Ilana Donna Takes On Manhattan
Ilana Donna is an online video guru for The Associated Press and runs her own site, Downtown Diary, dedicated to the trials and tribulations of NYC life. Ilana’s SJPisms on daily life are…
Amy Winehouse Doesn’t Much Fancy Her Belly
Amy Winehouse’s latest public display of daddy-didn’t-love-me enough f*cked up starlet on coke is all the news in Britain. In the U.S., we have Paris Hilton to fill this role, but ok, ok,…
Shabbat with Olive Tree
You can see the menorah all the way in the back if you squint. For a larger version of this image, go to World As Eye See it‘s larger image. This is Jerusalem,…
Hamas, in bid to show good citizenship, ends Disney copyright violation
Hamas is clearly sensitive to criticism about their behavior which is probably why they haven’t thrown anybody off a roof in about 10 days. As part and parcel of the “new look” Hamas,…
Meet the ROI120 Moderators!
Today was the second day of staff meetings for the upcoming ROI120 Summit. Many sleepless nights caught up with me as I struggled to stay awake during our session today, but I’m pretty…
Y-Love at Lollapalooza? Why Not!
Hey! Lollapalooza man! Started in 1991 by Perry Farrell, Lollapalooza represented youth culture in the 90′s in much the same way Woodstock did in the 60′s. At its best, this traveling festival featured…
The Name Game
The Poles are getting worried that people will forget who set up death camps in their country: The United Nations has accepted Poland’s request to rename the Auschwitz death camp on its list…
Somebody asked for Knessiat Ha’Sechel
I guess a literal translation of this band’s name would be The Church of the Intellect. Less literal would be Church of Wisdom. I’m willing to hear out other opinions. Anyway, I have…
Olmert is the wrong man at the wrong place at the wrong time — so enjoy life and listen to some music
Kosha Dillz @ LA Knitting Factory TONIGHT! What else you have going on? Kosha is “an Israeli-American hip hop artist promoting Jewish spirituality concepts amongst Torah/kabbalistic references and Pro-Israel messages with a street…
Generosity of a bereaved father
From the Jerusalem Post: MK Yitzhak Levy (NU/NRP) [ed. - these are the "religious" Zionists including a large representation of the settler population] announced on Wednesday morning that he was prepared to support…
Shalit and Hamas
From Jerusalem Post: At the urging of Channel 10 news, deposed PA prime minister Ismail Haniyeh’s deputy, Ahmed Youssef, called Noam Schalit, father of kidnapped soldier Gilad, on Tuesday. “I hope you are…
A Mighty Whitewash?
Hollywood cannot make films about Terrorism without a whitewash. The newest farce apparently is the story of Daniel Pearl, murdered because he was a Jew. Debbie Schlussel writes: As one would expect from…
I’m Toxic!
*NEW BONUS FOOTAGE BELOW* Last night was the first show of missFlag’s mini-tour of Israel. A packed house assembled at the Yellow Submarine in East Talpiot to hear what turned out to be…
In the big inning
Do you know where there is a source for Baseball in the Torah? It’s in the very first sentence of Breishis/Genesis: In the big inning…. The first ever professional baseball league in Israeli…
I would bet that a man thought this up
I know, we’ve covered this already. But then I saw this video and it brought home just how ridiculous this is. It never fails to surprise me that Israel is such a blend…
Worthy of comment
So much jewsy news today. Republicans like contraception more than Israel. (But feel compelled to tell AIPAC they still want to be friends.) Ban Ki-moon brings some back-bone to the UN calling the…
Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich: How do you say “Israel must be wiped off the map”?
Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich were the only members of congress to vote against a call to charge Ahmadinajad with violating the 1948 Genocide Convention. The U.S. House of Representatives urged the U.N….
Jerusalem Pride 2007
Woke up this morning after spending most of the night in anticipation of my first standup for Israel Television. Today I would cover the much anticipated Gay Pride parade. I jumped into the…
Arson because of Jerusalem’s gay pride parade?
There isn’t conclusive evidence at this time but the timing seems awfully suspicious. It appears that just prior to the gay pride parade which was held in Jerusalem with relatively few incidents, a…
Fashion Show Calls Attention to Plight of Agunot
Mavoi Satum, an organization that assists Agunot and Mesuravot Get, sponsored a March 2007 film festival on the subject of women and religion. Now they’re getting into fashion, with a show specifically designed…
missFlag mini tour
Jerusalem-based band missFlag is set to perform in a mini tour that will take them to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Be’er Sheva and Haifa. You may remember them from their set at Jewlicious at…
Clearly, the Apocalypse is upon us
The wicked shall be judged, and those who were righteous before God shall be glorified. The final judgment is upon us and those who are evil shall be consigned to eternal torment in…
Comedy Benefit for Crossroads Center-Jerusalem
My friend Avi Liberman is a standup comic in Los Angeles. He’s actually doing fairly well out there, hosting Jewish comedy events at Jewish organizations and “regular venues” in New York City, Vegas…
UN Human Rights Council
The Council has been reborn because the previous body, the Human Rights Commission, was so egregiously anti-Israel that it was embarrassing to the UN as an institution. It seems the new council is…
Hamastan: A preview of whats to come
Hamas continues to butcher people in the Gaza strip and destroy Christian schools and churches. But Jimmy Carter thinks we should be nice to Hamas! He said last year that he thought Hamas…
