This month in Jewish Abbas goes Valley Girl, donkeys are on the Internet, and we give some "Ugly" fashion advice.

TC Jewfolk catches up with Daniel Gordis, expanding on the themes of his new book, "The Promise of Israel." Listen in as we talk to one of the sharpest thinkers on Israel today.

This month in Jewish Israel is in shambles, the Olympics may be Anti-Semitic, and a 79-year-old won a beauty pageant.

Maine Republican Governor Paul LePage compares the IRS to the Gestapo at a fundraiser Thursday, saying that the IRS is on its way to committing crimes against humanity and killing people.

First Installment of This Month In Jewish, a recapping of all the month's Jewish news. This month: Netanyahu, the Ultra-Orthodox, and Swedish Fish!

With no apologies, Newsweek issued its Top 50 Rabbis list this week. What can we learn from the list, and what does it say about Judaism today? Or, in other words, what makes a sexy Rabbi?

What do you think? Is President Obama putting Israel at risk? Or is all the political hullabaloo just that?

2/3 of American Jews want active American leadership to resolve the conflict. So why are Republicans fighting this? Because their playbook is drastically out of date; & their talking points disconnected from facts on the ground and the will of American Jews.

Before Occupy Wall Street, there was the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, and the Jews at its helm. Jewish Ideas Daily looks at a new book by Daniel Katz about that movement, and its parallels to Occupy Wall Street.

When arms deals to Saudi Arabia get ugly. 30 years ago, and today.

Mordecai Specktor looks at a disturbing trend of injecting religion - specifically evangelical Christianity - into national politics.