One of the things I think is important about 'Watchmen' is that it have resonance within cinematic pop culture as well as superhero culture.
Today, Jewish defense is an accepted thing.
I know a lot about Jewish comedians.
Why do Jewish men die before their wives? They want to.
While much psychology emphasizes the familial causes of angst in humans, the cultural component carries as much weight, for culture is the family of the family. If the family of the family has various sicknesses, then all families within that culture...
Religious Jews believe that all things come from God, as God owns everything. The Tanakh says, “The Lord makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up” (NLT, 1 Samuel 2:7). “The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and...
Tzedakah is different than charity. Charity comes from the word charitus, which means heart. Tzedakah comes from the word tzedek, which means justice, so when you are giving tzedakah, you are not just making the world a better place by contributing t...
As a rabbi, I’ve spent long hours counseling people I’ve married, and in each case I like to talk with the couple about not only compatibility and love, but also their relationship with money. If you and your partner are not in the same financial...
Through the ages, many different groups have called themselves victims. Some came through wars and massacres. Some were slaves or minorities. But the Jews, who have always been victimized throughout history, don’t see themselves as victims. We see ...
Disney will never make a movie about my life story, and that's a shame--I'd make a really cute animated creature.
Greenspan advised the American people to buy - he repeated the old mantra: 'spending is patriotic'. He also managed to convince them that if they did not have the money, that shouldn't stop them. They would 'pay later'. To a certain extent he was cor...
Anthropologist Gary Weaver suggested looking at culture as a kind of iceberg: one portion is clearly visible above the surface of the water, while the much larger chunk of ice is hidden below. The part above the water can be considered surface cultur...
I'd like it if people thought I was Jewish looking.
I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal.
I get invited to an awful lot of Jewish functions.
I am Jewish, Italian, American, Catholic.
I'm Jewish and I can sing and I'm alive.
I am of Russian-Jewish distraction.
I was raised Jewish and bar mitzvahed.
People constantly make pop-culture references. That's why it's called popular culture, because people are aware of it and reference it constantly.
A free culture is not a culture without property; it is not a culture in which artists don't get paid.
