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Last night, I was looking for inspiration for my next New Voices post, and it took all of 10 seconds to find it. Upon opening Internet Explorer, I was confronted with an article about the Republican candidate for Governor of New York, Carl Paladino. Smack dab in the middle of the New York Times (online […]
As Republicans prepare to paint the town red on Election Day in a few weeks, Jewblogs gear up to cover the Hebrew side of the races. JTA’s political blog, Capital J, introduces a feature called “Political Points,” with relevant Jewish tidbits about the elections. [JTA Capital J] While Tablet has an amusing rundown of the […]
Following the controversy over the Jewish Standard’s same-sex wedding announcement last week, Jewish publications (irresponsibly, in my view) published unproven allegations that the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County, one of northern New Jersey’s largest Orthodox rabbinical authorities, pressured the New Jersey Jewish standard in a variety of inappropriate ways. In particular, Tablet Magazine reported that: […]
While Bibi and Lieberman were busy battling it out in the Knesset last week, I took refuge up north. I guess “taking refuge” isn’t the correct term to use in this instance; I went up north because I wanted to and because my job required me too, regardless of what was going on in the […]
Sarcasm comes naturally to me. In fact, as a Jew, I feel that sarcasm is ingrained in every single fiber of my body. For years, the Jewish people have used their wit to break the ice, diffuse tension, and in Elena Kagan’s case, get confirmed by the Senate. However, when I first arrived in Canada […]
Now, normally this would not be my ideal dinner-table conversation, as my DNA knowledge is limited to 9th grade biology (and that is light years in the past). But, with the Victor Center’s testing for Jewish Genetic Diseases coming up this Wednesday, this topic is certainly on my mind. I hate to plagiarize, and since […]
Every day it seems bleaker, and the true moderates in Israel’s society seem weaker. These nasty developments speak volumes. Consider: The Palestinians refuse to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in return for an extension of the settlement freeze, putting another nail in the peace coffin. [JJ] The Israeli cabinet approves a required loyalty oath […]
Obviously, judging from the posting date/time on this, you’re going to see I’ve got just a few issues to deal with regarding the above topic. But I promised you uncomfortable food for thought, so I’m out on the net with the rest of the folks who are up at 9:00 (PST) 12:00 (EST) and for […]
“No, really, please, seriously, explain to me the difference!” The fireworks were flying in a meeting staged last week at Yale Hillel prefacing the search for a new Orthodox campus rabbi. Yale Hillel, like many Hillels across the country, are in a state of change, shifting and adapting to make room for new priorities, and […]