Tamargo’s Big Gay Israeli Wedding
I’m sitting here in Simi Valley, California, working on Camp Jewlicious and the lush setting brings me back… Last week I was in Abu Ghosh where I was blessed to attend the wedding…
The Rent is Too Damn High
In all the hullabaloo about the J14 Tent protesters in Israel, we seem to have neglected the plight of the guy that may have started it all, Jimmy McMillan, the founder of New…
Disney Jerusalem Land!
The news in Israel has been dominated by a national tent protest led by students and young adults who are rallying against rent increases. Indeed rental prices have increased by 49% over the…
This Week in “Stupid” Jewish Pop Culture
Ordinarily, I might have dedicated a post to each of these stories but it’s all so damned stupid that I just can’t do it one by one. The first item is “Black and…
It Lives! Jewcy Part IV
Jewcy is now officially the Web site that absolutely refuses to die! When JDub announced that it was going to wind down one of the questions was what was going to happen to…
Are You Jewlicious? Chicago Beach Party: July 31
A few years back we launched Jewlicious.ru, a sort of Russian language version of Jewlicious. Why? Because clearly I had too much free time on my hands, and the devil will find work…
Heeb Redesigns Website; JDub Folds. Coincidence?
Last week Heeb Magazine unveiled their newly redesigned Web site. Shortly thereafter, fellow Natan Grant recipients JDub Records announced that they were winding down for “financial reasons”. Coincidence? I don’t know… What I…
Home! Flytilla Fizzles
I spent the bulk of last week in Kiev at the 2nd annual Muslim Jewish Conference. I was initially concerned that the impending launch of the Gaza flotilla and how that would affect…
Dispatch from Kiev: The Muslim Jewish Conference 2011
Anyone following me on twitter or facebook might have noticed that I’m in Kiev, Ukraine. My Internet access has been spotty which is why I’m only blogging now. I have been in Kiev…
Frum Frillies: The State of Haredi Sex
Look, it’s only fair. We discussed the plight of Palestinian panties in both Gaza and Syria and so now that YNet has seen fit to talk about what Haredi women are wearing in…
The Presidential Conference: Shakira, Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Wales, Tony Blair, Bernard Henri Levi, Amos Oz
Oh and President of Israel, Shimon Peres… I just returned from day one of the 3rd annual Presidential Conference in Jerusalem. The first day certainly had its fair share of notable names at…
Natalie Portman has a Boy! Will there be a Bris?
Natalie Portman, the Jerusalem-born Oscar winner, gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on June 14. The boy’s name hasn’t been announced and the suspicion is that, in keeping with Jewish tradition, she…
Love and Hate and the Jewish State
The question often asked is how does one discuss social justice issues relating to Israel in a way that is productive? In a way that unites rather than divides? I think you’d have…
Jewnfest LIVE right now!
I am watching The Wellsprings and Yael Mayer is about to go on. The show is taking place at the Mint in LA, I am watching from Jerusalem and the MC, Rabbi Yonah,…
The Week of Jewish “WTF!!?”
The Smurfs, Foreskin Man, Russel Crowe and Leonard Nimoy conspire to make me exclaim “WTF!!?” First French Sociologist and lecturer at the famous Sciences Po in Paris, Antoine Buéno deconstructs the Smurfs (les…
Ernest Hemingway, Hard Drinking, Manliness, Marty Beckerman and the Jews
Whining is for women; whiskey is for men. The only shoulder a man cries on is marinated beef chuck, and the only tears he cries are tears of joy. “You don’t want to…
Why do we Eat Dairy Products on Shavuot?
Tonight begins the holiday of Shavuot, commemorating the giving of the Torah to the Jews on Mount Sinai. This holiday is usually celebrated by the consumption of one dairy meal. The question is,…
Matisyahu Moustache Madness (and Massive Summer Tour!)
Yup. It’s a 50 city tour starting in Guam (??), winding through the US and ending in Montreal and Toronto for our friend Matisyahu this summer. The schedule is bold and hectic but…
Full Text of President Obama’s Speech to AIPAC Conference 2011
Here it is. Completed moments ago. Let the assessments begin! I watched this with 3 elderly Kurdish/Iraqi women. They were both skeptical and sympathetic. They noted the grey in his hair and said…
Rapture 2011: Is this my last post on Jewlicious?
I guess we’ll find out in a few hours eh? Just in case they’re right, here’s “Rapture” by Blondie to help guide your floating bodies to Jesus or whatever that rapture stuff is…
Do you “Like” your Children?
Most people do. Especially when they’re new born and all cute and everything. But please, let’s not overdo it ok? I’m not talking about doting on your children, or liking them too much….
Yalla Ya Osama: Porn? Really?
From the folks that brought you Yalla Ya Nasrallah we now have the Osama version, in Hebrew with English subtitles for those of you who don’t understand Hebrew so well: I know that…
Yom Hazikaron – Israel Memorial Day 2011
Israel’s official memorial day, officially known as Israeli Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day. It honors the memory of 22,867 soldiers killed in the line of duty and 3,971 civilian victims…
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Dreams of Genie?
Well, I don’t really know what he dreams of other than a world map without Israel on it, but things are getting a little rocky for the Iranian President. See there’s a bit…
Gringo De Mayo
Frickin Eric Schwartz. The comedian and Jewlicious Festival alum aka Smooth E, is funny. But he’s not just funny, he’s talented too. Last year he posted a video of himself lip synching to…
Spawn of Tiger Mom gets into Harvard, Starts a Blog
Has Amy Chua won? Can her frightening “traditional Chinese” parenting methods actually be valid? Her daughter Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, just got accepted to Harvard – that’s some pretty darn good validation, no? We know…
