Parlez-Vous Jewish?

Hello dear readers!  I’d really appreciate it if you mosied on over to Quarterlette for my latest piece. I typically prefer not to discuss religion or politics, but I recently saw a few articles that I could not ignore.  I was compelled to examine and express my feelings on the subject.  I hope you enjoy.

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Monday Reads

First Google Glass and now smart contact lenses.  Google and Novartis are joining forces to develop contacts that measure glucose levels and provide real-time updates to an app for people with diabetes.  Apparently there’s data in your tears that can be transmitted to your smartphone.  It’s like we’re living with the Jetsons. Music sets the…

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Book Review: Tough Jews

The mafia is a rarely discussed piece of Jewish history, one that is overshadowed by major events like the Holocaust or minor events like “my son, the doc-tah”.  When most people think of Jews, they think of the stereotypes.  The smartypants.  The weaklings.  But guess what: in the 20s, 30s, and 40s, it was a…

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Book Review: "Unorthodox"

There is a small handful of Orthodox Jews in Savannah and they generally stay to themselves, but in a small Southern town, it is impossible to section themselves off completely because there are simply not enough resources for them to live a completely sectioned off Jewish life.  Still, I pretty much thought that was as…

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