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Tsnius Is Tsexy

Tsnius, or tzniut, is a word that means modesty, and refers to special Jewish laws about how men and women ...

Nothing Says “Change” Like the Old Country

This weekend, Washington DC is gonna be crazy town. Everyone you know and their aunt will be there (except me ...

The Messiah Is Coming

This morning on the way to work, an old Israeli guy in an undershirt and suspenders was standing outside, watching ...

New Year’s is More Important than Shabbat

Matthue just read the title of this post and passed out.New Year’s is always a weird time for me. Lately, ...

2008: The Year in Fast Forward

2008 was so quick, and so tornadolike in its ferocity, that you may have missed some of the bigger events ...

Happy Holidays From Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Every year the Queen of England gives a short speech on Christmas Day that is broadcast on the BBC. She ...

Sephardic Music on Demand

This week in New York is the Sephardic Music Festival, and though, if you’ve been to a Sephardic music concert ...

News Roundup: The World, Minus Menorahs

I’m feeling over-Hanukkah-ized these days. This is, granted, the week where, in Jewish media, real news moves over to make ...

A Peace Deal Brokered: Talkin’ Basketball with Bethlehem Shoals

Two of my last posts have featured my views on Jews, specifically Jordan Farmar, and their relationship with professional basketball. ...

I’m Dreaming of a White (and Blue) Hanukkah

I’m all about Christmas songs. They are cheery, joyful, sometimes in latin…it doesn’t get better than that. Sadly, I only ...

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