What is happening in America? Over $20 million in one day ticket sales for the New Moon of Kislev? Umm no. Sorry. I was misinformed. It turns out the hype and revenue are not for Kislev’s New...
Israeli Swimsuit Models in America, and Jewish-Catholic Relations After Vatican II: This Week’s TJC Newscast
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Sad Klansmen, Accusatory Racists.
Hello America! Spotted in Wheat Ridge, Colorado: The billboard above, insinuating that President Obama is in some way tied to Jihadists and the Fort Hood shootings. The manager of Wolf Interstate...
An Ocean Shabbat
Both beautiful images by PninaN. Check out her photostream. Well, this has not been a good week for yours truly, so let’s hope that the Sabbath brings some reprieve and next week will be better...
ShivaWatch: Sy Syms, Retailer and Educator
This week, Sy Syms, a tenacious NYC based retailer passed away. Known for selling name brand business apparel at deeply discount prices, and his tag line, that “An Educated Consumer is our Best...
Eggs & Bacon
I have enjoyed now for the second time in a week the most delicious breakfast: Eggs and Bacon. Now hold a second, Rabbi, bacon is trief! Or so I thought. Jewlicious Festival veteran, and supervisor...
The Sweetness of Giving
by Ruth Andrew Ellenson When I was little, my father would begin every Shabbat by having each person in my family donate money to the bright blue and white tzedakah box we kept in our dining room. We...
I was there
In honor of the new Jewish month of Kislev, I joined my mom at Women of the Wall this morning. Women of the Wall is an organization that has existed for more than twenty years and meets monthly on...
Jewish Headlines
From the JTA: Woman wearing tallit arrested at Western Wall From the JPost: Woman wearing talit at Kotel detained From Haaretz: Police arrest woman for wearing prayer shawl at Western Wall From...
KosherFest with Heshy!
Fear and loathing in hechsher land! By Heshy Fried of Frum Satire I set foot into kosherfest and immediately I was overwhelmed, it kind of felt like my first time in Las Vegas, only here, I was...