Pondering the state of American Jewry
Nikki Haley’s resignation as US ambassador to the UN came as a huge shock to everyone, but particularly to those who support Israel. Haley has been a staunch friend of the Jewish State during her two-year stint as ambassador. Speculation regarding the reasons for her resignation have been rampant. But the most likely reason is …
Howard Stern recently interviewed Adam Sandler on his talk show, and incidentally, brought up the subject of the bar mitzvah ceremony, asking him if he wouldn’t describe it as “the single most weird situation in your whole performance life?” The two then broke into an impromptu performance of calling the bar mitzvah boy to the …
A new Pew Report has come out, and unfortunately, the largest number of Americans calling themselves “solidly secular” are Jews. But the real shocker is that Pew defined “solidly secular” for survey participants as not just having no religious affiliation or as nonparticipation in religious services and customs, but as not even believing in God. …