How many things can one person get wrong in one post? When you’re Richard Silvertsein, Jack-Off all trades, master of none, nothing surprises me anymore. A recent post of his likened the arm...
Love is a Choice
Saying “You can’t help who you fall in love with” is silly. Love is a choice. The concept of not choosing who you fall for may apply to certain cases, but when used as an excuse...
Cauliflower
The Mahane Yehuda Shuk, or outdoor market, has been changing over the last few years. More and more of the stores that used to sell cheap vegetables or fruit, or that sold cheap kitchen wares and so...
Yarmulkes: Like Painting a Big Target on Your Head
That’s it. I’ve had it! I’m just about ready to stop wearing a kipah in public. Call it kipah, yarmulke or skull cap, it is what all religious Jewish men wear at all times...
JewLicious Passover Recipes Roundup
It’s here. The Wednesday before the first seder, the day when countless newspapers and blogs post their Passover recipes for readers. Here is a roundup of some of the notable ones: What is...
Ding Dong The Wicked Witch Is Dead or Goodbye Ehud Olmert
“Our long national nightmare is finally over.” Those were the words spoken by Gerald Ford as he took office following Richard Nixon’s resignation, almost forty years ago. He was, of...
The Rolling Stones in Israel – Israelis Sound Off…
When Rolling Stones tickets became available in Europe for their upcoming tour, they were sold out within minutes. In Israel the situation is different. Despite the fact that since their formation in...
China’s eyes on Israel
RISHON LEZION, Israel–The College of Management- Academic Studies (COMAS) recently launched the Chinese Media Center at its School of Media Studies. The Chinese Media Center at the College of...
Jerusalem Purim 2014 – Admit it, you’re jealous
Purim in Jerusalem this year was totally off the hook. Parties and events took place from Monday night to Sunday at First Station, Betzalel Academy on Mt. Scopus, Machaneh Yehudah, Safra Square...
Jon Stewart Sucks…
…at Yiddish! Yeah relax there Fox News Fans. This isn’t an ideological shift or anything. See, Jason Bateman was on The Daily Show and he knows his Yiddish. He’s even been to a...