6/6/6

After a three week blogging hiatus, I’m back. Taking this week off I’m hoping to catch up on my blog. I met Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove for the first time at the Rabbinical School Kallah (retreat) during my first year of rabbinical school at The Jewish Theological Seminary in 1998 when he was a senior. Late…

Breaking News Ariel Sharon reportedly weighs 312 pounds. Ma’ariv published the statistic Thursday following speculation over whether the portly Israeli prime minister was dangerously heavy. Sharon was briefly hospitalized for a stroke earlier this week, drawing dieting advice from the likes of President Bush. Ma’ariv quoted Sharon’s doctors as saying he should shed 145 pounds….

Here it is, Jon Stewart on CNN’s “Crossfire” with Paul Begala (on the Left) and Tucker Carlson (on the Right). Jon was being more honest than he was funny, and well… it seemed to make Tucker a bit mad. But Jon refused to be Tucker Carlson’s “monkey.” View the full video here. (c) Rabbi Jason…

The highlights from Anna Quindlen’s Newsweek article this week: “After years of Jewish parents’ sitting through school concerts listening to the words ‘It is the night of our dear savior’s birth,’ maybe oversensitivity was inevitable, since any other kind of sensitivity had been in short supply.” “Christmas is being observed exactly where it ought to…

After June 30th I will no longer be a Hillel professional, but I will still care passionately about Jewish life on college campuses and Jewish college students. So, I am thrilled to read what was announced at the Hillel Summit this week. Hillel will be doubling its campaign, funding to local branches of Hillel, and…