Artist Orna Ben-Shoshan, creator of “Tokens of Light”, is back with a new beautiful divinatory set called “The AlphaBet for Lovers”.

Join me as I once again discuss being a “bad Jew”, flipping a citrusy middle finger to the narrow minded, and more Passover fun! Warning, this post is not kosher for Passover, but will keep just as long as that can of Manischewitz macaroons!

Learn about a lovely new addition to the divinatory/oracle landscape, “Tokens of Light”, created by Orna Ben-Shoshan, the talented artist behind the “King Solomon Oracle Cards”.

Come celebrate the miracle of oil, oddly with a post about not really using a whole lot of oil. Hmmmm……didn’t think this one through at all, did I?

Here we are, the other nine questions from my ten questions interview with Miguel Conner, author of “Voices of Gnosticism” and host of “Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio”. We discuss the joys of transcription, books and movies, of course Gnosticism, and I decide I no longer feel like a jerk for question number one.

That’s right, only one question from my 10 question interview with Miguel Conner, author of “Voices of Gnosticism” and host of “Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio”. Why only one? Because I’m kind of a jerk. What does me being a jerk have to do with only one question being published? You’ve got to read it to find out!

Here it is, Hanukkah time again. Last year I shared with all of you my collection of menorahs, and sadly, that appears to be the last time Judaism was featured on The Magical Buffet. Fortunately this year I have something fun to share with all of you for the 2010 Hanukkah season….my little dreidel collection! And we’ll even talk about how to play!

Since the Jewish holiday Hanukkah begins at sundown tomorrow, I thought now would be a good time to spend a moment or two discussing the menorah. I love menorahs. I may be what theologians refer to as a “bad Jew”, but what I lack in knowledge and devotion I surely make up for in sheer volume of menorahs in my home. It started out as a burden, having loads of menorah around the apartment, but now I couldn’t imagine getting rid of any of them.

It’s that Passover time of year again. Like most very bad Jews, I tend to celebrate with Cosmopolitans and questionably kosher cuisine. The important thing is that I gather with friends and family to share the story of the Jewish people. (Even more important is having fun.) For those of you who missed the animated film “The Prince of Egypt”, or find the phrase, we tell the story of Exodus confusing, let me drop a little knowledge on you.

This week saw a two day meeting at the United Nations promoting dialogue on religion and culture. This interfaith event was attended by seventeen heads of state and government, including Israel, the US, Britain, and several Arab countries. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia organized the conference. The big news was that Israeli President Shimon and King Abdullah managed to eat dinner together in the same room.