Religion

Jewish Monarchy in Israel

כ״ה בתמוז ה׳תש״ע (Wednesday 7 July 2010)

Will S. asked these questions: I’m Canadian, and an ardent monarchist myself; to me, it ties in with my patriotism, and my faith as a Christian (of the Protestant variety), and my disposition as a Canadian. Monarchy, though, is always at least outwardly religious; whether the Christian monarchs of Europe, or the Islamic kingdoms like [...]

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How to find an Israeli girl’s number

י״ד בשבט ה׳תש״ע (Friday 29 January 2010)

Girls: Would You Fudge Your ‘Number’ to Be More Attractive to Guys?. If so, you are like the approximately 100% of other girls who regularly do the same. I’ve very rarely bothered to ask a girl with how many other guys she’s had sex, and I’ve never asked one before first answering how many other [...]

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JFS and Racial Discrimination

ב׳ בטבת ה׳תש״ע (Saturday 19 December 2009)

As a university student in America, I once read an article posing the question: When did the modern era in Jewish history begin? The author’s answer was to point out that the answer depends on who answers the question. A Zionist might say, for example, that modern Jewish history began in 1789 with the rise [...]

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Divorce

י״ז בכסלו ה׳תש״ע (Friday 4 December 2009)

It happened suddenly. I worked closely with a certain guy for a couple years. We were on the same team in a job with some customer service orientation. He was phenomenally good at dealing with the clients. He’s a problem-solver; he loves to help people. He is gentle, progressive and generous to a fault. He [...]

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Birobidzhan: The Worst Idea Ever

י״א בכסלו ה׳תש״ע (Saturday 28 November 2009)

How do you know you’ve got the worst idea ever? It’s unlikely that anyone will come up to you and say, “Your idea is so bad it makes me want to cry,” nor will your idea win a “worst idea ever” vote (masses of people tend actually to prefer bad ideas as a matter of [...]

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Nice-to-meet-you Kissing

י״ג במרחשון ה׳תש״ע (Saturday 31 October 2009)

I grew up in a civilized country (viz, America) where everyone feels like they have plenty of space, so people don’t crowd around and touch each other that often. When they meet each other, they stand back and stick out their arms for a handshake, but they make sure to do it in such a [...]

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