Jerusalem Shuk tweetUP: This Sunday!
At the intersection of Fresh Vegetables and High Tech The shuk is going to be hopping this Sunday night as Jerusalem’s twitter community gets together at Cafe Aroma for the world’s only tweet…
Calling London
Confession #1: I’m blogging this post almost two days later than I’d promised CK to. Confession #2: I’ve got a weak spot for British auditioning shows. The contestants seem either more talented or…
Dreams in Static
It has been a while since I have chimed in with some posts and free downloads. I have a few things I would like to share with the Jewlicious world, but will probably…
when i say mazel, you say tov!
At the end of spring, my family and I attended the last of the Long Island Bar Mitzvahs. Not to say that there will no longer be Bar Mitzvahs on Long Island, but…
In the Beginning…There was Fall.
Now the year gets serious. And stays that way for about 5 months. In Israel, The Day After Sukkot, until about Purim, is the window during which things – if they are going…
Turkmen rap about the Palestinians
I also write for New Eurasia. One article I came upon recently was about the creation of rap songs about Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces by Turkmen rapper Zumerchas, (YouTube) of Darkroom…
Chag Sameach!
Each week, I’ve been posting mini profiles about all kinds of Cool Jews. This week, get a listen of Israeli Lior Kaminetsky an internationally renowned violinist currently living in Los Angeles. Lior recently…
lashon hara or babymama drama?
I’m not sure how “Jewish” this is, other than I’m a Jewish girl writing for a Jewish blog, and that might have to be enough. I have this friend. I say friend because…
Obama Wins Nobel Prize?
Today, U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Prize for Peace. According to the Nobel Committee, he was awarded the prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”…
Cast your vote for Jewish Unity
We are in the final hours of a contest that I never thought I would be in—let alone be leading. However, thanks to amazing support from around the world, we are a couple…
We Thrill Ya from Qalqilyah
I’m way too cool to embarass myself on Jewlicious. So I did it on my blog! Come read and mock my mock Israeli-Mossad-spy thriller, based on Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon.
Soulico: Exotic on the Speaker ft. Hummus – In stores now!
Soulico‘s latest album, Exotic on the Speaker is available for purchase starting today. It features collaborations with some amazing Israeli and international artists like Ghostface Killah, Lyrics Born, Onili, Rebel Sun (from Coolooloosh)…
Fear of Change: A must read blog post for Jewish Non-Profits
Seriously… Seth Godin wrote a scathing blog post about fear induced institutional torpor found in established non-profit organizations: These organizations exist solely to make change. That’s why you joined, isn’t it? … The…
Remembering The First Mobile Sukkah in Poland – 1997
Last night I spoke at the Happy Minyan about Sukkot, and it just felt right to tell some of the story of the first sukkah tour in Poland we created in 1997. The…
Stewie is Jewish?
Throughout the Arab world, during the month of Ramadan, when families gather to eat their evening meal and break their daytime fasts, Arabic television networks broadcast their best soap opera dramas and garner…
Why Sigmund Freud could never possibly have been a Moroccan Jew
Have you ever wondered what really makes Ashkenazi lads be different from their more southern male brethren? After extensive research comparing both species, I’ve come to the conclusion that the difference between both…
President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a Jew
Mahmoud Ahmadinejadstein? William Levin’s video was meant as a joke of course, but its depiction of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applying to join a Taglit Birthright Israel trip turned out to be rather uhm… prescient…
¡Felíz Año Neuvo y Felíz Sukkot!
The upcoming Esencia de Judaismo/Essence of Judaism Sukkot Celebration embodies the essence of the biblical phrase, “Sukkat Shalom/Tabernacle of Peace.” A project of the American Jewish Committee, this event brings together Christian Latino…
Hypocrisy at the Palestinian Authority? You don’t say!
The New York Times reports that: In a startling shift, the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council dropped its efforts to forward a report accusing Israel of possible war crimes…
Messianic Podcasts Featured on iTunes… as Jewish
Three of the top ten Jewish podcasts are not-Jewish podcasts that aim to convert Jews to Christianity.
