Israel
The Jewish Justin Bieber?
It’s possible that we have something of an obsession with Justin Bieber in this office. Just two weeks ago Jeremy ...
Koby Oz, You’re My Hero (most of the time)
So I’m editing this little daily email called Jewniverse, which tells you about one cool/amazing/unusual thing each day that you’ve ...
Everything I Learned About Culture I Learned in Israel
Kelly Cutrone is apparently going to have her own talk show (shudder) and when asked what kinds of things she’s ...
Hours of Chess
My schools taught me some pretty weird things. In my 11th grade gym class, we learned how to juggle. For ...
Dr Ruth and the Druze and Bedouins
Is there anyone in the world as bad-ass as Dr. Ruth? I think not. Here she is riding around the ...
Sayed Kashua Gets Serious
I can’t get enough of Sayed Kashua. If you haven’t subscribed to Jewniverse, our new daily culture and inspiration email, ...
The Loyalty Oath
Yossi Verter looks at how the oath issue came about–and argues it is bad for both Israel and the Jews. ...
The Question
In his last posts, Gregory Levey wrote about late-night Middle East radio commentary and Amazon recommendations with his boo k ...
Not This Again
Israel does a lot of things very well–especially when it comes to sports. Their basketball and soccer teams are top ...
Baxter and Me
In his last post, Gregory Levey wrote about late-night Middle East radio commentary. His newest book, How to Make Peace ...
Hebrew Lip Dub–In English
Lip dubbing music videos is an easy enough concept (have your friends lip synch a song…done). But pulling it off ...
The Middle East in the Middle of the Night
Gregory Levey’s newest book, How to Make Peace in the Middle East in Six Months or Less Without Leaving Your ...