Comments on: Shalom

By: arj

arj — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:53:57 +0000

There's a funny Nathan Englander short story called "The Gilgul of Park Avenue," where a WASPy New York lawyer wakes up one day and realizes he's got a Jewish soul. (Apparently this is a real possibility in Judaism, Jewish souls lost in non-Jew bodies.)

I'm picturing that happening to this uncle here.

By: All Mixed Up

All Mixed Up — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:31:02 +0000

hehehe what a funny advertisement!

this made my day.

By: Randum Stateman

Randum Stateman — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:04:48 +0000

Anyone listens to Meshuggah, the speed metal band? It’s been a while since I’ve seen the Yiddish word used in any other context.

By: SG

SG — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:25:11 +0000

Guju bhai or Good Jew boy? (insert groan)

By: hammer_sickel

hammer_sickel — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:51:01 +0000

Avi, thank you very much for the link. It was very exilarating to know about Indian-Jewish cultural relations!! - especially the last paragraph:

The Bene Israel who remain in India can be divided into two sub-groups: those who stay because of their overriding attachment to India, and those who will emigrate to Israel and re-unite with their families and the majority of their community. The former group includes Indian nationalists, non-Zionists and those who are too old to envisage emigration. The latter group includes Zionists who see the eventual future of the Indian Jewish community in Israel - in spite of hundreds of years of harmonic co-existence with the non-Jewish population of India.

By: Nina P

Nina P — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:59:39 +0000

Heh. Reminds me of a song: Let's All be Jewish.

By: Avi Solomon

Avi Solomon — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:30:17 +0000

See on the real jews of mumbai: http://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Archive/BeneIsrael.asp

By: DesiDudeInAustin

DesiDudeInAustin — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 06:40:31 +0000

'Sholam' eesh how eh true shon-oph-Bengaaaaal would pronounche Salaam.

But I say, more Hinjew in-jokes!

I think the perfect past article to link would be the one about how Middle Class Asians are the new Jews.