I saw Pirates of the Caribbean 2 in Israel this summer, which was interesting, because I don’t generally think of Jews and piracy (except maybe the odd internet music download theft, which...
Author - Esther Kustanowitz
“Lone” Soldiers Reunited with Mothers
Today, paratrooper Andrei, 23, saw his mother for the first time in about a year. He had recently been wounded by shrapnel, but he hadn’t told her about it. He’ll spend three days with...
Read a Book, Jam to Tunes, Eat a Pickle, or Save Darfur
It’s September, which means all the kids are back in school, and Jewish communities are kicking off the fall season with festivals galore across the US–books, music, and pickles are all...
Tzfat Artists Touring NYC Area This Week
This week, artists from Tzfat are visiting three locations in the NYC area, displaying their wares and enabling New Yorkers to buy Israeli art in support of the artists whose livelihood has been...
Guy Ritchie Attends Shaarei Sheinah
Particularly tired because of jetlag and jujitsu, filmmaker Guy Ritchie, now known as Mr. Madonna, fell asleep during a recent Kabbalah meditation service. Falling asleep in shul? Now he’s just...
Nerds Wanted for Top-Secret Shabak Duty
MEMO From: Shin Bet, c/o STATE OF ISRAEL To: Countries Who Like Israel RE: Geek Recruitment Initiative (via Chicago Tribune) The world might view us as shadowy and sinister, but at the Shin Bet, we...