When I was in 9th grade, I joined B’nai Brith Girls, a pre-sorority for Jewish high school girls. I’m still not sure how this happened, but I fondly remember my baby queer self eating pretzels...
DWH – Driving While Hasidic – This Week’s...
The past few days have seen attacks and accusations on drivers who happen to be members of Hasidic sects in Brooklyn and Montreal. The Montreal Gazette reported thatnine residents of the Outremont...
We Make Sure The Number Of Buns And Franks Don’t Match...
By the Mossad Ever wonder why you always seem to have a different number of Tupperware containers from the number of lids? Or why hot dogs come in packages of 12 but hot dog buns come in packages of...
OscarsWatch: Call Me By Your (Hebrew) Name
There are no Holocaust-related films up for awards at this year’s televised Oscars awards, but CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, which features the romantic story of two young Jewish men in Italy, has been...
My Rabbi Met the Emir of Qatar & All I Got Was a T-Shirt;...
The Jerusalem Post reports that several American Jewish leaders were invited to meet with the Emir of Qatar in September 2017. Several inquired with the Israeli Ambassador to the USA on whether they...
Palestinians Just One Hijacked Student Gov’t Meeting Away...
Forecasts differ on the mechanism. Ramallah, February 27 – Excitement gripped the Palestinian street today after revelations that their national movement to destroy Israel and replace it with...
Berlin Film Fest 2018: Thunderbolt No More – A Revisionist...
“Sluggish” – The Guardian “Underwhelming” – Variety Oh! The halcyon days of the heroic Golan-Globus film, Operation Thuderbolt, which reenacted the Israeli rescue...
Researchers At Loss To Explain Who Actually Eats Hamantaschen
“We’re flummoxed,” admitted lead researcher Adi Loyada. Jerusalem, February 20 – Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science voiced bafflement today at the healthy sales...
Parkland Killings Blanket Jewish and Other Communities in Sorrow...
The most recent American high school murders in Parkland, Florida have gripped Jewish and other communities with an intensity not seen since Sandy Hook in 2012. Many Friday night Sabbath services...
Study Finds Right Distance At Which Friends Approaching Each...
It would otherwise be followed by weirdness as they continue to walk toward each other but have nothing more to say. Rehovot, February 13 – Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have...