Between a cold/flu since Tuesday and my regular old fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, I am laid up in bed whiny, sniffly, sneezy and quite dopey. Hopefully, I’ll find something meaningful to say about Chanukkah before it’s over. In the meantime, I’m going to have to swipe cool stuff from other websites and bring them to… Continue reading Disney’s First Jewish American Princess
The many, many kosher Asian restaurants in New York City is a testament to the Jewish obsession with Chinese food (and now sushi). In Jews and Chinese Food: Love Affair”, an entertaining talk based on her book, “The Fortune Cookie Chronicles”, New York Times Metro reporter Jennifer 8. Lee dissects the longtime love affair between… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: What’s with Jews and Chinese Food?
Carmen Van Kerchove over at the Racialious blog tells a story about a white Jewish mother who has adopted an African child and her reaction to when her Jamaican nanny expresses the racism she has experienced from other whites in the community while caring for this child. Back in 2004 when I first started speaking… Continue reading Jewish Mom and Jamaican Nanny Can’t Communicate
I can’t get enough of convert Yisrael Campbell’s jokes. Check out this little bit of shtick about Hanukkah candles. Yeah, Yisrael, sometimes I wish I was a Hanukkah candle, too!
G-dcast Spins Chanukah! from G-dcast.com More Torah cartoons at http://www.g-dcast.com Fire up that third candle! I hope Jennifer Connelly never heard this next one. Gross and sexist, much? Mr. Sandler! Tom Cruise isn’t but Jesus Christ is…whoa?
Nefesh B’Nefesh, an organization that seeks to revitalize Aliyah and to substantially increase the number of future olim by removing the financial, professional and logistical obstacles that prevent many individuals from actualizing their dreams, brought over 150 participants together on Ben Yehuda Street for the first ever Jerusalem flash mob in honor of Hanukkah. This… Continue reading My new favorite Hanukkah song
Lyrics in Ladino: Hanukah linda sta aki, ocho kandelas para mi,Hanukah Linda sta aki, ocho kandelas para mi. O… Una kandelika, dos kandelikas, tres kandelikas,kuatro kandelikas, sintyu kandelikas,sej kandelikas, siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas parami. Muchas fiestas vo fazer, con alegrias i plazer.Muchas fiestas vo fazer, con alegrias i plazer. O… Una kandelika, dos kandelikas, tres… Continue reading Ocho Kandelikas (Ocho Candelitas/Eight Little Candles)
Officer John Fosket of the Helena Police Department and Miky, a bomb-sniffing dog trained by the Israeli Defense Forces. The NY Times published a sweet Jewish story this past weekend, “Yes, Miky, There Are Rabbis in Montana”. Aside from how hilarious it was to read that a Chabad rabbi from Brooklyn is teaching a non-Jewish… Continue reading Why Hanukkah in Montana Rocks
I just realized I didn’t have a blog post scheduled for today. Ug. In the last 48 hours, I seem to have picked up a bug. I’m coughing, my chest and throat ache, my eyes and nose are runny. I’m a mess. I’ve got a doctor appointment scheduled this afternoon, thank G-d. I never get… Continue reading Yikes, I have a fever!
Event: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah PotluckDate: Sunday Dec. 13, 2009Time: 4:30-6:30 pmPlace: Moishe House, 3625 May St., Los Angeles, CA 90066 Adults, children, everyone welcome! We’ll have crafts and games for the kids and food and drinks for the adults. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share and a menorah to light. RSVP to TwinZebra… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah Potluck
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