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Most polls confirm the centrist persona of the Israeli majority. Asked whether they support a two-state solution, upwards of 70 percent of Israelis respond affirmatively. Asked whether a two-state solution would bring peace, upwards of 80 percent say no. In other words: Israelis want to be doves, but reality forces them to be hawks…
What most depresses me is that this insight - by now commonplace in Israeli discourse - comes as a revelation to many American Jews. The two most important Jewish communities in the world aren’t communicating.
Audio of Lena Dunham’s Purim Spiel, via JTA.
I couldn’t be more proud to be part of Keshet as we announce the publication of the world’s first English-language Jewish children’s book with LGBT characters, THE PURIM SUPERHERO. Order one for everyone you know, just in time for Purim! Thanks to Kar-Ben Publishing for being a partner in this endeavor.
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Taking our inspiration from Sandra Lee, we decided to make “Slacker Hamentashen,” using only store-bought pie-crust and filling. That’s right — two ingredients. And we baked them in our office toaster over. Check out the video for our “recipe,” technique, and taste-test. [Read a fuller blog post at JewishBoston.com]
I didn’t realize I’ve been keeping this Tumblr for over a year now. The Jewish holiday of Purim is coming up this week, so why watch this video of me and learn how to make the holiday’s signature pastry in the most slackery way possible.
Bonus: you get to see me unintentionally eat lard because I am bad at reading labels despite keeping kosher since 1992.
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The Jewish holiday of Purim is coming up next week. It involves, among other things, dressing in costume.
Last year I celebrated Purim in New York, so I went as Spider-man: The Musical.
“What happened to you?” people would ask upon seeing my bandages. “Julie Taymore,” I would reply.
Taking our inspiration from Sandra Lee, we decided to make “Slacker Hamentashen,” using only store-bought pie-crust and filling. That’s right — two ingredients. And we baked them in our office toaster over. Check out the video for our “recipe,” technique, and taste-test. [Read a fuller blog post at JewishBoston.com]
