One of the mitzvot of Succot is to invite guests (Ushpizzin) into the sukkah to share in the simcha of the holiday. With that in mind we at Jewneric would like to welcome you into our various sukkahs in Jewneric's first annual virtual sukkah hop. As you visit our sukkahs please feel free to leave comments, thoughts and any other contributions to help make our holiday richer and more meaningful. Welcome and Chag Sameach The fist Sukkah ...
Chag Sameach (Happy Holidays) from all of us at [*picture drawn by Talya Weinberg on Facebook's graffiti application] ...
We all know of the controversy surrounding Columbia University this week. A lunatic, a sponsor of terror who is actively building a nuclear weapons program, was given a podium at this respected American institution. In a move that was likely prompted by the criticism Columbia had faced in the days leading to the event, University President Lee Bollinger gave an introduction meant to distance the school from the statements made by their guest, ...
Rachel Krich's recent post regarding swastikas and other Nazi paraphernalia showing up in upper class Manhattan neighborhoods inspired me to pay more attention to the kind of event that usually leads me to merely shake my head and keep my thoughts to myself. But this year, the emergence of National Socialist enthusiasts has touched far closer to home: my own brother, rabbi of a small congregation in Passaic, NJ and Regional Director of New Jersey ...
This was the line used by the local reporter while sitting at her desk in a studio somewhere in midtown Manhattan. She was talking about a rash of swastikas that were found around Brooklyn Heights on Monday night. Two Shuls, some cars and a few homes found black swastikas spray painted on the walls or back of the cars. One house found the phrase "Kill the Jews" ...
I woke up this afternoon with a fever of 99.9. And if I worked at an office where duties are simply redistributed to accommodate for a missing employee, I would not have gone to work today. Where I work if I'm not there, my duties just don't get done. That wouldn't bother me except for one hitch. Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night at 11PM I produce a show hosted by ...
Never have I heard the issue of free speech discussed so much than in the last few days. Of course I am talking about the recent visit of Iran’s President Ahmadinejad to the UN and Columbia University. Tens of thousands of people from all over the country came to protest at the UN and Columbia. As someone who works for StandWithUs, an Israel advocacy ...
ll I was in Kosher Mart yesterday, the Washington DC kosher emporium, and saw a brand new display of Jelly Belly jelly beans for sale. This struck me as odd since I knew that Jelly Belly's have had a sketchy hashgacha (kosher certification) for as long as I could remember. This afternoon I made contact with the local Vaad HaKashrus (the DC kosher ...
The Israeli government took several long overdue steps this Wednesday that will fundamentally change the status of relations between Israel and Gaza. The first and most fundamental, is that Gaza has been declared an “enemy entity”. This declaration should have been made the day Israel left Gaza two years ago. The Palestinians decision not to make a state out of the territory that they have complete control over should not be allowed ...
As the final hours before the opening of the "holiest day of the year" are upon us, I wonder the same thing I always do. Who the hell do any of us think we're kidding? A sincere day of introspection and change? Poppycock. Hanging in the balance between life and death? BS- you don't believe it and you know it. So what, in God's Name, is everybody doing on ...
