Israel
The Battle for Jerusalem
Oh, man. I love Jerusalem. There’s something about the agony of every shot in this video that gives me chills, ...
Good Fire, Bad Fire, Hanukkah Fire
It’s the fifth day of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. But at a time when we try to fight darkness ...
The Pit of Tel Aviv, A Preliminary Damage Report
Avi Steinberg’s first book, Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian, is now available. He will be ...
What’s So Sexy About Jews?
We can all agree that Jews are sexy. But what makes the People of the Book so hot? Is it ...
Mitzvah Day 2010
Does the word “mitzvah” mean “good deed”? Is it a commandment? Can it be both? The London-based initiative Mitzvah Day ...
You Know Who Is Back!
My life has been very Harry Potter oriented lately. With the seventh movie coming out this Friday, I thought it ...
It’s Not Just Like The Hebrew
I have a friend who works with the US government on Guam. One day he was talking to a woman ...
Remembering How to be a Jew
Earlier this week, Lavie Tidhar wrote about Jewish vampires and Hebrew punks and searching for Osama. His new novel, An Occupation ...
An Above Ground Tour, Presumably
Apparently the Chilean miners have been offered an all expenses paid trip to Israel, and they are on board, if ...
The Jewish Justin Bieber?
It’s possible that we have something of an obsession with Justin Bieber in this office. Just two weeks ago Jeremy ...
Koby Oz, You’re My Hero (most of the time)
So I’m editing this little daily email called Jewniverse, which tells you about one cool/amazing/unusual thing each day that you’ve ...
Everything I Learned About Culture I Learned in Israel
Kelly Cutrone is apparently going to have her own talk show (shudder) and when asked what kinds of things she’s ...