From the Forward By Jennifer SiegelMay 6, 2005 Michelle Missaghieh is a rabbi. And she plays one on TV. On May 15, viewers of ABC’s hit medical dramedy “Grey’s Anatomy” will be introduced to Missaghieh on an episode titled “Save Me,” in which a newly Orthodox 17-year-old girl struggles with her faith when faced with…
I definitely did a double-take when I looked in my mailbox at work and quickly spotted the words “THE SWIMSUIT ISSUE” printed across the current week’s issue of The Jerusalem Report. At first I thought it was a parody, but then realized it’s just an article about a swimsuit designer. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller |…
Even the gorillas in Israel keep kosher for Passover! At least the ones at the Safari Park Zoo in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, do. Since observant handlers cannot touch any leavened products during the weeklong Passover holiday (which will begin on Saturday), zookeepers have begun cleaning the premises of bread-related products and since Tuesday,…
This is certainly the fastest anyone can do the Pesach Seder (with Techno Music no less). This is a great production by an Israeli website team. Click here to see it. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
From the NY Jewish Week Black Is BlackComedy Central star left behind fleeting thoughts of the rabbinate to become a spirited performer. By Curt Schleier Lewis Black as a child wanted to become a rabbi. Yes, that Lewis Black. The acerbic, fed-up-with-all-forms-of-stupidity, fingers-flailing-in-the-air comedian wanted to be a spiritual leader He soon realized, however, that…
From the HoustonChronicle.comApril 23, 2005 Use of B.C. and A.D. faces changing times: Some teachers and historians are using alternatives to Christian-based designations By MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. – In a world encouraged to embrace differences, B.C. and A.D. are increasingly finding themselves on the wrong end of the religious sensitivity meter. Educators and…
Here’s an e-mail I got from Dr. Alex Sinclair, my good friend and JTS professor at the Davidson School. I am shocked that this blog is only the second listing that comes up with that Google search. Jas Imagine if you were unsure what to do about your freezer’s icemaker for Pesach (you found that…
It’s a Kosher-for-Pesach Eminem! Click here for the Jib Jab tribute to matzah. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
A World of Pain (courtesy of BoingBoing) Professor Jasper Rine lectures at UC Berkeley. Recently his laptop was stolen by a thief who was after exam data. Unfortunately for the thief, Professor Rine had some important stuff on that laptop. Click here to download the lecture in MP3 format. Here’s a transcript of the last…
From the Michigan DailyCatholics react to pontiff’s ideologyBy Christina Hildreth, Daily Staff ReporterApril 20, 2005 Almost three weeks after the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2, the international council of cardinals selected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a close confidant of John Paul who is widely considered a hard-liner in terms of…