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...
The Anxiety of Accomplishment
Our synagogue’s annual high holiday spiel for Israel bonds was always the part where we went to the bathroom, popped Velamints, or left to converse in the aptly named Social Hall. Recently I...
The Congress-And-The-Jewish-Problem Award
Mother Jones Magazine presents this year’s Diddly Awards, celebrating the achievements of the 108th US Congress. Highlights include: Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) procuring a subsidy to help build...
birthright palestine?
Haaretz reports ISM activists use Birthright program to get to Israel: Jessica, [a] recent birthright graduate who volunteers for the ISM in Az-Zawiya outside of Salfit in the West Bank … and...
Iranian Jew donates £2.25m for the study of Islamic Art
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...