Hava Na-gold!

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Jewish gold!

did her routine to the Jewish folk classic Hava Nagila and the crowd went wild — cheering, stomping, and clapping to that crazy Jewish beat. Righteous!

All the pandering to savages and ugliness directed at the Jews and Israel at these embarrassing Olympic games was washed away by a young Jewish girl in a single, glorious moment. Spectacular.

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Were it not for young Aly and her wedding dance/bat mitzvah accompaniment, the Munich dead may have never gotten their due.

“I am Jewish, that’s why I wanted that floor music,’’ Raisman said.

“I wanted something the crowd could clap to, especially being here in London.

“It makes it even much more if the audience is going through everything with you. That was really cool and fun to hear the audience clapping.’’

Raisman’s eyes opened as wide as the gold medal she would win when the judges announced her score of 15.600 points after her mistake-free routine.

Her top finish was the first by an American woman in the Olympic floor exercise, and the win gave Raisman her second gold medal. Raisman admitted the 40th anniversary of the Munich Games made her “hora” gold even more special.

“She is a focused person,” said Rabbi Keith Stern, spiritual leader of Temple Beth Avodah in Newton Centre, Mass., where the Raisman family are members.

“She’s very proud and upfront about being Jewish. Neither she nor her family explicitly sought to send a message. But it shows how very integrated her Jewish heritage is in everything that she does.”

Stern said he remembers picking up young Aly from preschool, and never imagined she’d be some sort of megastar.

He described the US team captain as a big sister-type who is a mother hen to all her younger siblings.

“I can’t wait to have her at the temple to talk about her experience,” he said.

“I know her sister’s bat mitzvah is coming up, so maybe I’ll catch up with her then.”

Stern said that he, too, was stunned by the IOC’s refusal to hold a moment of silence.

“I’m happy to hear any other explanation,” Stern said. “But short of some racist grudge somebody is holding, I can’t figure out why it would be a terrible thing to do.”

Stern said he watched the routine and was blown away. Even so, he said he is more proud of Raisman’s gold mettle than he is of the new jewelry around her neck.

“I have to say, the statement just warmed me to the very depths of my being,” Stern said.

He compared it to the iconic black-power, raised-fist protest made by track stars John Carlos and Tommie Smith on the medal stand at the 1968 Mexico City Games.

“They’re not going to forget that,” the rabbi said. “I certainly won’t.”

(Read more in the NY Post)

"Palestinian Murderers, Israeli Athletes and an American Gymnast" J. Christian Adams

The International Olympic Committee has refused to memorialize the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. The reason isn’t hard to guess. The images of discord, where athletes from muslim countries either leave the field, or where officials from Islamic nations bluster at the inappropriateness of such a tribute, would be shameful and disgusting to sane people around the world. Such evil and inhumanity is best kept under wraps if you want to pretend it doesn’t exist.

In some parts of the world, murder remains as fashionable as it was in parts of Germany in 1943.

Enter one gold medal winning American gymnast – Aly Raisman.

Her floor routine was accompanied by the folk song “Hava Nagila.” She said the choice wasn’t intentional, but was quick to add, “the fact it was on the 40th anniversary [of the Munich murders] is special, and winning the gold today means a lot to me. If there had been a moment’s silence, I would have supported it and respected it.”

Watch the video of her routine here.

C.S. Lewis wrote about the ongoing battle between lightness and dark, and that everyone is a participant whether they know it or not. Courageous acts by individual people are necessary to keep the dark at bay, whether a Marine in a desolate Mideast hell, or a gymnast with the courage to say what needs to be said, even if the IOC doesn’t.

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pinkcadlac
pinkcadlac
11 years ago

Beautiful.

Janice
Janice
11 years ago

Hooray for Aly!! For winning and for standing proud! However, now I have that song stuck in my head…

katherine
katherine
11 years ago

Absolute perfection.

Laminin Cross
Laminin Cross
11 years ago

A very nice surprise. Reminding us that all is not lost.

JimRyals
JimRyals
11 years ago

So nice to see.

Cate
Cate
11 years ago

LOVE IT!!!!!

jimmmmybrady
jimmmmybrady
11 years ago

GOD’S message,once again coming through one of HIS people.

