Author Archives: בָּרוּך

Shabbat shalom! And a tip of the Kipah this week to Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, winner of countless Oscars, (and maybe the new name for the Israeli judicial reforms?) Wouldn’t have been my choice for Best Picture, but I did appreciate the rather poignant moment where Harrison Ford presents the trophy to Ke Huy Yuan,Continue reading “The Jew News Review – March 18, 2023 – “Pilos 2: Make America Thin Again””

Shabbat shalom! My brain this morning is a whirling dervish of news, topics, and ideas which could probably fill a few months worth of JNR content. Fortunately I have a helper today, my grand daughter Abby, who will keep me focused and gets awarded “muse of the week” for her inspiring presence. Today is alsoContinue reading “The Jew News Review – March 11, 2023 – “Sunrise, sunset…””

Shabbat shalom everyone! It’s Purim week! And I must confess, it’s one of those Jewish holidays that never really caught my attention, until now. It’s very popular in Israel, where there is no halloween equivalent enabling the opportunity to “dress up” and flaunt alter egos. But for some reason, my formal and informal Jewish upbringingContinue reading “The Jew News Review – March 4, 2023 – “The shaming of the true””

Shabbat shalom everyone!  It used to be that talking about the weather was a safe bet for small talk, but lately it seems to be making headlines more often than not. A blizzard in Los Angeles? Snow in the desert? Weird, right? Check out these pictures from California: Weather weirdness was hardly the only abnormalityContinue reading “The Jew News Review – February 25, 2023 – “Is the juice worth the squeeze?””

Shabbat shalom, hey! Or for my Canadian friends, shabbat shalom, eh? By the end of every week, and before I begin a new post, I usually have read hundreds of Jewy and secular sources of news and culture and listened to about a dozen podcasts. It can be daunting, given how much the media reliesContinue reading “The Jew News Review – February 18, 2023 – “Are the kids alright?””

Shabbat shalom!  Shout out this week to those suffering in the wake of the horrible earthquake, now responsible for over 20,000 deaths in Turkey and Syria, and hundreds of thousands of injured and homeless. The powerful and deadly 7.8 richter quake was felt in Tel Aviv as well, which is actually closer to the epicenterContinue reading “The Jew News Review – February 11, 2023 – Quake, Rattle and Bowl”

Shabbat shalom everyone! Oy! What a week! It’s colder than a penguin’s petzl out there, but not colder than a Republican’s heart, so dress accordingly. And if you do venture into this arctic chill, bring binoculars and check out the Chinese “research” balloon making its way across the US of A! The pentagon just releasedContinue reading “The Jew News Review – February 4, 2023 – It is Balloon!”

Shabbat shalom! Occasionally, but not quite often enough, the planets align and something magical happens. Michael and Kalie surprised us this week by delivering a bit of magic in the form of Abigail Rose Goverman! Our beautiful new grand child was born this Wednesday morning and between the kvelling and taking care of Max andContinue reading “The Jew News Review – January 28, 2023 – New JNR Subscriber”

Shalom! And wow! So much to cover and so little time! I am writing the post this week from a Starbucks on 7th Avenue, having spent the better part of the week in the city that never sleeps combining a little business with a lot of fabulous culture. Some of the gang have joined meContinue reading “The Jew News Review – January 22, 2023 – Culture week, President Doofus, and bombshells”

Shabbat shalom! It is with mixed emotions that Sandy and I make the long plane ride back to Boston today after spending a month in the warm desert air of Palm Springs. Sad that we are leaving this west coast Shangri-la and the wonderful memories made here, but happy to be returning to family andContinue reading “The Jew News Review – January 14, 2023 – Early edition”