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I know there are those who wonder why, with all of the various injustices going on in the world, do I seem to dwell on Israel’s treatment of Palestinians?  It’s a fair and important question.  For me it boils down to this: I’ve come to believe that too many of us in the Jewish community [...]

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I’m not sure which is the stronger sign that Armageddon is at hand: the Swine Flu outbreak or the increasingly surreal reactions to this pandemic du jour.
Exhibits A, B and C:
- In Israel, the Deputy Health Minister refuses to use the term “Swine Flu,” preferring “Mexico Flu” instead…
- Conservative media [...]

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One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting. (George Orwell)
You know what I really hate? Those horrible, insidious commercials for the National Guard that come on before the movie previews. So [...]

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Dancing Around Bashir

“Waltz With Bashir” has been racking up the prizes. In addition to a slew of international awards, it was awarded Best Picture by the National Society of Film Ciritics, Best Foreign Film at the Golden Globes, and it seems to have the inside track on the same award at the Oscars this Sunday night.  But [...]

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Just saw “The Wrestler” and loved it. Loved Mickey Rourke’s performance. Loved the new Springsteen song. (Not sure the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce will love it so much…)
I also enjoyed the director’’s earlier movie takes on kabbalah and the Tree of Life. And here’s the thing: “The Wrestler” is a pretty spiritual movie too. [...]

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The new animated Israeli feature, “Waltz with Bashir” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last week to extremely positive reviews and I must say I am REALLY looking forward to seeing this one. Directed by Israeli documentarian Ari Folman (one of the writers of the HBO series, “In Treatment”), “Waltz” is [...]

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There were Jewish pirates? That’s right, just click here for the story, matey!
In honor of this news, here’s a pic of another kind of Jewish pirate: my boyhood friend and Hebrew schoolmate Lee Arenberg, now famous for his turn in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies…
(Just remember, dead men tell no meises…)

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Perfect Me!

I’ve purposely stayed away from commenting on Ann Coulter, as I have no interest in helping her sell more books, but this new clip is too brilliant not to share…

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Rosh Hashanah Girl

OK, I’m sure this film will soon be all over the Jewish blogosphere like a cheap suit, so I might as well do my part and post it too…
Shanah Tovah!

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Not exactly sure why, but I was thinking this classic clip (from the opening of “Annie Hall” – a movie with plenty of classic scenes) was oddly apropos of the upcoming High Holidays…

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