Jerry Seinfeld, the cocreator of one of my all-time favorite sitcoms, found himself under the spotlight recently. It all happened after he had tried to take back some comments he’s made in the past about the impact the extreme Left and political correctness have on comedy. Here is the clip of his somewhat awkward retraction […]
No jokes for you! Come back – ONE YEAR! Continue Reading
Hebrew is a highly gendered language. Hebrew grammar is not only more gendered than that of English and Chinese which barely have any gender elements in their grammar, but it is also arguably more gendered than the grammar of Latin languages such as Spanish, Italian, and French. In recent years we are witnessing a post-modern
The Israeli Left’s attempts to degenderize Hebrew and why it’s working Continue Reading
Sometimes it can be really fun to dissect Chinese character through a Jewish perspective. In the case of the Chinese character 愁 and Yom Kippur, it reveals a surprising semi-coincidental (probably) overlap between the logic of Chinese writing and the Jewish belief system. The Chinese Character for Autumn Meet 秋 (Mandarin pronunciation – qiū) –
Heart Burns – The Perfect Chinese Character for Yom Kippur Continue Reading
I have been carrying in my head the idea for ‘Hey Jew’ – a sad spoof of Hey Jude by The Beatles for several years now, long before the tragic events of October 7th. I came up with a draft of first two verses and the chorus around 2018 but didn’t really do anything with
Hey Jew (the antisemite’s song) Continue Reading
Up until a couple of weeks ago, if you had asked me what my favorite Chinese character was, I would have probably said 忍 which represents the idea of endurance. The character 忍 is both an associative and a picto-phonetic character, and it consists of two parts. On the bottom we have the heart (心)
Etymological Tapestry – Why 經 might be my new favorite Chinese character Continue Reading
People like to say that laughter is the best medicine. Well, I don’t know about the “best” part, but it certainly is a special type of medicine. Because not only is it free, but it is also contagious. And that is nothing short of a miracle in my book. Other than sneezing, laughing is the
Laughing Stock – 10 funny clips to break in case of emergency Continue Reading
For a while now, I have been planning to publish an article about the various methods the Progressive Left in Israel has developed in order to degenderize the grammar of Modern Hebrew. Naturally, I thought that it should open with a short introduction to gender in Hebrew grammar, but it grew longer and longer as
Introduction to Gender in Hebrew Grammar Continue Reading
The ‘Queers for Palestine’ movement has been around for several years now, but there’s no doubt it gained a lot of traction and attention after the horrible events of October 7th and the world-wide pro-Palestinian demonstrations that ensued. Don’t believe me? Here’s a Google Trend chart of the last five years for the term Queers
Gender Jihad – Why Queers for Palestine make total sense Continue Reading
The song סַע לְאַט (sa le’at – go slow or drive slowly) by Arik Einstein came out in 1974, in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War. Not only is this song beautiful and melodic, but it is also considered by many (me included) to perhaps be the song that best captures the essence of
Sa Le’at (Drive Slow) by Arik Einstein (1974) – The most Israeli song ever? Continue Reading
The movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the perfect analogy to the Palestinian people – because they were also born very old and under unusual circumstances. With the help of a friend I created two posters for the fake movie The Curious Case of the Palestinian People and coupled them with jokes and
The Curious Case of the Palestinian People Continue Reading
