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I feel lost in Ashkenazic culture. Outside of it, maybe? I’m not the only person who feels that way, I know I’m not—anyone who didn’t grow up with it, come from it, it’s a foreign land. Ashkenazic culture in the United States is like a Jewish default setting. You grow up outside the prescribed norm, […]
I never knew before blogging for New Voices just how diverse the opinions expressed in the magazine were. Just take yesterday’s update email, entitled “Fight the Loyalty Oath,” in which no less than three different views by three different authors were expressed on a controversial bit of Israeli legislation. The opinions were: 1) The proposed […]
Our fear-mongering friends at the Anti-Defamation League gave us two unfortunate treats yesterday. First, they gave an award and a platform to Rupert Murdoch, the man who is trying to transform the world of honest journalism into a world of demagoguery, pandering, sensationalism, fluff and–sometimes–lies. [ADL] Then they came out with a list of the […]
As I said in the post I wrote about a half-hour ago, I support the right of American Jews to critique and comment on events in Israel. I do not, however, support exaggerated, disrespectful and trivializing statements like this one, which appeared in a recent column by Julie Weiner in the Jewish Week: With the […]
I plan to move to Israel sometime during the next two years because I’m tired of doing what I’m about to do: criticize Israeli policy while sitting in America. I support the right of every Jew to critique and analyze the actions of the Jewish state–regardless of where they live, but I feel the need […]
Browsing New Voices today, I see that I am not the only one that is seriously concerned by the legislation that passed the Knesset on Sunday. Since BrandonSpringer delved into the issue already (and it’s worth a read), I will skirt the politics as much as I can, and will instead focus on a more […]
“I swear to respect the laws of the United States as a white and democratic state.” Or, how about: “I swear to respect the laws of the United States as a Christian and democratic state.” Maybe this one? “I swear to respect the laws of the United States as a male and democratic state.” Or […]
It seems the debate over same-sex wedding announcements in the Jewish press will go on, but Gary Rosenblatt offers some wise final words on the Jewish Standard issue in his weekly column. [JW] Some cool Jewish philanthropy: a wealthy Jeiwsh Chilean is donating money to help the rescued miners. [JTA] Thought the “rabba” controversy was […]
Let the gator growl. These are the words students at my university, the University of Florida, will be screaming Friday night. This weekend, most of Gainesville will shut down and celebrate Gator football homecoming with a lineup of events like Gator Growl, a.k.a UF’s pep rally, the homecoming parade and the homecoming game. But what […]