At a time when some Jewish groups are being accused of schnorring and taking advantage of calamities to raise funds and rabbis are being tagged as racists for their public letters, it was refreshing...
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As One Weinstein wrote, another played
This week in New York City, a funny play by a Weinstein about sex and holy land will open (as mentioned below) at the Fringe Fest. But while the play’s author was busy writing and editing a...
Who Got Sammy’s Menorah and the Rabbi’s Crown?
Sammy Davis, Jr., the quadruple-plus threat – actor, dancer, singer, member of the famed Rat Pack, and African-American Jew – received a menorah, as a gift in 1965, from a Jewish...
Mug Shot
(ck says: Jump right in, no need to introduce yourself.) …So: The Pope. Again. I have just one more thing to say about it: I’m really jealous of him. Nope, not the chic jewelry or the...
What Bernie Madoff Taught Me
I’ve been in New York for the better part of a week now. The headlines have been dominated by news of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme in light of his guilty plea and subsequent jailing until...
NJOP Scores BIG with Chicken Soup Contest
The National Jewish Outreach Program, an Upper West Side-based Modern Orthodox Kiruv organization, has spearheaded an number of innovative projects aimed at reacquainting Jews with their Judaism...