To commemorate Kristallnacht, Brundibar, a musical with concentration camp origins, was brought back to life for the first time in 60 years last week. The Berlin production of the musical, originally...
Author - Esther Kustanowitz
This Just In: birthright “More Spiritual” Than Bars
[Author’s spelling disclaimer: I didn’t forget to capitalize “birthright”–that’s just the annoying style choice the organization made. And frankly, that’s...
An Idea So Crazy It Just Might Work: Use Technology to Reach Teens
In an acknowledgment of the growing popularity of social networking sites, BBYO announced its launch of b-linked, an online networking site for Jewish teens (via JTA): BBYO recently launched b...
Prince Charming Chooses “From All The Girls in the World”
Because I know you were all waiting to find out how Israel’s version of the Bachelor turned out, I present you with this article from the Jerusalem Post. The article shares with us that 34-year...
What Not to Name Your (Frickin’) Baby
What’s in a name? Lots. So much depends upon the collection of letters that you append to a child for the rest of his or her life. Every person has a name that his parents give to him...
Apocalypse Watch: Britney to Author Kabbalah Book
That’s it. I’ve had it. I’m reclaiming my position as official poster on the celebrity Kabbalah beat. This throne is mine, I tell you, mine! [Insert evil laugh here.] Well, the...
Technology Rules! Gleaming the Rabbi-Cam
Friday morning, I logged on to Yahoo Messenger and instantly got a webcam invite from Beach Hillel’s famous Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, one of the masterminds behind the Jewlicious @ the Beach...
Tenth Anniversary: The Assassination of Yitzchak Rabin
For me, in my apartment on the Upper West Side, it was still Shabbat when the phone rang. Hearts skipped beats, and we all jumped a little bit. In an apartment wherein everyone was observing Shabbat...