Mecca Cola now available in Israel
Mecca Cola, the official drink of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) is now available in Israel. Mecca Cola, which gives 10% of its net profits to charities that benefit Palestinian children and…
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi captured?
Al Jazeera reports that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been captured by a joint force of US troops and Iraqi police. Zarqawi, responsible for a string of suicide bombings, assasinations and attacks in Iraq…
Dress British, think….
… stupid? What the hell does this BlogAd for New York / New Jersey law firm Coleman and Weinstein mean? “We’re smart-looking lawyers, and good ones as well… We do it smarter-faster-cheaper and…
French Canadians are Jewlicious?
Uhm, I don’t know what to make of this so , well… let’s just run with it ok? St. John’s Telegram reports the following story today that claims that many people of Acadian…
Ilana Wexler is Jewlicious!
12 year old Ilana Wexler totally rocked the house in front of 35,000 wildly cheering delegates at the DNC. The founder of Kids for Kerry was invited to speak at the convention by…
Interfaith Dialogue Rawks!
I love interfaith dialogue! It contradicts the commonly held notion that religion is close minded and makes you feel all mushy and warm inside. Recent examples of similar efforts to bridge religious divides…
Britney! Madonna! Kabbala!
Tiff agrees with me so here’s the scoop. I will no longer post anything else about the whole kabbala celebrity thing. It’s overdone already. No more Britney Spears kabbala wedding – that story’s…
Would you like some Kabbala with your capri pants?
This is ridiculous. Does this signify the end of the world as we know it? Or has the commoditization of Judaism just sunk to an all time low? I thought faux-mitzvahs were bad,…
Iran Threatens Israel. Again. Stop the Presses.
The public relations head of the Revolutionary Guards, Commander Seyed Masood Jazayeri stated that Iran would wipe Israel “off the face of the earth” if it dared to attack the Islamic republic’s nuclear…
Another Tisha B’Av is over… and I’m STARVING!
Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of the 11th month (yes, the original 9/11) is finally over. I’m glad because I am kind of starving. I’m also glad because we seem to have emerged…
Tisha B’Av Laff Riot!
Hey! Remember how everyone was all freaking out about how these skinny, delusional, pimple faced er, I mean extreme right-wing Jewish settler underground bad-ass dudes were planning on blowing up the Al-Aqsa mosque?…
Tisha B’Av and Senselessness
Today is the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av. This has been one heck of a day for the Jews. It marks the day both the first and the second holy…
No Chicken Soup for me, I’m vegetarian!
I was reading this post and lively commentary on halachah and vegetarianism when it struck me just how many people around me do not consume flesh. Let’s see… I guess it started with…
Dirty Little Jew! or How not to court the Jewish vote
So let’s say you’re running for Sheriff of Palm Beach county, and let’s say you’ve decided that getting local Jews to vote for you would be a great idea. So you get your…
Google Fight Results
Sure kids – try this at home: Jews vs. Arabs – and the winner is … Jews! Jewish Religion vs. Jewish Fashion – and the winner is … Jewish Religion! Sharon vs. Arafat…
Lets Conga! From Gaza to Jerusalem!
Reuters reports that over “100,000 Israelis have joined hands in a human chain from Jerusalem to the Gaza Strip to protest against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan to pull Jewish settlers from the…
“It’s for people who, like me, who wouldn’t think of going to synagogue but still want to talk about stuff.”
So I was reading this article that I found thanks to Jewschool (Dull Piece on Jewish Cool). Titled “From Jew to Jewcy: Has a pop culture phenomenon replaced the need for community?” it…
Desecrator Offed
An Israeli helicopter attack in Gaza killed two members of the Islamic Jihad, one of whom was believed to have “jubilantly displayed the severed head of an Israeli soldier two months ago…” The…
Canuck Jews donate $10,000 for sick Muslim kid
The Hamilton Ontario Jewish Federation raised $10,000 to help pay the medical expenses of Djamshid Popal, a 9 year old Afghan boy sent to Canada by Canadian Army medics for treatment. Djamshid is…
Rationality and Love
what is the line between practicality and love? if we’re practical then the conclusion is “lets just be friends.” if we’re in love then the conclusion is “love conquers all and we can…
King David Bikers: They don’t roll on shabbos
Due to their unprecedented growth and in an effort to gain more membership, the King David Bikers have announced that they are moving from their regular digs in Boca Raton to Hollywood. The…
Love is Peace of Mind
if i were a betting man i’d say that this is the girl that i’m going to marry. the initial euphoria of telling each other that we’re in love is beginning to settle…
Lenny Bruce CD Boxed Set out in Sept.
Shout! Factory Records has announced the planned release of a six-disc CD boxed set featuring the work of comedian Lenny Bruce (nee Leonard Schneider). The boxed set will include 7 hours of previously…
Slow news day. Then along comes Kinky!
I was really worried that I’d have nothing to write about today. Seems like it’s just the same old stuff rehashed – people pissed off at Sharon about his comments regarding French Jews,…
Silverstone: Sexiest Veggie
Alicia Silverstone, 27, star of such films as Clueless and Batman & Robin was recently voted this year’s sexiest vegetarian by radical animal rights group PETA. Silverstone said “Once I became vegan, my…
Jerusalem, here I come!
I mean seriously! What’s everyone waiting for? Especially now that Jerusalem is about to become Israel’s first wireless city! “The initial areas to be wired include the Ben Yehuda pedestrian mall, Nahalat Shiva,…
