This Year in Jerusalem: Passover at BYU’s Jerusalem Center

Students and guests of BYU's Jerusalem Center enjoy a Passover Seder led by Hebrew teacher Ophir Yarden (standing) in October 2010.

"Next year in Jerusalem."

Each Passover Seder ends with this traditional phrase, but 82 BYU…

Jerusalemites’ opine about Obama

While reading Jewschool today, I happened upon two very interesting/compelling videos in which journalists interivew citizens of Jerusalem about their thoughts on President Obama and the settlements. Most don't like the former, but like the latter. They're particularly interesting now, as Obama is getting ready to host Israeli and…

Yeah Yeah Yeahs drummer finds his Jewish roots

Way back in 2001 my darling friend Amittai and I ventured to a packed Los Angeles club to try and somehow finagle our way in to a sold-out Yeah Yeah Yeahs concert. We worked the long, twisted snake of a crowd asking for spare…

Local filmmaker documents Jerusalem gay bar

The San Francisco International Film Festival isn’t too far around the corner (April 23 through May 7) -- and here’s an early tip on a film that is expected to generate…