As you’ve probably already determined by now, we did not release a new episode of Hey! That’s My Hummus! this week. “Why?” you may be asking. “Have the two of you resolved your differences amicably and behind the scenes?” “Have you run out of things to talk about?” “Have you actually realized that this...
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PassOver This Post.
Things have been a bit crazy on this side of the aisle of Hey! That’s My Hummus! And the craziness has been completely hummus-free. That’s because the observance of Passover — a holiday which continues for seven or eight days (depending on your custom and location) — began on Monday evening. And there are...
Kosher Face…
** Have you listened to Episode 4: Conflicted, Slaughtering and Prince William’s Wedding, yet? Download on iTunes or listen here ** httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig3YHduKPmw With the Jewish holiday of Passover just around the corner, I’m reminded that Judaism is the “Weird Al” Yankovic of world religions. Check YouTube and Facebook and you’ll find an overabundance of parody songs...
“The Bible says WHAT?!?” (Jewish Potions and Other Weirdness…)
** Have you listened to Episode 3, yet? Download on iTunes or listen here ** I mentioned some troubling things about Jewish law in our last episode. We were talking about the Muslim legal concept of Diyyat (monetary remuneration for killing someone), and I expressed some information about Jewish law that doesn’t usually get included in...
To Err(uv) Is Human…
You’re probably wondering why you haven’t seen another podcast materialize on our website this week. I could come right out and tell you something outrageous. Like we decided that two episodes is as fine a place to stop as any. But that wouldn’t be entirely true. If you’re Jewish and you’re active on Facebook,...
Queen Esther, Illustrated
Have you listened to Episode 2: “Purim Explained, Conservative Women, and UCLA girl”? On this past week’s episode of Hey! That’s My Hummus! you’ve heard that I observed the holiday of Purim at my synagogue this past Saturday night. I also mentioned that at my synagogue (as well as many others) it is customary...
Black Boxes and Leather…
On this past week’s episode of Hey! That’s My Hummus! you may have heard me mention a recent news story about an Alaska Airlines flight from Mexico City to L.A. which went into panic mode. The cause for this? Three Jewish passengers, in mid-flight, took out and started putting on tefillin, which are ritual...
Episode 0: No, But, Seriously. This Is *Not* A Cooking Show
Overheard on this week’s episode: ” The meaning of life is not 42, but it is the chick pea.” ” I’m trying to think of the legal term for that, yeah, it’s ‘DICK MOVE…’ ” ” You know what? You’re a RACIST… is it because he’s MUSLIM Ghadafi?!” ” If you haven’t had your...