Haliey Welch, also known as the “Hawk Tuah Girl” received a tremendous amount of notoriety thanks to a recent appearance on Tim and Dee TV’s Instagram page: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tim & Dee TV (@timanddeetv) Haliey has blown up since then and there is no corner of the Internet […]
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This what it looks like when nearly 100,000 Jews gather by the Western Wall in Jerusalem in order to get blessed by descendants of their high priests. This prayer, which is translated and transliterated for you, is called Birkat Kohanim of the Priestly Blessing, and offers blessings for all the assembled and all of the […]
Every other Sunday in Kensington, Maryland, there was a soccer tournament in the park down the street after church. In classic old town America-style, families would come and lay their picnic blankets on the grass and cheer their kids on against the rival team from nearby Bethesda or Chevy Chase. I was eight years old […]
October is here, and Heshvan, or that “bitter (mar)Heshvan” has arrived. These eight new Fall cookbooks should erase any bitterness however: Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love: Recipes to Unlock the Secrets of Your Pantry, Fridge, and Freezer: by Noor Murad and Yotam Ottolenghi North America Publication Date: October 19, 2021 Publisher: CLARKSON POTTER Doesn’t it […]
Sitting in a sukkah during the intermediate days of the chag offers a nice time to stock up on new September releases. Some recommendations are: PEOPLE LOVE DEAD JEWS Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn Publication Date: September 7, 2021 WW NORTON Dara Horn is popular among Jewish readers for her novels. In […]
There is a Wall Street adage of SELL ROSH HASHANA, BUY YOM KIPPUR to make some dollars on the stock market. If you had done that from 1998 to 2005, on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, (assuming no commission fees), you would have realized an increase in your portfolio in seven of those eight years. […]
ROSH HASHANA 5782 IS ARRIVING… so many newspapers and media site have compiled their annual High Holiday recipes recommendations Here are a few notable ones: First, we start with the Queen of Jewish holiday recipes, Joan Nathan. Writing for THE NEW YORK TIMES, Ms. Nathan shares a recipe for Beet and Barley, Figs and Olives […]
Rav Mike talks about Russian Jewish refuseniks, why they were denied exit visas to immigrate to Israel, and how the Communist regime eventually let them go. Learn about US President Richard Nixon’s détente with the Soviets, championed by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and opposed by Henry “Scoop” Jackson, co-author of the Jackson-Vanik amendment of […]
Here is part six of the live series on Survival Zionism. This episode returns to the land of Israel to look at the struggle for liberation which preceded the war for independence. If you like the live style, sign up for this year’s TJS Live weekly class at: jewishstory.co/registerclass/
Join me every Sunday 1-2 pm EDT/8-9 pm Israel as I tell the story of Jewish history LIVE online. Class begins August 8th and will focus on 1945-67 through May, with the aim of unearthing the roots of many of our present conflicts. Register now at http://jewishstory.co/registerclass/
Here is part three of my live series on Survival Zionism. This episode takes us to Europe in the war years and explores the evolution of the Final Solution, which served as the great selection of European Jewry. If you like the live style, sign up for this year’s TJS Live weekly class at: jewishstory.co/registerclass/ […]
A few recommended Summer 2021 reads (for those in the Northern Hemisphere) THAT SUMMER A Novel by Jennifer Weiner Part 2 in the Cape Cod Trilogy Publication Date: May 11, 2021 Publisher: Altria Books From a #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Summer comes another timely novel of mystery, secrets, and the transformative […]
WHAT? No K-Pop? No TikTok tunes? No Static and Ben El? Former U.S. President Barack Obama has released his Summer 2021 playlist. I will compare it mine, and not because I am a narcissist. Pick Up Your Feelings Jazmine Sullivan Switch It Up Protoje featuring Koffee Holding Back The Years Simply Red My Sweet Lord […]
You know about labor Zionism, revisionist Zionism, practical Zionism and religious Zionism – but have you heard of survival Zionism? Here is the first episode in a six part LIVE series on the crucial years of 1938-45.
Do you really need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing? IDK. But I do know that every American Jewish community professional has been waiting the release of the Pew Research Center’s study of Jewish Americans which will be released on May 11, 2021. The top grab-and-go’s are: As a percentage […]
Here is a LIVE Yom Yerushalayim class given in honor of the 10th yartzheit of Fruma Raizel bat Genendel and Nehemia haKohen. It explores the relationship between Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim, between self-actualization and inspiration, in order to provide insight and inspiration for these holy days.
As surprise blow is always the hardest to absorb, even if it’s not so powerful. The first strike of the Yom Kippur War will be massive, and it will come close to stunning the entire nation of Israel. Listen in to hear how the shock nearly caused leaders like Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan and Chief […]
The Queen’s Gambit and Jewish Exclusion By Cevin Soling, President of Spectacle Films and Xenu Records, and Harvard Academic Picture a movie about a person from Albania enduring a hardscrabble life. She sacrifices her youth training to become a marathon runner, and when she reaches the world stage, none of the top competitors are from […]
Sometimes the ideas we hold most dear are those which prevent us from seeing that which is most important. Here is an episode about the ‘concept,’ the security analysis paradigm which stopped Israel for from recognizing its danger almost until it was too late.