Brandy
Brandy
11 years ago

Pamela, I thought of you when she began her floor exercise last night. I was so proud of her! She’s so gracious and classy at such a young age.
She spoke a thousand words last night without uttering a single one.
Blessings to Aly! She made all of America proud!

KC
KC
11 years ago

Aly, I wanted you to know how proud I am of you, for several reasons. The most important one being, you stood up for who YOU are. Being Jewish and proud of it was far more important to you then the gold. However, way to go girl!!! Your performance was flawless!!!!

Gary Buslik
Gary Buslik
11 years ago

If Rabbi Stern thinks that Carlos and Smith’s anti-American black-power salute was a good thing (comparing it to Aly’s accomplishment), he is an even bigger putz than his chosen profession would suggest.

PV
PV
11 years ago

http://sports.yahoo.com/video/aly-raismans-surprising-olympic-medal-201016280.html yahoo thinks it is “surprising” if Jewess wins medals…

bb
bb
11 years ago

I think that she should be proud of her background and not be afraid to show it. She did make a kind of political statement by choosing that music, that she chooses to be herself instead of worrying about offending someone else. Then there was a spiritual statement made as well, that while Jews may have been killed there forty years ago, another still remains to win what they were stopped from being able to. So in the end, it shows that the Jewish people will prevail no matter what.

Gary Buslik
Gary Buslik
11 years ago

They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat.

Fred
Fred
11 years ago

We are very proud of her. She is adorable and has class. What a fitting tribute to what happened in 72. Bless her, the Jewish People and Israel.

Sarah
Sarah
11 years ago

Tears streaming down my face………..

David Howard
David Howard
11 years ago

Well done! What a classy way to get in their faces.

Jamadagnii
Jamadagnii
11 years ago

American exceptionalism — the USA puts up a Gold medal winning team, headed by a Jewish girl. She performs flawlessly the hardest degree of difficulty to win the first Gold medal in floor exercises. Saudi Arabia sends an unprepared blue belt in judo who makes a fuss about her head covering and wearing a black belt to compete and is taken down in 82 seconds, and then called a prostitute by her countrymen. lol
You can’t make this stuff up. Great reporting on this story, Atlas!

Kufar Dawg
Kufar Dawg
11 years ago

I would’ve like to have seen the reaction by the various islamofascist competitors at the Londonistan Olympics. I’m surprised there hasn’t been any terrorist attacks, but I suppose there’s still time for that — especially considering the fact that some of the security staff are islamofascists themselves.

Kate b
Kate b
11 years ago

The kids were singing along, it was clearly the best floor routine, perfectly executed, well done, Aly!

Laura
Laura
11 years ago

“he is an even bigger putz than his chosen profession would suggest”.
………………………………………………………………..
Not nearly as big a putz as you, Gary.

Laura
Laura
11 years ago

An awesome performance.

ChickenShiite
ChickenShiite
11 years ago

A proud Jew wins Gold for the USA in Londonistan.
She’s OUR Jessie Owens.

alyn21
alyn21
11 years ago

Let me add my congratulations to Aly for her win. Hava Nagila was a great choice.
Very good message for Londinistan that Am Yisroel Chai ( the nation of Israel lives) and will continue to do so in spite of the best efforts of the muslim fascists and their European dhimmis.
Mazel Tov.

MItch
MItch
11 years ago

Jews do better in the Olympics than those angry people…
Yeeaaahhh!

curt erlandson
curt erlandson
11 years ago

God bless Israel, Aly, and you Pam for giving us insight we nevah would have had

Chris
Chris
11 years ago

I had no idea that she was Jewish, actually I do not care if she is or is not Jewish. Her choice of music was good as it added to her performance. Up lifting and up beat. A crowd pleaser as I see it. The fact that as I see it is that she exemplifies what being an American is all about. Striving for your best. Achieving gold through personal struggle, blood sweat and tears. Bringing your linage of heritage forth and adding to the melting pot we call our society and then standing for the American Flag.
There is no doubt that this young woman is a credit to the human race, not just her ethniticity, or citizenship. In an age where we see political correctness running amok, kuddos to her and the rest of the Ladies Gymnastic team. Congratulations to each.

Debbie
Debbie
11 years ago

You represented all the Jews in the world and reminding
The world of the horrific terroristic act in munic
Was a brave outstanding thing to do.
As the English were a disgrace in not doing so.

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