On Friday 18 Decembver 2009, Iranian troops crossed the border into Iraq and occupied the Fakka oil field in the province of Maysan. The border in this province is largely disputed. Iran denies such...
Shemspeed Rappers at Best Buy
Believe it or now, Shemspeed just did a Live In Store at Best Buy in Miggidy-Manhattan (Union Square)! It was really amazing and we are putting up videos of the whole thang, but for now check out...
Words fail me here…
Fresh in, the sign “Arbeit Macht Frei” from the entrance to the Auschwitz KZ was stolen. AP reports via Yahoo news: […] The 5-meter-long (16-foot-long), 40-kilogram (90-pound) iron...
On J.A.P.s, Journeys, Maccabees, and Cable TV
I just finished reading a great and entertaining memoir by Lisa Fineberg Cook, a self-aware, spoiled, very smart and funny Jewish girl from LA who marries a world-traveling educator / adventurer...
From Date To Mate: WTF?
No seriously. WTF?? From Date to Mate is a faux reality show, sort of like The Office, except here, a camera crew follows around 20-30 something Jewish singles in New York as they try to find love...
New Yeshivas
There is no room for insubordination in the IDF on the basis of ideology. That has been the case since Israel was formed as a state and the IDF was constituted from the Haganah. Back then, it took...
My White House Invite Was NOT in the Mail
I waited in vain for my invitation to the White House Hanukkah Party. As the lights on the Hanukkiah glowed on Pennsylvania Avenue, I remained close by my Manhattan mail slot. Sure, I missed out on...
Olive or Canola Oil?
This is the first year I’ve exclusively used olive oil for making latkes and they were unusual and good. Canola is much less expensive and can be very good in certain recipes, but I think...
Jews Sing Mormon Christmas Song in Honor of Sen. Hatch’s Hanukah Song
Details at 11 When Senator Orin Hatch, a Mormon, put together a nice little Hanukah ditty, some took umbrage because the Senator is a Republican. And a Mormon. Not sure which they felt was worst. In...
Shemspeed Live at Best Buy for SMF!
If you are in NYC this week for Chanukah, be sure to catch the MCs of Shemspeed playing Live at Best Buy in Union Square! We are talking live performances by Kosha Dillz, Y-Love, DeScribe, Eprhyme...