The U.S. agenda for Israeli-Palestinian peace; Comic artist Art Spiegelman (Maus) gets a...
The Jewish Federation of North America General Assembly 2013
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) hold an annual convention so that its members and...
How Does the NY Times Keep Getting it Wrong?
I cancelled my subscription to the NY Times a couple of years ago after many years of being a loyal...
Two Haredi “Rising Stars”
Rising Star, the licensed “Idol” TV singing contest on Israel Channel 2, has made stars...
Turning Rambam & Solomon Schechter Into Fictional Characters
Obama’s latest directive on Iran; Paula Abdul’s bat mitzvah in Israel; a new film in...
Thanksgivukah or Thanksgivukkah? Overplayed?
Heeb is already post-Thanksgivukah and senses it is overplayed. Other media are using the...
Chaya Lester, Babel’s Daughter and the Shalev Center
This is another in a series that I am writing about Nachlaot. Chaya Lester runs the Shalev Center...
Pitying the Picture Editor
Pretend you are the picture editor. Which pic of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and...
Huge Trove of Nazi Looted Art Revealed
Nearly two years ago, German Customs officers raided the Munich, Schwabing district apartment of 79...
My Kosher Chicken is Cleaner, Right?
Many American thirteen year old Jewish boys and girls visit Israel with their families and return...