Peh is for Pelephone! Israel’s Ministry of Absorption has plans to launch a new TV station “dedicated solely to teaching Hebrew to new immigrants – a move unprecedented in any other...
Author - Laya Millman
This Week In God
Do yourself a favor, click here and watch The Daily Show clip of This Week in God: Holiday Edition, which deals with Blood Libels, Israel’s shabbos credit card, Kwanzaa, and hallucinogenic tea.
A merry goyisha shabbos to all, and to all a good night
I just had the….joy of spending Christmas in North America for the first time in a few years. My Jewish friends here were encouraging me to go experience to novelty of walking through downtown...
The Best Hummus. Ever.
Although delayed (better late than never), I have to tell everyone about a little discovery in NYC. So I was wandering around the East Village taking photos and started walking down St. Marks Place...
Where are the angry feminists when you need them?
I have read way too many articles similar to the one Josh posted in the comments a little while back. If you didn’t see it, here’s some ‘highlights’ “In the Ramallah suburb of...
Challah Hu Akbar, indeed
In her ongoing efforts to change the world, Esty Scheiner weekly strides up the steps of New York’s City Hall and walks straight into the mayor’s press office…to deliver him some...
“Hannukah? Yeah, its got something to do with dreidles, right?”
As far as I am concerned, the miracle we celebrate during Hannukah has little or nothing to do with some oil lasting 8 days, despite what they taught me in Hebrew school. Allow me to risk sharing a...
Sounds like more bar, less Mitzvah
“Non-Jewish 13-year-olds celebrate faux bar mitzvahs” reports the Pittsburgh Tribune. ehhhh, wtf? “The bar mitzvah, or at least its lavish celebration, is being co-opted by non...