Eilat Bombing: The Aftermath
Eilat/Sinai border – photo by Phoebe while on the recent birthright israel/Jewlicious trip. Hash, Whores, Hamas and You. Two of the victims of the Eilat Suicide bombings, Emil Almaliakh (32) and Michael Ben-Sa’adon…
Tu B’Shvat Shabbat Kabbalist’s Seder 2007 Edition
This year, Jewish Earth Day falls on Friday Night. I have adapted this Tu B’Shvat seder over the last four years, and this one is very special and made for Shabbat. I hope…
CAIR doesn’t care
A list of the news briefs from CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations) yesterday: MN: Open House Lifts Veil of Mystery at Islamic Center Advocates Hopeful Congress Will Ban Racial Profiling NC: After…
At the (Jewish) Movies
It’s Oscar season, which means the spotlight is on movies. But while nominated films get plenty of attention and GoogleNews reports from Sundance, we wanted to spotlight some films and festivals that have…
Set the Number of Days Without a Suicide Bomber Back to 0
Eilat, known for its babes, beaches and cheesy decor, was the location of a suicide bombing, apparently engineered by Islamic Jihad and Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigades. The bomber, 21 year old ex-Gazan Mohammed Saqsaq,…
Mid East Piece
With so many crucial differences in politics, religion, culture, history, national narrative, etc., it seems that finding peace in the Middle East is an impossible task. What could possibly bring the masses together?…
Nice Jewish Boys go to Brazil and Binghamton, Make Films, Win Prizes.
Larry Mark just keep cranking them out! This is the fifth in a short series of guest posts on the Jewish aspects of The Sundance Film Festival. Park City, Utah is a town…
Flash from the past
One of the google searches leading strangers to our site is the phrase “who wrote the bible.” It brings up this fine old post by a much younger Grandmuffti and includes the first…
Hulk Hogan Meets Kosherness
Middle America just doesn’t “get” kashrut. Former professional wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan and his family appear in a reality TV show. In this video clip, the Hulkster and his wife have just moved…
Bookstein Wins in Park City
Ezra Bookstein, Emmy award winning cinematographer & filmmaker, has won a Gold Medal at this year’s Park City Music Film Festival, for his film The Rich Have Their Own Photographers (2006), a documentary…
Anarchy In The PA
Talks between Fatah and Hamas fell apart after a Hamas militant died on Thursday from a car bomb. Hamas claimed it was a Fatah orchestrated assassination and Fatah claimed it was a work…
A Minister, a Rabbi and an Imam Walk into a Film….
This is the fourth in a short series by Larry Mark. Amid the “normal” Sundance offerings, that include a documentary on horses having intimate sexual relations with men (ZOO), and a biting teen…
Negev Shabbat
From the photographer: Evening descends on the desert. Taken near King Solomons mines in Timna Park, the Negev desert. This is a beatiful area where the borders of Jordan, Israel and Egypt all…
Let my People Go!
Parsha Bo spontaneous reflections It’s all about the matzah. Free myself from Egyptian slavery and awaken my inner freedom. Great days await you, out there in the desert. It’s frightening all this potential….
Delicious Peace Founder JJ Keki at Jewlicious Festival
Mirembe Kawomera Cooperative was formed in 2004 and is made up of 400 farmers and their families. It is one of six smaller co-ops under the larger Gumutindo Cooperative which brings together over…
Carter was wrong!
As reported by the Boston Globe after his speech earlier this week at Brandeis University: In response to a question, Carter apologized for a sentence in his book that he acknowledged seemed to…
Porn is not Kosher
Lawyers representing Rabbi Yehuda Rosenbaum of KOF-K Kosher Certification, a New Jersey company that certifies the Kashrut of food products was sent to the principals of Tight Fit. The letter was occasioned by…
Birthrate Israel
Much of the point of events geared at young American Jews– “young” loosely defined as 14 to menopause– is the production of Jewish babies. Such a goal, however worthy one considers Jewish continuity,…
Text Me Kosher…Text Me Meat…All My Dreams Fulfilled
[When in doubt, always sing my post titles.] I can’t tell you the number of times I’m in downtown Manhattan with some kosher people looking for a little post-PresenTense staff meeting nosh. But…
Everybody Loves The French!
eretz nehederet – tzarfatimUploaded by taad Last summer, Israel was inundated with French people. Whether they were escaping anti-Semitism back home, visiting family or just enjoying the beaches and the bargains afforded by…
Please pray…
One of our colleagues, a great guy who does tons for the Jewish people, has a father who will be undergoing surgery soon. As tomorrow is Thursday, if you can do a misheberach…
Haredi women sick of taking it in the rear
One of the little controversies getting a lot of press in Israel lately is segregated bus lines. No, they don’t make the Ethiopians sit separately. Increasingly, Egged bus lines which serve a number…
Palestine is for Lovers: Gay Edition!
Jewlicious Apparel has two new apparel related announcements for all you lovers of cool Jewish themed t-shirts. First of all cafepress announced a Valentine’s Day special – Free shipping on orders of $50…
BJE’s Second Annual Feast of Jewish Learning
The Bureau of Jewish Education is proud to present: “Telling Secrets, Revealing Mysteries” The Second Annual Young Adult Feast of Jewish Learning. At the JCC of San Francisco: 3200 California St. Sunday, February…
