The actor, Peter Michael Falk, the star if the television detective series, Columbo, passed away today at the age of 83. Falk played an eccentric detective and lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police...
Delta: We love to fly. And it shows… unless you’re…
Jewish? Delta Airlines awoke this week to two new stories. First, their SkyTeam alliance has entered into an agreement with Saudi Arabian Airlines. Second, many bloggers have cried out, writing that...
Got Jewish Kids Who Love Bedtime Stories?
If you want to help those children learn Hebrew, then sign up today for Sifriyat Pijama, a new program delivering Hebrew children’s stories to Israeli-American and other Jewish-American...
Can We Help The Mavens Of Disaster Relief?
When tragedy struck in Birmingham, Ala., a few weeks ago, killing scores of people and leaving thousands of residents destitute, a group of Jews saw a chance for mitzvot. Heading out from their home...
Presidential Conference: Israel’s Deligitimiblahblah
The panel discussion title was “De-Legitimization: Who is at Fault? Us or Them?” except that the difficulty of pronouncing “delegitimization” made the prominent guests finally...
Presidential Conference: Has the Love Cooled Between Israel and the USA?
Well, it took about 30 seconds for the first panelist, Elliott Abrams, to inform us that the answer is “no.” The next hour included echoing sentiments from the four other panelists...
J Street and the question of the pro-Israel tent
At the Presidential Conference in Jerusalem, a panel called Thin Ice – Criticism vs. Loyalty in Israel-Diaspora Relations included reporter Shmuel Rosner as moderator. Participants were Jeremy Ben...
The Presidential Conference: Shakira, Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Wales, Tony Blair, Bernard Henri Levi, Amos Oz
Oh and President of Israel, Shimon Peres… I just returned from day one of the 3rd annual Presidential Conference in Jerusalem. The first day certainly had its fair share of notable names at the...
Shalom YPSA and Shalom YIISA
With commencement over and the campus empty of many students, activists, student newspaper editorial writers, and faculty, Yale University announced that it is shuttering its Yale Initiative for the...
Camp Jewlicious: It’s like a Jewlicious Festival, but with Horses!
…and bonfires and hiking and mountain bikes and climbing, you get the point, right? Are you ready for electrifying concerts, bonfires, swimming, alpine tower, s’mores, horseback riding...