Dr. Nasser Khalili, an Iranian-born Jew and collector of Islamic art donated £2.25m to Oxford University. The Gift will be used to set up the Khalili Research Centre which “will ensure Islamic...
Ha Ha Happy Bastille Day Montreal
I usually like French imports. Despite issues I have with the government, I consume their wines, watch their movies, visit the country, eat the food, wear the clothes, etc. But one import I can do...
a glimmer of sanity
third date in the bag. early head-over-heels period definitely over. some measure of clarity and perspective able to flow in now. since getting pissed off at her we spoke a few times and last night...
France still sucks.
Turns out that the reported anti-semitic attack on a non-Jewish woman in France was a hoax all along. This unfortunate incident doesn’t really change anything. On the eve of Bastille Day, it...
Not Jewish …
Benyamin Cohen of The Yada Yada Yada Blog posted this story about Model/Actress Shalom Harlow: We can all say Shalom to Shalom Harlow, the Jewish actress who was part of the ensemble cast of...
the arrogance of commitment
well, there you go. i knew it would happen eventually. i tried to tell myself that she’s different, that she’s not one of those “crazy religious people.” but she may very well...
Arab Bomb Victim Backs West Bank Barrier
Geez louise. Is this what it takes to convince people the fence is a good idea? “A month ago I went to protest the fence,” he said, referring to the barrier Israel is building in the West...
Farenheit 9/11
With the Jerusalem Film Festival still running, and the film still on screens across America, a bootleg copy of Michael Moore’s Farenheit 9/11 will be showing at the Jeff Seidel Student Center...
is religion worth it?
why is it that the only thing i want to hear right now is “i love you” ??!! i need perspective. i need to take people’s advice and takes things slow. but, of course, i am taking...
Those French …
The Jerusalem Post reports: Non-Jewish Paris woman suffers anti-Semitic attack. The youths, aged 15 to 20, stole the backpack of a young mother traveling on the train. Rummaging through her documents...