Submitted by Adam Dickter on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 12:46
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is to announce in her State of The City speech today that she'll lead a delegation of Council members on a trip to Israel next week.
Submitted by Adam Dickter on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 11:08
"A woman of valor, who can find her?"
Many Jews ask that question every Friday night with the recitation of the song "Aishet Chayil" at the Shabbat table.
One answer to the question: Tom Brady.
The Patriots quarterback may not have walked away with an MVP trophy or a Super Bowl ring after last Sunday's showdown in Indianapolis, but he did get a reminder that he is married to his No. 1 fan.
Submitted by Rabbi Jason Miller on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 09:44
It's too bad that the new movie "The Lorax" (an adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic tale) won't be released for another month because today is the birthday of the trees!
Submitted by Eric Herschthal on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 18:02
When Israel conquered the West Bank in 1967, virtually no Jews lived there. Most had fled their homes after Jews had been massacred by a group of marauding Arabs in 1929. But now that Israelis are in control of certain cities--notably Hebron, home of the tomb of Abraham--things have gone terribly awry. A new and essential report in the New York Review of Books shows what a disaster the Israeli occupation has become.
Submitted by Adam Dickter on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 11:46
Now that we've seen the rematch of the Giants-Patriots 2008 Super Bowl, get ready for another high-stakes do-over between closely matched opponents.
GOP upstart Randy Altschuler, who hopes to join Eric Cantor as the second Jewish Republican in the House, is again challenging Democrat Tim Bishop for the seat in Suffolk County's 1st District, which has a long history of oscillating between Democrat and Republican representatives on The Hill.
Submitted by Douglas Bloomfield on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:31
Newt Gingrich's most generous backer may be losing faith in the former Speaker's survivability in the race for the GOP presidential nomination and preparing to bet on another horse.
Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is thinking of switching to Mitt Romney, according to the New York Times, which reports he has sent word to the former Massachusetts governor that "he will provide even more generous support" if Romney gets the GOP nomination.
Submitted by Douglas Bloomfield on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 15:35
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apparently decided he'd rather attend the AIPAC Policy Conference next month than make what his aides had billed as a "historic" visit to Kenya and Uganda.
Submitted by Adam Dickter on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 12:45
I have one prediction today that doesn’t have to do with football. At least not directly.
Early mincha minyans, in the 12:30-3:00 range, are bound to be very popular on the East Coast.
With the Giants facing the Patriots in a rematch of the 2008 Super Bowl, who wants to miss out on the pre-game show with a late afternoon/evening minyan?
Submitted by Douglas Bloomfield on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:46
UPDATE -- Karen Handel, vice president for public policy at the Susan G. Komen Foundation, has resigned in the wake of the Planned Parenthood controversy, The Associated Press reports. Handel had supported cutting off funding to the organization.
Pedicide is the act of shooting one's self in the foot, and the shot is fired from the mouth at the other end of the same body.
Submitted by Adam Dickter on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:04
In news that will gladden the hearts of Jewish Republicans, the Pew Research Center came out with data today that shows a slide by members of the tribe toward the GOP.
