening to music - I think dropping books on a country is a better foreign policy than dropping bombs - I am in touch with my childlike (not childish) nature - I play the bass - I love giving gifts - I am inquisitive - I never drink coffee - I like red wine - I eat desert once a week (it tastes better that way) - I have a slight accent in every language I speak - I am an agnostic - I find shopping for food to be romantic - I think people who are compassionate and have a passion for life are sexy.

My Interests

Philosophy - Psychology - Arab/Israeli conflict - Peacemaking - World Cultures - Musica- Bass - Ice Cream - NBA.

I'd like to meet:

Lovers of Peace and unity.The CricketSoda Myspace Profile Editor

Music:

Smadar, Shye Ben-Tzur, Sneakas, Cheb I Sabbah, Queen, Guns N Roses, Iron Maiden, Abdeli, Michael Franti, Spearhead, David Broza, Aviv Geffen, Bruce Dickinson, Lhasa, Pink Floyd, Idan Raichel Project, Sheva, Orphand Land, Sword of Democles (RIP), Miles Davis, REd Hot Chili Peppers, Prodigy, Joni Mitchell, Jamie Cullum, and Jamiroquai.

Books:

Sidhartha (Hesse), In the Name of Identity (Malouf), Rumi, The Rubaiyat (Khayyam), The Hero with A Thousand Faces (Campbell), Civilization and Its Discontents (Freud), Escape from Freedom (Fromm), The Mismeasure of Man (Gould), The Problem with Islam (Manji), Under Cresent Under cross (Cohen), The Precious Present (Johnson), Heritage (Ebban), Power and Powerlessness in Jewish History, Origin of Species (Darwin), The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem (Morris), The Disinherited (Turki), Peace and its Discontents (Said), The Vanishing American Jew (Dershowitz), Living My Life (Goldman), The Prophet (Gibran), The Confrence of the Birds (Attar), Biography of Malcom X (Malcom X).

Heroes:

Joseph Campbell, Woody Allen, Scotti Pippen, Gandhi, Emma Goldman, Bertrand Russell, Irshad Manji, Michael Franti, Bruce Lee, James Forbes JR., Sigmund Freud, Oprah, Sonia Ben-Yehuda, and Tata.

My Blog

My Review of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel

A conflicted Vision of Islam By Roi Ben-Yehuda Every once in a while, you come across a book that compels you to realize that human beings are more than the sum of their experiences: That there is som...
Posted by Roi on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:17:00 PST

My heart has become a temple

My heart has become a temple I am a worshiper of love. On my darkened pupils, you engraved your seal everyplace I turn to my eyes long for your beauty My religion did not bring me closer to you in the...
Posted by Roi on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 06:45:00 PST

My Review of Irshad Manji's new film in the UN magazine Voices-Unabridged

Faith Without Fear - The Journey of Irshad Manji By Roi Ben-Yehuda "My name is Irshad Manji. I can't show you where I live. My home has bullet-proof windows and a lock on the mailbox to prevent letter...
Posted by Roi on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:21:00 PST

"A Proud Nation" in Tikkun

Proud Nation By Roi Ben-YehudaNovember 9th, 2006Make no mistake about it, the Gay Pride parade that is scheduled to take place this Friday in Jerusalem is nothing short of a litmus test for Israel as ...
Posted by Roi on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:15:00 PST

Encounter Point - Turning Pain into Peace

Encounter Point - Turning Pain Into Peace.  By: Roi Ben-Yehuda Encounter PointDirected by Ronit Avni and Juliet BachaDistributed by Just VisionIsrael, 2006One of the harsh lessons of the Arab-Is...
Posted by Roi on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:53:00 PST

Daughter of Sderot: In the Epoch Times International.

Daughter of Sderot Middle Eastern voice for peace emerges By Roi Ben-Yehuda Special to The Epoch Times Jul 28, 2006 Smadar Levi, a singer dedicated to creating harmony from Jewish and Muslim c...
Posted by Roi on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:01:00 PST

Online Occupation in Tikkun Magazine

Online OccupationBy Roi Ben-YehudaPeople who care about the Arab-Israeli conflict are especially outspoken in their views and opinions. There is, after all, a saying that Israel is a country run by si...
Posted by Roi on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:08:00 PST

Pour Out Your Love - Passover Article

Pour Out Your Love By Roi Ben-Yehuda My mother's Israeli boyfriend hates Passover. He loathes the holiday because of a single passage in the Haggadah (the ritual text) which he describes as "immoral a...
Posted by Roi on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:57:00 PST