Category Archives: Israel

Powerful Jewish women verboten at Ms. Magazine

From Bloggish: Ms. Magazine — a feminist monthly founded by Jewish Gloria Steinem — won’t accept a display ad that celebrates the postion of women in the government of Israel. The ad (above), which features photos of the president of … Continue reading

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Dumbest Comments By A Jew

Jason Maoz writes for The Jewish Press: The winner of my fourth annual Henry Schwarzschild Award for most offensive comments by a Jew in the public spotlight is David Landau, editor of Haaretz, Israel’s leading left-wing daily. The prize is … Continue reading

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Israel’s Richest Man Moves To London

From Haaretz: Israeli diamond billionaire Lev Leviev, who immigrated to Israel from Uzbekistan in 1971, has bought the most expensive new property ever sold in Britain -a $70 million home with a bullet-proof front door costing $100,000, British real estate … Continue reading

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It’s About Standards

Rabbi Yaakov Menken writes: I was as surprised as anyone to see “Gentile Lubavitcher refused conversion” in the Jerusalem Post. While it may be true that the belief that a deceased individual is the Messiah is foreign to normative Judaism, … Continue reading

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First ever sex festival launched in Israel

From Ynetnews: Is Israel ready for this? The first ever sex festival in the country, the Sextival, will be held between February 7-5 at Hangar 11 in the Tel Aviv Port. The three-day event promises to bring ordinary Israelis closer … Continue reading

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