Jews

You would think the Jewish Law Students Association would be more sensitive

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Despite many people’s stereotyping, Jewish people don’t universally live a kosher lifestyle. But you would think that a group advertising an association for Jewish students at the New England School of Law would be perhaps a bit more sensitive to the needs of a large sector of Jewish people. Read more

Quote of the Day

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Jews are known as a fairly respectful people. But prepare to have your perception shattered, as seen through the eyes of ABC Australia’s Middle East correspondent Anne Barker and her assault at the hand of Orthodox Jews. I suddenly found myself in the thick of the protest – in the midst of hundreds of ultra-Orthodox ... Read more

Neo-Nazi owned highway named after Jew

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Neo-Nazis fought to own a stretch of highway in Buffalo and, upon getting that right, the highway was named after a prominent Jewish rabbi (as opposed to a prominent Muslim rabbi, I guess). Read more

Woman throws away mattress with $1 million inside

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In a story that disproves the myth that Jews are good with money, a woman in Jerusalem threw away her mother’s bed and replaced it with a new one. Unfortunately, the old one had about $1 million stored in it. Read more

Quote of the Day

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Looking like a victim who’s easy to sympathize with can be difficult. For example, check out the response of the father of David Williams, a young man accused of plotting to bomb synagogues and shoot down military airplanes. He could have used just a wee bit more finesse. Terror suspect David Williams’ father went on ... Read more

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The swine flu is a huge deal (by the way, for more EXCLUSIVE clever swine flu jokes, check out my Twitter) and may be discussed for a while. So the Jews are preparing for the possibility that they’re going to have to often discuss “their forbidden animal.” And blaming the Mexicans in the process! It ... Read more

Quote of the Day

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Wow. Sometimes the Jewish jokes just write themselves, don’t they? A 14 year-old girl got married to a 17 year-old boy, then got divorced. The reason why? See the bolded paragraph. A 14-year-old Israeli girl has got a divorce from her 17-year-old husband, making her what media are describing as the country’s youngest divorcee. The ... Read more

The 9 best Jewish things

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It’s Rosh Hashanah today, also known as the Jewish New Year. What does that mean (other than that your Jewish coworker, Schmeckel, shouldn’t be off on December 31st or January 1st)? It means it’s a time to look at a few of my favorite Jewish things! Read more

13 bobbleheads the world could have lived without

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It’s my theory that one day, every man woman and child will have a bobblehead bearing their likeness. It seems like literally every single person with a modicum of fame or fictional character has a bobblehead with their face on it. But which ones lead a particularly egregious existence? Here’s some you can probably live ... Read more