Several days ago Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who had the good form not to call the President of the US a “devil” at the UN, had an opportunity to meet the prestigious Council on Foreign...
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Sending New Year’s Wishes from Sheinkin Street
“What? Esther’s on Sheinkin Street? I thought she was in NYC! How’s that possible?” Good questions, yeladim. But with the internet, anything’s possible. For instance...
Fatwasubishi
Since Laya is Talking About Jesus Camp, Muffti will happily post this so-sad-it’s-funny story. Dennis Mitsubishi, a dealer in Columbus Ohio, produced a radio ad in which they proclaimed a...
Hear Me O sons of David and Daughters of Ruth!
Stephen Colbert Explains the 10 Days of Repentance… Pretty much every Jew knows about Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Those are the days that most Jews attend synagogue. The Jewish religion...
The Israel 2.0 Project
Heard the term Web 2.0 thrown around a bit? Kind of know but not exactly sure what it means? Allow me to explain. In short, Web 2.0 sites are second-generation of Internet-based services where the...
One Wish; Many Semicolons
May we learn to appreciate the challenges that life brings us; may we experience emotional fulfillment and intellectual stimulation; may we be granted insight and nuance that enables us vision beyond...
Okay kids, it’s time!
Yes, that’s a sunrise. How’s that for overt, simplistic but well-intentioned symbolism? I want to wish a shana tova u’metuka – a sweet and happy new year – with good...
Jewishness, unlike Judaism, not matrilineal
Matthew Yglesias discusses the unlikely politicians who up and turn out to be Jewish, along with the individuals with off-the-charts Jewish-sounding names who turn out not to be. Of course what this...