Here’s a great ad from the ACLU about what it could be like to order a pizza in the future with a national ID number. Pretty funny… but a bit scary too.
This is an article about my classmate, colleague and friend Rabbi Susie Tendler. Susie is now the Assistant Rabbi at Beth David in Greensboro, NC. By Nancy H. McLaughlin Staff Writer News & Record GREENSBORO — The yarmulke question came up the second day of Rosh Hashana, when Rabbi Susie Tendler, newly arrived at Beth…
From the New York Times A Happy Hipster HanukkahBy STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM HELLOOOOOOOO Jews!” the M.C. shouted to the 1,000 or so people sipping drinks and jostling elbows in the hazy purple light of Crobar, the Chelsea club, on Sunday evening. Disco balls twinkled. Electric menorahs glowed. In the candlelighted V.I.P. area, people bit into chocolate…
Quest For Love by Molly Shaffer A lonely American rabbi’s son is taking the concept of speed dating up a gear by going on 50 blind dates in 50 US states – all in just 50 days. Dan Jacobs, from Santa Monica, is setting off on the ultimate romantic road trip next week to find…
I have long been an opponent of gambling. A decade ago I wrote a letter to the Michigan Daily newspaper about the consequences gambling addicts face and why it’s praiseworthy to try to deter young people from gambling. Here are some further thoughts about gambling in Jewish law and its moral prohibitions. A fastidious hermeneutic…
Sadly, Harold Ramis passed away yesterday at the early age of 69. Famous for so many great movies including Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Caddyshack, National Lampoon’s Animal House, Analyze This, National Lampoon’s Vacation and Stripes. Ramis also acted and appeared in such films as Knocked Up, As Good As It Gets, Airheads and Walk Hard: The…
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