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Yasser Arafat rescinded his appointment of his Nephew, Musa Arafat, as overall commander of Palestinian security forces in an attempt to head off what is starting to look like a civil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...
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...