The government of the State of Israel announced Sunday that it would take nearly 1,000 acres of land in the West Bank for affordable housing. 1,000 acres is one of the largest acquisitions in three...
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The Rambam’s 9th Level of Charity: Ice Bucket Challenges
Yes. I am a curmudgeon. You can’t look at Facebook or TV these days without seeing the latest Ice Bucket Challenge™ by a celebrity, friend, politician, marching band, rabbi, cantor, or summer...
Is There Hope for Muslim-Jewish Relations?
Guest Post by Rebecca Keys Since I returned home from a Muslim-Jewish dialogue conference in Vienna, friends have been asking me, is there hope? Can Muslims and Jews be friends, and perhaps even...
Diwon’s Pre-Game (Instrumental Album & Trailer)
Before Diwon’s debut record “New Game,” there were the beats and pieces that brought his singles and full album to life. “Pre-Game” is a collection of never before heard...
Amal and the Night Inquisitors
Apologies to Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera title. Gabon ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella, the president of the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council, announced that the British-Lebanese lawyer and...
David’s Will Sit Shiva as Blank’s Shoot Pollard
The New York Times (and Roger Friedman’s Showbiz 411) report(s) that Seinfeld co-creator Larry David will debut on Broadway in March 2015 with a play about sitting shiva. I swear there was...
Open Letter to Naomi Wolf
[Guest Post from Zaq Harrison] I clearly have a different world view than you do, but that is okay, part of the tapestry of life is being challenged by others. I have accepted your challenge to open...
Jewish Gaza Protest Gets Pop Up Treatment
On Friday August 1st, a Jewish group called If Not Now organized a Kabbalat Shabbat/Mourner’s Kaddish in Washington Square Park in New York City. They gathered to …stand together against...