Two things happened today that stressed the importance of this moment in Jewish history. One is a lunch meeting with a fellow wrestling coach, who… Read More »Jewish People Have One King, And It Isn’t Bibi.
Today I read in Algemeiner that Israel approved the evacuation of 3,000 Jews of Gondar to Israel. I was very happy to hear that as… Read More »Israel Approves Evacuation of Jews of Ethiopia, But Not All
This is an entry from our Honeymoon trip in 2017. We woke up “early” and sick. We had breakfast at our kitchie hostel: pastry and coffee, and… Read More »Jewish Spain
I was born a Jew but I didn’t know it. I didn’t know it until I was about 6 years old, playing in a freshly… Read More »Why America Still Has Antisemitism
Dear Palestinians, I’m a Jew living in Israel. I was a Jew in my passport when I was born. I didn’t choose this. No… Read More »Dear Palestinians- Don’t Shoot At Me Over Trump, Join Me In Protest Against Trump.
“Oh! You’re Jewish? Does that mean you don’t eat pork?” is a question Jews often hear when they surprise someone with their Jewish background. But Hanis is the Carnitas King, the Prince of Pig, the undisputed master pig chef of San Diego. He will not only eat pig but he makes pig so good that I’m willing to bet that Bal’ Shem Tov’ himself would say what I said at first bite: ” Oy that’s good,” (I didn’t say oy) and then for the first time in his life would eat the rest of the bacon, pulled pork triple decker without a twinge of Jewish guilt. I mean the fried pork over pulled pork under bacon topped with pickle on that soft bun… My mouth is watering and I just ate that!
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Nagy Fuvaros Utca Synagoga, Budapest A regular Hungarian building from the outside on Nagy Fuvaros street. Inside, on first floor, before heading upstairs to regular… Read More »Some Jewish Stories
Hello folks, so we have a new thing now. The site has been moved to WordPress to allow us to try something new and amazing.… Read More »Site Re-Design and Phittle
Nathan Road, the backbone of Hong Kong, was named after one of the city state’s first governors, Sir Mathew Nathan (a man of Jewish descent).… Read More »Synagogues of Hong Kong
I woke up in my clothes with gum on my pants. The bathrooms were dirty and I was running out of clean clothes. There was… Read More »A Ullyssic Journey and a Chance Encounter