tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post396246252074187020..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.919+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Classic Israeli bureacracy at the MaccabiahRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-66734744019224480092009-07-16T16:06:41.220+03:002009-07-16T16:06:41.220+03:00Gezer is not profession field quality. I happen to...Gezer is not profession field quality. I happen to like Gezer better, with the infield grass, but the international level of play says it is not a good enough fieldRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-51413062376762832272009-07-16T16:04:13.100+03:002009-07-16T16:04:13.100+03:00Where is Kibbutz Gezer in all of this? Did they to...Where is Kibbutz Gezer in all of this? Did they toss in the towel on life, or is the field still there?<br />And if what we read about Baptist Village is true, then the Baptists are simply providing the field in order to help us convert to Jesus.<br />Oy!<br />Time to pressure the football, softball and baseball associations to get out of Baptist Village, or get a signed commitment from the Baptists that they will NOT do any missionary work - but that's an oxymoron since their stated goal is to convert souls to Christianity.<br />Doh! We Yids are such friars sometimes!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18352129733688177452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-22283261580417483982009-07-16T10:44:11.248+03:002009-07-16T10:44:11.248+03:00Hey, Ellen, point them in the right direction. ;)Hey, Ellen, point them in the <a href="http://www.jewishisrael.com/profiles/blogs/baptist-missionary-village" rel="nofollow"><b>right direction</b></a>. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-56631909213593889022009-07-15T16:57:20.055+03:002009-07-15T16:57:20.055+03:00It’s an embarrassing incident and very frustrating...It’s an embarrassing incident and very frustrating for all involved, and most likely a licensing screw-up, but there is another intriguing angle to this story.<br /><br />Herbby Geer the representative – in charge of softball - for the Baptist Village community , made “church persecution” headlines in 2006 when he and his wife were denied visa renewals and asked to leave the country by the Interior Ministry. <br /><br />And in 2005 an Alabama paper had Geer “at the helm” of the Maccabiah Softball Games, sharing “ the gospel of baseball” alongside a group of Baptist volunteer ticket-takers from an Alabama church. But that same missionary church group (Shades Mountain Baptist) was invited to volunteer for “an incredibly unique ministry opportunity: provide hospitality services for the 2009 Maccabiah Games at the Baptist Village in Israel.”<br /><br />According to the Acts 1:8 challenge given to us by Christ, Shades Mountain Baptist Church is committed to the task of being witnesses for Christ, in our Jerusalem, our Judea, our Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.<br /><br />BTW Pastor Dan Sered head of Jews for Jesus in Israel (the dude who plasters Israel with Jesus billboards and claims Jewish converts on a monthly basis), is the Pastor of the All Nations Baptist Church which holds services at the Baptist Village – including lunch, air conditioning, and holy communion.<br /><br />Maybe a baseball venue change is called for?ellenhttp://www.jewishisrael.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-46132183690129582832009-07-15T15:24:44.710+03:002009-07-15T15:24:44.710+03:00aderaba , a donation to the kupa would more likely...aderaba , a donation to the kupa would more likely stop the game since the to'evadig treif and tomei sports ruins everyone's neshomos. <br /><br />the kedusha of the kupa would set things straight.garfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-62749901193076742422009-07-15T14:57:18.738+03:002009-07-15T14:57:18.738+03:00whats - good point. maybe the maccabiah people sho...whats - good point. maybe the maccabiah people should have donated to Kupat Ha'Ir before the games began, and then everything would have gone smoothly....Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-48899760895483062442009-07-15T14:56:04.745+03:002009-07-15T14:56:04.745+03:00that really is sick. You make a good point that i...that really is sick. You make a good point that it would have behooved the government to shut up and let the games play to great fanfare and publicity and let everyone have a great time. Instead those chose this route which is really sickening. I think the iriya of PT must be run by the same guys as the tzedaka people in Bnei Braq. what a busha!whatsinanamenoreply@blogger.com