Israel is the land of tech and honey, where innovation touches upon almost every aspect of life. I say almost because it hasn’t touched every aspect, like say doughnuts. This year, like every...
Latka Round-up (forget the Matzos)
Yes, yes.. hahaha. Once again, publications such as Heeb and The Washington Post are highlighting WHOLE FOODS groceries and their displays of matzos and hams for Hanukkah. Jessica Goldstein of The...
NURIYA, PHARAOH’S DAUGHTER & HAALE OPEN UP THE 7TH SEPHARDIC MUSIC FESTIVAL!
Nuriya, Pharaoh’s Daughter & Haale perform at Le Poisson Rouge at the opening night of the Sephardic Music Festival. It’s going down tonight at Le Poisson Rouge! The festival...
About That Newt Gingrich Quote…
The statements about the Palestinians, and the peace process, that were aired to hundreds of millions of news viewers all around the globe.
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel, a revolutionary who always ‘lived within the truth’
Havel, who presided over a free Czechoslovakia, was tireless fighter against totalitarianism and oppression By James Kirchick NEW YORK DAILY NEWS In 1985, then dissident and future Czech president...
Rabbinical Schools Tweeting
A few weeks ago, it dawned on me, there are a few rabbinical schools out there tweeting and I thought to myself, “I wonder if anyone’s written about it?” Â I haven’t seen...
The Idiot’s Guide to Chanukah
Can you feel the holiday spirit? Â Smell the sufganiyot in the air? Â It’s almost time for Chanukah! What? Â You’re not familiar with sufganiyot? Â You might want to educate yourself with...
2011 Top Hanukkah Videos. Or Chanuka. Or whatever…
It’s the same story every year – how do you spell Hanukkah? In Hebrew it’s easy – ×—× ×•×›×” – but everything Jewish is easier in Hebrew, especially if you’re in...
Coming This Summer to a Theater Near You! Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator!
Sacha Baron Cohen is doing his part to make sure the Arabs love us with his new movie “The Dictator.” His character seems kind of loosely based on Libya’s Muammar Gadafi, but with a...
I am so sick of Tom Friedman
It’s not just that his analysis is so frequently off the mark, it’s that he says foolish things sometimes, even if he doesn’t intend them to come out they way they do. In an attempt...