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A Date With Moses?
January 13, 2015
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Blueprint
JDate Haggadah aims to spice up Seder
“A long long time ago, in a desert far away, there was a land where people worshipped cats, and men wore eyeliner. No, this wasn’t the Internet; it was the land...
Reflections On The Matzo Ball
January 13, 2015
by Heather Robinson
From New York Blueprint
In which one Jewish Woman reflects on a tradition
First off, a confession: I’ve been to a few Matzo Balls. Okay, more than a few. But this year my good friend Rachel, who recently moved back to the U.S. from Mexico...
10 Succoth Customs That Never Really Caught On
January 13, 2015
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Blueprint
These ideas sounded exciting, but their execution proved problematic
10. Succoth in Siberia
9. The Succoth Seance* (* Conjuring ancient Israelite spirits to stimulate fertility)
8. Succoth VIP Manischewitz...
Top 10 Things Not To Say/Do at a Passover Seder
January 12, 2015
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Blueprint
G-d commanded us to relax and enjoy at Passover. But some of these lines/moves might get you booted from the Seder.
10. “Mr. Greenberg, I love your recipe for hard matzoh balls. Oh, these are the soft...
Top 10 Reasons to Date an Israeli
January 12, 2015
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Blueprint
Compliments, self-confidence and deals on moving service.
10. Because looks matter.
9. He’ll always be reachable by cell.
8. Personal security adviser in event of a terrorist attack.
7. As long as you are...
Top 10 Things Not To Say at a Jewish Young Professionals’ Event
January 12, 2015
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Blueprint
10. “I’ve never had a real job.”
9. “You look a little like Anthony Weiner, from the waist up.”
8. “Financial security is so overrated, don’tcha think?”
7....
High Holy Days Service Crashers
January 10, 2015
by Heather Robinson
From The Jerusalem Blueprint
When we first moved to New York City in the late ’90’s, my friends and I, being young, single, and low salaried, decided it wasn’t too big a sin to “crash” Yom Kippur services....
Dershowitz: Carter, Tutu Have Gaza ‘Blood On Their Hands’
October 3, 2014
by Heather Robinson
In Jewish Week interview, ex-Harvard Law professor charges that former president, South African archbishop ‘encourage’ Hamas’ ‘dead-baby’ strategy.
In his new book, “Terror Tunnels: The Case for Israel’s Just War...
Pro-Israel Iraqi Official May Be Tapped For Key Post In New Cabinet
August 21, 2014
by Heather Robinson
From The Jewish Week
Mithal al Alusi, honored by AJC for moral courage, says U.S. should unite region against terrorism.
Iraqi Parliamentarian Mithal al Alusi, whose support for Israel earned him the American Jewish...
How Men Are Like Apples: A Rosh Hashanah Meditation
September 12, 2013
by Heather Robinson
In the late summer days before the onset of Rosh Hashanah, I went shopping for apples at the Union Square Greenmarket in Manhattan. Strolling past tables of farmers hocking their wares and couples walking hand-in-hand, I thought about how...