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Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of my Rabbi, not in temple, but at the supermarket. I’ve seen him at ShopRite, Stew Leonard’s, Costco, Stop & Shop, and the Big Y. That’s all of my area’s major food stores. And every single time, I have pork in the cart, glaring up for God to see….
Did you ever notice that any time a T.V. show or magazine article or, well, anything really, wants to show something Jewish, they inevitably show either a boy holding a Torah or Hareidi men at the Kotel? Inevitably. This is true across the board, even for seemingly impartial sources such as National Geographic. During their…
Roseanne Barr announced her run for president of the United States (and Prime Minister of Israel–it’s a toofer) on The Tonight Show. She is heading up the “Green Tea Party” and is bringing back the barter system. Nice to see a dream come true. What started out as a plug for her Lifetime reality show,…
The New York Times says that the Master’s is the new Bachelor’s. Then how do they explain my employment? Huh? Huh? Anyway, Jenna Weissman Joselit points out that not only are MA program proliferating right now, but there are more Jewish Studies programs popping up as well. In the Times article, they cite the appearance…
When news of JDub’s impending death first hit, we blogged about it a bit. And then New Voices reporter Alisha Kinman checked in with them at their last party. Now, Jewish Daily Forward intern Pnina Kessler is weighing in–and quoting New Voices Editor David A.M. Wilensky. Kessler writes: …I’m here to tell those speculating about the…
Lo, when Moses didst return from the mountain, he spake unto the people: “People!” And the people didst say, “Yeah?” And, in his best Charlton Heston voice, Moses proclaimed, “I have many words from the Almighty—about ten-ish.” Verily, Moses gave the people the commandments, a lesser known of which was, “THOU SHALT MAKE CHINTZY RELIGIOUS…
When I first heard that Drake was firing shots at Kanye, I didn’t care. That’s the problem with yacht rap: It’s too comfortable for a real beef. Back in the day, rap beef was something entertaining. Who can forget when Cam’ron called 50 Cent “a gorilla with rabbit teeth” (below, rabbit teeth at around the…
Last night, a re-run of the episode of “The Nanny” with Bette Midler was on, a joyous reminder of what Fran Drescher used to be. A woman with enough comedic sense to call someone a pisher. This episode had about 20% more Jew than other episodes of “The Nanny.” There was noticeably more yiddish in…
Attention world. I know that, statistically, most of you probably live in New England, New York, or New Jersey. I know that because all the interesting synagogues and most of the independent minyanim are up there. I also know that because there are yeshivas and seminaries and Jewish day schools there. If you don’t have…
In 2000, as my Jewish identity finally began to blossom and my awareness of current events followed suit, the Second Intifada broke out in Jerusalem. At that point, I decided pretty quickly I was interested enough, even invested enough, in Israel that I wanted to work on it for the rest of my life. That…
In case you haven’t been paying attention to the rest of Jewish blogosphere all week, here’s the new Beastie Boys 11-minute action figure adventure music video directed by Spike Jonze: Wait. What? Shabbat Shalom!
An article in the Forward by Naomi Zeveloff bears this headline: “New Push To Link Jewish Boomers To Community.” In the print edition, the headline reads, “A New Initiative To Help Boomers Connect To Communal Life After They Retire.” The article blew my mind because so much of the language used and the motivations ascribed…
Oaxaca has everything: beautiful scenery, delicious food, and a party (with parades, fireworks and more) pretty much every night. Yet after three weeks here, I think I’ve discovered the one thing it lacks. Jews. A few days after I got here, an elderly gentleman stopped me on the street. “¿Usted eres Judio?” In broken Spanish,…
The New Jersey Jewish News, a weekly print publication in New Jersey has honored our new editor, David A.M. Wilensky, with a profile and a charming mug shot (see that thing to the right). In the article, Wilensky says some things about New Voices and about the voices we represent: Speaking about the “official” Jews,…
Gabe Schivone, a student at the University of Arizona, recently returned from Greece, where he was planning to join the flotilla to Gaza. His boat never left port and he returned to the U.S. After a lot of phone tag, he and I finally did a short Q&A over email. His answers may be predictably…