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Jewish Genetic Diseases–An Equal Opportunity Issue

The Forward has released its annual guide to genetics, which features numerous articles about testing for and combating Jewish genetic ...

Palestinian Google’s Big Secret

Google just started a Palestinian version of their site. Being the always-curious cultural instigator that I am, I hopped on ...

Happy Almost-Tishrei

Today is the first day of Rosh Chodesh Elul, which is basically a whole month spent preparing for one day. ...

Don’t Worry, Swine Flu Is Being Taken Care Of

I wish I knew more details about this story beyond “I saw this on Colbert Report last night and thought ...

Education Issues in Israel

In a major decision, Israel’s High Court has ruled that schools cannot justify segregation of Ashkenazi and Sephardi students on ...

Brett Favre is a Putz

Oh, you don’t think I can find a Jewish connection to the whole Brett Favre debacle? Is that a challenge? ...

God Loves Goat Cheese

Don’t ask me how I know that–I just do. And it’s National Goat Cheese Month, which is the best time ...

Eprhyme: The “Punklezmerap” Video Deciphered

Eprhyme’s new music video is getting all sorts of play — at least, among the world of Jewish YouTube videos. ...

Lady Gaga Is Her Own Tznius Police

Lady Gaga is in Israel for a concert, and she has apparently made statements about not being quite so wild ...

Bad Jewish Poetry: The #1 Poem

I never thought it would come to this.A few months ago, when I said we should ask people to write ...

Follow Your Twitter Bliss

I was a judge for Ben Yehuda Press’s Twitter Love Contest. The entries have now been announced, and I would ...

Bad Poetry: The 2nd-Worst Jewish Poem Ever

Bad Poetry Day draws near, and we’ve got another winner for you. This one might be even worse — or ...

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