20 Nov Arts & Culture, Latest An Interest in Hanukkah? Jon Stewart Sings! May 8, 2012 By Mandy Katz 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Mandy Katz "Can I Interest You in Hanukkah?" may be the first ever TV ditty sung a due by Jon Stewart and fellow faux-newsie Step...Continue reading
18 Nov Arts & Culture, Latest, Politics Israel's Donald Trump? Reality Show to Feature "The Arcadi" May 8, 2012 By Mandy Katz 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Mandy Katz Jerusalem voters may have told Arcadi Gaydamak, "You're fired" last week, as Nir Barkat edged him for the Jerusalem ma...Continue reading
12 Nov Culture, Latest, Politics, Religion A B'racha for Barack? The Obama Kiddush May 8, 2012 By Mandy Katz 3 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Mandy Katz Raise a glass tonight and every night through January 20. You don't have to know Hebrew to intone this one (though i...Continue reading
10 Nov Latest, Politics Post-Obama Fix: Jerusalem's Mayoral Election May 8, 2012 By Mandy Katz 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram In a haze of post-Obamania deflation this week, I turned for a political fix to Jerusalem and the hotly contested mayoral election ta...Continue reading
24 Oct Latest, Politics Finding the "Real (Jewish) Americans" May 8, 2012 By Mandy Katz 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram More than 200 professors of Jewish studies have joined to form the latest Jews-for-Obama group, reports The Jewish Daily Forward. But t...Continue reading
13 Oct Culture, Latest, Politics Get Wigged Out Like Palin May 8, 2012 By Mandy Katz 2 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram A mere day after John McCain named his vice-presidential choice, I hatched a clever plan to dress as Sarah Palin for Halloween. Soon af...Continue reading
08 Oct Latest, Politics Frum Jewish Mothers for Obama May 8, 2012 By Mandy Katz 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram Could this mom on a playground be Sarah Silverman's angelic twin? Take it as a counterpoint to Silverman's sassy, obnoxious and, you...Continue reading
07 Oct Latest, Misc Heavy Breathing in Ashkelon May 8, 2012 By Mandy Katz 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram Not every activist in and around Israel is focused on questions of religion or military hegemony. Some are concerned with a different ...Continue reading
03 Oct Latest, Politics Pork and Politesse: Chinese Tourists in Israel May 8, 2012 By Mandy Katz 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram "Should we not bring any snacks with pork?" Maybe Chinese tourists' reputation for boorishness is unfounded, given that this considera...Continue reading
22 Sep Latest, Politics Israeli Prize for Prickly Conservationist May 8, 2012 By Mandy Katz 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram I confess to making a dumb and painful mistake in Israel last month: trying to harvest a sabra fruit with my bare hand. I somehow fai...Continue reading