With Sasha Baron Cohen’s new movie “Borat” coming out Friday, he has been all over the news. I saw him on the Today show the other day and heard him on Howard Stern today. I’ve certainly heard Cohen use Hebrew in the past. His most notable use of Hebrew is his mispronounciation of the Hebrew…
Duncan Hines to Offer OU Certified Pareve Cakes Again There is good news for kosher consumers who want their Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Cake Mixes, certified kosher by the Orthodox Union, to have pareve and non-dairy status. The company has reversed a decision made in 2005 to switch the product to dairy, therefore rendering it…
Shalom TV made national television news last night–albeit on the comedy channel–when Samantha Bee of “The Daily Show” featured the Jewish-oriented network in her report called “This Week In God.” After playing a Shalom TV clip in which Rabbi Mark S. Golub welcomes viewers to “the first national Jewish television network in America,” Ms. Bee…
Looks like Matel, the makers of the Barbie Doll, has embraced Egalitarian Judaism! This Tefillin Barbie was created by Jen Taylor Friedman, a female soferet (Torah scribe). (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
Tuesday evening the Cleveland Cavaliers play the Macabbi Elite basketball team from Tel Aviv at “The Q” (Quicken Arena). Elissa and I will be at the game along with some teens and staff members from Agudas Achim.On Monday evening, Elissa and I attended a benefit dinner here in Cleveland for the Friends of the Israel…
This is hillarious (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
Simchat Tigers and Simchat Torah… What a combination!! (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
From YNet News Happy New Year to top billionaires Four richest Americans are Israel-lovers or JewishBy Sever Plocker Two Israel-lovers and two Jews are the richest people in America, according to Forbes magazine. The top spot is traditionally occupied by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 50, whose personal wealth is estimated at more than USD 53…
From the Baltimore Jewish NewsNeil Rubin Editor * www.interfaithfamily.com Go to the “Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur” section on the home page for articles such as “Tips to Engage Your Family in the New Jewish Year,” “Interfaith Families and the High Holidays: Tips on Preventing Marital Tension” and “Understanding the High Holy Days: A Primer…
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