Why is the Jewish Calendar 3761 Years Ahead?

Some very clever Jews some 5770 or 2009 years ago decided it would be a good idea to place our calendar year some 3760 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar. The reasons for this are unclear, but there could be a few explanations for this interesting discrepancy:

Read Full Post »

Why is #GiladShalit Trending?

Gilad Shalit is an Israeli soldier who has been held captive by Hamas for over three years now. He was kidnapped at the age of 19, and is about to turn 23. The Tweet 4 Shalit campaign was initiated to raise awareness about Shalit on the occasion of his birthday.

Read Full Post »

#GiladShalit trends on Twitter! Tweet4Shalit Gaining Momentum!

#GiladShalit is officially trending on Twitter!

We did it, but the fight is not yet over – we need to keep #GiladShalit trending. We’ve seen what awareness this can bring. #IranElection raised Twitter to a whole new political action level – and now it’s Gilad’s turn!

Read Full Post »

Male Sexism: Jerusalem Style

The concept of a split bus is strange enough as it is. And as a Jerusalemite – you sort of get used to the fact that the buses are going to be segregated. However, the ride home from work every day at 7:30 am really amplified the absurdity of it. And this is why:

Read Full Post »

@TheKotel Gets Write-Up in Mashable!

I am a huge Mashable fan. HUGE. And today I had the pleasure of seeing a friend featured on there! @TheKotel has been written up on by Mashable!

Read Full Post »

Blogger Opposes Non-Jewish Court

This guy thinks it wise to advise that the religious communities keep their laws within themselves and not go to municipal court.

Read Full Post »