Apparently Israel has too many world class figure skaters
The NY Times gives us the absurd story of an Israel figure skater who qualified for the Olympics, but did not qualify to make the Israeli Olympic team. Tamar Katz, the three-time national…
Sundance Update #3
HOLY ROLLERS was one of the most anticipated films at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. A film, inspired by the actual events of a few Hasids who acted as drug mules for an…
Sundance Update #2
There were so many films of Jewish interest at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, that it was nearly impossible to view them all given ticket availability and timing. One of the most prominent…
@HerzliyaConf goes live on social networks
For David Saranga, Twitter and Facebook remain the best weapons in an ongoing battle to maintain a positive image of Israel and make the Jewish State easily accessible and approachable to everyone. David Saranga…
Showing the Love: Jewlicious Festival Patrons, Producers, Sponsors & Partners
…so far Yes, we’re still accepting donations, but here is a list of folks and organizations that have helped make the Jewlicious Festival happen:
Forest Wars: Just In Time For Tu B’Shvat
Just in time for Tu B Shvat! This is a fight that has been going on since well before I was a college forest activist, trying to prevent the State of Oregon to…
Jewlicious Festival Open Source: The T-shirts
This year’s Jewlicious Festival, our 6th in as many years, is going to be an Open Source event. What does that mean? Well, allow me to explain. From day one, it was our…
It’s Hipster Tu B’Shvat time!
Cross-posted at my personal blog. Tu B’Shvat is tonight. Since it’s been a while that I’ve been part of something Jewish (living with Mr. B does not count as doing something Jewish, although…
Franny and Zooey Go To Heaven
“An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else’s.” J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey After 45 years of hiding from the public…
Eretz Nehederet on Haiti: Israel, Good Job!
Eretz Nehederet is an Israeli sketch comedy show that I never, ever watch. I think it airs on Friday night when I am usually in the company of my Sabbath posse. Also, I…
“Am Yisrael Chai!”
Today, in honor of the international Holocaust memorial day, Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke at Auschwitz. Netanyahu spoke of the memory we, as Jews, must keep. We must remember our people, who have died…
What are they saying?!
Hat tip to Ynetnews for writing about this. Three Jewish Israelis sit and discuss Israel with three Palestinians. In Arabic. From the Israeli side, Avi Melamed, a history teacher by profession, Yohanan Tzoref,…
Forest Hills State of Mind
By Little Billy Eichner ft. Rachel Dratch Ok first JayZ and Alicia Keys did this song called New York State of Mind which, unless you’re some kind of snob who only listens to…
Old Skool Fundraising Meets New Skool Jew Stuff
OK so you jokers put up a pic of me in a tux, presented absolutely no context and of course the conversation inevitably devolved into football and Brett Favre. Before that happened though,…
MOMORight Israel: Inside Scoop
Boarding the E-train en route to my most recent international reporting endeavor, I wasn’t sure what exactly to expect. I was about to tag along with 40-some-odd American peers who were visiting Israel…
Making Heroes
With the world in awe of the Israeli response to the tragedy in Haiti, much energy has focused on the reason that Israel is good at this kind of disaster relief. Yes it…
Evolution Of Jewlicious
Rav Shmuel’s annual Jewlicious promo done in stop animation – very cool. Rav Shmuel has jumped around fields, bars, and tables all in the pursuit of the great promo video. Check out his…
I can’t believe no one’s written about Gad Elmaleh
Hi, it’s me again. I’ve been away, but now I’m back. I blame Jersey Shore. Here’s a review I wrote for one of the movies I saw in the DC Jewish Film Festival…
Leadel.net Jews That Do Video Contest
One Week Left! I love contests that are fun and easy. In that respect Leadel.Net’s Jews That Do video contest scores 100% on both counts. It’s fun and easy because for a video…
Shlomo Sand is Angry at His Critics
Ooooh, the man is really angry. Shlomo Sand (also known as Shlomo Zand) is angry that historians like Simon Schama have critiqued his work unfavorably. Does he bother to refute their claims? No,…
Jersey Shore: MTV Reality Show Season Finale
It’s been what? A week in Babylon? And it’s been mad weird. The only place the weather was kind was in Montreal and “It never rains in Southern California” has been inundated with…
Sundance 2010 Howls With Jewish Films Galore
Films, filmmakers, actors, others, and snow came to Park City, Utah for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and many of the films are of Jewish and Israeli interest. As snow fell atop already…
Tefillin Device Forced Jet to be Spiritually Grounded
Sadly, the pilot and flight crew on a U.S. Airways Express flight on January 20, 2010 from New York City to Louisville Kentucky were not aware of tefillin, the leather phylacteries that are…
Vote For the Friendship Circle! #votefc
Seriously. Do it now. I’ll take Jewish Geography for $1M Guest Post by Leah Jones Dave told me to write a sassy and irreverent post for Jewlicious. My very first guest post about…
