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3 March 2008
Kosher Cheeseburgers: The Controversy
Talia’s Steak House, an Upper West Side kosher eatery made news this week when they updated their menu and began serving a kosher “Cheeseburger.” The burger, which uses tofu cheese, has raised a controversy in the Jewish community over the issue of maras iyen the act of doing something which is permissible according to Jewish [...]
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14 February 2008
Oscar Award Winning Coen Brothers Pick Their Next Film
Though the Coen brothers have made their careers by writing and directing movies, their recent film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men is the work most likely to win them an Oscar for Best Picture. The departure from self-written black comedy has lead brothers Joel and Ethan to their greatest success since [...]
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11 February 2008
We Are Legion: An appeal from a Jewish Anonymous
Yesterday (February 10th, 2008) marked the first protest against the Church Of Scientology by the cyber activist group Anonymous. Taking place at over 150 locations in 8 different countries, the rally was an astounding example of nonviolent protest and proved that a movement can be mobilized by a call to arms broadcast over YouTube.
In the [...]
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4 February 2008
Clothes Make the Yid
Long ago, I came to accept that the style I dress in is considered un-orthodox. Not to say that I wear anything that’s provocative and my pants don’t hang down an inch below my boxers, the way Abercrombie demands their pants be worn. It’s just that I am a t-shirt and jeans kind of guy, [...]
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30 January 2008
To The Jewneric Community
When Shalom, Moshe, Dave and I first came up with the idea for Jewneric, we knew that its success would be because of our writers. We believed that by sharing our ideals though a diverse group of Jewish writers we would be able to share our different outlooks and deepen our connection to [...]
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30 January 2008
Learning About Sex the Yeshiva Way
As secular society becomes more sexually open, the capacity for frum teens to be affected becomes greater. In order to combat this, Yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs have become stricter about the secular influences their students come in contact with. Secular music, entertainment and dress are all taboo, and all because of how they relate to [...]
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18 January 2008
Cloverfield: The Modern Day Yetzer Harah
If the government ever issues a special dispensation permitting me to shiv one Hollywood personality, it would unquestionably be JJ Abrams because of what he has done to entertainment (Joel Schumacher would be a close second). Ever since his success with Alias, Hollywood has allowed JJ Abrams to run unchecked through television and film, cutting [...]
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15 January 2008
The Six Degrees of Kosher Bacon
1) Smart Bacon: Made by Life Light, Smart Bacon is completely non-dairy, giving it the versatility to be used in both Meat and Dairy recipes. Though it is not bad, Smart Bacon is less like bacon and more like soy with bacon flavoring.
2) Organic Smoky Tempeh Strips: Also made by Life Light, Smokey Tempeh [...]
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10 January 2008
Less than Model
Imagine you’re at work. You’re sitting at your desk diligently toiling away at whatever task you have been assigned when your boss comes over to speak with you about what a good job you have been doing and to give you helpful advice on how to make your job both more efficient and less work [...]
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7 January 2008
Things I have learned about Alcohol
Location, Location, Location: Just because it’s not kosher in the United States doesn’t mean it’s not kosher in Europe. This is true with several different brands most prominently Baileys Irish Cream which can be found with a B’datz hechsher abroad.
A rose by any other name: Tequila is tequila is tequila. No matter if it’s a [...]
