A Taste Of Jewlicious On Oprah Radio
If you’ve never listened to XM/Sirius Radio, you can get a free trial here. Why would you bother? Because they have awesome programming, including a certain segment tomorrow you may find worth your…
Philip Roth: The Jewish Shouting Club Remix
A howling 71 year old Jewish author is “the ringtone of choice among hip literary types this summer.”
ROI Summit: This week in innovation
The annual ROI Summit is set to begin today. One hundred and twenty young Jewish innovators from Israel and around the world will get together near Tel-Aviv for 5 days of brainstorming, networking…
All Israel has a share in the World to Come…
So began my little speech at Friday night dinner. There were 17 of us assembled and it was quite the diverse crew. We had Leah, Kate, Sasha and Talya who were getting ready…
Free The Captive: 1095 Days and Counting
In a little more than two months, Gilad Shalit will turn 23 — if he is still alive. Yesterday marked the three-year anniversary of Shalit’s abduction by Hamas. An Israeli soldier captured during…
Clinton Backs Down on US Support for Israel if Iran Attacks
An unbelievable exchange and demonstration of how the Obama policy towards Israel and towards Iran differs from Hillary’s as a Presidential candidate. The shift is definitely not in Israel’s favor and shows that…
How to Judge Iran’s Intentions
I’m one of those people who believes very powerful sanctions are needed against Iran lest it gain control of a nuclear arsenal. They already have serious delivery systems, have sponsored proxy armies in…
Dinner-Snack News Roundup
Some news to browse while avoiding the television tonight… Is a Jewish school in London Racist? If admission is barred based on religion, is that racist? From The Independent, news that Jewish schools…
Shemspeed Summer Music Fest
The Shemspeed Summer Music Festival is underway! They are still choosing a few special guest bands, so feel free to get in touch with ideas and to get involved. So far the line…
Obama is Deaf to Darfur’s Suffering
Pres. Obama claimed that ended the crisis in Darfur was a priority – but he has dropped the ball on this campaign promise, to the detriment of fragile lives in Darfur. As Mark…
Ham on Challah-Haram?
So, Mr. B and I were buying challah at Wegmans the other day. If you’ve never been to a Wegmans, it’s exactly like any other grocery store. In the same way that Turandot…
Summer Reading Giveaway
Win Cool Jew, Yom Kippur A Go-Go, a schlep tote and $100 worth of loot in this Summer Reading Giveaway! PopJudaica.com is celebrating summer with a Summer Reading Giveaway and a prize package…
Missouri Nazis Keep Heschel Highway Clean
We like a bit of good mischief here at Jewlicious, especially when racist hate mongers are at the receiving end of it. Who can forget that time we “defaced” a Nazi Web site,…
Jdate? Let me count the ways
Last week, I had an enlightening discussion with some colleagues about dating – and it was inevitable that we ended up talking about Jdate. While I do know a handful of people who…
The Messy State of Medical Marijuana in Israel
The use of Medical Marijuana in Israel has been technically legal since 1999. But in a country known for its bureaucratic labyrinths and where much of the populace seems to have formed its…
Regina Spektor’s New Album Goes “Far”
Regina Spektor’s new album, Far, is slated for release this Tuesday, June 23rd. For a sneak peak of the talented chanteuse’s signature track, “Laughing With,” listen below. Laughing With Get this video and…
Muffti Doesn’t Believe in God
If he did, however, he’d thank him/her/it for the beauty of Yosemite as seen here from the top of the famous half dome (which Muffti hiked w/Sari K — soon to be chair…
Wrong ANSWER: Stalinists March in the Capital Pride Parade
From WashingtonBlade.com: SO PERHAPS NOW YOU CAN UNDERSTAND my dismay at seeing ANSWER rear its ugly head at a gay Pride parade. But given the organization’s “entryism” — a tried and- true formula…
Uptown Girl Meets Her MidEast Man
Billy Joel’s wife Katie Lee, 33 years his junior, and the former host of the hit Bravo reality TV show, Top Chef, is shagging Israeli fashion designer, Yigal Azrouel . Sidebar: Am I…
Chickensoup? Eat this!
It’s one of those blah summer / late spring days, the temperature has dropped considerably much to my dismay, it’s overcast, and every now and then heavy rain sets in. It’s perfect cuddle…
Breakfast News Round Up
My morning news round-up: Skipping the cereal for some morning material It is reported that Billy Joel’s third wife, Katie Lee, has separated from the pop singer. Lee has left the 60 year…
Hebrew Names. Or, dreaming of Vardit.
I recently read an article in Tablet, a great new Jewish web magazine, on “cool” new Hebrew names to give your kids. Because now, apparently, Jacob and Hannah are overrated. This made me…
