Who’s Antonio?
Italian and Jewish? Why not! Antonio Sabato Jr. as a “Nice Jewish Boy”. As a teen, oh the posters I put up on my walls of this one. Sigh.
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It’s a boy!
Actors Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs are the new parents of a baby boy. And thus, another Jew of color is born. When’s the bris?
Good one!
If you haven’t already checked it out, enjoy this great piece by black Jewish blogger, MaNishtana where he takes the “s-word” and its users to task. Check out: “Brought to you by the letter ‘S’”
Political?
With the debut of “Amreeka,” a film about Palestinian immigrants coming to America, Tablet Magazine asks “Is a film about Palestinians inherently political?” A good question. But don’t people ask the same question movies about Israelis? (Just ask Jane Fonda and Danny Glover who are boycotting the Toronto Film Festival for spotlighting the work of… Continue reading Political?
LABOR DAY PAINS: MAKE IT STOP. PLEASE MAKE IT STOP.
Okay, apparently, I’ve been spending so much time in Los Angeles, I’ve forgotten how to navigate my way around Riverdale. I got lost trying to walk up from my place to Wave Hill, which was only open this particular Monday because it was Labor Day. This wouldn’t have been so embarrassing if I hadn’t been… Continue reading LABOR DAY PAINS: MAKE IT STOP. PLEASE MAKE IT STOP.
Calendar Malfunction
I have been so focused on Rosh Hashanah coming up that I didn’t even realize today was Labor Day. Oy.
You know you’re Dominican when…
http://www.spike.com/efp La Chancleta (The Flip-Flop) | Movies & TV | SPIKE.com People tell you to stop screaming when you’re really talking. You grew up afraid of something called “El Cuco”. You clap your hands while laughing. You’re able to dance without any music. You learned how to dance merengue and bachata before you could walk.… Continue reading You know you’re Dominican when…
Life in Spanglish
My Spanish and Hebrew need work. Let’s table the Hebrew problem for a moment. To solve the Spanish problem, I’ve started reading in Spanish. But it’s so HARD!!! (Tears in my eyes.) My spoken Spanish is much better than my Spanish reading so I’m reading children’s books or (more fun) this blog, “Life in Spanglish”:… Continue reading Life in Spanglish
Hilarious but serious, really.
For some reason, the narrator Dahlia Lithwick cracks me up as she voices this week’s G-dcast. But the material she’s reading is pretty serious. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6440263&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 Parshat Nitzavim from G-dcast.com More Torah cartoons at http://www.g-dcast.com/
The Customs of Foreign Lands
In the Dominican Republic where the lights cut out when you least expect it, Dominicans like to yell “Se fue la luz!” In Sweden, Swedish fish don’t come in the signature red. In Canada, milk comes in a bag. No really, watch this video below.
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 