Lamb of Clod
Understand that on the subject of the Temple Mount, Jewdar is coming from a place of perfect reasonableness
Mississippi Bawling
Jewdar is no constitutional scholar, but we're pretty sure the Founding Fathers wrote the 1st Amendment to protect the practice of religion, not crybabies
Hava Nagila (The Movie): (The Review)
Let's begin by saying that Jewdar loves us some Hava Nagila. That said, as reviewed by us, Hava Nagila (The Movie) will be both the beneficiary and victim of that love.
Choosing Yiddish: The Book Review
Edited by Lara Rabinovitch, Shiri Goren, and Hannah S Pressman, the book is chock full of the kind of cutting-edge work in Yiddish Studies that a more diligent Jewdar might have done, but now, these tenured wonks are desperate for a few words of praise from Jew-Know-Who.
Publicity Money Can’t Buy
Koch was larger than life, and wanted to be writ even larger for eternity.
No, Not That Kind of Shabbos Goy
Can we agree that not everything one does on a Friday night is automatically a "new Shabbat tradition?
Koch Rocket
Jewdar doesn't know if Koch, Neil Barsky's new film about Ed Koch, is a good documentary, but it is an enjoyable one
Up Chuck
How many of us--and Jewdar certainly has--have used words like "us" and "we" and "our" when referring to Israel...At the very least, a goy from Nebraska can probably be forgiven for making a statement that there is "Jewish lobby" lobbying on behalf of Israel.
You Can’t Go Home Again
A high-ranking official of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood recently called upon Egyptian Jews--particularly those in Israel--to come back to the Motherland.
Movin’ On Up
A few years ago, Jews in the Senate were riding high--with 13 members, the Senate would even recess on Rosh Hashana. It seemed like nothing would stop us from eventually becoming a majority. Then came 2010...
Jewdar Mourns Long-Awaited Odd Couple Reunion
If, like Jewdar, you spent a lot of time watching UHF tv in the 1970's and 80's, you spent a lot of time watching re-runs of The Odd Couple.
