All Entries Tagged With: "Judaism"
Scarlett Thread
You probably already knew she was Jewish (as I revealed here, but it can’t hurt to see her… saying it.
Besides, any excuse to whip out that blog post title.
(hat tip: Yisrael)
Mile High Tefillin Scare Club
As if contending with kosher plane food was not bad enough, Orthodox Jews now have something else to contend with on flights.
Nervous passengers.
US Airways Group Inc. flight was diverted after an Orthodox Jewish teenager began praying and using a box which contains verses, setting off concerns among skittish crew members.
Nerves have been on edge after [...]
Photo of the Day
Sorry for the lack of posting today, but I spent the afternoon in the hospital (no cause for alarm; my wife was getting checked out as she is at 40 weeks).
One of the things that grabbed my attention while at the hospital were the mezuzot (sacred parchments inscribed by hand with two portions of the [...]
Bursting Bono’s Bubble
In a guest op-ed in the New York Times, U2 frontman Bono has compiled a list of Ten for the Next Ten – 10 ideas that might make the next 10 years more interesting, healthy or civil.
Not surprisingly, one of his ideas involves Israel.
Here’s something that could never have happened in the Naughts but will [...]
Photo of the Day
More photos here.
The Jewish Chronicle reports:
David Beckham has paid his respects to his Jewish grandfather Joseph West, at the funeral held in Golders Green cemetery.
Wearing a blue kippah and his grandfather’s blue Tottenham Hotspur tie, Mr Beckham and his wife Victoria joined a large gathering of friends and family at the cemetery.
Mr West, who was [...]
Chanukah – Eight Night
Here’s a preemptive last-night-of-Chanukah post, since I’ll be offline tonight for the Jewish Sabbath.
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Moment of Zen – The Joy of Hanukkah
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Chanukah – Seventh Night
Obama: Ok, I understand why they light the Chanukiah. But why is the kid wearing candles on his head?
