Prize Question
What do Purim, werewolves, Native Americans, Celtic horsemen, Halloween, and the Greek deity Diana have in common? I was going to do a post on this, but then figured I’d let you find…
It’s Purim. Is Hashem Angry?
Well, something’s going on… Last night in New York Aish Hatorah organized a swank, star studded Purim party at the Sony Atrium. The party was hosted by Chris Noth, Mr. Big from Sex…
It’s Purim Time!!
Purim and Activism from Eli Joseph – Taken from my living room in Maaleh Adumim Some thoughts.. When I was growing up, I had a very minimal relationship with Purim. For me, it…
Jewish News You Can Use
As snow blankets the Northeast portion of the USA (16+ inches in NYC), and hamantaschen bakers in the NYC metro area worry about whether they can bake enough and if customers can dig…
One Day; One Day; One Daaaayyy…there will be peace between Yuri Foreman and Matisyahu
Yonah and their gang had a very good time at Jewlicious 6.0 held in Long Beach last week. The LA Jewish Journal has covered it, and included an interesting clip of WBC world…
UC Irvine Developments, including a hint of hideous speech from a UC Irvine Professor
Mark LeVine, a professor of modern Middle Eastern history at UC Irvine said in 2007, about attempts to quell some initiatives taken by the MSU and other UCI organizations involved in anti-Israel activism:…
This is a Surprise
Muffti has been a way for a while, and he sees that the landscape has changed in his absence: writers are throwing around words like ‘reificatory’ akwardly and the Middle is back to…
Israel, you want Lieberman so bad for Purim.
Wellp, my Purim costume is all set. As Purim approaches, a new poll found that the political figure whom the most Jewish Israelis want to dress up as is—drum roll, please—Foreign Minister Avigdor…
Frizzy Fashion Means Freedom For Our Females, Finally!
Sorry. I couldn’t resist. One of the more disturbing hair trends of the past decade is on its way out, at least judging by the latest looks on the runway. What am I…
An Oscar For Tarantino
With all the buzz in LA this week about the Oscar voting – here is my vote— Inglorious Basterds should win Best Picture, and many other accolades for Quentin Tarantino and his brilliant…
Progress for LGBT Jews (and non-Jews) in the UK
(I know I live in New York, but today I need to comment on an issue surfacing across the Atlantic Ocean — in the United Kingdom.) If a new bill passes next month…
Which Ha’aretz Writer Went Off the Deep End This Week?
Last week, we all enjoyed Amira Hass elaborating on the evils of Israel’s “hostile” control of Judea and Samaria/West Bank as she told us the story of the young Palestinian teenager who was…
Leading Legal Scholar Opines on UC Irvine Disruptors
We all know that UC Irvine has been a hotbed for intense anti-Israel activism, which sometimes has slipped into outright anti-Semitism. Even when it’s not anti-Semitic, UCI activities, often led by their Muslim…
Jewlicious Festival Amazes Yet Again
Walla. One of the most anticipated parts of the Festival is the Saturday night show. After a day of Sabbath rest, food and speakers, people just need to let it all out and…
Jewlicious Acoustic Set Live!
Live Broadcasting by Ustream I hope this works because it’ll be an awesome show. Maybe even Matisyahu might sing as well as Basya Schechter of Pahroah’s Daughter and other assorted guests!
Birthright Diaspora? Birthright Diaspora!
EV had the idea, and I somewhat like it. (Admittely, I love travelling and Jewish European history, so I’d be, ehmm, terribly qualified to staff an enterprise like this.) What if there weren’t…
Finally, a law for the Jewish refugees of 1948-1956
JPost: Israeli lawmakers are seeking a law that will make compensation for Jewish refugees expelled from Arab countries after 1948 an integral part of any future peace negotiations. … According to the international…
Festival Schedule is Online!
In the past, we have had organizational resistance to putting our Festival Schedule online. Folks were concerned that potential competitors would be handed a veritable blue print for what we do and simply…
A Painful Read
You know, these have been challenging months for Israel, with many embarrassments and situations that really defy explanation. Coming across Bradley Burston’s op-ed today was a sad moment for me, because much of…
Boxing Champ and Future Rabbi Yuri Foreman Featured in LA Times
See him at Jewlicious this weekend! The LA Times featured Yuri Foreman in an article today: Foreman, the unbeaten “Lion of Zion,” became the latest to join the list after twice knocking down…
Who is a Moser?
Not Richard Silverstein. Nope. A Moser in Judaism is basically a Jew who informs on another Jew to non-Jewish authorities. The law relating to a Moser has evolved over time. Jewish communities that…
Who is this David Abitbol?
…and why is he talking like he knows Jewlicious? He’s not the king of Jewlicious. Jewlicious is this crazy multi-headed hydra fed by angst and motivated by fun. The bastard love child of…
More on the Reut Institute’s Fight Against Delegitimization of Israel
We had a visit from one of the authors, Calev Ben Dor, of the Reut Institute’s paper on the strategic threat to Israel of the foreign anti-Israel activism that has grown in impact…
