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While Christmas tree lots empty and malls turn into theme parks, this holiday season has seemed to keep everybody on a festive high. While most kids around the world will be anticipating presents and cookies, I’m waiting in anticipation myself. No, not in hopes of getting goodies in a stocking or a thick slice of […]
It will be one of their stops on a tour of the U.S. This really proves the “Muslims hate Jews” hypothesis. [JTA/JJ] Six Haredi yeshivot in Israel may have stolen tens of millions of shekels from the government. [Ha’aretz] Is Israel a hi-tech paradise? Not for students. [YNet] Watch out for pick-up artists, even if […]
“I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We […]
I’m a big fan of CUNY journalism professor, Daily Beast columnist and Jewish communal shit-disturber Peter Beinart. Jewcy has a new interview with him that I just saw at Jewschool. Beinart’s best points are about Jon Stewart (who he likes, but he’s got criticisms) and about young Jews visiting Israel. He thinks that young Jews […]
I never thought Obama was the messiah. Sure, the posters moved me. So did his words, his slogans, that music video and all the rest of the propaganda that came with his movement. But despite my enthusiasm, I did not expect Barack to fix all of our problems. I, like many, knew that there would be pitfalls […]
Amid the recent controversy in Vancouver about George Galloway and the Canadian Gaza Flotilla, Tarek Fatah is a breath of fresh air. The Canadian author and advocate has dedicated his life to promoting a more liberal version of Islam. However, his opposition to Shariah and support for gay rights has made him the target of […]
The man who vandalized a Jewish building at the University of Indiana turned himself in to police. [JTA] A Jewish student goes to India and takes a cooking class with three Israelis. Why are we not surprised? [Pink Pangea] Increasingly more Muslim students are attending Catholic universities. [WaPo] A British student leader says Jewish persecution is a […]
Eschewing every stereotype of what the life of a member of the clergy is like, a new four-hour documentary called “The Calling” debuts its first half on PBS tonight. The first half follows five people — Presbyterian Rob Pene, progressive Muslim Tahera Ahmad, African Methodist Episcopal Jeneen Robinson, Open Orthodox Yerachmiel Shapiro (the one at […]
Hillel recently banned Jewish Voice for Peace from its facilities nationwide. Such a ban betrays Hillel’s mission and divides the Jewish campus community that Hillel purports to serve.
Finally, another princess. My royalty-loving heart fluttered as reports circulated about Prince William’s proposal to Kate Middleton. Naturally, I was very happy for the handsome young couple. Interestingly, though, as I researched Kate Middleton, I found that some people think she might be Jewish. Fascinated, I took a deeper look at these claims. J Weekly […]