Among other evidence, Dr. Tzidibba pointed to the notion of collective punishment that informs both stories, and the fraught relationship the survivors tended to have with alcoholic beverages. Mt...
Farewell Gene Wilder
So much time and so little to do. Scratch that, reverse it! This explains why it took me so long to write this about one of my favorite movie stars who died last Monday at the age of 83. It’s also...
No One Clamoring For Removal Of ISIS’s Google Plus Pages
To do so would require that users encounter those pages, which in turn requires that such users exist. Mountain View, CA, August 31 – Executives at Google have noted that whereas controversy...
Manufacturing Innovation: Birthright Excel Ventures
The basics are pretty straightforward. Birthright Israel Excel is a fellowship program founded in 2010 that begins with a business internship in Israel. Wanting to integrate Israeli innovation into...
What’s An Angel Anyway? Another Shmulik Shmegegi Story.
“Gildik!” Shmulik always found a way to surprise me, even when I was expecting him. “Gildik!” He shouted again from across Agrippas Street so that they could hear him as far...
ShivaWatch: Esther, Steven, Sonia, Fyvush, Arthur & Irv and Joyce
Earlier this week, after dining on Chino-Latino fare on Manhattan Upper West Side, I dropped by West Side Judaica to buy a book,…. which turned into me buying three. On the counter was a book...
Jerusalem Divided Over Goy Pride Parade
Community leaders among the ultra-orthodox have been engaged to prevent violence. Jerusalem, August 24 – An application by a group of non-Jews to march through the capital city of the Jewish...
Camp Neshama: Jewish Summer Camp for YJP’s returns to California Sep. 2-5, 2016
After a four year hiatus, Jewish summer camp for young Jewish professionals is back in California. Join us for Camp Neshama on Labor Day Weekend, September 2-5, 2016, the newest project by the team...
Obama To Unveil Kenyan Birth Certificate Day After Leaving Office
“He’s been sitting on this thing forever,” said one staffer. Washington, August 18 – Sources close to US President Barack Obama reported today that immediately after returning...
NewsBits: Mishna In Mississippi Court, Ben-Hur de-Judaized, a Prayer for a Gold Medal, and More
This week marks 25 years since the riots between Hasidic (Lubavitch) Jews and black residents in Crown Heights in Brooklyn – an event that former NYC Mayor Ed Koch called a pogrom. Community leaders...