The Hobbit Trailer

Can’t wait to watch this:

 

10 Things to Do Over Christmas in the Holy Land

From Christmas markets in Bethlehem to parades in Nazareth, the Holy Land is the place to truly experience seasonal festivity. There’s something for everyone to enjoy this Christmas.

Check them out in the Jerusalem Post here.

 

The Jewish Zebra

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Children Believe that Simon Cowell is the Messiah?!

Good grief! The real meaning of Christmas is lost on today’s children:

He may be the doyen of the entertainment industry, with an ego as big as his multi-million pound bank account, but Simon Cowell is a long way from being crowned Messiah, even if he’d have us believe otherwise.

However, it would seem young children, taken in by celebrity culture, are confused about the real reason for Christmas celebrations, with a recent poll finding nearly a quarter believing the 25 December is the X Factor supremo’s date of birth.

The survey of 1,000 school children aged between five and seven years old reveals that 36 per cent don’t know whose birthday we celebrate on December 25 – with over one in five believing the festivities are in aid of Simon Cowell’s birthday.

In addition, the research by online retailer Woolworths.co.uk found 24 per cent of children believe that Brentwood in Essex, home to TOWIE stars favourite nightclub the Sugar Hut, was the location of Jesus’ birth.

Another quarter think Jesus was born at 10 Downing Street or Buckingham Palace, with only 28 per cent of those polled able to name Bethlehem as the correct birth place.

Despite being a key ingredient in the nativity play children are also getting mixed up when it comes to the three wise men with over a third of children thinking that X Factor head judge Gary Barlow, TOWIE star Mark Wright and even Prince Charles were the generous men who brought gifts to the stable.

And instead of following a star to find the stable, over 30 per cent of children thought that the three wise men heard about the birth of baby Jesus being born via Facebook…

You can read more on this abysmal state of affairs here.