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Wise Fridays: Behaving Wisely

“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.” —Abba Eban Find more ...

Like Holy Rollers, But True

I didn’t get a chance to see Holy Rollers, the movie about Hasidic kids who get involved smuggling drugs into ...

Israeli Movie Stars, the Western Wall, and Other Awesome Mistakes

So. I’m in Israel. We’d just had our two free hours in Jerusalem, virtually the only free time on this whole ...

Israeli Television

A history of a nation through the small screen.

Some Kagan Love

Sometimes you just have to say what is on your mind. I want Elena Kagan to be a member of ...

Where Hasidim Went Wrong

Arthur Green, rector of the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College, just published an article in the Forward on how Hasidim ...

Wise Fridays: Yes, I Am a Jew

“Yes, I am a Jew, and when the ancestors of the right honourable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown ...

Back to Lublin

Here is a cool little art project that my brother sent over to me.The city of Lublin, Poland might best ...

Praising God? There’s An App For That

I don’t have an iPhone, so I don’t find myself downloading tons of apps. However, I do have an iPod ...

The Hitler Ringtone

Or:  Approximately as Hateful and Annoying as California Gurls I once dated a guy who had Truly Madly Deeply as ...