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Sundown: Hail to the Chief

Plus, Braveheart versus Maccabees, and more

by
Dan Klein
June 13, 2011
Rabbi Richard Jacobs(Ben Fink Shapiro via Union for Reform Judaism)
Rabbi Richard Jacobs(Ben Fink Shapiro via Union for Reform Judaism)

• Rabbi Richard Jacobs was elected as President of the Union for Reform Judaism. [JTA]

• A Bronx woman is being denied the right to be buried in a pet cemetery with her fluffy friends. And of course she is. [NYPost]

• Lebanon has announced the formation of a new government dominated by Hezbollah affiliates. [Reuters]

• A Scottish town’s stupid boycott of Israeli books is being met by a Kiddush clubs’ stupid boycott of the scotch distilled in the area. Stupid. [Forward]

• Yiddish words for a new era [McSweeny’s]

• The accidental discovery in Jerusalem of Israel’s longest underground stream is impressive until you compare it to streams in almost any other country. [JPost]

But it still gives us an excuse to listen to this.