By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The Orthodox Union has given kosher certification to a medical marijuana product produced by Verio Health of New York. In regard to this, Rabbi David Bleich, a Yeshiva University professor and authority on Jewish medical ethics, did NOT make which of the following statements? A. He said that medicinal marijuana […]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Here is a review of some of the important developments of 2015 BLACK LIVES MATTER–A Pew Research Institute study found that African American teenagers are more likely than their white or Latino peers to own smartphones. Nevertheless, it discovered that they don’t use them for texting or posting on Facebook
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The other day I received a delightful email from the people at WordPress, my blog server, giving me an ‘Annual Report’ for 2015 with statistics about this blog garnered by what they call their ‘stats helper monkeys.’ Immediately in my mind’s eye I could see those eager little
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Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The Beatles are once again in the news, as they have finally allowed their music to be streamed on such music services as Spotify and Apple Music. What was the Jewish connection to the Cavern, the Liverpool nightclub where the Beatles performed regularly at the start of
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By Stephen Baird, M.D. SOLANA BEACH, California — Donald Trump recently said that Hillary Clinton got “schlonged” by Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic Presidential primary elections. This unleashed a torrent of commentary about the use of Yiddishisms, whether or not the term was useable as a verb form, whether it was vulgar, and so forth.
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey─ “The Fright Before Christmas” Twas the night before Christmas, and at the North Pole Santa was worried some elf was a mole For a terrorist network that wanted him dead And planned to blow up his flying sled. Checking the elves with a metal detector To ferret out the ISIS
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — What did Mike Zof, an Israeli DJ and bar owner, do to celebrate the opening of the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, in Israel? A. Zof’s bar, located in Petach Tikva, is across the street from the local movie theater that is showing The Force Awakens.
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By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — For a creative and innovative Jewish man from the Boston area, Hannukah was always a great holiday — but with just one thing missing. That thing turned out to be “The Mensch on a Bench” and he created it. Meet Neal Hoffman, the 30-something interfaith dreamer with a
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Jewish Religion, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey‒Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin complimented each other on their leadership abilities. Trump is so confident he will win both the Republican nomination for president and the general election that he has begun secretly negotiating a diplomatic deal with Putin. If Trump wins the Oval Office, the United States will
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SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Ilene Tatro, a colleague of our license plate maven Melanie Rubin, has caught the fever of finding Jewish- interest license plates. She spotted this one. A simcha in Hebrew is a happy event; it is also a first name. For us, a simcha is Tatro adding to our collection!
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San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey‒ In several interviews Donald Trump said he was not bothered about being compared to Hitler. He added that he would be offended if he were compared to someone weak and with low energy like Jimmy Carter. * During a hearing on the constitutionality of Affirmative Action, Supreme Court Justice
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Shmaltz Brewing Company offers a beer for Chanukkah. What is it called? A. Shmuel Adams.B. Chai-neken.C. Lone Six Pointed Star.D. Judah Maccabeer.E. Hanukkah, Chanukah: Pass the Beer. Link to answer: http://rrrjewishtrivia.com/answers/chanukkah-beer-answer.html * Mark D. Zimmerman is the author of Rashi, Rambam and Ramalamadingdong series of Jewish trivia e-books. Learn more at rrrjewishtrivia.com.
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireSAN DIEGO — Chanukah is early this year! To help prepare, our Money Maven, Sheryl Rowling, has asked the Chanukah fairy to step in! Dear Chanukah Fairy, The menorah oil magically lasted for eight nights? How can I make my money last for eight nights of gifts? Distressed, Dan Dear Dan, You are such a
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Sheryl Rowling, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Which of the following online deals is being offered from Israel for Cyber Monday shoppers? A. El Al is offering round-trip first class fares between Tel Aviv and New York for $7040, a 20% discount off the regular fare of $8800. Travel must take place during Chanukkah week,
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