Man, first it’s the Canadian ferry, now it’s a t-shirt even closer to home: Consumerist.com reports (via Jewschool) that Wal-Mart is continuing to sell a t-shirt silkscreened with the insignia of Nazi Germany’s 3rd SS Division Totenkopf, the battalion … Continue reading
Cartoon characters may be all the rage in Israel for Purim, but I’ll tell you what, a plastic Spongebob cape is not gonna fly for my kids at the synagogue’s Megillah reading. What kind of neurotic Jewish mother would I … Continue reading
*in the spirit of my favorite kvetch, one should sing the title of this post to the tune of Three 6 Mafia’s Oscar-winning ditty. It probably doesn’t come as an surprise to you that this Yenta finds life in Savannah … Continue reading
Corporate monster Wal-Mart has filed a federal lawsuit against Charles Smith of Conyers, GA for making up a batch of these and selling them on his Web site. Smith filed a countersuit citing a free speech defense, though he acknowledges … Continue reading
Pretty much everyone’s seen the truly frightening footage of the pre-dawn shoppers trampling each other the Friday after Thankgiving. As my mother might say, “SFTG.” (Email me if you need a translation.) I don’t care if Wal-Mart is freakin’ giving … Continue reading
Look, it’s not like we want to hate Wal-Mart, but they just make it so easy. (Originally posted at WeirdJews2.)
From JTA: In yet another example of a group using Holocaust imagery to make a point and having it backfire (see Wal-Mart campaign post), the Church of Scientology is using death camp photos to illustrate their campaign against the “psuedo … Continue reading
It’s always a fashion conundrum deciding what shoes to wear on Yom Kippur, since Jewish law forbids us to don our leather Fluevogs for synagogue. Our rabbi always favors a pair of fugly, canvas, no-name sneakers, which we would decry … Continue reading