I have at long-last decided to do what I’ve been thinking about doing for the past two years or so, and that is — move to Israel. Luckily, you can follow along with my progress every step...
Punk’d at Joshua’s Grave? Ashton in Israel
If you are one of the over 5.4 million Earthlings who follow Ashton Kutcher on Twitter (#aplusk) you will now know that 4 hours ago, Kutcher made a visit to Joshua’s grave and posted a picture...
10 Questions with Chana Mason of Shirat Devorah
David and Chana Mason are neighbors of mine in Nachlaot. I’ve been to their home for Shabbat meals a number of times and have seen first hand the positive effects of their warmth and...
Take a Stand
When I was 17, I had my first Israel experience. On our first Friday evening in Jerusalem, we danced and sang and got as close to the Kotel as we dared, slightly afraid of the crone-like ladies who...
They Shall Make For Themselves Fringes
Tickets went on sale this week at the New York International Fringe Festival, (FringeNYC), the 14 year old multi-arts festival with more than 200 groups performing for 16 days on over 20 stages...
A Justice Yes… But was She ever a DJ?
What a week for Jewish news around the planet. First, the SGOTUS is now a SCOTUS. Solicitor General of The United State, Elana Kagan is now on the Supreme Court of the United States, after getting...
The “Ground Zero Mosque” Becomes a Jewish Issue; Jews in Fashion; Jewish Boxer Dmitriy Salita; and a Druze...
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Orthodox Feminism: A Different Approach
I was browsing books yesterday at Pomerantz in Jerusalem and I saw Tamar Ross’s book entitled Expanding the Palace of Torah: Orthodoxy and Feminism. Â If not for its price being largely outside...
Iran Presents: Holocartoons.com
“…the Holocaust was a sheer lie” Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency recently announced the creation of Holocartoons.com, a site dedicated to the Holocaust denial cartoons...
Lebanon Border Shootout
The IDF, apparently up rooting trees, were shot at near the Lebanese border today. The Lebanese claimed that the IDF had traversed the border into Lebanese territory and fired first; UNIFIL and the...