Was it Shalom Hanoch who sang that his friend Moshiach isn’t coming. He isn’t even Going to Telefon? I fear that Eliyahu Ha Navi is not coming either. He is quarantined like the rest of...
Joe Exotic’s (Tiger King’s) Jewish Brother and 10...
When I binged “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” a new 2020 docu-series (or more reality series) on NETFLIX, I hated all the characters and would not have been upset had the lions...
ShivaWatch: Profiles of Our Grief
A nefarious virus has taken the beloved people from our midst. May their families be comforted, may our memories of them and their good deeds and mitzvot serve as a blessing, a prayer. As Rabbi Lord...
4 Ideas for an Alison Roman Passover Seder
I have about four Google Hangout and Zoom meetings a day with various teams, not to mention the cool livecast with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks from his study in Golders Green, London, today. And do you...
Keeping Anti-Semitic Crashers Out of Your Zoom Seder, Meeting...
I was participating in a recent Zoom meeting with over 300 attendees when an anti-Semitic bastard chimed in with anti-Jewish comments. He had zoom-bombed this Jewish-affiliated group’s meeting...
5 Tips for Looking Good at Your Zoom Seder or Online Happy Hour
With the rabbinate recommending an online seder on ZOOM or other conferencing app, here are some tips on looking good online. 1. MOISTURIZE 2. DRESS UP. Few colleagues or family members want to see...
Quarantined? Kosher for Pesach Wine Recommendations 2020
SO many colleagues are having online / livecast HAPPY HOURS; and some friends need to drink to watch UNORTHODOX on NETFLIX; it can’t hurt to stock up on wines that are Kosher for Passover that...
TJS S3 Interlude – the many faces of mercy
Sometimes you have to speak from the heart. Here are a few thoughts, or really feelings, about our current situation. There is a tremendous potential in every crisis, the question is – can we...
Zayde, it’s time to go
Yesterday, apologies were issued after reports that Bernie Sanders was going to suspend his 2020 Presidential campaign proved to be untrue. Sanders was, at one point, the front runner in the race for...
SxSW Was Cancelled But Here Are Some Of Its Invited Bands You...
With the postponement of South by Southwest (SxSW) in Austin Texas this month, we will miss hundreds of bands, but can still enjoy many online: Here are a few you might enjoy ADA LEA. Intimate...