Olmert is still PM and his government is “pleased”
Why is the Israeli government pleased? Because the U.N. put out a report that acknowledges that Syria has helped Hizbullah rearm, in violation of UNSCR 1701 and that Hizbullah is not only back…
Hey little sister what have you done?
Scariest Halloween costume ever… Amy Winehouse is already pretty scary, but this young woman’s Hebrew-Halloween costume rendition of Winehouse is really scary – well it would be if you were, say… her big…
Lunch at McDonalds with Hezbollah
Author, globetrotter, and now policy maker, Jared Cohen’s latest book caught my eye. Cohen’s first book, 100 Days of Silence, covers the failure of the US to do anything for 100 days during…
Dumb and Dumber (aka Olmert’s plan to divide Jerusalem)
Olmert’s plan to hand over parts of Jerusalem — or in the current regime’s double-talk it is reffered to as “share” — is totally ludicrous and highly dangerous. Some might even call it…
Shemspeed Rocks LA
The Jewish music scene in LA took a nice spin tonight into diversification. Taking to the stage with his trademark cap and hard rap, Y-Love, Jake Break, and DJ Handler, capped a night…
If you read Maxim, you are a Moron
Thanks to the Sydney Morning Herald via Jezebel via Heeb, I now know that Maxim Magazine considers the following 5 women the world’s unsexiest: 1. Sarah Jessica Parker 2. Amy Winehouse 3. Sandra…
Judean Desert Shabbat
Judean Desert Collage, 70×100 (x2) cm, 1997 I came across Judith Yellin Ginat‘s work and found a lot of it to be interesting. Click on the link to see her biography and some…
Who’s afraid of Asaf Romirowsky?
Apparently M. A. Muqtedar Khan is. Kahn has authored a bunch of books and is perceived as a scholar and expert on Islam and the West. He also seems to suffer from IDF-phobia….
Muffti Will Give 10$ To Anyone Who
scores with an of-age, legal member of any of the following groups. True Love Waits. Worth the Wait. Operation Keepsake. There’s even a jewish group for such lame behaviour: Negiah.org. Don’t get Muffti…
The Tribe rocks iTunes!
Holy cow – Tribe: The Film is the short that could. It has just hit #2 in the most downloaded Short Film category on iTunes, beating out other contenders from Disney and Pixar…
Jews-By-Choice…Bloggers By Destiny
Ever wonder how a Jew-by-choice finds his or her way in the age of technology?This issue of PresenTense (get your copies now!!) is about the many faces of today’s Jewish twenty- and thirtysomethings,…
Walt & Mearsheimer should run for office in Turkey
The Jerusalem Post gives us an article about Turkish officials placing the blame on Congress’ Armenian genocide bill at the feet of American Jewish groups. In other words, if something bad happens to…
West Papua donates gold for Temple
This story has so many layers. West Papua Delegation Donates Gold For Holy Temple 25 Tishrei 5768, 07 October 07 07:00 by Ezra HaLevi (IsraelNN.com) On Wednesday, the last day of the Sukkot…
Some people think Yigal Amir should go free
A recent survey conducted by Yediot Aharonot, a newspaper known for some sensationalism but by no means a tabloid, shows that almost a third of Israel’s population believes Yitzhak Rabin’s murderer, Yigal Amir,…
Regina Spektor is More Glorious Live Than Pre-Recorded!
I’ve been owing readers a recap of the Regina Spektor concert I attended last Sunday for roughly a week now, so here goes. In my defense, I turned the big 3-0 last week…
“Save The Mandaeans!” – DK
Despite the fact that I am on vacation, I am always looking for good, important content. Sometimes, important content finds me as demonstrated by this important guest post by David Kelsey aka The…
ck on vacation!
You all may or may not have noticed that I haven’t been blogging much lately. Yes, I’ve been on a bit of a vacation – but mostly I’ve been putting out Internet fires….
Boteach me something useful: Feldman vs. NYU
Cross-posted at WWPD. NYU must have a massive Modern Orthodox population. The huge auditorium at Cooper Union was filled with college-age women in long-enough skirts and guys in kipot. It was the same…
The Tibet Lobby
From The Tibet Lobby Honoring the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold medal was yet another saga in the Tibet Lobby’s stranglehold on common sense in our foreign policy. This medal angered one…
Safety LAX Style
Following up on the good Rabbi’s post is a feakish story from USA Today: Most fake bombs missed by screeners 75% not detected at LAX; 60% at O’Hare WASHINGTON — Security screeners at…
OneVoice Gatherings Canceled; Replaced by Online Presentation
OneVoice had a plan. It was a good plan: Israelis and Palestinians (and supporters of both worldwide) who wanted peace all getting together separately, in different cities, to vocalize their desire for a…
Confirmation, finally
Update, October 17: Now they’re saying it was a translator’s error. I guess I waited all that time but needed to wait one more day. The United Nations on Wednesday blamed an interpreter’s…
The rub in transportation security
I purchased a bottle of this stuff at store in the H terminal at O’Hare. Isn’t that just a little bit scary? I couldn’t believe that they sold something so dangerous. They cart…
“‘Sache que, partout ou il y a de l’argent, il y a des Juifs’”*
Cross-posted at WWPD. The New York Times Magazine “Money” issue profiles a group of Jews who manage to be simultaneously rich, materialistic, and exclusionary on a level even Hasids would find baffling, thus…
Slingshot 07/08
This week I represented Jewlicious at the Launch Party for Slingshot 07/08: A Resource Guide to Jewish Innovation. Slingshot is an annual compilation of 50 of the most inspiring and innovative organizations, projects,…
Al Gore, Noah and the Great Flood
Every year on Parsha Noach for the last few, I discuss the prophetic teaching in the Torah regarding global ecological catastrophe. While in the story of Noah, we are told that human immorality…
