This morning, two Arab girls, one 14 and one 16 attempted a terrorist attack close to the Mahane Yehuda market (the Shuk) in Jerusalem. After staking out the area, they attacked and managed to...
Of Convicted Spies and Real Estate Broker Fees
Last Friday, when Jonathan Pollard was released on parole after serving thirty years in federal prison for espionage, I wondered where he would choose to reside. Perhaps Manhattan’s Upper West...
Man Oh, Mani-Welch’s – The Kosher Grape Juice Disruptor
Once you go kosher, everyone else will be gauche’r Concord, Massachusetts-based Welch’s, a grape juice beverage purveyor and cooperative, tried to go kosher* once, but did not experience...
Jonathan Pollard Is Finally Free — Let Freedom Ring!
Who will be the next hero of the Jewish people? The whole world rejoiced on Friday when Jonathan Pollard was finally released after serving 30 years in prison for an act of heroism which made him...
Israelis at the Shuk React to Jonathan Pollard’s Release
AP reports “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard from prison Friday, saying he wished him well in this new chapter of his life. Many...
ELAL Unexpectedly Visits Montana: Jewish Pop Grows 30%
Montana’s KULR-8 reported that an El Al Boeing 777 landed unexpectedly in Billings Logan International (Montana) airport, when the pilot of the Tel Aviv to Los Angeles flight was worried about...
Thumbtack: DJ’s Charge A Third More for Bar Mitzvahs
According to San Francisco based Thumbtack.com, DJ’s charge nearly one third more for a night of music and entertainment at Bar/Bat Mitzvahs than they do for weddings, and nearly double than...
Hanukkah CAN be a High Holiday
The Jewish high holidays are usually made up of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). During Rosh Hashanah, rather than popping champagne corks at midnight and...
If Bernie Sanders becomes President…
I just realized something. If Bernie Sanders gets elected President, will that be the first time in history that a black family moves out of a house and a Jewish one moves in? Absent gentrification...
SBUX Solution: The DunkinDonuts Oy To The World Cup
A tempest in a teapot; a crisis in a coffee cup. Starbucks (SBUX) stock share price was up 1.3% yesterday, and up over 20% from late August, even in light of the calamity whereby they chose a plain...