Joanie Weiss
By Joanie Weiss
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Culture Landmark Study: Jews Agree, Disagree
In a landmark study carried out this year by the nation’s leading conductor of surveys, the findings are clear that Jews both agree and, perhaps more surprisingly, disagree. The response to the study has been mixed. The Jewish media has responded with ambivalence. Some Jewish bloggers have expressed vehement agreement while others have written about…
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Culture Israel’s New Governing Coalition United by Desire To Be in Governing Coalition
The Daily Backward is the Forward’s satirical Purim counterpart. Enjoy! After weeks of political maneuvering, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to overcome ideological differences and unite a new governing coalition behind a shared commitment to what coalition documents call “being in on the action.” “We can focus on the things that divide us,…
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Culture Bibi Suddenly Eager To Wash Obama’s Car
The Backward is the Forward’s annual satirical Purim edition. Enjoy! More stories here… In an intriguing political development, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent a full afternoon of an important diplomatic trip to the nation’s capital cleaning and polishing President Obama’s car. The Israeli premier denied that political considerations had anything to do with his…
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Culture Moses Calls For Global Support of Pharaoh
[ ![][2]][2] 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. Citing security concerns, top Israelite officials said they believe that the Pharaoh is the best choice to ensure stability and peace in the region. “Although…
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Culture God Resumes Prophecy — Via Twitter
[ ![][2]][2] These days, it seems, nobody can afford not to Tweet — not even the Creator of the universe. God, the all-powerful divinity worshipped by the world’s monotheistic religions, has resumed direct communication with humans, and He’s doing it 140 characters at a time. Or, as the Holy One, Blessed Be He, put it…
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Culture Israel Reins in Firebrand Minister
[ ![][2]][2] To limit diplomatic fallout from Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s inflammatory public comments, Israeli officials have begun staging a series of fake public appearances to fool Lieberman into believing that the outside world is listening to him. These events are totally closed affairs and are stocked with a mixture of Foreign Ministry staff and…
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