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From the Scotsman Rabbi Rules on Sticky Problem Your chewing gum has just lost its flavour, but there is no rubbish bin in sight. What do you do? According to Jewish law, get ready to swallow it. A prominent Israeli rabbi has ruled that spitting gum on a pavement or hiding it under a desk…

This past week Elissa and I attended a wonderful speech by Starbucks’ Founder and Chairman Howard Schultz. He was the featured speaker at the Main Event — Jewish Federation of Washtenaw County’s (Ann Arbor) annual fundraiser. Schultz spoke of his beginnings, growing up poor in the Brooklyn projects with a blue-collar father who was unemployed…

Zeke is coming to the Big Apple to head up the front office of the Knicks. I’m pretty sure that he’s held on to his Lone Pine Road (Bloomfield Hills) home while living in Toronto (Raptors owner and VP of Basketball Ops) and in Indiana (Pacers Head Coach). I wonder if he’ll sell it now….

University of Michigan Daily By Victoria Edwards September 23, 2004 Clad in T-shirts proclaiming “Jews for Jesus,” members of the seemingly paradoxical organization have made themselves a presence on the Diag — prompting criticism from mainstream Jewish groups. The group, from San Francisco, says it is nearing the end of a three-week evangelical outreach on…

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…

In this article about Joel Kaplan, the latest Jewish appointment to the Bush White House, we learn that Chief of Staff Josh Bolten not only dated Bo Derek but also recited the Sheva Berakhot at Joel Kaplan’s wedding earlier this year. Apparently, the new Deputy Chief of Staff also fulfills the mitzvah of lulav each…