That wonderful title refers to an article in Slate which explains why in so many photos coming from Israeli’s front lines soldiers are seen wearing something that vaguely resembles chef’s...
Author - Laya Millman
Bob Dylan’s Jungle Fever
Coming in at a close second to Theodore Herzl in my inappropriate crushes department is Bob Dylan. What can I say, I’m a sucker for the haunted, driven, misunderstood, ahead-of-their times...
Talkin’ World War III Blues
Living in Jerusalem, which is suddenly one of the safer places to be in Israel, you could really go about your day having no idea that there is/has been a war raging just a few hours north. Buses...
It’s one, two, three, what are we fasting for ?
Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn, Next stop is Jeru-sa-lam; And it’s five, six, seven, Open up the pearly gates… I read something recently about Tisha B’Av that I...
Preparing for War
While a few of my fellow Jerusalites are sitting in front of TV’s and computers getting nervous, some of my friends and I are developing a war drinking game. A certain measure of fatalism is...
I Will Survive: Getting Past “Gloria Gaynor Judaism”
People try to pin me down into a standard Jewish affiliation, which in the last few years has become an increasingly difficult task, but people get nervous when they can’t neatly label the box...
Easiest Job in the world: Making Jews Argue
I’m writing this post while sitting in on a on “Jewish Expressions in New Media” (does that count as my meta moment of the day, Esther?) so please forgive anything that might sound...
Jesus Loves Porn Stars
Moses Loves Accountants? WRAL.com reports that the new Jesus Loves Porn Stars edition of the bible was Hot Hot Hot at last weekends Erotica convention in Los Angeles. See, in order to penetrate deep...