Domestic Insecurity: Detroit is ground Zero in this recession
I’m blogging from Detroit, where you can feel the ressesion as you drive down the street. Passing row after row of shopping centers with partial occupancy, homes in forclosure, abandonded projects, roads in…
Leading Fom The Center: A Case For Moderate Leadership?
A concept so obvious, even a child can understand it? Mcgill History Professor and ROI120 facilitator (2006 and 2007) Gil Troy’s latest book, Leading From The Center: Why Moderates Make The Best…
Lox, stock, and over the barrel
It is not suprising that Guy Ritchie dumped the Kabbalah Center – what is suprising is that it took him so long to figure out that it was fleecing him with a fake…
22-3
That’s the final tally for voting over the prisoner exchange deal. Olmert and co. have been preparing Israelis for the strong possibility that Israel is getting bodies rather than living soldiers in return…
Tracking ck
Like most of you, I wonder where the guy might be. I mean, we know he’s not here. We also know that he’s definitely somewhere (sometimes, Dave’s very presence makes a place “somewhere!”)….
Dead Sea. Night. Shabbat.
This fine photo was captured by Lights2008 who also has an interesting Jerusalem section on his page. Based on unreliable media reports, there may be an exchange for Israeli captive soldiers with Hizbullah…
The Israeli Cheetah: Haile Satayin
We don’t have a sports editor, yet, but here it goes. With some of the world’s greatest marathon runners saying they will not compete because of the pollution – the field is wide…
Jerusalem Pride 2008
Yesterday’s Jerusalem Pride Parade, organized by the Jerusalem Open House went off uneventfully. This is a good thing, given the stabbings that took place three years ago and the rioting in Meah Shearim…
Frum Satire and the Open Mic Recap
Apparently I’m the only posting on Jewlicious this week but, I couldn;t hold back. for those of you who don’t know Frum Satire, check the first video below. For the rest, sign up…
disco disco
I still have not seen Zohan, my sister tells me its hilarious and I need to see it, but then follows that up with an, “well, I think its hilarious….you will either love…
MOSH BEN ARI in NY!
JULY 1st – ONE TIME ONLY FULL BAND CLUB SHOW! MOSH BEN ARI / Electro Morroco / Y-Love / Diwon / Hassan Hakmoun / Fabian Alsultany @ MUSIC HALL Get your tickets now…
Little Boxes No More: Is Weeds Going Too Far South?
Last night’s episode of “Weeds” featured a noticeable absence of song (and cheer) at the episode’s opening. So glaring was it that the opening shot simply showed a highway, the Mexican border, and…
Weddings Will Drive You Meshuganah
There are women that dream of one day having their weddings, marrying their respective Prince/ss Charming, and running away to his/her castle. And then there are the rest of us who don’t have…
The JAPP Board (post ROI connects)
Yes, yes we have begun a board so that we could finally get away with calling Jews Japps! The cheesy part is that it stands for something (JEWISH ACTIVISTS, PERFORMERS & PROGRAMMERS actively…
Jews and the Flood
Inspired by Tamar Fox’s report on Jewcy. As the Iowa Flooding recedes, Jews are helping: * Chabad has been distributing sandwiches and food, helping build sand-bag walls and other relief work. They set…
Haaretz on the ROI Summit
So did you miss the the recent ROI Summit? You know that annual gathering of 120 young Jewish innovators and leaders from around the world? Well have no fear! You can go to…
Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls, Used Cracked Pavements Instead
Originally posted on Amaldo.com. Remember your worst nightmare? The one involving you being discarded like yesterday’s trash and easily replaced? The one where you woke and realized that thankfully you weren’t dispensible or…
The Gift That Keeps Giving
First there was Taglit-Birthright Israel. You know the routine – a free 10-day trip to Israel anyone Jewish between the ages of 18-26 who hasn’t been yet. Then there is Masa, a program…
Chuppah-Pa-Looza: In search of a high scoring Jewish wedding
I don’t know about you, but the first section I read of the Sunday New York Times is the weddings section (aka Sunday Styles). Some people turn to Books, Sports, Op-Ed, or the…
Do you fucking hate Dov Charney and American Apparel?
If you answered yes well guess what? You’re not the only one. You know who else hates American Apparel? Well, apparently the nice folks over at NewsNet14. Just a little background for you,…
What Do Retirees in Florida Do All Day?
Originally posted on Amaldo.com. Ilana Donna goes to visit the folks in Florida and bites off a little more than even she can chew with the characters she encounters (and no, I’m talking…
Boycott of Agriprocessors begins…by Orthodox Jews
Students at Manhattan’s YCT have initiated a boycott of Agriprocessors AKA Rubashkins. Already gone from the shelves of the Trader Joes in our Long Beach hood, Rubashkin’s and David’s are no longer being…
More Doodles from the Valley
EV, writer and producer of satirical comic strips, produced another one designed to enliven the senses and expand the mind. Or piss you off. Or amuse you. It may well offend you so…
Which Makes You Suspend Your Disbelief More?
Every moment of the latest Indiana Jones film or the lasting-ness Israeli-Hamas peace treaty, brokered by Egypt? The really telling quote comes from Hamas official Ahmed Yousef: I am confident that everybody will…
With a Goyishe Punim Like That…
Originally posted on Amaldo.com. Season 4 of Weeds premiered last night and I, for one, couldn’t have been more giddy. As a huge fan of the show, its premise, and in spite of…
Mechina Release party @ Cinespace
The media’s portrayal of Israel got you down? Don’t believe that a doc can be shot on no budget? Lies! All lies I tell you! After three years of relentless touring on the…
