Some of you folks may recall that in 2003, back in the days of protests against the Iraq War, Rabbi Lerner who founded Tikkun, was prevented from speaking at one of the larger protests because a...
Tag - Israel
Above the law?
When a law is made, or a ruling is handed down by the Supreme Court, all citizens are meant to follow it. Yet, a certain governmental agency in Israel has decided to ignore this basic principle of...
Israeli Product Pogrom at Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s in San Francisco being vandalized. Will TJ’s press charges? Should they draw more attention to these folks or should they let this fade away. It is surprising that the store...
Date Profile: The American Self-Hating Jew
Oh Jdate – you’ve failed me in so many ways… As you may know, I am often frustrated by stereotypes“ but I can’t help but note that I’ve met my first stereotypical...
Jews back in Ukraine
I bet you’ve been wondering where I was. Well, I’ll give you a hint. No. Not with Amy Winehouse.  I was at a Russian Jew wedding. Eight hours away. So, I’ve been all...
umm…. what?
Hamas has reported that they are willing to deal “positively” with Obama’s Middle East Peace Plan “but only in exchange for a long-term truce.” So let’s break this...
Israeli Soldier May have been Kidnapped Today
Traffic all across Israel has ground to a snarl as police are checking cars looking for an IDF soldier that may have been kidnapped today at noon. Stay tuned as we’ll try to update you with the...
This is Israel by M. Sasek
Thanks to my Twitter friend Koshmarik, I procured a wonderful book this week: It’s chockful of beautiful pictures and little descriptions about Israel for kids by Czech guy M. Sasek. Normally...