By Lizzie “Challah Billz Correspondent” Rubin Due to inflation, your checks made out to the Bar Mitzvah boy and your favorite Jewish charities are no longer acceptable in amounts of 18, the beloved number that symbolizes “life.” They must be made out in multiples of 22.5. Inflation is a common and often accepted flaw of […]
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By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The United States and other countries have placed sanctions on a number of Russian oligarchs, who are seen as major financial and political supporters of Vladimir Putin. Among the oligarchs is Roman Abramovich, the multi-billionaire owner of the Chelsea Football Club, one of the United Kingdom’s top soccer
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By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Volodymyr Zelensky has impressed the world with his courage and leadership. Before being elected president of the Ukraine, he was a popular comedian. Since many American politicians are already jokes, perhaps Biden needs to reshuffle his cabinet and enlist popular comedians to make America great again. Here are some
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron Denazification=DeNATOization Ukrainians=Lapsed Russians Special Operations=Asymmetrical war waged until the world starts saying Kiev again Genocide=What lapsed Russians do to ethnic Russians Act of War=Anything that aids the lapsed Russians Chernobyl =What will happen to other nuclear reactors if the lapsed Russians resist Nuclear High Alert=Your next infrastructure projects should be building bomb
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Airbnb users have booked rooms in Ukraine with a value of more than $2 million. This represents more than 60,000 nights of rental of Ukrainian houses, apartments and guest rooms. Yet none of the renters will be staying in those dwellings. In fact,
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has weighed in on many cases over the years which have directly affected the Jewish community, including Greece v. Galloway (which upheld the right of governments to open
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire(Tune: Maria) Na solidarnistʹ z ukrayinsʹkym narodom By Laurie Baron Crimea! It was mere practice, Crimea. For the invasion pain I’ll inflict upon Ukraine. You’ll see in Ukraine. The Ukraine, It claims it’s a nation, the Ukraine. It was Russian under the Czars And under the commissars. We’re back in Ukraine. I’ve prevented its NATO
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — What should be expected from boards of education across the country, now that books like Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Art Spiegelman’s Maus have been banned? Here’s a list of stories on the verge of being proscribed and the rationales for doing so. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas: Donald Trump
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — As we celebrate Presidents’ Day we are reminded of how our country’s presidents, starting with George Washington, have had things to say about the Jews. In 1790, Washington wrote a letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island saying, “May the Children of the Stock of
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From the Boynton Beach Chronicles and Isaac By William Rabinowitz (AKA Jerry Klinger) BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — The other day, I was quoted in a newspaper article. The writer wrote, “William Rabinowitz, 74, a retired financial services executive from Rockville, Maryland, said…” Retired, and where I lived, that was fine by me. But why did
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Jerry Klinger, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Canada has been dealing with a growing truckers’ protest over the last few weeks, which began in response to a vaccine mandate for drivers entering from the United States. The truckers have been disrupting traffic across the country by parking their rigs on major streets and blocking large intersections,
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — During an interview on the OAN network, Marjorie Taylor Greene declared, “Not only do we have a D.C. jail — which is a D.C. gulag — but now we have Nancy Pelosi’s gazpacho police spying on members of Congress, spying on the legislative work that we do, spying on
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SAN DIEGO — This year’s Passover Seders are still about two months away, but Melanie Rubin has already found Elijah! As for the extra “h” on the license plate, it looks like she has also found the Afikomen.
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San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — The Republican National Committee censured Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for serving on the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol which the RNC considers “legitimate political discourse.” Unbeknownst to the public, the RNC also appointed a historical committee to censure Republicans whose policies the
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