Did you know there’s a website out there just for half-Jews? Not wanting to be too pushy, it only even takes up half my computer screen! They propose Governor’s Island, just off Manhattan...
Author - Laya Millman
Muslim WakeUp!
I found this really interesting site Muslim WakeUp! A progrssive Muslim blog that seeks to: “celebrate cultural and spiritual diversity, tolerance, and understanding…. In all its...
One more step for Tikkun Olam
“Kosher” Business Ethics Certification Now in Jerusalem, concerned consumers can start checking for Kosher certificates in hardware stores too. The “certificate is awarded to businesses...
Judaism vs. Christianity
And the winner for most suited to help modern man is….Judaism! Take that skateborder dudes! Individuality, according to Saul Singer, has become the religion of the modern society. Jews...
Who cares about anti-semitism when no one wants the Judaism you are trying to protect?
“Jewish teens in the United States, apparently, aren’t very Jewish.” So says the Jerusalem Post. According to a recent 4-year study: Only 44 percent believe in a personal God who is...
support for suicide bombings down, hamas up
Ha’aretz reports “Support among Palestinians for suicide bombings has dropped sharply in the past six months, from 77 percent to 29 percent, according to a poll published Monday”...
The Unbearable Politics of Being
I am fond of saying “Politics in Israel is like sex in America; every one is either doing it, or talking about it”. I don’t often engage in political debates on this site, because I LIVE...
Good Purim, Good Purim, let the festivities begin!
“When the month of Adar begins we increase in joy” (Talmud Ta-anit 29a) Rosh Chodesh Adar (bet) is upon us and Jerusalemites waste no time in getting the party started in preparation for Purim. Some...