Two rabbis (not including comedian Billy Crystal**) spoke at the Muhammad Ali funeral in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday afternoon. One, to me, was an embarrassment. One, to me, was an inspiration...
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Newsbits: Cheesecake Oreos for Shavuot, Jews4Trump, London Schmattas, and Losing Your Twitter/Religion
The week began with interest in Bernie Marcus’ support of Donald Trump. In an essay, former Home Depot CEO/Co-founder and philanthropist Bernie Marcus wrote an impassioned plea for Republicans...
In Texas, Haboobs Not Okay But Hamsins Might Be Fine. Algebra, too
In happened in Lubbock Texas (West Texas to be more precise). It has been covered by media outlets in Houston, Washington DC, Dallas, Jerusalem and places beyond. The storm got kicked up Sunday...
JewliciousReels: Cannes Award Goes to Israeli Film(s)
An Israeli graduate of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem received the top student film award at Cannes last week. Or Sinai won first place for her short film, ANNA. She was one...
Dizengoff Arrives in NYC – a Lost Weekend of Hummus
While President Barack Obama busied himself in Vietnam eating a $6 pho meal with Anthony Bourdain**, I focused my time in New York City eating hummus at a variety of locations. Over the past 72...
News Tidbits: Bat Mitzvahs and Bad Mitvahs
The Washington Post this week reported on the adult bat mitzvah ceremonies of some retired women in their 80’s and 90’s who are residing in a retirement center Four women at the Five Star...
Is “Renegade Jew” A Glimpse of Comments To Come
Beware the true believers; they can be raw and scary. Some fervent supporters of Bernie Sanders have made death threats against local pols and even their grandchildren. And even the online media...
The Smelly Comment Heard Round The World (with Video)
Ram Emanuel reportedly once said that one should not let a serious crisis go to waste. So when a student at Harvard Law School said that Israeli MK and former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was...