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The Jewish writer Elad Nehorai posted a video of the protests which rocked Boro Park, Brooklyn, this week on his Facebook page.  He added the following:  ‘Just shared with me by a Hasid (Hasidic Jew) in Borough (Boro) Park. Tonight at a protest led by Heshy Tischler and Kalman Yeger where Hasidim joined together to…

Adventure games are an interesting genre for gamers to try. While the name implies epic open world gameplay, these games actually tend to be slow paced affairs and have more to do with puzzles than anything else. The reason for this is that the genre began as what are called Text Based Adventures, before the…

I used to like to think I was the least political person in any room.

In a little over a week, the holiday of Sukkot will be upon us, part and parcel of which is observing a kabbalistic custom to invite one of seven exalted guests--or ushpizin, in Aramaic--into the sukkah for each night, each one being one of the seven "shepherds of Israel": Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Joseph,…

For all the talk of neuroses and therapists, many Orthodox Jews have a difficult time understanding people who are Neuro-Atypical.

“Don’t break the law and you can breathe easy.”­ “Keep your hands where police can see them and you’ll have no problem.” “Don’t be disrespectful to cops, otherwise you’re just asking for trouble.” “Just follow the law and you won’t get shot.” “If you’re not guilty, then you don’t have to run.” This is the…

The role of Jews in the video game industry is not as pronounced as in other areas, like comic books and movies, but it is still there. One name that comes to mind is Ralph Baer, who created the video game as we know it today, and another is Michael Kogan. While Baer is somewhat…

Tikkun Olam, translated as “repair the world”, is one of the most universally known Jewish concepts.