Toldot and Toilets: A Drash for World Toilet Day
What does Parshat Toldot have to do with Toilets?
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Oops, the Maccabeats Were Kinda Mean
When I saw the link for the new Maccabeats video, I was excited! Another song to play ad nauseum on youtube as I sit in my office. Those Maccabeats, they’re so catchy. And I love showing the videos to my…
Don't Stop?
Two days ago, I was sitting next to an Israeli at a bank of computers when I heard a noise coming from his computer. I recognized the song and hoped that it was the fantastic Simpsons opening set to Ke$ha…
Jew York: Now, With More Poodles!
Jew York Today I was introduced to this video, which is by a lovely person who works with me. Mazal tov, Stacy, on your delightfully rhymed spoof! I think it’s fantastic. The matching track suits! The poodles! The fancy cars! It’s…
1-800 Torah Scholars Can't Be Wrong?
So, it turns out that Erev Rosh Hodesh (coming at you live the ides of March, in the evening) is a special time in the Jewish year. Thanks to a Frumster.com email, poor, sad, and unmarried girls like me got…
Exploring the Right
While the rest of Jewschool was checking out the JStreet launches around the country this past week, dlevy noticed that I’d gone on a different route. For the second year in a row, I attended the AIPAC Benefit Dinner at…
(Leather) Straps on a Plane!
Today, a kid's tefillin caused an emergency landing. A plane that took off from New York's La Guardia, and was bound for Louisville, KY, landed in Philadelphia instead.
Why Jews Like Me Hate Sarah Palin
Yesterday I was on the subway, and I didn’t get a seat. This happens often. As I hung onto the bar, I threw up a little in my mouth. Why? The woman sitting right in front of my waist was…