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Jargonwatch

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Parhassidic: Combination of “parasitic” and “hassidic.” Similar to “Trustafarian.” Denotes an American hippie studying in yeshiva in Jerusalem while living on their parents’ dime. Coined by Dena Weiss of Mimaamakim at Jay Michaelson’s Shabbat dinner table.

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Ruby for Starters

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Ruby on Rails is a programming architecture that makes coding for the web so easy anyone who invests the time can learn to create amazing websites with minimal effort.
Learn the basics of Ruby in 15 minutes with this quick online tutorial.
To go more indepth, check out Chris Pine’s “Learn to Program”, a 10 step tutorial [...]

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I Am That Which I Will To Be

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JPost on Jerusalem's Hip-Hop Scene

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I’m on the cover of the In Jerusalem section of the Jerusalem Post today. Here’s the story.
A few notes:
Geez, Gabe — the throwaway quotes you choose? I gave you some choice cuts! All this stuff about hip-hop as a means of political & social expression and you go for the “hip-hopera”?
Also, our [...]

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What A Horrible Night

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When Eli Goorak called me over a month ago and asked me if I’d play the Jerusalem Winter Ball, I warned him off-the-bat that I don’t do Top 40. I don’t own it, I don’t play it, and I don’t like it — it isn’t me. Eli assured me, it’d be fine, “Just [...]

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IDF Goes Hogwild in Amona? So What Else is New?

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On February 15, 2003, I was arrested in New York City for participating in an “illegal demonstration” against the Iraq war. That day, the NYPD violated the terms of a demonstration permit granted by the mayor’s office, which guaranteed that the police would not interfere in allowing demonstrators to attend the rally scheduled to [...]

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Hamas' Victory Not As Bad As You Think…

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It is no secret that Fatah has been raking the Palestinian people over the coals for 40 years. Regime change here is a good thing.
First, I insist that you read David Horovitz’s excellent pre-election story on why Palestinians were voting for Hamas. Hamas succeeded because they went to the most respected and non-corrupt members of [...]

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Holy City's Homicidal Homophobe Convicted on Attempted Murder Charges

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John’s just gotten word that the Gay Pride Parade stabber has been convicted on three charges of attempted murder. Keep an eye on Shalom Israel for updates.

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anyone up for a "critical ass" ride through mea shearim on purim?

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…that’d turn their world upside down.

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Another Grant Bites The Dust

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…It’s a no-go on the big one from the people who came to me.
Where, oh where, is my sugar daddy or sugar momma who wants to bring Jewish community organizing and Jewish education into the 21st century?

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