Related tags:
judaism + (28)
jews + (26)
Israel + (16)
religion + (11)
jew + (11)
history + (9)
music + (9)
holocaust + (8)
wwii + (8)
USA + (7)
yiddish + (6)
brokenlink + (5)
christmas + (5)
humor + (5)
war + (5)
Poland + (5)
Shoah + (5)
racism + (4)
rabbi + (4)
passover + (4)
Palestine + (4)
orthodox + (4)
nazi + (4)
judaica + (4)
Hebrew + (4)
germany + (4)
food + (4)
comedy + (4)
christian + (4)
art + (4)


Users that often use this tag:
matteo (9)
escabeche (4)
jonp72 (3)
andoatnp (3)
albrecht (3)
ericbop (3)
beisny (2)
Joe Beese (2)
griphus (2)
Joe in Australia (2)
serazin (2)
gman (2)
tellurian (2)
Asparagirl (2)
nickyskye (2)

(Happy birthday, Neil) Did you enjoy VH1's rockin' Passover special, "Matzo and Metal?" How about "Matzo and Metal II: Back to the Desert?" Then you're going to love "RUSH HASHANAH!!!!1!1!!"

As the Rolling Stone article points out, the title is not just an excrutiating pun, or an excuse for a 24 hour Rush marathon. Challah Fame member Geddy Lee is also a child of Holocaust Survivors.
posted by ericbop on Sep 12, 2008 - 42 comments

"Today there is no eggroll..." As posted at jewschool, your best source for hip heeb hype,

Asian restaurants across [Israel]detante went on a one-day spring roll strike on Tuesday in protest over government plans to rid kitchens of foreign chefs, and said sushi and noodles would be the next items off the menu. [more inside]
posted by ericbop on Feb 13, 2008 - 87 comments

Jewsfilter: Rabbinic Council of America bans smoking for all Orthodox Jews "Jewish law is fully able to incorporate new realities, recognize new and reliable scientific findings, and embrace the need to change heretofore acceptable behavior." Read the full technical legal opinion here. [pdf] Now if only the Orthodox Union would stand up for the LBGT community in same the way that it has for Darfur, stem cell research, heck, even global warming...
posted by ericbop on Jul 7, 2006 - 44 comments