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George Washington Schlepped Here

So Chelsea Clinton married a Jewish guy. I’m not a presidential scholar so I can’t say with any certainty if her husband is the first Jewish presidential child-in-law. Maybe one of my regular “License to Kvell” kvellers will know and clue us in.I don’t remember reading much about the wedding. Maybe that’s just because I’ve been so busy lately trying ...

Gene Simmons in Israel

The most well-circulated piece of trivia about Gene Simmons, former member of the band KISS, is that he was born in Haifa, Israel. For years Simmons’ birthplace and Israeli heritage were rumored to be true, but in the Digital Age it would be confirmed with Wikipedia and video interviews on YouTube.Now there is no question that the aging rock star, ...

Gefilte Fish Gets Video Game

I thought something smelled fishy when I received an email from fellow blogger Esther Kustanowitz today. Indeed it was. I was hopeful that the skilled writer had sent me a well-crafted sermon that I could simply deliver on Rosh Hashanah morning, but instead it was only an email to inform me that her friend Asael Kahana of K/Logic had created ...

Gawker Blames the Jews: Scandalous Affairs Begin at Purim Parties

The Times published a scandalous wedding announcement. Gawker wrote it up. And somehow the Jews get blamed for marital scandals that start at Purim parties.And no, so far the Times hasn’t apologized and then un-apologized for running a controversial wedding story.This weekend’s New York Times wedding section tells the salacious tale of two people who coldly dumped their spouses for each other, ...

Gangnam Style is More Than a Horse Dance

‘GANGNAM STYLE’ HAS BEEN all the rage for quite some time now and deservedly so. It’s got a great beat, a Korean singer whose nickname is short for psycho, and a ridiculous dance. It shows you how far our society has evolved since the Macarena that we all clumsily danced to some 17 years ago. But in the area where ...

Gail T. Reimer receives Benjamin J. Shevach Memorial Award for leadership in Jewish education

On Sunday, June 5, 2011 JWA’s Executive Director Gail T. Reimer was honored at the Hebrew College Commencement with the Benjamin J. Shevach Memorial Award. The award was presented by Dr. Judith Kates, Hebrew College Professor of Jewish Women’s Studies. She said:The Dr. Benjamin J. Shevach Memorial Award recognizes the distinguished achievement in Jewish educational leadership. Dr. Shevach left an ...

Fun things that piss off frum people

Thinking of the lists that Heshy and other contributors are making, I thought of another one — things that piss of frum people, but the items themselves might not really be all that bad. And these are fun to orchestrate if you can.Sure the gays piss off frum people and so do people who insist on paying with the credit ...

Fulfilling the Mitzvah of Writing Your Own Haggadah and the Mitzvah of Writing Your Own iPad App

The Rambam says that it is a mitzvah for every Jew to write a Sefer Torah. To us it seems that there is a mitzvah lately for every Jew to write a Haggadah. We like that idea. And we have a tall pile of different editions of the Haggadah which we draw upon for the Seder.Oh and by the way ...

Frusturated Howl of the Jewish Mother

So much rawr-ing in the last few weeks about Amy Chua’s shocking mothering memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother!The explosion began with Chua’s piece in the Washington Post called “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” where she proudly announced her strict parenting regimen of three-hour violin and piano practice sessions, shame-inducing insults and a no-sleepovers-or-anything-fun-EVER policy for her two daughters. ...

Frum Satire fan meetup in LA this coming Saturday night

So I decided on a whim to venture down to LA for shabbos and I figured on doing a meetup because it’s too soon of a decision to do a show. After much fussing of where to meet, I have decided on Nagilla Pizza in the Pico Hood at 9pm this coming Saturday night January 29th. It would be cool ...

Frum Nudist wonders how to broach this issue on shidduchim

I received this comical, yet very interesting question the other day via email and I thought to share it with you. There are many practices which people wonder how to broach when it comes to shidduchim, I recently met someone who is a marijuana connoisseur who writes “medical marijuana” on his frumster and saw you at sinai profiles and to ...

Frum man contemplates suicide over finances

“Frum Man Jumps to His Death Over Finances.”That headline isn’t a real one – yet. But it may be soon. I am at the verge of either losing my mind or giving up my life as I struggle to support my family. The stress and pressure are unbearable. I earn upwards of $80,000 a year, but with a mishpacha and all the related ...