Schleppin’ To Florida for the Days of Awe(some)
Do you remember when Jerry Seinfeld would schlep to Florida to see his television parents at their retirement community and go for early bird special dinners at 4PM ? Maybe if he had…
Will Partisan Interests Undermine the anti-Ahmadinejad Protest in NYC Next Week?
Several American Jewish organizations have been planning a rally across from the United Nations in NYC on Monday, September 22, to protest the visit by and policies of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Groups…
Who’s Yo’ Nanny?
A slightly nasal, partially Flushing, Queens-sounding, Jewish voice will represent America on the world stage as 5769 approaches. Yes, Fran Drescher, better known for her roles in “Saturday Night Fever” and “The Nanny”…
With Dreams of Halvah and Hummus in His Head
This past Summer, I had the opportunity to attend the Fancy Food and Confectionary Shows in NYC. It is an annual event for the trade, meaning food brokers, grocery stores, gourmet shops, institutions,…
We’ll All Dance the Hora….
Abdur-Rahim Jackson, 31, was not on the Nefesh 2 Nefesh flight, when he arrived at Ben Gurion Airport this week. No, this famous dancer was traveling with New York’s famed Alvin Ailey dance…
Dear YU: My check is in the mail.
Last week, a friend returned from a trip to Egypt and the pyramids. “Was I interested in a trip there,” she asked. “No,” I responded, “I was already there, thousands of years ago,…
McCain Chooses Mooseburgers over Pineapples
The call came early this week to our Upper West Side headquarters, where our operatives were screening Jewish films, reading Jewish books, trying to pick some films for Schmoozedance 2009, and trying to…
If Chinese Gymnasts Had Bat Mitzvah’s and Other Post Olympic Ideas
As Shabbat begins, and the sun sets on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, my thoughts include: If Chinese female gymnasts were forced to become Jewish at the sino-shul ( www.SinoGogue.org ), then we…
Color My Jews Brad
What is it about Hollywood? They think they haven’t cast a good Jewish male since non-tribe members Charlton Heston played Moses (The 10 C’s) and Paul Newman played Ari ben Canaan (Exodus). Maybe…
Can Peres Spank an Olympic Butt?
Watching the Olympics Opening Ceremony on Erev Olympics, my thoughts drifted from pondering why 16 year old gymnasts look younger than 14, to wondering why Israel and the USA have such different styles…
A Mid-Summer Night’s Beach Read
Actually, I find it messy to read at a beach. It is so much easier to read at a pool, a tar or asphalt covered roof, a park, a couch, a bench or…
You’re Acquired! Is a Star of David in a Trump’s Future?
The mortgage committees of several NYC tristate area synagogues might be abuzz and salivating, if Ivanka Trump, the daughter of Donald and Ivana (Ivana Marie Zelníčková) Trump, becomes an active Member Of the…
The Sioux, the Tattoo, and the Jioux
With all this talk of Sarah Silverman and Jimmy (James Christian) Kimmel’s breakup, I recalled my brief attempt to get a tattoo of Sarah or the word ‘wendy’ on my Jewish bod, as…
Chuppah-Pa-Looza: In search of a high scoring Jewish wedding
I don’t know about you, but the first section I read of the Sunday New York Times is the weddings section (aka Sunday Styles). Some people turn to Books, Sports, Op-Ed, or the…
Minding the Gap in Dubai? Dubai Metro naming rights up for grabs
As Shabbat approaches… forget about naming a wing of a hospital or a yeshiva. Skip the idea of naming your syngaogue library. The big money is heading to Dubai. In last week’s The…
