The days before Hanuka? Time for an annual latka roundup from worldwide media sites. The Los Angeles Times is old-school with the class potato and Noelle Carter reprints a classic recipe adapted and...
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Peeps Promo Fails to Please
Just Born, the maker of PEEPS® marshmallow candies in various chick-shapes, and MIKE AND IKE®, HOT TAMALES®, PEANUT CHEWS® and TEENEE BEANEE® jelly beans got into the holiday spirit with a series of...
Rabbis Fight and other Kislev Tidbits
As Hanukah approaches, there are so many illuminating Jewish news items to share. Here are some tidbits that I noticed while shopping for a new menorah. Wednesday’s front page of The New York...
Dreaming of a White Hanukkah
Last week, the Idelsohn Society released its latest compilation of classic American Jewish songs: “Twas the Night Before Hanukkah: The Musical Battle Between Christmas and the Festival of...
Whither The Minyan Among People’s Sexiest Men of 2012?
People magazine is America’s most read American magazine. It prints over 3.5 million copies each week, and with pass-alongs, it has a readership of over 40 million. Half the stories are about...
Hin-Jews celebrate Diwali or at least a stamp
Philatelists, Hinjews, and former IDF soldiers are celebrating as Israel and India release new joint postage stamps to commemorate twenty years of official diplomatic relations. The issue honors two...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Huppah
A funny thing happened to Rob Cohen on his way to marrying Jill Lauren Leiderman. He found out that he has been legally married to comedian Janeane Garofalo for the past two decades. The two, who...
J-Street Poll: Obama receives 70% of Jewish Vote
The quickest poll results are in on the Jewish vote. The exit and election night polls of 800 voters who identified as Jewish were conducted for J-Street and conducted by Gerstein Bocian Agne...