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NY Post reports that the White House sent Hanukkah party invitations to Jewish communal leaders with “Clydesdale delivering the traditional “Hanukkah Tree” to a White House decorated top to bottom in Hanukkah wreaths.” Meaning, they forgot to actually send, you know, Hannukah cards.

When reached for comment, Laura Bush’s spokeswoman, Sally McDonough, said the White [...]

This is a special service announcement:
Do you enjoy the light, airy taste of that “special cracker” that comes out in added quantities right around Easter? Do you think, “my, how splendid! This will go perfect with my assortment of cheese and sun-dried tomato spreads for appetizers!”
Well, NOT THIS YEAR!
This year, we Jews NEED to eat [...]

A lil’ humor for ya:

“Love your neighbor as yourself” is our favorite quote from this, very weird, parsha. It is also the mantra of our congregation. But getting to the weird part, YHWH is forever screeching that she is our one and only god. This week, however, She commands us to send offerings to another deity! Azazel is a [...]

“Bring out the priests!” Hashem has established herself in her new earthly home. She’s placed her meal orders and now explains when and how her food will be acquired, which involves a bit of humiliation from Moses brother, the High Priest. She seems to simultanoously elevate and insult Aaron and his sons. But at least [...]

I have been searching for someone to do a Yiddish cultural column for JVoices. So, I couldn’t not share this video as a weekend delight. I actually bought the Yiddish version of Dick and Jane as a primer since I only know a few words. When I was young, my Grandma used to teach me [...]