City with a Wall of Stone In the immediate aftermath of this summer’s Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, Saeed Taji Farouky interviews several people regarding the issue of sexual identity and...
Trip to the Taba Hilton, Sinai
I’ve been to the Sinai more times than I can count. I started hanging out there when I was 17 and spent time doing pretty much everything one can do there. I dove in Dahab and Ras Muhamed...
Me, Champagne, and Jabotinski
So here I am on a Saturday night, drinking some champagne, just for the heck of it. I’m Facebook stalking pretty much everyone I know, when I come across this: Now I’m a huge fan of...
Can Sarah Silverman help feed the world?
Yes. Yes she can. Sort of. We know that Sarah Silverman managed to win Florida for Obama by encouraging young Jews to shchlep to their grandparents there and convince them that he wasn’t a...
Welcoming Jews of Color
If you’re a Jew of Color and are looking for a shul to call home, your worries are now hopefully over! The Welcoming Synagogues List on the Jewish Multiracial Network offers a list of...
Holding our Attention Span in Pusan
Lebanon came to Korea this past week Lebanon, the Israeli film which won the Golden Lion at Venice opened in Israel this month, and was one of the 355 films screened at the Pusan International Film...
My best birthday present ever!
Thanks Tanya and Noam! So there we have it. Born on the 9th of October 2009, meet my niece Avia Fay Schechter. My sister Tanya and her husband Natan have a thing for Israeli names. When I found out...
Dreaming of crisps with vinegar
A friend of mine has pointed me to an extraordinarily talented photographer on Flickr who takes great shots of the Chasidic community of London. The photographer, who goes by the name “David...
Obama Wins a Nobel Prize – Part 2
So this is something that I came upon by accident which I felt needed to be shared. Does anyone know when the deadline for submission is for a Nobel Peace Prize ? The first of February. That’s...
Jerusalem Shuk tweetUP: This Sunday!
At the intersection of Fresh Vegetables and High Tech The shuk is going to be hopping this Sunday night as Jerusalem’s twitter community gets together at Cafe Aroma for the world’s only...