Jewish Blogs

Dear Heshy: what do you think about non-kosher gum, shomer negiah and body piercings?

Hi, my name is Wished to remain anonymous. I am a big (not as in size) fan of your Frum Satire blog. I first stumbled on it about a year ago when a friend showed me your posts on “Shomer Negiah categories“, and have been reading it daily ever since. Your blog has been a great source of entertainment for me ...

Deadheading Spent Summer Blooms Encourages Growth

Nothing compares to the simple joy of blooming flowers in the summer, especially when they’re close at hand in pots, and in a spot where you can enjoy them. Besides of course remembering to water your flowers, and to check them for infestation, there is one important tip that will help insure blooms for months on end. It’s called deadheading. ...

Dead Sea Scrolls Go Online

After the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in a cave in Qumran in the winter of 1946–47 by Muhammed edh-Dhib, a Bedouin boy, and his cousin, it still took two decades until they were placed on display in a museum. Now, about 65 years after their discovery they can now be accessed online.Today, the Israel Museum launched the Dead Sea ...

David Gregory’s Jewish Life

David Gregory interviewed Jake Gyllenhall (who’s mother is Jewish) on this morning’s episode of The Today Show. During the interview, Gregory, who serves as the host of NBC’s “Meet the Press”, made a comment that he hadn’t had that much fun since his bar mitzvah. I had no idea that Gregory was Jewish so I did some research.Sure enough, Gregory did ...

David Beckham’s Ani L’dodi Tattoo

Celebrities sporting tattoos is nothing new. However, there’s a recent trend that I’ve noticed of non-Jewish celebrities having Hebrew words and phrases tattooed on their bodies. Soccer superstar (and famous Spice Girl spouse) David Beckham’s Hebrew tattoos are being displayed all over the Web today, but only because of the Hebrew tattoo’s proximity to his tattoo getting all the attention.Beckham ...

Dave Matthews to Play Kol Nidrei

In his song “Leave Me Praying,” Dave Matthews sings, “And then I will tell my son and my daughters to hold it so dear.” But I don’t think the singer-songwriter is talking about Yom Kippur that the next generation should hold dear. And in Chicago this Yom Kippur, many young Jews will not be singing “Leave Me Praying,” but rather ...

Dangerous Phylacteries

How has this happened more than once? A couple months ago, there was a story of a kid who was praying on an airplane when the flight attendants mistook him for a terrorist. You’d think that enough of a stink would have been made about this that airlines would have properly trained their flight attendants to recognize t’fillin boxes as ...

Dancing to the Shofar: Unavoidable

Just in time for it to go viral for the Holydaze, the cartoon Torah geniuses at G-dcast have teamed up with Savannah’s own Jewish Southern hip-hop maestro, Prodezra Beats, to give us a kickin’ new take on the story of Abraham and Isaac. Let the head-bobbing begin:I predict 5771 to be Prodezra Beats’ breakout year: Check out more of his ...

Daily Beast: Is there a moderate islam?

We don’t know what the question means when people ask, “Is there a moderate Islam?” There is no denying that Islam lends itself to radicalism and part of that agenda is deeply embedded in the Koran.Sure, we wish to encourage moderate politics in Islam, especially when radical Islam is aimed at the US. But wishful thinking must not replace scholarship ...

Curb Your Enthusiasm Minyan with Bill Buckner

Larry David’s TV show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” on HBO is known for forging into new territory for television shows. This most recent episode certainly marked a few TV firsts. To begin with, I don’t believe the following statement had ever been uttered on TV before: “I don’t wanna’ be in your stupid minyan anyway.”I also believe this was the first ...

Cupcake Liner Flowers: Gorgeous!

Gorgeous right? These carnation look-alikes made from cupcake liners are fantastic, even more so in person! And you can whip up a bunch of bouquets in very little time (and for very little cost!) once you get the hang of it. They’re delicate and romantic with a tongue in cheek craftyness. And they would make great centerpieces anytime, but especially ...

Crumbs Cupcakes: A Passover Tease

Crumbs Bake Shop has a line of Passover inspired cupcakes this year. Passover inspired, which is apparently very different from Kosher for Passover. Here’s their description of the cupcake teases:Our collection of flourless cupcakes for Passover includes the Holy Moses – Chocolate Cake, fudge filling, chocolate cream cheese frosting covered in chocolate fondant and sprinkles, two Chocolate and Vanilla Commandments – chocolate cake, vanilla ...