15 Feb Top 10 Random Moments in History
My latest from the Times of Israel...
Once in a While I Just Have to Vent
23 Oct Top 11 AP headlines in history
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Yesterday, a Palestinian terrorist drove his car into a crowd of people waiting for a train. A three-month old baby was killed. A police officer shot the fleeing murderer. The Associated Press (AP) found it appropriate to report the story with the following headline. If that’s...
02 Oct El Al Service Policy Revealed
My latest on the Times of Israel. El Al made the news recently after the disruption of one of their flights by some Haredi passengers who caused flight delays during the seating process. The Times of Israel has managed to obtain a copy of El Al’s most recent...
02 Mar Peace Deal Reached Before Charedi Protest
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27 Jan Those Silly, Silly BDS People
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Have you heard about Soda Stream, the Israeli company that allows you to make your own soda, saving jillions of plastic Coke bottles? They'll be advertising during the Super Bowl with the new face of the company, Scarlett Johansson. She's been getting a lot of...
10 Oct Pew 2: Israeli Jewry Troubled But Speaks Excellent Hebrew
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My latest from the Times of Israel. If we're going to make fun of American Jewry, we have to look in the mirror, no? A sequel to last week's piece. In the just-released second part of the controversial Pew study, researchers found that despite a declining...
25 Mar The Idiot’s Guide to Internet Talkbacks in Israel
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My latest blog post for the Times of Israel, and I think it's a good one (I know, I probably say that often). I've been thinking about this for quite a while and some of the judgment and disgusting comments on Sam's blog post made...
25 Mar Charedization Continues: Kotel Closed on Shabbat
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I was so busy with the Obama live-blog that I forgot to upload my latest blog entry for the Times of Israel. My latest Onion-type satire piece. For better or worse, several people thought it was real which is a scary statement about where this...
15 Nov Hamas Chief’s Death Reveals Dangers of Driving in Middle East
Inspired by The Onion and Andy Borowitz...
16 Oct My Big Fat Greek Yom Kippur, Part II
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If you missed Part 1 of my Greek adventures, check it out here. An abbreviated version is cross-posted on the Times of Israel here (so much for getting a "Species II" reference in there.) And now, without further ado, here’s a list of unrelated thoughts at...