Blogger Puts Congressional Aide’s Get Refusal In Context
The case is, predictably, another ugly and scary and very personal one, which is why I stayed off it all this time. But as the pressure campaign is increasing and even Fox News is dumping on the husband (a Republican!), I went looking for some context. Now you can, too…
Swing State Report: NC, VA, Leaning Romney
You'll notice that I added North Carolina to the list of swing states. This is because the Romeny camp has declared it as such, probably not a minute too soon. With its 15 delegates, North Carolina broke McCain's heart in 2008 and went for the Democrats. It's good to know someone in the Romney camp is doing some thinking.
Careful, You May Be Rooting for the Wrong Side in Turkey
What's most striking to me is how similar things in Turkey are to things in Israel.
Fleeing Islamists to US, Omar Sharif’s Grandson Comes Out as Gay and Jewish
"I write this article in fear," starts Omar Sharif Jr.'s revelatory article in the Advocate, which dishes out coming out stories to fit every pallet. This one involves an Egyptian TV and screen actor, grandson of a Hollywood legend, who fled his homeland for the safety of America. And he's probably Jewish, too.
Sarah Silverman to Play Woman of Questionable Morals in Western
"Sarah Silverman and religion have proven a potent cocktail in recent history."
So You Want to Boycott Israel? (Video)
Very clever clip, an 8-minute list of endless Jewish contributions to the civilized world.
Did You Know ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Star Jake Gyllenhaal Was a Tzadik?
Jake Gyllenhall has reportedly been spotted topping up parking meters to stop the car owners getting a ticket. The 'Brokeback Mountain' star fed his spare change into the strangers' slots when an LA traffic warden was about to ticket them.
With Romney Stuck Practically Everywhere, It’s Obama’s Race to Lose
Obama's overall favorable score is now a healthy 50.4% vs. 43.4% unfavorable, a spread of +7.0%.
Swiss Company Compresses Cremated Ashes into Diamonds
You say it sounds gory? Of course it does, and it yodels, too.
He’s Black, He’s Jewish, He’s Gay, Get Used to It, and It, and It
"Most people have probably never heard of Y-Love," writes Jerry Portwood in Out Magazine this week, explaining that "for a dedicated fan base, however, Y-Love, aka Yitz Jordan, is a popular Hassidic hip-hop artist who raps in a mix of English, Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic and Latin. That’s right: Jordan is an African-American rapping Jew. And now he wants the world to know he’s gay."
Mayor Bloomberg to the Homeless: No Cholent for You!
Former pro-Soviet Jewry activist and local Upper West Side all around tzadik Glenn Richter has been collecting food from the Ohav Zedek synagogue and similar institutions and bringing it to homeless shelters for more than 20 years, but recently, when he attempted to bring a traditional Shabbat cholent leftovers from a shul kiddush, he was refused on account of the Bloomberg administration's decree against giving too much salt, fat and fiber to the homeless.
Black Leaders Want Hikind’s Head for Purim Blackface (+ Video)
Setting race relations back to the 1860s…
‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ – in Detroit Packard Plant
No one knows if the sign is an ironic comment on the company's treatment of its employees.
The Nice Lady Who Destroyed Obama
Miriam Goderich – remember that name, it will go down in history as the woman who brought down a president. But poor Miriam never did anything bad, in fact, what she did happened decades ago and now it could topple President Barack Hussein Obama.
Video: Ultimate Haredi Western Featuring Assassination over Get Refusal
The world is full of people without a sense of humor, as was discovered recently by Vanya Heiman, Anat Vershovsky and Amit Shimoni, all students from the "Bezalel" Academy of the Arts, who created the clip "Der Mensch" for the Visual Communication Department at the Academy. It was only supposed to be a genre exercise…
How I Lost My Liberal View of Reform Jews and Started to Fear Them
When I began covering the Women of the Wall, the flagship of the Reform insurgency in Israel, my initial take was sympathetic.
Most Stupid Pope Headlines of the Week
New pope to bind simplicity with ‘complexity’
Jerusalem Festival of Lights: Exercise in Overselling, Underdelivering
My family and I were certain it was going to be a tasteful, Jerusalem version of some of the better Disneyland rides, like Pirates of the Caribbean: dark, with stunning images and light displays and haunting music.
Postcards from Hell – The Face of Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis
Let us take you on a tour of Gaza, and for the fun of it, we added to these fabulous images quotes from UNRWA and the PA about conditions there.
Israelis Are Picking the 19th Knesset (Video)
In Israel they have a cute commercial where a cop revokes your whining license for 4 years if you fail to vote.
Monastery Door Set on Fire and Jesus Called ‘Monkey’ – But Are You Sure...
Police said they suspect this is a response to the evacuation of Migron on Sunday. I have my doubts.
No More Hebrew Classes in North Texas University, Registrar Glitch Blamed
For the past 10 years, UNT has been the only university in the North Texas area where students could study Hebrew outside of seminary. But, according to NTDaily.com, after many years of low enrollment, the program is being eliminated. Ruth Precker, the adjunct professor hired in 2002 to teach Hebrew, believes the program’s recent low enrollment is due to issues with the registrar – there was a glitch!
Mudar Zahran: King Abdullah Will Be Toppled in 2013
Zahran predicted that by the end of 2013 King Abdullah, whom he calls "the only non-Palestinian in Jordan," will be toppled, and at long last the Palestinians will be free to conduct their lives in their own country.
Egyptian President Giving Chutzpah a Bad Name, Lecturing the US on Respect
Instead of stressing his friendship and loyalty to a country which, despite its own economic woes is generously helping to feed his 80 million plus citizens, Morsi is actually lecturing the United States, saying it needs to "fundamentally change its approach to the Arab world, showing greater respect for its values and helping build a Palestinian state, if it hoped to overcome decades of pent-up anger." For the record, since 1979, an annual contribution which totals, give or take, $30 billion has yielded the United States "decades of pent-up anger."
Samuel L. Jackson: We Don’t All Look Alike
Jackson milked the faux pas to the last drop.
My Son the Pioneer Jewish Doctor
While some religions place ultimate responsibility for healing in divine hands, “Jews don’t see a conflict between faith and medicine,” says Alan M. Kraut, a professor of history at American University who helped put together the exhibition “Trail of the Magic Bullet: The Jewish Encounter With Modern Medicine, 1860-1960,” on view at Yeshiva University Museum in Manhattan.
Barbara Boxer Bashing Bibi on Obama
It's the stuff of early education: "my deep disappointment" and "contrary." The deep sense of betrayal oozing from every well chosen word...
Moroccan Ghosts Hacked Reform Congregation Websites
Not meaning to sound callused about the suffering of fellow Jews, but the cure for this could be simple...
Technology Can Save Lives, Even in Borough Park
The Asifa was a sober and responsible approach to a real problem, and I was impressed by the quickness with which the organizers responded to the potential pitfalls of being portrayed as Luddites, which does not befit a nation of scholars and questioners.
VIDEO: Pamela Geller Drowned Out at 9/27 MTA Meeting
Pamela Geller's attempt to stop the New York City MTA from changing the rules in order to block her anti-Jihad subway ads.