The 26th annual New York Jewish Film Festival opened last week and is filled with stories of the diversity in the Israeli and diaspora Jewish commmunities. It runs in Manhattan’s Lincoln Center...
Military Court Convicts David Of Murder For Killing Disarmed, Wounded Goliath
Advocates for David called the move excessive, and criticized Israelite media for making the family of the slain Goliath into the victims of the incident. Elah Valley, January 12 – A panel of...
Hey John Kerry — Please Just Shut Up And Ride Off Into Obscurity Already
(This post first appeared in Jewish Business News.) Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has warned incoming U.S. President Donald Trump against moving the American embassy in Israel from Tel...
Moses Switches To Quill, Parchment After WordPress Scores ‘Readability’ Low
“I write in Biblical Hebrew, which doesn’t even use vowel markings, let alone periods or commas,” he explained. Mount Horeb, January 4 – The Israelite lawgiver known as Moses...
John Kerry Is Right: Americans Must Finally Accept The Two State Solution
(This post first appeared in Jewish Business News.) Yesterday America’s Secretary of State John Kerry gave a passionate speech on the state of the world’s longest running and most volatile conflict...
When ‘Friends’ Insulted Chanukah And The Whole Jewish Religion
(This post first appeared in Jewish Business News.) The hit 90s sitcom “Friends” aired one of the biggest insults to the Jewish religion to ever appear on an American television show. And this was on...
Carnegie Deli Closes and Rabbi Hier Exposes
On the Sixth Day of Hanukkah in Manhattan, the line to enter the famed Carnegie Deli was over two hours long. Three hours if you wanted a table. After over seven decades of serving outrageously huge...
BabyNames: Scoring High In Both Israel and NYC – Sarah, Aya, Ethan, David, and Muhammed
The Health Departments and Population Bureaus have released the latest figures on popular baby names in New York City and Israel; and there are several similarities. In Israel, the most popular baby...
Your College Application Is Missing The Essay On How You Will Badly Disguise Your Antisemitism As Anti-Zionism
The committee just wants to see you know how to organize your thoughts and express them in a coherent fashion. By Audrey McAuliffe, High School Guidance Counselor Alex, I see you’ve filled out...
Make Moroccan Sfinj Donuts for Hanukkah. Or any time!
This Hanukkah, free yourself from the oppressive sufganiya/latke dichotomy and try a Moroccan Sfinj instead! Vegan friendly, easy to make and absolutely delicious! For the record, “Sfinj”...