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Culture Groucho Barx and Matzah Ball: Why do Jewish pets have Jewish names?
In early lockdown, my friend Jess got a pandemic puppy. She told me she was considering naming him Knish. I suggested Babka, and, as though it was an unspoken truth that the new puppy must be named after a Jewish food, we ran through every example we could think of. Latke was too obvious, and…
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Culture Sitting Shiva for Spot?
As I peer down at her cotton-puff head, my sense of guilt sets in. Peeps, my bichon frise associate, has just taken a cocktail of three different medicines meant to keep her ticker ticking. Her eyes water, and her mouth turns downward, quivering slightly. It’s obvious she is not digging this new regimen. At 13,…
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Fast Forward Meet the Nice Jewish Boy Behind the Insanely Cute ‘Dogist’ Instagram
Meet Elias Weiss Friedman, a nice Jewish boy who left corporate life behind to make a living taking pictures of cute dogs all over New York City. After getting laid off in 2013, Friedman started an Instagram account that showcased pictures of adorable dogs. He called it The Dogist. Nearly 5,500 posts, 2.6 million followers…
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Food Animal Welfare Beyond Ethical Eating
When I was eight, feeling inspired by Charlotte’s Web, I begged my parents to purchase a pet pig. I argued that this was the perfect pet to teach me responsibility. Not to mention the fact that it would make me unbelievably interesting, and surely net me thousands of new Instagram followers. Except that this was…
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Life Point-Counterpoint: Are Pets Human Children?
New York Magazine’s The Cut, which is normally all kinds of wonderful, made a rare misstep last week with a trollish piece called “Pets Are Not Children, So Stop Calling Them That.” Oddly enough, the story – which was, by the way, a stroke of clickbait brilliance* – wasn’t a timely Halloween call to maybe…
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Breaking News Ouch! Bibi’s Adopted Rescue Dog Bites 2 at Menorah Lighting
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recently adopted dog Kaiya has sunk her teeth into her new position, biting two visitors at an event on Wednesday, including the husband of the deputy foreign minister. At a candle-lighting ceremony to mark the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, the 10-year-old mixed breed also took a snip at a member of…
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Breaking News Grrr! Pope Francis Didn’t Invite Pets to Heaven After All
It was a heartwarming story for legions of pet owners and animal lovers around the world. Pope Francis, talking to a distraught boy whose pet had died, declared there was a place in heaven for the creatures we share our lives with. His comment was reported this week by many news media outside Italy, with…
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