Look, it’s only fair. We discussed the plight of Palestinian panties in both Gaza and Syria and so now that YNet has seen fit to talk about what Haredi women are wearing in the bedroom, well...
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The Presidential Conference: Shakira, Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Wales, Tony Blair, Bernard Henri Levi, Amos Oz
Oh and President of Israel, Shimon Peres… I just returned from day one of the 3rd annual Presidential Conference in Jerusalem. The first day certainly had its fair share of notable names at the...
Natalie Portman has a Boy! Will there be a Bris?
Natalie Portman, the Jerusalem-born Oscar winner, gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on June 14. The boy’s name hasn’t been announced and the suspicion is that, in keeping with Jewish...
Love and Hate and the Jewish State
The question often asked is how does one discuss social justice issues relating to Israel in a way that is productive? In a way that unites rather than divides? I think you’d have to be...
Jewnfest LIVE right now!
I am watching The Wellsprings and Yael Mayer is about to go on. The show is taking place at the Mint in LA, I am watching from Jerusalem and the MC, Rabbi Yonah, just gave me a shout out. It’s...
The Week of Jewish “WTF!!?”
The Smurfs, Foreskin Man, Russel Crowe and Leonard Nimoy conspire to make me exclaim “WTF!!?” First French Sociologist and lecturer at the famous Sciences Po in Paris, Antoine Buéno...
Ernest Hemingway, Hard Drinking, Manliness, Marty Beckerman and the Jews
Whining is for women; whiskey is for men. The only shoulder a man cries on is marinated beef chuck, and the only tears he cries are tears of joy. “You don’t want to mix emotions up with a...
Why do we Eat Dairy Products on Shavuot?
Tonight begins the holiday of Shavuot, commemorating the giving of the Torah to the Jews on Mount Sinai. This holiday is usually celebrated by the consumption of one dairy meal. The question is, why...