“Y-Love (Yitz Jordan) is an MC unlike any other. He is a black convert into the Bostener sect of chassidus (the mystical branch of Orthodox Judaism). He is among the most innovative freestylers on the scene, weaving seamless polyglot rhymes in English, Arabic, Yiddish, and Hebrew. Most unique is Y-Love’s revival of Aramaic, the ancient [...]
Attention ecologists, educators, activists and nature lovers: Are you interested in a rooted Jewish-spiritual approach to issues and ideals running throughout various branches of the Environmental Movement?
Announcing the Spring session of the Eco-Activist Beit Midrash, a part of Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo, located in the heart of Jerusalem. The program is open to people [...]
Rachel Knight, aka Mary Magdalen, of the Church of the Subgenius, is entangled in a fierce custody battle with her ex-husband over their 10 year-old son, Kohl. Knight’s ex, Jeff Jary, who has repeatedly misappropriated their child from Knight’s custody, used images of Subgenius X-Day devivals to convince the judge, a devout Catholic, that [...]
People who try to steal my clients whose websites don’t even work.
Encounter tour in the West Bank for future rabbis and Jewish educators
of all denominations
Thursday/Friday, March 16/17, 2006
Do you want a safe way to visit the West Bank and spend time with Palestinian Communities?
Do you want to be more informed about Palestinian political perspectives and personal experiences?
Do you want to see what the world looks like [...]
Today’s JPost on the Israeli Antisemitic Cartoon Contest:
Dan Sieradsky [sic], 26, a Jerusalem Web designer and editor of the blog Jewschool saw the effort as ironic.
“Being a person who considers himself proudly Jewish, I don’t necessarily enjoy it when Jews take mean swipes at their fellow Jews,” he told the Post. But he considered Sandy’s [...]
Image c/o Maarav
On the morning of Tuesday, Februrary 14th, three police detectives from the Yarkon district came to the house of Maarav editor Ronen Eidelman. After they presented a court-issued search warrant and informed him that they were investigating the arson of the bulls on Rothschild Blvd. [of which, to his website, Eidelman posted anonymously [...]
The week before last, my grandma was diagnosed as having pancreatic cancer. The doctor gave her six weeks to live. I sent out about 25 e-mails to the strongest praying-folk I know asking them to pray for her recovery, or, if that weren’t in the cards, that she should not suffer. A [...]
Presenting Jewschoolicious. Two blogs, three opinions & stuff.
Today’s JPost on Kumah’s “Aliyah Revolution”:
A more heated debate took place between Kumah and the “Orthodox Anarchist” site run by Dan Sieradski. After viewing the Kumatrix, Sieradski posted an open letter to Kumah on Jewschool, one of several sites he contributes to, leading to a bitter online argument about Kumah, aliyah, and Zionism occasionally involving [...]
Jewschool
2nd Place, Best Designed Blog
2nd Place, Best Jewish Culture Blog
3rd Place, Best Group Blog
Orthodox Anarchist
3rd Place, Best Life in Israel Blog
3rd Place, Best Personal Blog
Shmeh. Henceforth, I abstain from petty popularity contests.
The Israel Committee Against House Demolition’s Jeff Halper has been nominated for a Nobel peace prize by the American Friends Service Committee.
Congratulations to Jeff on this momentous occasion of recognition for his contributions towards easing this conflict.
