Israel
30 Days Since You Died
In Jewish practice, on the thirtieth day after a person dies, the mourners observe sheloshim — a lessening in severity ...
Tallits Bring Out the Worst In People
This Haaretz story makes my head explode. Police arrest woman for wearing prayer shawl at Western Wall Police on Wednesday ...
As A.J. Jacobs Says, So the World Goes
There’s a chapter in A.J. Jacobs’ new book, The Guinea Pig Diaries (which we just interviewed him about on MJL) ...
Some More Press For Casspi
I know, I know. I think I’m obsessed. I just can’t enough of Omri Casspi. But I’m just trying to ...
Obama and Israel Roundup
Khaled Abu-Toameh, the most prominent Arab Israeli newspaper columnist, places the primary blame for the current stalemate in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations ...
Israeli Basketball Isn’t For Punks
I have to admit, I’ve been excited about Omri Casspi for weeks. But I wanted to be sure that the ...
Middle East Roundup
Has Yitzhak Rabin’s memorial day become the occasion for delegitimizing the national-religious community? (Jerusalem Post)Rob Eshman explains why the “e-mails, ...
Best Of The Week
Friday afternoon. The sweetest part of Friday. Even better than Friday morning. Almost as good as Friday night. What a ...
It’s Not His Fault
I don’t wanna spend too much time on this but I just want to quickly remind everyone that it isn’t ...
Israel and the United States
Jonathan Sarna sets forth the dynamics of the “waning American Jewish love affair with Israel.” (Forward)David Suissa says that despite ...