A Danish paper publishes a cartoon that mocks Muslims. An Iranian paper responds with a Holocaust cartoons contest. Now a group of Israelis announce their own anti-Semitic cartoons contest! Amitai Sandy (29), graphic artist and publisher of Dimona Comix Publishing, from Tel-Aviv, Israel, has followed the unfolding of the “Muhammad cartoon-gate” events in amazement, until…
I’m actually in Texas right now for a Synaplex meeting and thus far I am happy to report that I have not been directly hit by VP Dick Cheney. Unfortunately Harry Whittington, a 78-year-old lawyer, was not as lucky. Cheney actually shot his fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets. See the…
Mazel tov to Ian and Ruby Robinson and the rest of the Shmooze Club on becoming an official U-M Hillel group tonight. Shmooze now has an official Shmooze blog. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
Here’s my D’var Torah for this week’s Detroit Jewish News: BE LIKE NACHSHON! In 1991, the sports drink company Gatorade launched a multi-million dollar advertising campaign featuring basketball superstar Michael Jordan. The ad’s slogan was “Be Like Mike.” This catchphrase was either to get us to drink Gatorade after a workout as Michael Jordan does,…
“Mr. and Mrs. Bernanke, Your son Ben Shalom has just been nominated as the new Chairman of the United States of America’s Federal Reserve, a position some call the most powerful in the world. Where are you going?” “Um, we thought we’d just go the shul for our adult ed class.” That’s right, not to…
Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 12 days since I last posted anything to this blog. I suppose the 3 kiddies under age 2 is a good excuse for that. Well, after today I will no longer be able to say that I have 3 kids under age 2 since my Big Boy turns two-years-old…
The new OyBaby 2 DVD features a cameo appearances by my (almost) 2-year-old son Joshua as the credits roll at the end of the video. There will be a print ad that will be appearing next month in Hadassah Magazine. The “credits kids” make up the border of the ad, which features the headline: 10,000…
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This is hillarious. It’s President George Bush (well, actually Will Ferrell impersonating President Bush) doing a videotaped talk on Global Warming. Funny Guy. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
From MediaMatters.org On the January 5 edition of Christian Broadcasting Network’s (CBN) The 700 Club, host Pat Robertson suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s recent stroke was the result of Sharon’s policy, which he claimed is “dividing God’s land.” Robertson admonished: “I would say woe unto any prime minister of Israel who takes a…