In a stunning development, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly against Israel’s security fence. The vote was 150-6, with 10 abstentions. “Thank God that the fate of...
Madonna Esther sings in Yiddish!
Webindia123.com (?) reports that Madonna Esther “recently sang two songs in Yiddish at a party thrown by Kabbalah guru Phillip Berg, which was attended by about 50 other kabalaists [sic]...
Slow and Low, that is the Tempo
One of the things that comes to mind when one thinks of Argentina is its national dance, the Tango. This slow, sensual and graceful dance originated in the barrios of Buenos Aries and, other than...
Forget reality… emotions rule!
oh my lord, oh my lord!! she said it… then I said it… then we said it over and over again… i love you! i love you! i love you! lord save me… sometimes you can get past the...
Noam is Jewlicious
Meet Noam Abraham, my new nephew. Adorable huh? So before his bris, I emailed his Mom, my sister Tanya, to let her know about the Tahdid or the steel sword ritual of the Jews of Morocco. I thought...
Musa Arafat, a “low dwarf”
Yasser Arafat rescinded his appointment of his Nephew, Musa Arafat, as overall commander of Palestinian security forces in an attempt to head off what is starting to look like a civil war...
Rabbi Fuddy Duddy
I’ve always had the most profound respect for Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the writer of Kosher Sex. The former Lubavitch shaliach to Oxford and founder of the L’Chaim society definitely...
France. Again.
Are we going to have to create a separate category for France or what? Todays noteworthy tid bits? Well, for starters, today is the 62nd anniversary of the Vel d’Hiv roundup. On this date in...
“…the inmates are running the asylum”
Tough day for the P.A., huh? First this clown gets kidnapped. The clown in question, “General” Ghazi Jabali, Palestinian Police Chief for Gaza, was briefly kidnapped by dissident...
Chess Champ, Nutbar and Fugitive Fischer Surfaces
There sure is a thin line between genius and madness. ABC news reports: Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, wanted since 1992 for playing a tournament in Yugoslavia despite U.N. sanctions, was...