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A Doctor Learns That Sometimes Prayer Is a Powerful Medicine
Fifteen years ago, my husband came home from the daf yomi Talmud lecture he attended every day and proclaimed: “All good doctors go to hell.” As a holistic doctor —and, I thought, a good one—I was...
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Daybreak
• The Times reports on the newest round of restrictions on Iran’s economy, which impact the country’s ability to absorb payments for its oil revenues. However, if you roam the streets of Tehran,...
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Head of the German Green Party Gives Iran a High Five
High fives remain a complicated social gesture. The maneuver requires synergy, dexterity, and no fear of germs on the part of the two parties involved. More chummy than a handshake, the high five...
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Should We Forgive General Grant for Expelling the Jews?
If you live in the New York area or are seeking early refuge from Winter Storm Nemo (not to be confused with the adorable fish), Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side is hosting Professor Jonathan...
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A Birthday Tribute to Robert Smigel
Today is Robert Smigel’s birthday. If you’re not familiar with Smigel then you might have unknowingly done yourself a favor. That said, the one-time Saturday Night Live writer, occasional actor, and...
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Remembering Jordan's King Hussein (And Why Jordan's Stability Is So Important)
In the aftermath of the first Gulf War, historical circumstances–namely Jordan’s isolation following its vocal support for Iraq–caused its king to remake himself and his country in the image of a...
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Reason #4874 Not to Mess With Israeli Drivers
An Israeli student named Hila Ben Baruch parked her car on the street near her apartment earlier this week, only to find the car missing when she returned. In its place was a handicapped spot that she...
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The Super Bowl Ad With Bar Refaeli Worked
If you didn’t watch the Super Bowl (or read The Scroll for the past week), you may not have heard about the Super Bowl ad for the internet hosting company GoDaddy.com that featured Israeli supermodel...
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Article 11
• Iran and the United States will not be engaging in direct talks according to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In other news, it’s Thursday. [NYT] • John Brennan, President Obama’s nominee for CIA Director,...
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Europe’s Anti-Semitism Was Never Cleansed From Jewish Spas
From the Catskills hotels of yore to the luxurious modern spas in Arizona and California frequented by the Manhattan elite, Jewish resort culture is bound up in our minds with success in the Golden...
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Action Bronson, Genius Jewish Rapper From Queens, Deserves a Grammy
Action Bronson is a 29-year-old chef-turned-rapper of Albanian and Jewish extraction from Queens, who is internationally known for his love of THC, epicurean feasts, and whip gymnastics. He reminds me...
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A Jewish Spiritual Practice Called Mussar Provides Hope For Women in Prison
Brenda Clubine suffered repeated beatings from her husband until one day, threatened in a locked hotel room, she smashed him over the head with a wine bottle and killed him. She served 26 years in...
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Daybreak
• Syria’s Druze minority, which by religious practice remain fiercely loyal to the governments under which they live, have shifted their support away from Bashar Assad. [WaPo] • Following its proxy...
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Pro-Israel Students Ousted from BDS Event at Brooklyn College
A panel on the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement hosted by the Students for Justice in Palestine at Brooklyn College turned even more contentious last night after four students affiliated...
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So Much for Rescuing Beitar Jerusalem
Last week, our esteemed senior writer Liel Leibovitz issued a plea that fans of Beitar Jerusalem, the Israeli football club with a fan base teeming with notoriously racist and violent hooligans, take...
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Yankees Pitcher Mariano Rivera Named Man of the Year By New York Rabbis
Our friends over at Jewcy brought our attention to the news that Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera is the latest recipient of the New York Board of Rabbi’s ‘Man of the Year’ award: Mensch alert: Yankees...
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Nemo to Wreak Havoc on New English Shabbas
Everybody knows that Nemo spelled backwards is omen. And so, as the winter storm that’s expected to dump THREE FEET of snow on New England approaches, even synagogues are taking precautions and...
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Cory Booker Wins Best Nemo Tweet Award
Beyond the passionless warnings and precautionary social media pablum that accompanies the arrival of big storms, there seems to be little else a politician can do to prove themselves to be adept at...
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This Week on The Scroll
• We took a brief look at the history of Jewish players in the Super Bowl including some of the Jewish themes and ads of this year’s big game. • Natalie Schachar reported on the impressive American...
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Sundown
• Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez defended her decision to set up a “truth commission” with Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people....
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