“He better not blow this.” Jerusalem, January 30 – Women legislators from across the political spectrum voiced their frustration with a colleague whose antics they contend shames...
Shabbos and Scathing Jewish Doc Win at Sundance 2018
THE STORY LIVES IN YOU. That was the slogan for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Among the highlights and awards winners were Shabbos… and a documentary on three Jewish children who were...
Israel Postal Service Looks To Syrian Barrel Bombs For New Ways To Deliver Mail Badly
The project could have launched earlier, explained an Authority official, but for two important factors: reluctance on the part of security and defense officials to allocate the necessary equipment...
#OscarsSoSwedish – Israeli Entry Doesn’t Make The Cut
The Israeli film, Foxtrot, Israel’s entry to the 2018 Oscars was not selected as a nominee this morning. A winner of a Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival and...
The Sparkle Shabbat Drag Havdalah of Northampton Mass
A Jewish day school in Western Mass, home to Smith College, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, and UMass-Amherst is hosting a very creative havdalah this weekend, after Parsha BO is recited. It is a family...
Did NYT Op-Ed Propose Banning Jews and Other NewBits
Bret Stephens, in a January 18, 2018 Op-Ed in The New York Times, proposes banning Jews in “A Modest Immigration Proposal: Ban Jews.” I assume he is making a historical reference to...
Mossad’s ‘Operation: Get Them To Eat Detergent’ Declared A Success
Officials declined to elaborate on the mechanism by which American youth have been made to think ingesting poisonous soap is an acceptable pastime. Tel Aviv, January 16 – Section heads at...
Motorcycle Jackets, Jerusalem and the Jews
If you’ve been out and about in Jerusalem lately, or any major metropolis really, you may have noticed a proliferation of women wearing old-school Motorcycle jackets. What’s going on? Is...
We Need Another War With Israel As Cover For Killing Rivals
By Yahya Sinwar, Hamas Leader It’s been more than three years since we last provoked a war that killed thousands and left tens of thousands more homeless. One can debate the merits or timing of...
ShivaWatch: 2018 Begins on Sad Notes
Aharon Appelfeld passed away this week in Israel at the age of 85. He resided in Mevasseret Zion, just outside Jerusalem. He was known to write in the cafes of Jerusalem. The author of over 45 books...