Mixed Multitudes
Rachel Corrie
On Sunday I went to see My Name is Rachel Corrie, the controversial play that was first staged in London ...
If Borat Was Iranian
Just weeks before the release of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat, Twentieth Century Fox downgraded the scope of the film’s release ...
The Haredi Tom Clancy
In my latest column for the Jerusalem Post, I analyze the phenomenon of Ultra-Orthodox novels, particularly the work of Yair ...
Protests in Jerusalem
More from YNet on the Haredi protests against the gay pride parade set for November 10 in Jerusalem. Protesters have ...
David Duke & Intermarriage
The Forward is reporting that David Duke gave another antisemitic speech at his favorite Ukrainian university last week. “The Jewish ...
More Hatred
JTA has followed in the footsteps of the Jerusalem Post misrepresenting the (strange) Gesher study I wrote about yesterday. The ...
Jewface & Borat
Yesterday, my friend Rabbi Eliyahu Stern over at Beliefnet contrasted the new Borat movie with another recent cultural production highlighted ...
Kosher Halloween
Growing up, my family never celebrated Halloween, so I have no emotional attachments to the day and few thoughts about ...
I Hate You More
Oy!!!From the Jerusalem Post:37% of Israelis say that the haredim are the most hated group in Israel, according to a ...
Imminent Holy War
The fight over Jerusalem’s gay pride parade just intensified. Apparently, Jerusalem Police Chief Ilan Franko met with Ultra-Orthodox leader Yitzhak ...