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Alexander Solzhenitsyn: 1919-2008

Jewdar would like to extend condolences to the family of Alexander Isaevich Solzhenitsyn, a man whom we always considered both a great writer and a man of tremendous courage. Solzhenitsyn's personal odyssey ...
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Holy Snacks

Hold the wafers and wine. Jesus now comes in a new flavor-- cheesy. Opening a bag of Cheetos was a religious experience for a woman in High, Ridge, Missouri, last week when she discovered a puffed cheese piece ...
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Eis on the Prize

The Jewish role in the comic book industry needs no elaboration here. Mostly, though, it's been an American affair, with the occasional entry from an English 'Eeb like Neil Gaiman. Now, at last, our country ...
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Cub Scouts

It's been a hundred years since the Chicago Cubs won the World Series--and four months since we boldly predicted (who says we don't take important editorial stands?) that this would be the year the drought woul...
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Mani Being Mani

Manischewitz maniacs rejoice: Tam Tam crackers are back on the shelves after what the New York Times called "the great Tam Tam shortage of 2008." This year, the Newark-based facility that produces the...
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Olmert vs. Jewdar: The Final Confrontation

Jewdar joins with much of the Jewish world in greeting Ehud Olmert's recently announced decision to step down with a huge sigh of relief. To be sure, we were considerably more sanguine when he took office in ...
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Reconsidering Obama’s Letter to God

Ever since Barack Obama's prayer was removed from the Wailing Wall by a pudgy yeshiva student it has been the cause of nonstop controversy: "How could anyone stoop so low as to remove it?," "How could a ne...
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Relax, Israel is Still a Country

With so much drama in the digital world these days (especially this week's Scrabulous crisis), it pains me to hear that some kids who refer to themselves as the "Jewish Internet Defense Force" hacked...
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Studio to Russell Crowe: “Hold the Ham!”

I've always had the theory that the Sheriff of Nottingham (Robin Hood's conniving, tax-hiking nemesis) wore a six-pointed star. So, I was disappointed to find out that he is now being denied his long overdue s...
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Not Your Bubbe’s Mormonism

Some people may have complained about our swimsuit calendar, but at least they keep their opinions in the realm of mature discourse. It looks like the Mormons take a different approach: the creator of the recen...