The basics are pretty straightforward. Birthright Israel Excel is a fellowship program founded in 2010 that begins with a business internship in Israel. Wanting to integrate Israeli innovation into...
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Jerusalem Divided Over Goy Pride Parade
Community leaders among the ultra-orthodox have been engaged to prevent violence. Jerusalem, August 24 – An application by a group of non-Jews to march through the capital city of the Jewish...
Obama To Unveil Kenyan Birth Certificate Day After Leaving Office
“He’s been sitting on this thing forever,” said one staffer. Washington, August 18 – Sources close to US President Barack Obama reported today that immediately after returning...
Jerusalem Moments
Life in Jerusalem can often be defined as a series of disjointed moments, some sacred some profane, some banal and others beautiful. Here are some of my moments, captured this week and shared on...
Man’s Itinerary To Avoid Panhandlers Foiled By Police Incident
“He’s kicking himself because he knows he could have prevented this situation by better situational awareness.” Jerusalem, August 11 – A resident of Israel’s capital had...
Philip Roth’s #Indignation Movie Contest
Above is the trailer to “Indignation” a film adaptation of a novel by Philip Roth. The movie is set in 1951, as Marcus Messner (Logan Lerman), a brilliant working class Jewish boy from...
Dough: A Movie for our times?
The “odd couple” is a tried and true formula when crafting a compelling story. In that vein, “Dough,” through a series of unfortunate events, pairs an old, white, widowed...
Pokémon Dog on Islamic Run Holy Site in Jerusalem
Unless you’ve been living under a rock these last few weeks, you cannot help but notice the massive success of a new game called Pokémon Go. It’s an augmented reality game that sends...