Mixed Multitudes
Tav HaYosher is Hardcore
Tav HaYosher, the ethical kosher seal, featured currently only in New York, apparently isn’t for sissies. Just ask Mike’s Bistro.Mike’s ...
Hanukkah Does Not Fall in June
I’m sure Sammy Davis Jr. was a good guy. It’s kinda cool too that he was a convert to Judaism. ...
Denominationalism: The Future of Reform, Conservative & Orthodox
Miami’s Reform Bet Breira decided to merge with a Conservative synagogue, so the synagoguge has dual affiliation, one of at ...
Is That A Huge Bunch of Grapes You’re Carrying…?
Or are you just excited to be in the land of Israel?This week’s parashah is all about the spies that ...
The People You Meet on the Street
One of the cool things about living in New York is, occasionally, you get to run into some pretty cool ...
Then He Went On a Camel Ride and Bought a Red String Bracelet From an Old Lady at the Kotel
The tabloids are printing some awesome pictures of Liev Schreiber and wife Naomi Watts planting some trees in Israel with ...
And You Thought You Pissed Off Your Zayde!
Jokes about Al-Qaeda usually aren’t funny. So when the media covers a personal piece about the terrorist organization, you know ...
Dude, Where’s Your Shtreimel?
In Jerusalem, reports the API, there’s a proposed ban on the importation of fur. While I’m a die-hard vegetarian, and ...
“The Dead” and Saying Kaddish Alone
Last night was the kickoff event for this summer’s fellows at Yeshivat Hadar. It was a great event, with some ...
Israeli Reactions to Netanyahu’s Speech
The full text of Netanyahu’s foreign policy speech at Bar Ilan can be found here. (Ha’aretz)Reactions:“Netanyahu had the worst of ...
Your Search For “Bacon” Has Produced “0” Results
Have you tried out Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing? I’ve used it a couple of times. It seems pretty good, ...
Isaac Bashevis Singer Bashes Barbra Streisand
I don’t know why I thought that I.B. Singer died before the 20th century. Maybe I was mixing up the ...