What do they have in common? This and other questions will be disscussed by Sander L. Gilman, the Henry R. Luce professor of the liberal arts in human biology and chair of the Germanic studies...
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This and That
Just trying to catch up on a few minor issues here. First of all, 95 comments (and counting) on the woman wearing the I Love Hashem T-Shirt? Some have taken umbrage with the current model...
JIB Nominees Play by Play: Student Life Blog
First of all, the preliminary round of voting for the Jewish Israeli Blog Awards started yesterday. Click here if you’d like to vote. As you may or may not know, we’ve been nominated in a...
Late Night, West Jerusalem Fun!
Last night, Laya and ck went to the “Mega Event” at Binyanei Haumah in Jerusalem. For those of you who don’t know, one of the highlights of most taglit-birthright israel trips is a...
Late Night, Old City Fun!
And they say Jerusalem’s not fun? Look! Funny signs like the famous Abu Allis and Fat ho restaurant in the old city just past Jaffa Gate. The lively restaurant is not kosher but who needs a...
The Jewish Roots of Neoconservatism
Gal Beckerman writes for The Forward about the Jewishness of neoconservatism. Now don’t get into a tizzy! The Forward is a very Jewish newspaper after all! There’s no doubt that reminding...
JIB Nominees Play by Play
One thing the JIB Awards clearly demonstrates is the remarkable growth of the Jewish blogosphere. In 2004, there were relatively few players and blogs had little or no impact upon the Jewish world...
Sex being used to sell Israel
… but not Jerusalem? The Jerusalem Post reports today how the Ministry of Tourism is using racy imagery to promote Israel tourism in the UK. Far from the days of portraying Israel as a haven...