I awoke on Inauguration Day early to read through the list of over 140 people who were given pardons or commutations. I was struck by the over a baker’s dozen of names of convicted felons or...
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Jerry’s ImPeachM(i)nt Babka, Ivanka’s Toilet, Kosher Executioners, Johns Hopkins Grader and More
It was a day before National Pastrami Day, when Congressman Jerry Nadler of Manhattan’s Upper West Side was seen on the House floor carrying a ZABAR’S (recyclable) bag to his desk. He was...
Valley of Tears – A Playlist – And a Question on the End Credits Ending
One of the most viewed Israeli television series, launched in Fall 2020, is Valley of Tears, a ten episode saga about a tank crew, and some Golani, intelligence and other soldiers in the Golan...
Shiva Watch – Yearend 2020
Complications from COVID-19 and other illnesses took many luminaries from us in recent weeks, including: U.S. Member of Congress Jamin Ben “Jamie” Raskin (D-Md) announced the tragedy that...
What’s Up With Israeli Professors and Extraterrestrials?
Jewish people have been known to look to the heavens or at least to the East from whence their strength will come, and in the past few weeks, two Israelis have made earthwide news with their ideas on...
TJS S4E9 War of Attrition part II: the diplomatic front
Every major conflict is fought on many fronts. This second installment on the War of Attrition explores the diplomatic front. We will encounter Yitzchak Rabin as the new Israeli ambassador and get...