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December 15, 2021
The Punchless Punchline
Mark Schiff
December 15, 2021
I am a stand-up comedian. I deliver punchlines. They call them punchlines because they are supposed to pack a punch. As you know, a punch can hurt. But today, that is no longer acceptable to many people, mostly the young and well-educated.
Am I Being Paranoid or Just Really Cautious?
Tabby Refael
December 15, 2021
There’s a dark air of skepticism about law enforcement and the criminal justice system in LA that I’ve never witnessed before.
Table for Five: Vayechi
Salvador Litvak
December 15, 2021
You Shall Emulate God In All Ways But One…
Firsts
Schmuckboys Marla & Libby
December 15, 2021
Welcome to the Firsts of Firsts! In the first official episode of Schmuckboys, the dynamic trio will talk you through their relationship status of the week, how the stigma around dating has changed post-covid, first dates after a break up, first dates…
Who Knew? It Turns Out Real Estate is Really Important to the Future of Judaism
David Suissa
December 15, 2021
Our society is experiencing a pandemic-driven confluence of factors that is undermining commercial real estate in general, and Jewish buildings are caught up in the storm.
Iranian State-Run Paper Threatens to Destroy Israel: “Just One Wrong Move!”
Aaron Bandler
December 15, 2021
The Wednesday edition of the Times stated that an “intensification of Israeli military threats against Iran suggest that the Zionist regime has forgotten that Iran is more than capable of hitting them from anywhere.”
Early Hollywood Jewish Filmmakers Get Spotlight at Academy Museum
Brian Fishbach
December 15, 2021
“In the early 20th century, the nascent film industry in Hollywood was largely built by Jewish immigrants from Eastern and Central Europe, including many Austrians from regions of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.”
Encino Kosher Market Owner Talks Challenges of Operating During the Pandemic
Ari L. Noonan
December 15, 2021
Starting at the beginning of the pandemic, people have been afraid to come into his store. The first week, there was a big panic. “They bought everything,” he said. “A week or two later, when their freezers and refrigerators were filled, they were terribly afraid to come to the store and buy more.”
Satirical Semite: Conspiracy Theory
Marcus J Freed
December 15, 2021
A friend’s Instagram story showed the words “Delta” and “Omicron” can be rearranged to spell “Media Control” (seriously, try it).
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