Elisheva Goldberg: Genesis of an anti-Israel activist
So much anti-Israel, so little time:
The Rosh Beit Medrash of Uri L’Tzedek, Elisheva Goldberg, is an Anti-Israel activist…
- Daniel Greenfield, The Left-Wing Movement to Hijack Kosher Food
Seattle, Washington. Epicenter of anti-Israel activism: St. Mark’s Cathedral. Olympia Food Co-op. Evergreen State College. And childhood home of the notorious Elisheva N. Goldberg.
Jackie Robinson’s estate risks coloring his memory (pun intended)
Why the delay? Turns out, he ran into legal issues stemming from his use of the above quote from Jackie Robinson. I’ll keep this brief, because I prefer not to dwell on Halman’s tragic story, but here’s how things went down…
Skype can be mad awkward
I once had an hour-long interview on Skype in which the video of me was turned on (by request), and the interviewer’s was not. It was certainly among the more awkward experiences of my life. This post is not about that interview…
The bluest mikveh you’ve ever seen is in Seattle
Blue in the sense of sad, because there’s apparently something wrong with the water in Seattle…
Seattle, you have let me down
I’m still trying to figure out how to deal with the fact that a) I am a native of Seattle, and b) I make no secret of the fact that orange is my favorite color, yet it took 24+ years for me to find out that…
My least-favorite thing about Walk Score is also my favorite thing about New York City
Now here’s the thing about Walk Score: it’s good at what it does, which is measure how long it takes you to walk to useful places from a given location. But just because a place can be walked doesn’t mean doing so makes for a pleasant experience…
The Mariners literally have Felix covered
Today, the Mariners’ PR department uploaded eight images for their fans to use as Facebook cover photos. While the gesture was thoughtful – if not altogether original – the execution was somewhat lacking…
Ain’t nothing new under the Rising Sun
Spring 2010, Seattle Mariners commercial featuring Ken Griffey, Jr., and Ichiro: Spring 2012, Japanese advertisement for a mechanism that seeks to dampen the effect of earthquakes through levitation:
Planned Parenthood sure knows how to pick its moment
From the local FOX affiliate: SEATTLE— It’s kind of like crossing safe sex with Foursquare or Yelp check-ins. The program to hand out condoms with high-tech wrappers at colleges and universities in Western Washington is sponsored by Planned Parenthood and designed to make you proud of practicing safe sex… In the case of the wheredidyouwearit.com-sponsored condoms, the QR code will be … Read more
Life and Death in Snoqualmie Pass
This was only borderline post-worthy (which says something, considering some of what manages to exceed my threshold) until I brought up Sunday’s Stevens Pass disaster. A little background: I went snowboarding last Sunday at Snoqualmie with three family members: Cousin O (CO), Cousin E (CE), and Aunt K (AK). More specifically, I went snowboarding and they … Read more
