Rambam warns of matza stomach. I mean Rambam Hospital in Israel, not the rabbi. Jesse Lachter, a leading Israeli gastroenterologist and teacher at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa said that Passover...
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Passover TV: Mad Men Don Draper’s Seder
A lot of TV choices in North America as the third day of Pesaj began. You could watch four-plus hours of The Ten Commandments on ABC, or the premiere of the final season of Mad Men on AMC. Or mash it...
JewliciousReads: Lincoln and The Jews (He Wasn’t Just a Vampire Hunter)
LINCOLN AND THE JEWS A HISTORY BY Professor Jonathan D. Sarna and Benjamin Shapell Publication Date: March 17, 2015 St. Martin’s Press Thomas Dunne Books We know much about Jews, and lots about...
Did “Fresh Of The Boat” Fail at its Jewish Episode?
Not since Molly Picon appeared on Gomer Pyle USMC or a Chabad shaliach came ashore on Gilligan’s Island have I awaited the “Jewish episode” of a new television series. Jewish...
Pelosi’s Tears and the DC Jewish Festival of Sukkah-nit
During last evening’s broadcast of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, Jon Stewart riffed on Israeli PM Netanyahu’s speech before the U.S. Congress. At minute 3:30 he jokes about...
Israeli Flag Dress: Black & Gold or Blue & White?
Have you seen the Israeli flag that is black and gold? Some people see it as blue and white, and I and some others see it as black and yellow/gold. It is believed that the reason some readers see...
Shmuley Found A Way to Unite People (Against Him)
On Saturday, Febrary 28, 2015, the twitter-sphere was aflame with people denouncing Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Some posts got downright personal and called him nasty names, including a “self...
Banksy Expands into Anti Israel Films
Banksy, the nom de guerre for a UK based satirical graffiti artist, is famous for his postings and stencils on walls and buildings. Most of them are quickly stolen and sold for tens or hundreds of...