Crossposted From Under the Fig Tree This past week New York had its knickers in a twist when fashion designer John Galliano was spotted wearing an ensemble and sporting a hairdo that, at first blush, summoned up the external appearance of the Hasidim: oversized black hat, long black frockcoat, black knickers and payes. Some cried…
Qataris aren’t known to be huge fans of Israelis, transsexuals or Israeli transsexuals, but that hasn’t stopped a Qatari radio station from reaching out to Dana International, the gender-bending Israeli pop star who will represent her homeland next month at the Eurovision Song Contest. The 39-year-old singer, born Yaron Cohen, has agreed to be interviewed…
We wouldn’t recommend wearing this to synagogue if you want to stand out. Recently we were taken aback when we saw this poncho in the window of retailer H&M (could it stand for Haim & Moshe?). Now we’re left wondering if this will set off a new Tallit-chic trend. Will H&M start carrying kippot next?…
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