Even though Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) has passed, I want to suggest a great slideshow in honor of Israel’s 58th anniversary as a modern nation.
The slideshow can be accessed here.
From the JTA Israeli ‘rabbicops’ probed Hundreds of Israeli policemen are believed to be obtaining rabbinical ordination to boost their salaries.Citing Justice Ministry sources, Ha’aretz reported in a weekend expose that as many as 600 policemen have taken courses for the Orthodox clergy so they could receive $430 monthly stipends. According to the newspaper, some…
Here are some great photos from the new terminal at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. I look forward to seeing it firsthand next month when I land in the Holy Land with twenty college students from the University of Michigan as part of birthright israel. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason |…
I spoke last night at a vigil for Pope John Paul II at University of Michigan sponsored by the Polish Student Society. I had no reservation about speaking at this vigil as many rabbis around the world were reflecting and memorializing the Pope publicly. I spoke first and explained how meaningful it was for me…
I just finished reading Sam Apple’s Schlepping Through the Alps after not being able to put it down for the last 150 pages. It is both a moving tale of Sam’s search for Judaism (and anti-Semitism) in post-Holocaust Austria with the help of the country’s last shepherd (a “wandering Jew” no less!) and a very…
Operation Bubbe is an effort to recruit Jews unhappy with the leadership in Washington who live in northeastern “safe states” to travel to Florida for the five day weekend before Election Day as Get Out The Vote (GOTV) volunteers to make sure Jewish retirees get to the polls. Once in Florida, volunteers will participate in…
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…