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Israel: The Need to Rebrand
Last night, I had dinner with Ronald Lauder and some other folks who tackled a lot of different political, philosophical, ...
Interview: The Idan Raichel Project
Only a few years ago, Idan Raichel was just some dreadlocked guy in a Tel Aviv basement, composing music on ...
Recent Commentary on Israel and Two Opinions on Gaza
What does the rise of Avigdor Lieberman mean for Russians in Israel, and for the non-Russians? (Slate)If Hamas-Fatah Unity talks ...
Huge Diamond Heist, It Must Have Been the Jews
I love heist movies (Bank Job, Inside Man, Ocean’s 11 etc) and heist books (The Great Train Robbery and anything ...
What Makes You Happy
Hand-written scrawl on a bright orange piece of photocopy paper hanging on the street in Crown Heights: ADAR IS NOTOVER ...
That is So Not Frum
It makes me insane when people say, “Hey, I know this Orthodox person who does X, so it must be ...
An ESPN-JTA Collaboration Doesn’t Happen Often
Some sad news to pass along if you are a sports fan or have an interest in Jewish philanthropy. Bill ...
Professor Foxy, Antony and the Johnsons at Shul, and Winning Chicken Soup
Things have been pretty busy at MJL this week, so I haven’t been able to blog about some of the ...