Last week, the number-one rated television show in the U.S. was ABC’s 20/20 interview with Bruce Jenner. It garnered a 5.2 rating among 18-49 year-olds, which in context, is nearly 300% more...
Newsbits: Jewish Saliva, Jewish Hair, and Jewish Strength
The Gainesville Sun in Florida reported today that The Zeta Beta Tau fraternity was closed by the University of Florida – effective immediately – when it was learned that a veterans group...
Does Your Jewish Nursing Home Have a Sex Policy?
Perhaps, not since “The World According to Garp” has the issue of sex in healthcare facilities been in the media so prominently. In the U.S., National Public Radio broadcast a story last...
Dateline Capetown: Hope for Botched Circumcisions
There may be hope for victims of circumcisions that do not end as expected. In March, Stellenbosch University reported on a successful penile transplant. Dr. Andre van der Merwe, head of urology at...
ShivaWatch: A dimmer, a developer, a delight
Joel S. Spira, a prodigious innovator and physicist brought illumination to the world, or at least allowed people a choice to dim or to brighten their lives, passed away in Eastern Pennsylvania at...
Newsbits: Jewish Air Passengers, Sabado Gigante, and More
What a week for newsbits. Last Friday, as Passover was concluding, The New York Times published a front page.. FRONT PAGE… story on some male, Orthodox Jewish air passengers who ask for seat...
Dating in Los Angeles vs. Tel Aviv
PRE-DATE Los Angeles Guys: Hi there! Tel Aviv Guys: Az ma cacha v’zeh? Los Angeles Guys: Why don’t we talk this week and see what your schedule is like. Tel Aviv Guys:...
Remember My Name at AACI
The AACI is of course the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel. Among the many services they provide to English speaking new immigrants to Israel, is one whereby they host the J-Town...
Tak Boleh Tahan. What if Singapore Cheryl was Jewish?
Perhaps you heard about the math problem from a Singapore high school Olympiad exam that is stumping people on the internet-lah. Ah gong was acting like a ya ya papaya, pretending that to a Singapore...
My Aunt Selma Was That Jew for Rand Paul
Are you aware of that hubbub, that tempest in a kosher for Passover teapot over Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) U.S. presidential campaign website? The web designers behind Rand Paul’s...