Ready for Shavuot? Now You Will Be
It’s just hours (ok, days) till Shavuot begins. Â Are you ready to stay up all night learning while shoveling a 50 foot wide cheesecake down your throat? Â If you don’t know what I’m…
Happy Birthday, Israel! How About 64 More Reasons We Love You?
It’s Yom Ha’atzmaut! Â At the time of this writing, it’s 1:27 AM in Israel and people are partying up a storm. Â Sadly, I’m in California but I would bet a lifetime’s supply of…
The REAL Truth in Gaza: A Photo Journal
War is hell, people. I should know-I once knew someone who was in it. (Or he did, anyway.) As each day passes, more and more information comes out about the graphic events which took…
Can I Interest You In Some Stand-Up Comedy?
Even as a professional self-promoter, I hate self-promoting. Â Nobody wants to feel like they’re self-promoting. Â But since David/CK/Mr. Jewlicious has encouraged and allowed me to to spread some Jewlicious love, I’ll say a…
“Iran Might Attack Us? Yiyeh B’sedeeeeer!”
According to everyone who knows anything, Israel either will or won’t attack Iran in 2012 (are there more options I’m overlooking?) Â It has the potential to be the key international event this year…
“UNORTHODOX”
One of my good friends Shira is involved with the documentary film “UNORTHODOX” that some of you might have already heard about. The film is already seven years in the making and they’re now…
The Idiot’s Guide to Chanukah
Can you feel the holiday spirit? Â Smell the sufganiyot in the air? Â It’s almost time for Chanukah! What? Â You’re not familiar with sufganiyot? Â You might want to educate yourself with The Idiot’s Guide…
Guess Who’s Coming to Israel?
This just in: the Red Hot Chili Peppers are coming to Israel, scheduled to perform in Tel Aviv’s Park Hayarkon on September 10, 2012. According to Haaretz, “tickets will go on early sale…
America: The Photo Montage (How Much Weird Stuff Can I Find at the Airport?)
Hello, Jewlicious people-I’m back from the GA and, boy, are my arms tired. Â Or something like that. Â And before you can say “looks like winter has arrived in Israel”, it looks winter has…
GA 2011 Photo Montage
Holy shnitzel, am I exhausted. Â This schmoozing is grueling, especially when on little sleep and in the Rocky Mountain altitude. Â Who has energy for a lengthy recap (I recommend the #JFNAGA Twitter feed),…
Natan Sharansky Sits With Masa Israel Interns; Tweets Ensue
Shalom, readers! Â Here I sit here in the #JFNAGA plenary, listening to….oh, who am I kidding, I’m barely paying attention. Â If ever there was an event created for the purpose of multi-tasking, multi-schmoozing,…
“Twas the Night Before the GA and All Through the House….”
Greetings from Denver, my pretties. I’m writing you from the #JFNAGA, otherwise known as the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly, otherwise known as the marquee Jew-schmooze event of the year, otherwise…
The Idiot’s Guide to Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre. The Day of Atonement. Shabbat Shabbaton. Whatever you want to call it, we’re just hours away from Yom Kippur. Such a holy day but what exactly is this special day? No…
Life in the Fast Lane
Tel Aviv: Israel’s answer to New York, the city that never sleeps. There ain’t much sleeping going on in Tel Aviv, and can you blame them? Because after sitting in rush hour traffic…
Look Who’s Galavanting Around Israel….
Originally posted on Size Doesn’t Matter Ok, pop culture fanatics, riddle me this: What do a political talk show host, a “Twilight†star, a Hollywood character actor, a Columbian pop singer, and a…
Five Years in Israel: What Does Aliyah Look Like?
Ever think about aliyah, boys and girls? Â Wondering if it’s just like your Birthright trip but longer? Â If the answer to either of these questions is “yes”, I invite you to watch this…
Jerusalem’s Public Art
When you think of Jerusalem, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Holiness? Conflict? The nexus of multiple cultures, religions, and peoples? While these might be the most common answers, don’t be…
Get Taxi: Another Israeli Innovation
Hey, kids! Â Did you hear the news? Â Israel ain’t just a desert anymore! Â I know, I know, to most of us, it’s not so newsworthy. Â The book “Start-Up Nation” did a great job…
63 and Still Looking Hot
Hello, Jews! Â Benji here, making my first ever post on Jewlicious. Â I’m not gonna lie-I haven’t been this excited since the Ben-Gurion Administration. Â Or at least since my last chumus feeding around two…
