WHAT WILL THE NEW YEAR BRING?

Get Out Your Crystal Ball!
By Jonathan Tobin

Was 5764 a good year? For Jews around the world, it was the usual mixed bag of bad and even worse news. Abroad, there was worry about anti-Semitism in Europe, a seeming stalemate in Iraq and little let-up in the ongoing terrorist war against Israel. At home, scandals and partisan politics seemed to take center stage.

But the arrival of a new Jewish year has us asking the same question about what's in store for 5765: Can things get worse? Of course, they can!

But even as we cope with terrorism, and hold our breath about the outcome of the November election and Israel's plan to pull out of Gaza, we shouldn't lose what is left of our sense of humor.
So before the Almighty writes down just how much worse (or better) it will be for us in the proverbial Book of Life, I present (with apologies, as always, to New York Times columnist William Safire) the annual Jewish Pundit Quiz for 5765.

TAKE THE QUIZ HERE.