King David’s Tomb Shabbat
For our East Coasters, I’m publishing this one a little early. That’s King David’s Tomb, circa 1940. If you go to the source where I found this and scroll down, there are a…
My parents? They kill hippies on Sundays
My mother, in true Sabra style, underwent a complete overhaul of the Shabbat dinner at our house a few months ago. It’s sasbich all the way, baby: hard boiled eggs, roasted eggplant, potatoes,…
A YID HITS XXL!!!!!!
This has got to be the first time any religious Jew has ever been mentioned let alone profiled in XXL. I mean the magazine is straight thugged out hip hop. Its the Rolling…
Yehuda Kurtzer Wins Bronfman Brandeis Competition
Brandeis University selected Harvard PhD student Yehuda Kurtzer as the winner of its competition for the Bronfman Visiting Chair in Jewish Communal Innovation. Brandeis and the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies were looking…
Who’s your favorite writer supporting for Prez?
My passion is Jewish writing but I’m also a political junkie. So, when I saw an opportunity to combine the two for a post here, I jumped. Nick Antosca is tracking political contributions…
Jerusalem Post and Haaretz cover the same story. Differently.
Somewhere in our archives, there is another post where I compare two stories from two papers because sometimes you can learn a great deal when you look at things side by side. Here…
Jerusalem Post’s editorial
Sometimes I plan to write a post, and then I read something similar elsewhere and abandon my plan. Today’s Jerusalem Post editorial tackled two topics that I wanted to cover, the nature of…
Shabbat and Sports
From Sports Illustrated (when’s the last time we saw a story about Jews in this mag?): State senators have taken up the cause of a Jewish boys basketball team whose playoff run may…
Don’t stop the presses!
The press coverage of Jewlicious Festival 4.0 Long Beach/LA just keeps building and building. First there was amazing coverage in the OC Jewish Life at the start of the month. Then things got…
Shmanta thinks you must be really naughty
Or what else does one do with 100 tons of chocolate spread? Israeli police are on the lookout for a thief with a super-sized chocolate craving. The robbers broke into a factory in…
Next Best Thing to Being There: Israelity Tour Video Anthology
Even if you couldn’t join us on the road, now you can see all the Taglit-Birthright Israel Israelity Tour videos and pretend that you were there… The classic Israelity Tour Preview video First…
MATISYAHU
We are proud and honored to announce that Matisyahu and Tahli Miller will be joining us as presenters this year at Jewlicious Festival4.0! Tahlia will be previewing her documentary film, Can’t Touch This…
Send in the Jews?
TMZ recently reported about this season’s must have accessory amongst the Hollywood Glitteratti – a security team made up of former members of the Israel Defense Forces. The video ironically notes how a…
Don’t Blame Oscar’s Lowest Ratings Ever on Jon Stewart’s Ad Libbing
Oscar ratings were dramatically down this year. This despite all the George Clooney pimping, the red dresses, and Sean Penn’s new arm candy. While the writers’ strike is rumored to be the primary…
Israel tries its hand at propaganda
Well, the Israeli government decided that if you can’t stop the Palestinian rockets from being launched at Israeli civilians, it might as well use those civilians for propaganda purposes. So, for example, when…
Diwon Remix of Idan Reichel
Look for the remix of the remix at the Jewlicious Festival Diwon is the alter ego of DJ Handler who is the alter ego of… oh never mind. I can’t keep up. You…
Does Rove Pay Nader?
Okay, so spoilsport Ralph Nader, who many decades ago did some good things for the US of A, has decided once again to run as a Republican shill. As we all recall, crestfallen,…
Oscar night is back
This is a short report: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen won best picture, along with producer Scott Rudin for No Country for Old Men. That was one brutal flick but definitely memorable and…
Have I posted music videos recently?
This one’s for me: And this Subliminal clip is for ck and for Esther: By the way, that Subliminal clip is a cover. This is the original from 1970. I think it’s safe…
60 Minutes on the Don Siegelman case NOW
[UPDATE: The 60 minutes piece was very well done. 60 Minutes showed the monumental efforts to keep Siegelman out of Alabama politics. How the Federal prosecutor, Laura Canary, that led the charge against...
Don Siegelman on 60 Minutes Tonight
Tonight (Feb. 24) on 60 Minutes, there will be a segment covering Don Siegelman’s trial and incarceration with a 7 year sentence. There are many who believe that Siegelman was hunted by the…
Until 120, on Two Fronts
On people’s birthdays, it’s a tradition to wish the celebrants that they should live “till 120,” wishing them a long and happy life. Over the weekend, I read two stories that in some…
Shabbat and Yarkon
A lovely image of the Yarkon River at sunset by Ron Almog who seems to have a passion for sunsets in Israel. He’s also got a blog where he posts images. This has…
Bringing Something New to the Table: Shabbat Across America 2.0
If you’ve traveled public transportation in any major city (but especially in NYC), you may have seen advertising for the annual Shabbat Across America initiative, which encourages Jews everywhere to take a 24-hour…
Brit Awards, Shmit Awards! Why do you never call?
So, MOT Mark Ronson has won a Brit Award in the category British Male Solo Artist. Being the Yid-huggers that we are, I dare say we are collectively mighty proud of him. Really…
Save a life at Jewlicious Festival
Meet a recent bone marrow donor and get registered for a possible bone marrow match at Jewlicious Festival’s Sunday Souk. A match can mean a new lease on life for someone suffering from…
