After months of constant Qassam rockets fired from Gaza, Israel is preparing to launch a full military scale attack on Hamas. Israeli Defense Minister stated that a, “response is essential and will be carried out.” However, Meretz-Yahad chairman... 

On Tuesday, I attended the Finals for the 2007 Simply Manischewitz Cookoff, here in NY. Thousands of entries were whittled down to 6 contestants from across the country: Evan Levy from Danville,CA, Southwestern Potato Kugel Joy Devor from Far Rockaway,... 

Whew. It’s been a couple of weeks, but I’m finally getting back to my Friday, pre-Shabbat tradition of posting an interesting video of something liturgical to help us all get in the mood. Here’s a classic rock inspired Ayn Kelokainu,... 

Mill Hill Synagogue Rabbi Schochet has been minister of Mill Hill Synagogue for 15 years, having gained ordination at New York’s Lubavitch Yeshivah in 1988. The media-savvy minister was “Diary Rabbiâ€? for The Guardian from 2002-2005 and is a regular... 

Does smoking weed [i.e. marijuana] form me a sinner? One of the commandments in the Torah is that we have a responsibility to keep our body healthy, and maintain our ability to do the right things. Since “weed” damages various parts of our... 

A British Scientific Study says that that Prozac does not work better than sugar pills!!?” Yup. The story, according to the Guardian” “In the 20 years since its launch, 40m humans worldwide have taken the so-called wonder drug –... 

Look out! It’s Judaicaman! I love the whole concept of viral video advertising. Imagine, advertising actually intended to be entertaining. It’s such a radical concept that it actually got it’s own term. Here’s a great one advertising... 

New Yorkers Zalman and Nechami Charytan have made a life commitment to the Atlanta area. The rabbi and his wife moved here recently to start a Chabad center in west Cobb. It is different from a Jewish synagogue, Charytan said, considering of the extensive... 

Many times, I am perturbed when I need to tell society to be thoughtful and shut off the lights in the house when they walk out. I am usually ignored and it does not seem to sink in, no matter how many times I inquiry that. What ramifications in Jewish... 

This is a leap parsha in a leap year, so we’re taking it as a free throw. We’ll be back to our normal comics next week but for now, something completely different! Original post by Aaron Freeman  Read More →