News & Current Events
The Fast of the Ninth of Tevet
Pin It 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... Read More »
Hava Nagilah
Pin It 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... Read More »
“Everyone Knows That Hollywood Sells Californication”
Pin It 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... Read More »
Odd Jewy Link for Today.
Pin It 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... Read More »
Google Leaks State Secrets
Pin It Israel has a secret in the Negev. Well, not so much a secret but rather a rumor that the Israeli government has never taken the time to confirm... Read More »
Chag Sameach
Pin It Chag Sameach (Happy Holidays) from all of us at [*picture drawn by Talya Weinberg on Facebook's graffiti application Read More »
Rights and Responsibilities.
Pin It We all know of the controversy surrounding Columbia University this week. A lunatic, a sponsor of terror who is actively building a nuclear weapons program, was given a... Read More »
Fear and Loathing in Passaic, NJ
Pin It Rachel Krich’s recent post regarding swastikas and other Nazi paraphernalia showing up in upper class Manhattan neighborhoods inspired me to pay more attention to the kind of event... Read More »
“This Is The First Time Something Like This Has Happend In An Upscale Neighborhood”
Pin It This was the line used by the local reporter while sitting at her desk in a studio somewhere in midtown Manhattan. She was talking about a rash of... Read More »
John Loftus OR Why I Went to Work Today
Pin It I woke up this afternoon with a fever of 99.9. And if I worked at an office where duties are simply redistributed to accommodate for a missing employee,... Read More »
To Speak or Not to Speak
Pin It Never have I heard the issue of free speech discussed so much than in the last few days. Of course I am talking about the recent visit of... Read More »
Jelly Belly Now OU Kosher
Pin It ll I was in Kosher Mart yesterday, the Washington DC kosher emporium, and saw a brand new display of Jelly Belly jelly beans for sale. This struck me... Read More »
It’s about time.
Pin It The Israeli government took several long overdue steps this Wednesday that will fundamentally change the status of relations between Israel and Gaza. The first and most fundamental, is... Read More »
In a Den of Thieves, Looking for Answers
Pin It As the final hours before the opening of the “holiest day of the year” are upon us, I wonder the same thing I always do. Who the hell... Read More »
Yeshiva Graduate Nominated As US Attorney General
Pin It President George Bush nominated Michael B. Mukasey on Monday to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. “Judge Mukasey is clear-eyed about the threat our nation faces,†Bush said. “He... Read More »
Shana Tova
Pin It Dear Readers, Writers, Friends, Family and everyone else in the Jewneric extended family, SHANA TOVA HAVE A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR Thank you for making these past few... Read More »
Rumors flying over Syria.
Pin It Last Thursday, Israeli aircraft violated Syrian airspace and did…something. No one seems quite sure what. Israel has been almost completely silent on the subject, only reluctantly admitting that... Read More »
Believe it… OR ELSE
Pin It Part of my job working for a Jewish radio network involves answering the phones during regular office hours. It is so rare to feel that maybe you reached... Read More »
“The President will be taking the day to spend at High Holy Day services”
Pin It Many people I have spoken with over the years have all had the same feeling about having a Jewish President. I always thought that Jews would LOVE to... Read More »
World Conference Against Racism is just as racist as it was 6 years ago.
Pin It The Second World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance took place last week, once again in Durban, South Africa. For those of you who don’t... Read More »
