Spirituality/Tradition
Israeli Cyclist Attempts to Complete 3,000-Mile Ride for Cancer Research
Tom Pelad, a 24-year-old Israeli student, along with a group of friends and supporters, is set to complete a 3,000-mile bike journey across America...
Daven (PHOTO BLOG)
Inspired by saying the prayers and reading from the Torah.... "The common term used for prayer for those with a Yiddish background is to 'daven' (pronounced daa-ven) and there are various theories where the word "daven"...
New Photography Project Puts Jewish Jerusalem Back on the Map
A new Google Street style project documenting the streets of Jerusalem has been launched online, enabling anyone in the world to take a virtual tour of Jerusalem. The project, which took two years to complete,...
Grasping the Hand of God
One of the most iconic images in the art world is the finger of God reaching out to the finger of Adam and raising him up in the act of creation. Michelangelo's rendition of the...
Towers of Babel and Urban Living
Mayor Bloomberg of New York has recently decided that New York is falling behind other...
A World Series Warning – About Hitler
The 1941 World Series is widely remembered as the first "Subway Series," when two New...
Gymnast Felix Aronovich: Penn State’s Feel-Good Jewish Sports Story
Among those who grabbed headlines related to the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal surrounding Penn...
Gangnam Style Hits Jerusalem?
Gangnam Style has hit the Holy City. The original video, which has become a full-fledged...
Israeli Cardboard Bike Could Revolutionize Transportation in Developing Nations
An Israel inventor has created a bicycle made nearly entirely out of cardboard as well...
Israeli Cyclist Attempts to Complete 3,000-Mile Ride for Cancer Research
Tom Pelad, a 24-year-old Israeli student, along with a group of friends and supporters, is set to complete a 3,000-mile bike journey across America to...
Daven (PHOTO BLOG)
Inspired by saying the prayers and reading from the Torah.... "The common term used for prayer for those with a Yiddish background is to 'daven' (pronounced...
New Photography Project Puts Jewish Jerusalem Back on the Map
A new Google Street style project documenting the streets of Jerusalem has been launched online, enabling anyone in the world to take a virtual tour...
Grasping the Hand of God
One of the most iconic images in the art world is the finger of God reaching out to the finger of Adam and raising him...
Towers of Babel and Urban Living
Mayor Bloomberg of New York has recently decided that New York is falling behind other cities in not erecting enough super skyscrapers. I recall a time...
A World Series Warning – About Hitler
The 1941 World Series is widely remembered as the first "Subway Series," when two New York City teams vied for baseball's championship. It was also...
Gymnast Felix Aronovich: Penn State’s Feel-Good Jewish Sports Story
Among those who grabbed headlines related to the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal surrounding Penn State University's football program was Graham Spanier, the Jewish university...
Gangnam Style Hits Jerusalem?
Gangnam Style has hit the Holy City. The original video, which has become a full-fledged global phenomenon, and garnered a ridiculous amount of views, should...
Israeli Cardboard Bike Could Revolutionize Transportation in Developing Nations
An Israel inventor has created a bicycle made nearly entirely out of cardboard as well as a new model of "green" transportation production that could...
Document Sheds New Light on Jewish Vote in 1944 Race
The conventional assumption about the 1944 presidential election is that since American Jewry was firmly in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pocket, the Jewish vote was...
Lost My Phone, Found My Mind
A couple of weeks ago, I woke up to find my phone was gone. I could not remember where in the world I put it....
Gilad Shalit Spotted at Trendy Soho Kosher Restaurant Jezebel
Former Hamas captive Gilad Shalit was spotted socializing and dancing at New York's trendy new kosher hotspot Jezebel last night, multiple sources told The Algemeiner. "This...
Unchosen: Memoirs of a Philosemite
I co-wrote a book with Julie Burchill a few years ago. It's called Not In My Name: A Compendium of Modern Hypocrisy, and we had fine old...
Pop Culture Yiddish: Jennifer Aniston Gets “Verklempt” Over Engagement (VIDEO)
The claim that Yiddish is becoming more prevalent than English in popular culture might not be so far fetched after all. Case in point: on...
