Blood Libel for the 21st Century?

By hdilman June 5, 2011

For awhile now I have been following in the news a group called the “intactivists” who are attempting to ban circumcision in San Francisco.  The group claims that no one, but the owner of the penis has a right to cut it off.  Man was born perfect, they argue, and no one has the right…

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As hookah health debate heats up, hipsters ask the tough questions

By David A.M. Wilensky June 2, 2011

A couple of days ago, in Putting a Crimp in the Hookah, the New York Times wrote about increasing concerns about the health risks that hookah smoking poses. Several states and college campuses have recently introduced or are considering new rules about hookahs and hookah bars. But the Jewish corner of the blogosphere’s friendly neighborhood…

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A Waiting Game

By akinman June 1, 2011

I think I missed this memo. After my morning tweets and status updates, I came across an article from the New York Times on my Twitter account about Holocaust survivors who are seeking insurance claims. Peaking my interest, I took a stab at learning what this was about. The article was about an 87-year-old, female…

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Elzhi and Yuck try to bring back 90s music.

By mekeisler June 1, 2011

I’m not old enough to have real nostalgia for the 1990s–the oldest music I heard as a kid that I still listen to has to be the singles off Speakerboxx/The Love Below. But I’ve heard more than enough about it—bands were ethically purer, less willing to sell out, hip hop wasn’t commercialized, the Simpsons was…

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