By Mandy Katz
The Israel Philharmonic must be the most relaxed symphony orchestra in the world. Really, some of these musicians literally lean back in their...
By Mandy Katz
Jerusalem voters may have told Arcadi Gaydamak, "You're fired" last week, as Nir Barkat edged him for the Jerusalem mayoralty. But don't imagine the...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Nir Barkat, the newly elected mayor of Jerusalem, gave the UJC a tender statement on what could be seen as the very essence...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Well, it's been a few weeks now since Barack Obama was elected, and preliminary indications do not point to a massive restructuring of...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Not bad for my first go, eh? Check out churchsigngenerator.com for nonstop fun.
Click "more" to see another try from the other perspective.
(HT: Randy...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Over at the Islam's Advance blog, writer Wajahat Ali has a post about how Barack Obama and the various foreign policy decisions he...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
The New York Times runs a piece today on settlers who don't believe in the settlements. Yes, that's right:
While the vast majority of...
By Jeremy Gillick
The Forward has published its annual list of America’s 50 most important Jews: the Forward 50.
Winners include Rahm Emanuel, Obama's newly appointed Chief...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
NPR reported on Yiddish and Klezmer in Russia today. Judging by the above video, I'd say it's doing just fine. Still corny as...