Usually, the only birthday of a self-described atheist we honour on here is Muffti’s, but in this case I’ll make an exception. British actor / author Stephen Fry* is turning 65 55 today...
Jewish “Terrorism” Condemned by Both Israel and U.S.; An Opera Based on the Talmud
Israel’s vice prime minister and the U.S. State Department are describing Jewish settler violence against Palestinians as “terrorism.” An opera based on descriptions of dreams in...
MAX JARED’S THOUGHTLESS SOUNDS
Max Jared is that rare kind of artist whose music makes an immediate impact. With an innate talent for crafting memorable pop melodies, the Texas native grips listeners with socially conscious lyrics...
Jews and the Pussy Riot Debacle. Russia is Messed up!
By now everyone has heard about the Pussy Riot affair in Russia. Just to recap, a trio of young Russian women, members of a punk band called Pussy Riot, were sentenced to two years in prison recently...
Bar Refaeli On Teeth and Israeli Underwear
Model Bar Refaeli appears on the September 2012 covers of most issues of MAXIM MAGAZINE, and a deeply extensive far ranging interview that lasts nearly one page appears inside. She discusses her past...
What Happens in the Kinneret Stays in the Kinneret
In August 2011, Republican members of the U.S. Congress and some of their staff members and spouses visited Israel on a trip that was sponsored and paid for by the American Israel Educational...
Richard Silverstein, The Dolt Who Fooled The World
Finally debunked! Much ink has been spilled of late as a result of Richard Silverstein’s latest “scoop.” In a blog post published on August 15th, Silverstein claims to have received...
Huge Music Festival Set To Land in Israel; The Strongest Female Weightlifter is 10 Years Old and an Orthodox Jew
This week’s top stories from the Jewish world: The Lollapalooza music festival is set to rock Tel Aviv in 2013; lifting weights with the strongest girl in the world; author Jon Friedman...
Death in a House of Worship: Contextualizing Hate
Guest Post by Tara Dominic “In nomine Patris,” intoned my grandfather, patiently. Eight years old, perched on the arm of his favorite sitting chair, I responded, “In the name of the...
Love and Fear
In this video, Multimedia artist Hanan Harchol asks the following questions: “What is love really all about? Are there different kinds of love? How much does giving have to do with love? How...