Every year, somewhere around Rosh Chodesh Nisan, I get this look. You know the one. It’s the look my mother gave her mother, and her mother’s mother probably gave hers, going all...
If You Get Yourself Killed by an Iranian Missile I Will Never Talk to You Again
People abroad keep asking me how we cope here in Israel with the Iranians shooting missiles at us. By people I mean just a few family members. Most people I know abroad haven’t reached out. So, it’s...
The 10 Minute Seder Haggadah May Be Just Want Your Need
Short on time, but want a Seder which includes the most important parts?
Dodging Iranian Missiles in Jerusalem During Shushan Purim
During a 90 minute playdate, the Monkeys and I had to run into the local Nachlaot bomb shelter 3 times! The difference today is that it was Shushan Purim – same as Purim but celebrated a day...
Pew Pew, Bitches: The Iron Beam Just Went Live!
Remember that “truce” we’ve been living with since November 2024? Yeah, Hezbollah apparently forgot to set their alarm clocks—or maybe they just couldn’t help themselves. Early this...
Khamenei Is Confirmed Dead. Cenk Uygur Called It Courage. He’s Wrong.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. Iranian state media confirmed it. Forty days of mourning have been declared by the Islamic Republic. People are setting off fireworks in Tehran, not in mourning but in...
Israel and the US Strike Iran: Notes From Jerusalem
Um… Shabbat Shalom, I guess? Or, since it’s after havdalah now and I can finally sit down and actually write this, Shavua tov. Good week. Let’s hope. I woke up this morning to...
Neil Sedaka Dead at 86: A Proud Zionist, Brighton Beach Boy, and Pop Immortal
Here’s the thing about growing up Jewish in mid-century Brooklyn: if you were talented enough, the whole neighborhood had plans for you. You were going to be a doctor, or a lawyer, or, if you...
Holy Cow! Israel Just Made Milk Without the Moo – And It’s Actually Good
So here’s something that sounds like it came straight out of a sci-fi novel written by a food-obsessed rabbi: Israel just pulled off what might be the most Jewish innovation since sliced...
When You Say “Ezra” We Say “Kike!” – Ezra Klein Gets Spanked at Sarah Lawrence
Discover the irony at Sarah Lawrence College: Liberal pundit Ezra Klein, a staunch critic of Israel's policies and supporter of Palestinian rights, gets shouted down by protesters—not for his views...