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Posted in Holidays, Israel on June 30th, 2009 
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You know what the shema has always been missing? Blonde girls in leggings. Also a DJ. And awkward dance moves. Luckily, a new-to-me-and-possibly-everyone girl group from Israel has rectified the situation. Behold:
The music is good, actually, if bizarre. The video is…not. The styling alone is horrifyingly offensive, but the choreography is also pretty putrid. […]
Posted in Practices, Holidays, Israel on June 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Of all the ways that fundamentalist Jewish, Muslim, and Christian women could possibly come together, modest swim suits rank at least in my top 5.
Thanks to Rachel and Gerald for the tipoff. Shabbat Shalom, everyone. And happy it’s-finally-not-raining-anymore-on-the-eastern-seaboard day.
Posted in Holidays on June 17th, 2009 No Comments »
I’m sure Sammy Davis Jr. was a good guy. It’s kinda cool too that he was a convert to Judaism. But some people might overvalue how famous and awesome Davis is.
Take a recent auction as proof. A menorah (I’m actually guessing it’s a hanukkiah, but who am I to judge) that the New York Federation […]
Posted in Culture, Holidays, Life on June 10th, 2009 No Comments »
With Father’s Day practically sinking in on us — and an awesome new MJL article from Neal Pollack just a few days away from being launched — there’s a huge new giveaway from me, ModernTribe.com, the Cool Jew book, and a whole bunch of other people.
In order to enter, all you have to do is […]
Posted in Holidays on May 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Seven weeks. What has happened to me in the past seven weeks? I’ve gotten two new toothbrushes. I’ve showered 42 times. I’ve watched a lot of basketball. I’ve played very little basketball.
You see, the Omer can be fun. I’ve never really thought much of it in the past. I usually forget to count by the […]
Posted in Culture, Holidays on May 28th, 2009 3 Comments »
I’m going to be at Camp Ramah for Shavuot which means I’ll probably be eating less than stellar food. This is a huge disappointment, considering that Shavuot is the best time to be a milchegatarian. There might be cheesecake, but I’m not getting my hopes up. Anyway, even though I won’t get any, I present […]
Posted in Holidays on May 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Tonight, Jews across the world will pull an all-nighter. Some will sit in synagogue all night long; others will “shul-crawl,” going from one synagogue to another; others will sit in their homes, nibbling on cheese-cake and trying not to fall asleep on their couches; others will camp out on Mt. Tamalpais, re-living the ancient Israelites’ […]
Posted in Culture, History, Holidays on May 26th, 2009 No Comments »
When I lived in San Francisco, I didn’t have much going on in the way of hospitality — mainly because I had so much going on in the way of running to concerts and readings and bars and keeping myself sleep-deprived after hours.
My one respite from the constant influx of alcohol and art was […]
Posted in Holidays, Israel on May 21st, 2009 No Comments »
Tomorrow is Yom Yerushalayim, or Jerusalem Day. This year I didn’t do much for Yom Haatzmaut, but I can’t let Yom Yerushalayim go by unrecognized.
I have a truly bizarre relationship with Jerusalem. (Read more about it here –that’s my super secret pseudonym). I love that city like no place else on earth, but every time […]
Posted in Practices, Holidays, Texts on May 20th, 2009 No Comments »
The best Shavuot I ever had, I made myself. I invited a bunch of friends, cooked a bunch of food, and then prepared myself for the all-night study extravaganza that is traditional to the holiday. I’m an author, and a geek, and for both reasons a holiday in which you’re commanded to stay up all […]
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