Humor
A Kardashian Peace in Israel
Buffer At Jewneric we can all enjoy and respect a good joke. In that light, I present Israel’s Peace Partners as measured in Kardashians. Bryan Forbes posted this neat little... Read More »
Why You Should Never Explain Sukkot to a Gentile
Buffer To the outside world, we Jews are crazy, and Sukkot is the icing on the cake. Wait, so … you mean to say that you just fasted for a... Read More »
Proper Etiquette When Going to the Mikveh
Buffer Remember that 16-bit game where you had to choose which urinal your character should go to in the men’s room based on where other men where standing? No…? Well,... Read More »
Jewish Guys & Asian Girls, Oy Gevult!
Buffer “They’re hot, they’re smart, they’re not Jewish and they can’t dance.” We’ve all seen The Social Network (If not you should, right now, Go!), and there is no doubt... Read More »
Top 10 ROJA (Religious Online Jewish Acronyms) you may or may not see on Jewish Dating sites
Buffer If Jewish dating sites had a fill in the blank option for your religiosity, this is something you might see: 1. BT – Ba’al Teshuvah 2. FFB – Frum... Read More »
Facebook to Charge its Jewish Users
Buffer We were privileged to receive a recently leaked internal memo at Facebook’s HQ in Mountain View, CA: As of today Facebook will automatically start charging its Jewish members. To... Read More »
Amy Winehouse’s Rehab in Yiddish
Buffer Marvin Silbermintz performs Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” in Yiddish. We will be posting the background on this performance in the next few hours. Stay Tuned! To all our new readers... Read More »
“Getting Back in Touch” via Facebook – Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants
Buffer Lately, my wife Jody and I have spent a lot of time getting in touch with old friends via Facebook. It started when I received a friend request from... Read More »
A Mossad Situation
Buffer Because nobody’s ever questioned me about my involvement with Israel’s top-secret spy agency, the Mossad, I’m now ready and willing to talk.  It all began while I was... Read More »
Life as a Jewsician
Buffer Some folks make aliyah for religious reasons, others for nationalist reasons. And then there are songwriters like me who come to Israel for no apparent reason, and decide to... Read More »
KosherFest 2008 … a fresser’s delight!
Buffer Kosherfest is similar to any other convention held at any other convention center. The only difference, kosher food. Wait, wait, FREE Kosher food. The sound of that makes any... Read More »
Perfection, Eugenics, Israel, and America
Buffer I will always remember Friday night. I came to a realization, an understanding, the veil of darkness was lifted from my eyes. I recall the mad dash before leaving... Read More »
Alone Again (Not) Naturally
Buffer The week didn’t go at all as I expected. When Jody made plans for her and Amir to go to Cleveland for Jody’s grandmother’s 90th birthday at the same... Read More »
Candy Man
Buffer There was no one so frightening as the man who sat in the farthest back row of the synagogue. To most adults he was friendly and harmless, but we... Read More »
What Does G-d Taste Like?
Buffer Shauli, our youngest son, was about seven years old as he sat across the table from me, at our favorite pizza shop. He considered a slice of pizza he... Read More »
Taking My Mind for a Walk
Buffer One day, Mayer, my chavruta wondered out loud about how a prophet could identify that a particular event he saw would happen in the future; after all, the information... Read More »
A Mother’s Rant
Buffer I would like an awards dinner in my honor this year. I have changed upwards of 3000 diapers, made more than 200 lunches, driven over 400 carpools, kissed and... Read More »
The Chosen Keyboard
Buffer For a long time there have been only a few options if you wanted Hebrew on your keyboard. Your options were to spend two hours pasting stickers onto your... Read More »
Rabbis’ New Role: Wedding Crashers
Buffer While those in the Internet reading community may not be aware, Brooklyn rabbis have recently banned marriage. I went undercover to find the story, and I now present my... Read More »
