Israel is not like America. In America, donuts are available all year round. In Israel, donuts are mostly sold during the 6 weeks before Hanukkah and in that time, many bakeries compete with each...
TJS S3E19: The Samson Option
In the first decade of the state, Prime Minister Ben Gurion was haunted by one thought – that a second holocaust could come at the hands of Israel’s enemies. In order to stave off this...
JewliciousEats: The Holiday Cookies You Crave 2019 (and 8 days of Challahs)
It has become somewhat of a new tradition for publications to highlight the newest cookie trends and recipes on the first Wednesday of December. And why should we not participate. IMHO, The...
TJS S3 Interlude: Government – a crisis of faith
No matter where you turn, it seems that democracy is in crisis. Here is an interview with Rav Mike which touches on the global situation as well as what is happening in the state of Israel. The...
If UToronto Rejects Kosher Food, Will Bubble Tea Be Next?
SO many major problems in the academic world. – At the University of Florida, the head of the student government was impeached after he spent $50,000 to pay Donald Trump Jr and his Fox...
TJS Interlude: War – what is it good for?
Sometimes in life, and in history, it is time to step back and reflect. I have seen five rounds of conflict since I moved to Israel, all of them inconclusive. For me this raises the question –...
Rabbi’s Son Bought for Over $700K: Results from Sotheby’s Judaica Auction
This week in Manhattan, Sotheby’s held two auctions of Judaica and Art. One of the most valuable items was a small oil painting, measuring 6 inches by 7 inches, of the son of a wonder or...
It’s Raining Films: Israeli Films at Over 3 Fests
The 13th Annual Other Israel Film Festival arrived in Manhattan this week, filled with films and inspiring, and uncomfortable discussions. So Jewish, no? Equal doses of discomfort and entertainment;...
TJS S3E18 The Eichmann Trial
The Holocaust was so dark and vast that Jews around the world struggled to integrate it into their consciousness, despite the hundreds of thousands of survivors in their midst. One of the turning...
TJS S3E17: The Kastner affair
The memory of the the Holocaust is dark and traumatic enough that it threatens to overwhelm even the light of the present. Here is the first part of an exploration of Holocaust memory in...