Moses Calls for Global Support of Pharaoh

Israelites Proud of the Work They Did Erecting the Cities of Pithom and Ramses

The leaders of the Israelite tribe are publicly supporting the regime of the Egyptian Pharaoh, despite ongoing protests and their own recent conflicts with the Middle Eastern despot. Read More

Bintel Brief
Natalie Portman's advises our readers on motherhood and parenting. More


Glenn Beck's Yiddishkeit
The host has been brushing up on his Yiddish. More


Friend Me!
Zuckerberg threatens to forcibly update profiles.


Israeli Models Endure
They're Israeli and they're models. And that's enough.


Buber Reaches a New Generation
With "My (and Thou) World," he brings spiritual depth to boyish pop.


What's a Jew?
We asked a handful of people on the streets of New York. More

Iran on Verge of Creating a Cinema Bomb

Dirty Suitcase Revenge Planned for StuxNet Worm Attack

Hollywood insiders are warning that the Islamic Republic of Iran has acquired both the materials and technological wherewithal to launch a motion picture guaranteed to bomb catastrophically. Read More


Gabby Giffords Recovering, Developing New Powers

By Dan Friedman

Doctors for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords confirm that the recovering congresswoman and shooting victim, still in the early stages of physical rehabilitation, is now debating Talmud with leading scholars.Read More


How the French Put the Olé Into Idiolect

Lost In Language

By Phil O’Lologous

An avid Backward reader wants to know, "Who put the condom in condominium?" Read More


Commission Calls for Immediate 'Chaiflation'

By Joel Cohen

A joint commission of Israel and Jewish communal leaders is urging that the numerical translation of the world "chai," long associated with good luck, be changed from 18 to 25 as a form of economic stimulus. Read More


You Have Beards? We Have Beards!

By Arthur Chinscratch

As excitement mounts for April's upcoming International Facial Hair Festival, organizers were delighted to announce a détente between the strong Pan-Muslim team, "Wahhabi Warriors" and the much-fancied "Israel Right or Wrong" team. Read More


Partial Retraction

This news organization prides itself on its editorial independence and its willingness to speak the truth, however unpopular. But after due consideration, we at the Backward have concluded that some elements of last week's editorial, "You Asked for It," do not stand up to scrutiny. Read More


Eve Not Jewish

Israeli rabbinate rules marriage of Adam and Eve invalid - "no qualified rabbi officiated, and the wedding feast did not have an acceptable heksher."

Community Artist Inspired by Thai and African Sculpture

Portland, Ore. househusband Armin de Heuys seeks to synthesize ceremonial Yoruba carvings and Bangkok lingam in his shaped potato latkes.


Pasa Doble Take

Why hedge funder baby boomers are retiring to Pasadena, Calif.


Judoku

It's like Sudoku ... but for the Jews!












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