The two-time Sexiest Man Alive George Clooney met with the no-time Sexiest Man Alive Shimon Peres in New York this week to watch the DVDs from the season of “The Facts of Life” where...
Author - Esther Kustanowitz
Keshet Issues Call to Action: “Full Inclusion for Gays and Lesbians “
This just in via a press release from Keshet, “the organization of Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) community members advocating for the full equality of Jews of all sexual orientations in the...
Hebrew Slang Gone Wild
Some of you may know, I’m obsessed with Hebrew. I think about it constantly, every time an Israeli utters a word, I’ve got the linguistic equivalent of ‘Terminator...
Jewlicious, Jewschool, Shabot, BoZ and Others to Represent Downtown
As part of Synaplex Shabbat, an initiative to “draw in Jews not presently attending synagogue” and “expand the range of possible Sabbath observance for established congregants, Town...
Val Kilmer is Mosestastic
If you’re like me, you’ve stayed awake nights wondering…”What kind of Moses would Val Kilmer make?” And your prayers were slightly answered with “The Prince of...
George W. Bush Center For Freedom (and Kids Who Can’t Read Good…)
Haaretz reports that President GW Bush gave the ok for a center to be built in Israel in his name: President George Bush was informed on Tuesday of an initiative to establish a center under his name...
Spontaneous Art — L.A. Style
Activist Jews on Hollywood Boulevard, when confronted with the literal footsteps of anti-Semitism, have little choice but to react. Why’d we do it? For fledgling magazines and media...
Diaspora Jews Don’t Have to Move to Israel
I’ve spent a lot of time in recent months thinking about my relationship to Israel. Those of you who followed my blog posts while I was in Israel know that my attitude is...