Monthly Archives: June 2008

Jews Rock

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Luke Ford

Jeffrey Goldberg co-founded JewsRock.org: Jewsrock.org? What is Jewsrock.org? Everything you could possibly want to know about this farkakteh website right here. Funny, He Didn’t Look Jewish The story behind the conversion of Sammy Davis Jr. more by Wil Haygood Included … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Jews Shocked By The Sex In ‘Sex and the City’

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Luke Ford

I’ve heard complaints from Orthodox Jews that the sex in this new movie is gratuituous. How can you have gratuituous sex in an R-rated movie called "Sex and the City" that is based on a sex-centered HBO show? What were … Continue reading →

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Time To Go

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Luke Ford

Los Angeles Times veteran Joel Sappell voices all the familiar cliches in American Journalism Review as he decides to take the buyout and leave the newspaper after 27 years. His piece is utterly without surprise. He just trundles out the … Continue reading →

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Michelle Obama Goes Off On Whitey?

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Luke Ford

Here’s a debunking of this rumor. Larry Johnson writes: I learned over the weekend why the Republicans who have seen the tape of Michelle Obama ranting about “whitey” describe it as “STUNNING.” I have not seen it but I have … Continue reading →

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Hillel Publishes Gay Resource Guide

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Avi Shafran writes: Once upon a time, Jews who found Judaism cumbersome simply declared the Torah obsolete and went about their lives as they pleased. They weren’t inclined to intellectual contortions. Some “progressive” Jews today, though, choose instead to … Continue reading →

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