Celebrity kippa-wearer #2

Date: December 9, 2001.

Location: Kikar Zion, Jerusalem.

Occasion: Hanukkah in the Holy Land / terror solidarity trip.

Analysis: This is actually quite moving. We've got Pataki, Sharon, Giuliani and Rav Lau, with the middle men (no pun intended) engaging in a touching embrace as Pataki looks rather stern and Rav Lau looks suspiciously like Santa Claus. In any event, the charm (or irony) here is that Giuliani--like Dr. Clintonovich--is wearing a natural-looking s'rugie, while our distinguished former P.M. dons what appears to be a bar mitzvah guest yarmulke. It's a meaningful picture, all the same, replete with happiness, good cheer and perhaps a few extra percentage points in the Upper West Side. Ho ho ho.

Score: 10/10. Just because I love Giuliani.