Chicagoland Pro-Israel Political Update

Calling balls and strikes for the pro-Israel community since 2006



April 18, 2022

If you remember nothing else, remember this:

  • Last week's Top Ten went viral--good work!
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Friends,

I had planned on skipping this week's newsletter because of Pesach, but I just couldn't resist.

Last week's newsletter included my Top Ten Signs You Might Be at a Republican Seder. It went viral. It went so viral that some of you received the list from others as a stand-alone and did not realize that it was from this newsletter--even though I also posted it on Twitter and Facebook the same day.

Unfortunately, at some point, someone removed any reference to me or my newsletter, so the list circulated with no attribution. Did they think the words just fell from the sky like manna? Plagiarism even for laughs is still plagiarism. But I'm glad it got some laughs, and I know that nearly everyone who shared it did so in good faith.

If you want to share it, consider sharing this meme from Jewish Democratic Council of America.

And once more, Steve Sheffey's Top Ten Signs You Might Be at a Republican Seder:

10. They refuse to answer the four questions without a subpoena.

9. They demand a recount of the ten plagues.

8. They defend not increasing the minimum wage on the grounds that according to Chad Gadya it still costs only two zuzzim to buy a goat.

7. The afikomen is hidden in the Caymen Islands.

6. They refuse to open the door for Elijah until they see his immigration papers.

5. They attack Moses for negotiating a deal with Pharoah because why would we negotiate with our enemies?

4. They don't understand why the Egyptians didn’t cure the plagues with hydroxychloroquine.

3. They omit the parts about slavery from the Haggadah because it reminds them of Critical Race Theory.

2. They keep saying “when do we get to the miracle of the Jewish space lasers?”

And the number one sign that you might be at a Republican seder:

1. They end the seder by singing "Next year in Mar-a-Lago."

Chag Pesach Sameach. Back with the usual newsletter on Sunday.



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