Alef List: Events 4 Hip Jews
Hanukkah is just about upon us, beginning at sundown on Friday, December 11th and running until sundown on Saturday, December 19th. This installment of the Alef List will focus on the cool things to do for Hanukkah.
TC Jewfolk Kicks Off Hanukkah Blog Series
Hanukkah is a great example of the Jewish Holiday motto “They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat.” If you want the rest of the details for the holiday – you know, questions like Who tried to kill us? How did we win? What do we eat? Where can I buy great Hanukkah gifts in the Twin Cities? What are cool Hanukkah events in Minneapolis and St. Paul? – don’t miss TC Jewfolk’s 2009 Hanukkah blog series.
Nazis, Christian Hugs, Flash Mobs, & Holocaust Photo Shoots: This week’s Shavua Tov
Shavua Tov. Hope you all had a great week and a delicious turkey day. Here’s a taste of this week’s Jewish News. A magazine uses a Holocaust Memorial for a photo shoot, trial starts for an Ohio autoworker accused of Nazi crimes, Netanyahu calls for a settlement freeze, and terrorism in Israel, plus we’re throwing in some great videos that have been circulating the Jewish web – the Christian Side Hug and a Hanukkah Flash Mob in Jerusalem. Enjoy.
PopRocks: Dishing on “New York, I Love You” and Natalie Portman’s Head
Natalie Portman has a really pretty head. This was, for my money, the main takeaway from her role as a frum bride-to-be in the movie New York, I Love You, which was also overshadowed in advance publicity for the movie by her role as a director for one of the short films that make up the larger movie. The whole thing was good, please don’t get me wrong – but her head definitely got short shrift in reviews this time around.
Support TC Jewfolk: Buy Your Hanukkah Gifts on our Amazon.com Site
This holiday season, when you’re buying your DVDs, books, a Star of David necklace, a new laptop, a pair of jeans, whatever, buy it through the TC Jewfolk Amazon.com site and we get a percentage of your sale (4-10%).
Our Legislators Go to Israel, as Told To Me by Minnesota State Representative Frank Hornstein
For a whirlwind seven days in November, an interfaith and bipartisan group of 10 Minnesota legislators and their guests toured Israel. They visited the country’s historical and political sites from Masada to Yad Vashem, its Christian holy sites in Bethlehem, social services organizations, and Israeli high tech companies. The met with Israelis and Palestinians on all sides of the political spectrum.
Shavua Tov: This Week’s Jewish News
Shavua Tov! Check out this week’s top Jewish news stories: a boxing champion and aspiring rabbi, a woman’s Western Wall arrest for wearing a talit, the Jew behind the vampires of “Twilight,” debate on Israeli settlements, the Reform Movement on abortion, a bagel fiasco in New York, and a special offer if you want to fly to Israel this winter.
Bob Dylan Christmas Music, and a Free Dylan CD
It’s a week of Bob Dylan madness. First, Dylan confuses all his Jewish Minnesota brothers and sisters with a recording of the Christmas song “Must be Santa” that sounds remarkably like Klezmer music. Don’t believe me? Watch the video below.
PopRocks: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Ah, Hanukkah. (And yes, that’s my default spelling; feel free to disagree with me, but that’s how I roll.) The scent of fried potatoes, half-melted chocolates, gift-wrapping stress, and of course, the annual pressure of creating nightly candle color schemes. I’m not going to lie, I’m a total Hanukkah cynic.
A Crisis in American Judaism: Arnold Eisen to Speak Wednesday at Adath
I know you’re all busy, especially during the week, balancing work, family, social lives and everything else you do, but if you have a few extra hours and want to get a little revved up about the future of Jewish life, thought, community and politics, head over to Adath in Minnetonka on Wednesday night to hear Arnold Eisen speak.