Most shows that have Jewish characters in usually stereotype the Jewish character as nerdy and not very manly. For example Ross in Friends, Seth in the OC etc, and never really have the Jewish characters as confident ladies men. The only example I can think of where a Jewish character is portrayed as confident is Seth Rogen in 40 year old virgin and Knocked Up etc and the Jewish characters in the film Berlin, but they’re meant to work for Mossad anyway, but you rarely see a conventionally cool Jewish character on tv shows.
NO – Jewish people don’t find it offensive at all, they are comedy shows to make viewers laugh…
Ross in Friends has actually made some good movies like "The Uprising" more than just a confident character in the movie…
May be some stereotypes, like in the movie "Borat" if you haven’t seen it yet, it is by a Jewish person. They are just meant with humor. To make us laugh.
We laugh at stereotypes that aren’t true…
A family member of a Jewish friend passed away. What is an appropriate gift to give to a Jewish family to pay respects?
Bring or send food or a fruit basket. They can share it during shivah.
Okay, so some guy whos almost 50 yrs of age keeps talking about salvation, spirituality etc and how he received the holy spirit in him to prove him the bible is gods word. But when asked to name any two jewish holidays, since judaism is the foundation of his faith, he was blank. So what is your opinion on this man?
There’s nothing Jewish about Xianity. They don’t have any use for such knowledge.
in judaic cultural society, we were thinking of watching a jewish, jewish themed, or jewish related movie. what movies do you think would be good? funny ones please like don’t mess with the zohan and 8 crazy nights. nothing to do with the holocaust please, we will be watching plenty during yom hashoah week.
Fiddler on the Roof..
Schindler’s List …
Annie Hall …
Ben-Hur..
Enemies, a Love Story ..
School Ties..
Keeping The Faith…
The Pianist ..
Yentl…
Meet The Fockers…
Chariots of Fire…
You know, like the music in The Prince of Egypt.
Specifically, Through Heaven’s Eyes.
Also, if you know any good songs like that one, please feel free to suggest it.
"The Jewish style" of music is actually no one single style, but a wide variety of styles.
The film "Prince of Egypt" had a wonderful sound track! The music was a modern fusion of many traditional musical genres– among them Bedouin, Yemenite, liturgical, and klezmer.
That particular song, "Through Heaven’s Eyes" is a contemporary take on Middle Eastern music.
For similar songs, try a youtube search for "Israeli music".
I want to write a book about the art of Jewish temples (during Bible times), but I have no money to do the research, and all the grants I can find are for people who are already published. What should I do to get money for research?
well why not use the internet i mean u already using it to ask us so just use it to look up research…
and if u are willing to publish your book online go to authorhouse its great way to get your book published and u get choose from the cover to if u want hard or soft and everything….
And there’s this lady called Caroline and she emails u and is very helpful and helps u out and everything.
GOod Luck…
Only two percent of the United States is Jewish, yet they are disproportionately represented in the entertainment industry. Why? I know why there a lot of jewish professionals (doctors, lawyers, etc.) – it’s because the religion emphasizes studying and learning. But why entertainment? Is it because they like to peform and express themselves? Is it because they are inherently more talented than others? Is it because most Jews live in LA and NYC, the two centers of entertainment in the US?
I am jewish! I am asking this as a serious question!
Some of you just don’t get it.
1. I am jewish and proud of it
2. I am asking a question about probablity, not about religion – if 2% of the US is jewish, but 10% of the entertainment industry is jewish, the probability of that happening at random is less than 1%.
3. At least the guy who said favoritism is giving a logical explanation – he may be write or wrong, but it explains the statistical anomaly.
Yes, it is because Jews like to perform and express themselves. We have always been drawn to the joys of singing, dancing and entertaining. I don’t think Jews are inherently more talented that others….just more into it, maybe.
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Author Christopher Hitchens discusses his views on the May, 2010 Israeli attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. He argues that while the Gaza occupation is unjust, the activists on the flotilla most likely had ulterior motives.
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Christopher Hitchens, tackling nearly everything with unmatched enthusiasm, erudition and, at times venom, has up to now barely touched upon one subject: his own life.
After many years writing about world issues and traveling to some of the most dangerous places on the planet, comes his memoir Hitch-22. Though Hitchens can navigate any argument with great dexterity, his memoir focuses on those whom he has loved, those he has abhorred, and those who have helped shape him throughout his life. The memoir answers this question: How the did Christopher Hitchens become Christopher Hitchens?
With tenderness he writes about his parents — his mother Yvonne, in particular, “a beautiful woman who loves me” and about his father, Commander Hitchens, whose “liver was that of a hero.” In a form that is anything but shy, Hitchens describes his complex and warm relationship with his mother, whose Jewish heritage he discovered only after her suicide.
The memoir naturally touches upon friendships, both lost and found over the course of his life. Hitchens’ many sketches of friendships and ex-friendships from Martin Amis to Noam Chomsky, Edward Said to Gore Vidal are delivered in a style that is at once ironic, witty and tough-minded. A legendary bon vivant with an unquenchable thirst for literature, Hitchens has at times ridiculed those who claim the personal is political, even though he has often seemed to illustrate that very idea.
Paul Holdengräber, in conversation with Hitchens, will goad him to help bring into focus the many sides of Hitch, thereby illustrating Robert Frost’s dictum that “a liberal is a man too broad-minded to take his own side in a quarrel.” – New York Public Library
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Three people in a small Missouri community received a second chance at life because of the generosity of family and neighbors. Here are a few thoughts about these special gifts from the people involved.
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Tishri 22, the day after the seventh day of Sukkot, is the holiday Shemini Atzeret. In Israel, Shemini Atzeret is also the holiday of Simchat Torah. Outside of Israel, where extra days of holidays are held, only the second day of Shemini Atzeret is Simchat Torah: Shemini Atzeret is Tishri 22 and 23, while Simchat Torah is Tishri 23.
These two holidays are commonly thought of as part of Sukkot, but that is technically incorrect; Shemini Atzeret is a holiday in its own right and does not involve some of the special observances of Sukkot. We do not take up the lulav and etrog on these days, and our dwelling in the sukkah is more limited, and performed without reciting a blessing.
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