And we’re advertising it? I knew I’d catch a lot of flack for putting up that banner. Failed academic Norman Finkelstein has a new book out called This Time We Went Too Far, which is, I...
Save Passover 2010
Last year we launched Save Passover, a campaign of informal giving aimed at helping impoverished Jews out during Passover. I know for most of you, Passover is a time of family gatherings and...
Is Allah a Zionist?
A recent article by Italian Muslim Assembly Secretary General Sheikh Abdul Hadi Palazzi suggests that Allah is. Using quotations from the Quran and the Sunnah, Palazzi argues that Allah supports...
A Dream Realized – The Finest Kosher For Passover Slivovitz
It started when we lived in Warsaw and Rabbi Kastenbaum, our shochet, brought community-made slivovitz from Budapest to us for Passover. It was like nothing I had ever tried, was %70+ alcohol, and...
A New Palestinian War (nee, “intifadah”) is Starting and We Can Thank Obama
Whenever peace talks are close at hand, the Palestinians ratchet up the pressure by launching a wave of violence. The goal is to improve negotiating position and to ensure that after Israel gives up...
Unrebooted Jerusalem Shabbat
This is the right week to have photos of Jerusalem, isn’t it? These are from Antohinson’s Flickr pages. This is a three part post. 1. This was a hard week for Israel, but I think it came...
Thou Shalt Unplug Theyself – Reboot Your Week On Shabbat
Unplugging from the wired world sounds ideal, but impossible. We have never been more connected than we are now, and taking a break even for a nano-second can seem unconscionable. But now, fresh from...
Psalm for the Sabbath, 2.0
Just in case you missed it on Twitter or Facebook, tomorrow (March 20th) has been declared the National Day of Unplugging by Reboot, a “a growing network of thought-leaders and tastemakers who...
Addendum to News Roundup
Okay, for those who asked for more info on the upcoming Israel episode of The Simpsons, to be broadcast in North America just before erev Pesach. It is titled, “The Greatest Story Ever...
I know you want it.
There are a lot of things lots of people do but hardly anyone admits to. Just for the fun of it, let’s compile a list (in no particular order): – using Q-tips for your ears, –...