Culture

Speaking (and tweeting) for the Jews

By definition, tweets run no longer than 140 characters. Arguments over tweets, however, can ricochet endlessly in the blogosphere (and even eventually find their way into print). So, despite being a few days late, I’m jumping into the Isaac Luria (J Street) vs. William Daroff (UJC) vs. Daniel Sieradski (Daniel Sieradski) twitter debate over Iran […]

Lost that loving feeling for Israel?

In his column at the Forward, Jay Michaelson explains why he’s losing his love for Israel: To paraphrase a recent Jewish organizational tagline, I’ve “hugged and wrestled with Israel” for 20 years now. At first, it was all embrace: Zionist songs and culture nourished me like mother’s milk, and on my first trip to Israel […]

Glenn Beck: Let’s all fast on Yom Kippur

Glenn Beck, the conservative talking head who has engaged in Obama-is-lbehaving-like-the-Nazis rhetoric, would like all Americans embrace to adopt Yom Kippur as a day of fasting and prayer. It started with this tweet: "Lets make it a day of Fast and Prayer for the Republic. Spread the word. Let us walk in the founders steps." […]

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Speaking (and tweeting) for the Jews

Lost that loving feeling for Israel?

Glenn Beck: Let’s all fast on Yom Kippur

Goldstone: Report would have been better off had Israel cooperated

Tidbits: Glenn Beck and Yom Kippur

RAC hopeful about trilateral meeting

Walt in Post: It’s all about settlements

Boteach to release book on Michael Jackson

Patrick Swayze: Sheygets par excellence

Stern adds to objections on RFRA memo

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