http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/the-news-shticker-reggie-jacksons-jewish-crack-heebs-jewish-swimsuit-calendar/ Reggie Jackson makes the mistake of cracking a Jewish joke (and an A-Rod one) – on tape. And now poor Ryan Braun is expected to play Abe Foxman instead of left field. Heeb releases ”The Ladies of ‘69: The First-Ever Jewish Swimsuit Calendar” (as in 5769). (Someone is going to hell for this, but let’s hope its them for publishing it and not us for linking to it.) [UPDATE: JTA Managing Editor Uri Heilman says I need to loosen up, and adds: The real scandal is that Heeb only found six women – talk about an insult!] Israel is on the lookout for Diaspora Jews who can play soccer. Imagine if Ahamdinejad discovered he had Jewish roots – and embraced them. A Jewish school in Liverpool tells the students to leave their unhealthy lunches at home. The Jerusalem Post reports that a new movement is taking hold of the alternative music scene, with hundreds of Israeli bands singing in English in an attempt to achieve international recognition. en-us aeden@jta.org Copyright 2008 2008-07-15T;14:59:33-05:00