Sunday, November 28, 2021

Hanukkah begins: JuBus and comedy

Ross Perlin (Forverts, 2/15/13); Lewis Black (The Rant is Due); Washington Examiner; Sarah Silverman (Late Night, 11/10/21); Sheldon S., Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Boycott, Divest, Sanction Israel: Ben & Jerry’s out of Occupied Palestine (Washington Examiner)
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Hooray for Ben & Jerry's
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the co-founders of Ben & Jerry's), explained...the company stopped selling ice cream in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in July 2021 to protest Israel's illegal “occupation” of Palestine. Now Israel is very mad. BDS for justice
Jews in Buddhism (JuBus)

(Forverts) Travelogues of a New York Jew: A report from correspondent Ross Perlin. How could someone be a Jew then go Zen or Tibetan Buddhist backing Dalai Lama supporter like they do in California? What's going on?

Lewis Black The Rant is Due: Best of Hanukkah

(Lewis Black, Nov. 28, 2021) For some the Festival of Lights brings eight days of gift giving, gelt, dreidels, and latkes. For others it's an otherwise lesser holiday that has only become popular because it falls on the calendar near Christmas. Black tackles all the Hanukkah (Chanukkah) controversies, including how to pronounce it, when to celebrate it, and whether it's okay to say "Merry Christmas" to a Jewish person.
Sarah Silverman: Jewish on Xmas

Sarah Silverman says there is no Christmas without Jewish people
(Late Night with Seth Meyers) Comedian Sarah Silverman talks about her new series, Santa Inc., how important Jewish people are to the Christmas holiday, and meeting Seth Rogen for the first time. Stream Late Night on Peacock.

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