Since the coverage of the visit to Dubai by certain foreigners is sometimes bordering on the comical, and the apparent quick exit to Iran by some of the above mentioned foreign nationals, a little Purim levity is called for. On a serious note, I’ll be glad to have the Mossad borrow my name to [...]
Bein Din le-Din has a post on halakhic issues discussed in episodes of Srugim. Last week I ordered the entire first season of Srugim on DVD from Sifrutake. (The Srugim DVD’s aren’t yet on their website, but you can call them and order them.) The DVD’s are in PAL and are Region [...]
The Israeli film Ajami has been nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Film. The NYT’s recently had a very good write up about the movie. Also see this post. Below are two clips.
Here is something for those of you who are looking forward to tonight’s beginning of Lost: The Final Season. (hat tip)
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For those who read Hebrew, there is a very good blog about religion, politics, and culture- לולאת האל. The blog has a recent post on Israeli music, specifically about music that could be described as Jewish music, whether because of the themes or lyrics. The post summarizes a number of recent articles that [...]
Bruce Springsteen has been barnstorming around the country and playing some incredible concerts. For many Springsteen fans these days are filled with much trepidation because there are rumors that this may be the last Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tour for a while, or maybe even forever. I was able to [...]
Shuli Rand is one of those unique Israeli artists. He grew up in a national religious home and later left religion and went on to become a successful stage and film actor. A number of years ago he became more religious in the Breslover mode. He is probably most well-known for his [...]
From here. The italics are mine.
The life of Moses is to be the subject of a 300-style action film, Variety reports. It will the inaugural project for Chernin Entertainment, the company founded by former Rupert Murdoch lieutenant Peter Chernin after stepping down as president and chief operating officer of News Corporation in June.
Twentieth Century [...]
Today we picked up our son from camp and I got to not only meet his friends and counselors, but also to spend some time with old camp friends. During lunch the kids were singing and dancing and one of the songs which they danced to was Yo-Ya. It was written in the [...]
Newspapers, TV, and the Internet are full of discussions and retrospectives about 3 Days of Peace and Music, a.k.a. Woodstock, this summer being the forty year anniversary. (Is forty the new fifty?) For anybody who hasn’t seen the movie Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music, I highly recommend it. While many people [...]
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