Who By Fire?It seems only too appropriate as we near Rosh Hashana tonight (Friday night) and contemplate the past...
Folk & World Music
A Perfect Seattle Summer Day, ‘Three Girls and Their Buddy’ Zootunes ConcertWow. I’m actually taking a day off from writing about the Israeli-Arab conflict. And I’m going to...
Jeffrey Goldberg, Willing Tool of Israel’s Perception Management Campaign for Iran WarHere and in Comment is Free I wrote about the Israeli ‘perception management’ campaign here in the...
Steve Earle Releases ‘Townes’Steve Earle is one of America’s great singer-songwriters. Townes Van Zandt was one of the greatest songwriters...
Sholem Aleichem’s Seder, the Sarajevo Haggadah, Moses’ Hidden Identity and DayenuFor some reason, I haven’t felt motivated to write a specifically peysadika post this year. But I’ve...
Rush: Hope for FailureThe art of political cartooning is alive and well (though if the modern newspaper become extinct that...
Krauss, Plant Win Five Grammys for Raising SandRaising Sand has been out, and I’ve enjoyed it for so long it almost seems like old...
Noa Calls for Israel to Rid Gaza of Hamas ‘Cancer’I don’t know what demon possessed Ahinoam Nini’s brain when she wrote a long passionate letter to...
American Jews Oppose Israeli Policy in Gaza“We Shall Not Be a Party to Their Counsel!” As human beings, we are shocked and appalled...
‘We Are One’ Inaugural ConcertIf there is one thing that tells everyone that things are going to be different in America,...
Gaza’s Almost Ceasefire Death toll: 1,300 Palestinian dead of whom over 500 are women and children; 50-60% civilian. 13...
Gaza: Suffer the ChildrenSuffer the little children to come unto Me. –Luke, 18:16 And suffer and come unto Him they...