…everything Curing the Israel Estrangement Syndrome Foreign Policy by James Kirchick – MAY 21, 2010 Peter Beinart’s recent essay denouncing the “American Jewish...
Elvis Costello is a Dunderhead
…and he sucks This interview took place 2 weeks before Elvis Costello announced the cancelation of his shows in Israel. He told Channel 2 TV in Israel that he believes in cultural dialogue and...
Woody Allen: Polanski Paid his Dues
Uhm… Woody Allen recently came out in support of Roman Polanski, under house arrest over a 33-year-old child sex scandal, stating that he “was embarrassed by the whole thing,”...
Happy 30th Birthday, PAC-MAN! (and Pac-Woman)
Yeah, this is a Jewish site, and I can’t find anything particularly Jewish about PAC-MAN, but we’re all Jewish geeks…and this is damn geeky! Â Apparently, today is the legendary...
Streaming LIVE – Inside Look at Israeli Media
Today a panel of expert media professionals meets to discuss and debate Israeli Media and its main issues and challenges in today’s complex world. The panel will take place at 05:00am EST/...
Elvis was a hero to most but he never meant shit to me…
Yawn While it might seem odd to use a line taken from Public Enemy’s anthemic 1990 rap, “Fight The Power” in a post about Elvis Costello’s decision to cancel his shows in...
Jerusalem Post’s 50 most influential Jews in the world
Very interesting, though they probably should’ve included Bernie Madoff, considering he really continues to influence people’s financial and personal lives (albeit negatively) all over...
The Cheesiest Holiday
If you’re like me, and grew up attending a central New Jersey Reform Hebrew school, you probably never heard more than two sentences about Shavuot during your 10 years of sounding out the Aleph...
Old Timey Israel – In Living Color!
Journalist Lisa Goldman is a veritable treasure trove of information, most of which never makes it into her blog. Thankfully, I am privileged enough to be her friend on facebook and thus I get all...