Is it racism for a humor columnist to poke fun at Jews? Or just poor taste? The debate over Garrison Keillor’s comments about those “lousy holiday songs by Jewish guys that trash up the malls every year.”
Debating the merits of Hanukkah versus Christmas goes back for generations. In this holiday sound-off, we’ll look at the music, traditions, forced family interaction, and even the national uproar regarding retail signage.
A Minneapolis Jewish attorney faces rape charges, JAPs at UMadison get grilled on Youtube, a Jewish celebrity mash-up to “Poker Face,” a nasty cartoon of Joe Lieberman plus critiques of him and Hadassah from the Jewish community, and a theft from Auschwitz.
Meppy Chanustmas! No, that’s not a typo – it’s a new combined version for the session’s greetings.
If you’re reading this article in your email, RSS feed, or on Facebook, click the link and read it on the blog. TC Jewfolk just got a makeover. A big one. You won’t want to miss it.
Here is your excuse to buy a new video camera, to show your parents that you really are movie star quality, or to debut your writing on a national stage. The national Jewish Film Comp 2010 is looking for submissions.
International Solidarity Day with the Women of the Wall reminds me of my own painful experience trying to pray, wrapped in tallis and tefillin, at the Western Wall at the age of 16.
Last week PopRocks was hanging out at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s Convention, listening to a variety of amazing Jewish performers. Here’s a taste of what you missed:
With Hanukkah just about over, it’s time to make your plans for Christmas. Chinese food and a movie on Christmas day is a must. And Christmas Eve? Don’t miss the biggest, hottest party of the year for Twin Cities Jews.
Although the Book of Maccabees and the siddur attribute the victory to God, nothing would have happened unless the Maccabeees picked up their swords and shields and went to battle.