As an Icelandic volcano spewed ash and closed European airports, many travelers were stranded at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport. It is unknown whether the Jewish, Israeli born First Lady of...
Kotel to no longer appear in British tourism ads
Just one complaint was enough for Britain’s Advertising Standard Agency to decide that the kotel should no longer be part of Israel tourism advertisements circulated in the United Kingdom. The...
Israel bans iPad
I didn’t believe it at first, but it seems that Israel really has banned the iPad, due to WiFi incompatibility (security?) issues, and has ordered all customs officials to confiscate the...
We are the World (in Blue and White)
Prof. Linda Allen contacted Shlock Rock’s Lenny Solomon’s at the beginning of last year. She had heard his original composition, Ani Yehudi (lit: “I Am a Jew”), and felt it...
Dear Danielle
Dear Danielle, I joined an organized sports team and met a great guy. We flirted the entire game, he bought me drinks and then he walked me home….50 blocks! Not only is he smart, cute...
Punk Jews
Shemspeed decided to give away tons and tons of stuff to help them out. Shemspeed Pack – An EP from Shemspeed recording artists including Kosha Dillz, DeScribe, Y-Love, Diwon, Brody, and...
Richard Goldstone is prevented from attending his grandson’s bar mitzvah ceremony, so I invite him to be our...
According to Ha’aretz, Richard Goldstone has come to an agreement with some activists in South Africa to stay away from his grandson’s upcoming bar mitzvah celebration. “We...
This Holocaust Memorial Week We Are Writing A Torah
The Shabbat Tent was filled with song as a group of young Jews gathered to celebrate Shabbat in the desert, during Phish Fest, a music and camping festival attracting thousands of Jews amid the tens...
Holocaust Remembrance Day from Agripas Street in Jerusalem – ×™×•× ×”×©×•××”
10 a.m. Sorry about the shaky camera. Should have brought a tripod. That’s the Knesset at the beginning with the flag at half mast. Have a meaningful day.
Lest We Forget
These are words that we hear at least once a year. For those of us who grew up in Jewish day school or in Sunday school, we heard this motto more often. “Lest we forget.” Lest we forget...