Monthly Archives: December 2007
Life Ain’t Easy for a Man Named “Country”
vs. We all have those stories of people with funny names. I happen to know a Rabbi Jesus, a Mashiach Ben David and a lovable guy a year older than... Read More »
Lessons from the Inner World of Dexter Morgan Part I: The Middle 50%
I live in a sort of self-imposed exile. That must be how I managed to avoid hearing about Dexter Morgan until late into the second season of our growing fascination... Read More »
A New Shabbos Experience
I am about to make Shabbos in a place where I have never been before, yet I have been here a million times during the week. The Upper West Side... Read More »
This Land Is My Land
The fact that there are disputes over land in Israel is not a statement that would shock anyone. Israelis and Palestinians have been quarreling over territory for years now. Egypt,... Read More »
Upsherin; It’s Finally Time To Look Like a Boy, Son.
The Before Shot A few weeks ago I attended a ceremony which celebrated a beautiful custom of some Jews, an Upsherin. For those of you unfamiliar with the upsherin let... Read More »
Kosher, But for Adults Only
Warning: This post is not for all Jewneric readers. Readers without a sense of humor and below the age of 16 are likely to not understand this post. While trying... Read More »
Things I Have Learned about Comedy
Location, location, location. Memorize the names of cities like Intercourse PA, Metuchen NJ and most importantly Sheboygan WI and incorporate these cities into your act to help sell the jokes... Read More »
What Are you doing on Christmas?
A friend of mine (who is not Jewish) called me today to ask me, “What do Jews do on Christmas?” I asked him if he wanted the stereotype or the... Read More »
The Halachot of Festivus
Festivus is celebrated each year on December 23rd. For the uninitiated, Festivus comes from a Seinfeld episode in which George Costanza’s father creates a holiday because he is sick and... Read More »
Things I have learned in my 20′s
Just because this country is religiously free doesn’t mean it’s religiously unbiased. Mitt Romney’s blatant inadequacies as a candidate will not be the reason he doesn’t get the Republican nomination,... Read More »
The Fast of the Ninth of Tevet
a Medieval Jew carrying wine for the Sabbath The other day I was reading an article that a good friend sent to me about the fast of the Ninth of... Read More »
Jewish Geography and Social Networking
I have had the pleasure of living in many different cities in my life time. 3 countries, 2 continents, 5 Yeshivas, and as any good American I only speak English... Read More »
Hava Nagilah
It appears that Hava Nagilah is now going mainstream. I’m not sure how I feel about this. I’ll share some bits of an email conversation I had yesterday with a... Read More »
Those Old Time Lox and Rolls
Approaching the secular new year, I sit nostalgic of the Jewneric that was in the days of yore. Well, that’s not really true. I sit wondering why the only topics... Read More »
The making of a modern day neurotic Jewish mother….
I have a secret that has been passed down from Jewish woman to Jewish woman since Sarah, and I am going to let it out here in the open right... Read More »
“Everyone Knows That Hollywood Sells Californication”
With the preposterous news that broke today regarding Jamie Lynn Spears’ pregnancy, I got to thinking back on 2007′s long list of fabulous female role models: Paris Hilton with her... Read More »
Odd Jewy Link for Today.
This is not a plug, but I did think these “Shabbos Goy” t-shirts were funny and wanted to share. Sometimes it is really hard to find a decent shabbos goy... Read More »
Delicious for Chanukah!
Looking for the perfect holiday snack? Need something more substantial to go along with your latkes and sufganiot? Why not Ham? At least, that’s what this clueless butcher thought was... Read More »
