Shabos Zmiros is my weekly attempt to bring a little song into the space between the week and Shabat. SXSW–South By Southwest, for the uninitiated–is
Many of you have already had a chance to see a video from the recent: “Why We Need a Liberal Israel Lobby” at the 92Y
Sigh. Israel’s claim and that of her cheif apologists is that the Israeli Defense Forces are the “most moral army in the world.” To any
So, if kosher salt is what you use to kasher meat, then, what is Christian salt for – to convert the heathen unbelievers? “Retired barber
Catching up with my “post these links to Jewschool” file… A play about Jewish youth that’s really about the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict, a conference about GLBT
Video of Monday’s talk at the 92nd St Y featuring Jeremy Ben-Ami, Rabbi Steve Gutow, Eric Alterman, Michelle Goldberg and Jane Eisner. (More info and
Last week a new show premiered on NBC called Kings. No one watched it. Except me, apparently. You should too. Here’s why. (And here’s the
Well, Waltz With Bashir did not win an Oscar this year, but Rafael, the Israeli defense manufacturer, managed to win an Iron Eagle from Wired
Birkat ha-chamah (the once-in-28-years blessing on the sun) is just a few weeks away! See this post for a refresher on why it’s every 28
Dear Almighty, why didn’t You bless Your more literal followers a better Hypocrisy Detector? The statements from Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, overseer of the Western Wall/Kotel