Jewish Peoplehood: Is that even a real thing?
Well, obviously it is a real thing, but what that thing is depends on who you talk to. Almost any meaning can be attributed to the concept and so many diverse agendas can…
Hipster Glasses? Not Kosher!
Oh hipsters. Time Out New York begged us to kill them in 2007. Indeed, hipsters have suffered a slow and lingering decline since – dying but not quite dead yet. The snarky art…
ROI 2013: Who Are You?
The final list of participants in the 2013 iteration of the ROI Summit was released recently. The ROI summit is an annual gathering that brings together a select group of 150 young Jews…
Follow up on Anne Frank Diary Censorship Post…
Quite a bit of hullabaloo on that Anne Frank post – apparently, one can’t mention Anne Frank and, you know, Lady Parts without offending both Suburban Moms and certain commenters here and on…
Suburban Detroit Mom Says No to Reading about Anne Frank’s Vagina
Gail Horalek, a parent in Northville, Michigan, filed a formal complaint with the local School Board after her 7th Grade daughter was assigned to read “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.”…
Would You Like Fries With That Shake Mr. President?
McDonalds Israel put together this ad in order to promote their “Big America” Burger – it’s a big “All-Beef” patty that comes in 6 different flavors, each named and themed after a city…
Haredim: No more walking in public with your wife!
The self proclaimed Beit Din of the Orthodox Community of Israel has released a statement warning righteous God fearing Jews against uhm… walking in public with their wives. What was once thought to…
Karma Bolice Jaffa Style
Rotem Shefy on vocals, Leat Sabbah on cello, Yaniv Teichman on the oud and Ori Dekel on percussion killed it with this awesome cover of Radio Head’s Karma Police – which they apparently…
What Would Anne Frank Say to Justin Beiber?
As we reported previously, Justin Beiber visited the Anne Franke House in Amsterdam. There he signed the guest book and asserted that Anne Frank, had she been alive today, would have been a…
Israel Memorial Day – Yom Hazikaron 2013
Yom Hazikaron (×™×•× ×”×–×™×›×¨×•×Ÿ) is Israel’s memorial day, meant to remember those who died defending the country as well as victims of terror. It is commemorated via memorial ceremonies throughout the country. On…
Holocaust Remembrance Day 2013
Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel started out in its standard manner here in Jerusalem. As the sun set Sunday night, the city ground to a halt as pretty much all commerce shut down….
Counting the OMAR
Huh? The Counting of the Omer is a verbal counting of each of the forty-nine days between Passover and Shavuot (that’s that High holiday in the Summer that you’ve probably never celebrated, or…
Jon Stewart Schools Egyptian President Morsi on his arrest of Satirist Bassem Youssef
TV Host Bassem Youssef, considered the Jon Stewart of Egypt, was arrested last weekend on charges of “insulting Islam†and “belittling†President Mohamed Morsi. Thus it comes as no surprise that Jon Stewart…
Passover Xenophobia in Quebec
It started off innocently enough. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the advocacy arm of the Jewish Federations of Canada, posted a holiday photo on their Facebook page. The World War II…
Happy Passover – End US Aid to Israel!
Yesterday, commuters on New York’s Metro North Railway got a special Passover gift – an ad campaign by the American Muslims for Palestine urging folks to “End Apartheid Now! Stop US Aid to…
NU Jew Media à Montréal
I am… how do they say it? Shepping SUCH naches right now. Hopefully I didn’t mangle the Yiddish phrase that is an expression of my joy at what is going on in Montreal…
Jewlicious Festival 9 is Now just a Memory
We were 34 staff and volunteers, 27 partners and 12 co-sponsors who put together 66 individual programs over the course of three days to the benefit of hundreds of Jewish students and young…
Jewlicious Festival 9 is Launched!
And so it begins – The 9th annual Jewlicious Festival is off and running! The day was spent taking care of endless last minute preparations – props go out to Rabbi Yonah and…
Megan Leaves Westboro and Kevin Smith Pronounces my name almost correctly.
There’s really no need to add any more commentary to this video. I mean if you don’t know who Kevin Smith is then you should just go back to watching Twilight videos and…
Jewish Voices For Stupidity
I woke up this morning and received a breathless email from Cecilie Surasky, the Deputy Director of “Jewish Voices for Peace.” The email gleefully announced that in anticipation of the AIPAC Policy Conference…
Ben Gurion Lounge Remix Ft. Edward R. Murrow and AIPAC
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) began its annual policy conference yesterday morning. Israel’s ambassador Michael Oren began the day with an address to the assembled followed by a panel with former…
From Birthright Israel to the Jewlicious Festival: SHI 360 in the House!
Anyone who has been to a Birthright Israel Mega Event in the last few years knows who Shai 360 is. A veteran of pretty much every Mega Event I have ever been to,…
Technion and the Evolution of Israel: MBAs and Systems Engineers
The oldest University in Israel is the Technion, located in Haifa and established in 1924. The impetus for its creation was based on the fact that Jewish students, due to academic anti-Semitism, were…
We Doin’ Purim: The Bubala Gang Do a Video Purim Spiel
I am (well at least I was) struggling to find the words to discuss this “Purim” video by our dear friends at Bubala Please. I mean there is a Haman, an Achashverosh (played…
The Harlem Shake in Israel: IDF Armour Unit
Look. I grew up in the diaspora. The young Jews I was used to looked like doughy teenagers well into their 30′s. Now that I live in Jerusalem, I need to be reminded…
The Harlem Shake in Israel: Ben Gurion University
Ben Gurion University was established in 1969 as the University of the Negev with the aim of promoting the development of the Negev desert that comprises more than 60% of Israel. The University…
