A lot of people are probably wondering if I am kidding when I say Happy Yom Kipur. I am definitely not. The Talmud cites Yom Kipur as one of the two happiest days of the year, the other being the...
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Because Israel is YUM!
To Reform and Conservative Leaders: Please Stop Bashing the Orthodox
I do not like using a blog as a platform or a soap box for posting self serving opinion pieces. Everything that I have posted until now has fallen under the category of “features” rather...
Sarah Weil: Jerusalem’s Resident LGBT Activist
This is part of a series that I am writing about Nachlaot and its residents. Her parties and events, however, are open to all, not just gays and lesbians. But each caters to a specific audience...
Torah and Spirituality: Three Yeshivot in Nachlaot
This is the first in a series of articles that I will upload concerning the Nachlaot area. As the Capital and religious center of the Jewish people, Jerusalem is home to countless yeshivot –...
Beer
I was pleasantly surprised by something that I saw last night on my way home from the Jerusalem Beer Festival. I’ll get to that in a moment, but first a word about the Festival. It cost 35...
Tnuva’s Waldo Filled Israel
Move over Where’s Waldo. Israel’s dairy producer, Tnuva, is advertising its brand in a world where everyone is a Waldo, or at least a male. Sure, a company has the right or imperative to...