Published by BANG Showbiz English Gal Gadot has loved working with Lynda Carter on the ‘Wonder Woman’ movies. The 36-year-old actress stars as the iconic superhero in the Patty Jenkins-directed blockbuster series, and she’s relished the experience of having Lynda – who previously played Wonder Woman in a live-action TV series – star in the […]
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Jewish Celebrities
Published by Chicago Tribune I’m a huge sports fan. And while I have a particular penchant for my hometown Chicago teams, I’ll tune in to any big game. For me, sports provide the unscripted drama that supersedes the latest Netflix binge. Watching an underdog college basketball team make a surprise run to the Elite Eight
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Jewish History
Published by BANG Showbiz English Julia Louis-Dreyfus is to star in ‘Beth & Don’. The 60-year-old actress has boarded the cast of the new movie, with A24 announcing last week that they had acquired the US rights to the comedy – which is being written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. The comedy flick centres on
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Jewish Celebrities
Published by TravelPulse The Israeli Tourism Ministry has announced that fully vaccinated or recovered foreign nationals, including U.S. tourists, can resume travel to Israel for the first time in 19 months. This follows a successful pilot reopening program started in May 2021, which allowed only select, organized tour groups of immunized foreigner visitors. Israel’s Prime
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Travel and Food
Published by Loudwire Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg was the latest guest on Full Metal Jackie’s weekend radio show, dropping by to chat about the band’s ongoing touring and the continuing work toward a new album. Over this past year, Slipknot suffered a great loss with the death of former drummer Joey Jordison and during the
Published by BANG Showbiz English Kiss singer Paul Stanley’s father has died, aged 101. The band’s co-frontman shared his grief on social media, confirming the passing of his dad William Eisen – who survived the Holocaust – and revealing the “pride” William had for his son’s music career. The 69-year-old rocker posted on Twitter: “My
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Jewish Celebrities
Virtually all, if not all that we are told about Isaac is obscure, as with Abraham and Jacob. The Torah leaves out explanations for behaviors, leaving it to us to imagine what occurred and to derive meaning from our own ideas. The following are some examples of opaque events. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
A friend in the US recently asked me what I thought about Israel’s new government. My replay: It’s a government! Finally, after four elections in two years, the victory of a wide-ranging coalition government last spring meant that there was a good chance the election frenzy would end. The prerequisite for the government’s survival was to pass a budget before mid-November. If not, new elections would be scheduled and the government would be reduced to “caretaker” status only. [Steve Kramer]
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Middle East, Steve Kramer
It has been speculated that the most “Jewish” characters on Sesame Street are Statler and Waldorf, the curmudgeonly critics in the balcony. What actual Jewish event has occurred on Sesame Street? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
In a style reminiscent of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs of Disney fame, this book, reissued for Hanukkah, features a series of unidimensional characters with Yiddish names: Noshy Boy, Kvetchy Boy, Shmutzy Girl, Klutzy Boy, Shluffy Girl, Shleppy Boy, Kibbitzy Girl, and Keppy Girl. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion
There have been several events worth mentioning. We have a budget. For the first time in several years. Bibi’s government couldn’t, or wouldn’t pass a budget bill, and continued with partial enactments, providing moneys needed to continue or expand certain services. Now, with a budget approved, the present government evades a limit on its existence, tied by legislation to having enacted a budget. [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]
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Ira Sharkansky, USA
Published by Loudwire Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg revealed his new mask at Knotfest Los Angeles on Friday. Weinberg is the second member of Slipknot to don a new mask with vocalist Corey Taylor debuting his new mask at Rocklahoma Festival in September. As all maggots know, each new Slipknot album comes with new visuals, including
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Jewish Celebrities
Although many countries at the COP26 Climate Summit concur that the world must address the threat posed by global warming, none seem willing to immediately adopt radical measures to deal with it sufficiently.
At the COP-26 (Conspiracy of Polluters), big corporations have proposed their own solutions. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
Satire: Corporate Industry to the Rescue Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Published by Reuters By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel stepped up its public opposition on Saturday to a plan by President Joe Biden’s administration to reopen a U.S. consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem, suggesting such a mission should be in the occupied West Bank. Under former President Donald Trump, Washington delighted Israelis and outraged
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Middle East