My first “intercourse” with socialized healthcare
(This update is cross-posted from “Sacred and Insane,” my blog about immigrating to Jerusalem as a secular Jew. To read the original post, please click here, or follow me on Twitter to stay…
Uniting Jewish Art: SUDINmagazine
Elke Reva Sudin, one of the artists featured in the “Punk Jews” article I wrote for The Jewish Week a few months back, let me know today that she and her husband Saul…
And Jerusalem falls silent…
This is the latest post from my blog, “Sacred and Insane,” about being a new, secular immigrant and journalist in Jerusalem. Please visit and read all of the previous “chapters” (yeah, I wish…)….
Desired sex partner?
(Also posted on Sharon’s new immigration blog, “Sacred and Insane“) Turns out searching for an apartment in Israel can be quite amusing — particularly when you’re scrolling through sites like Homeless.co.il. You see,…
New episodes of “Sexy Beijing:” Transgender life in China
After a year hiatus, I’m excited to see that everyone’s favorite Jewish girl in China, “Sufei,” has published a two-part new episode of her fantastic show “Sexy Beijing” (I wrote this article about…
Sharon’s decision to take the plunge…
I have at long-last decided to do what I’ve been thinking about doing for the past two years or so, and that is — move to Israel. Luckily, you can follow along with…
Gilad Shalit march
The very end of the march, in Jerusalem on Bezalel, across from Gan Sacher. About 15 minutes before Prime Minister Netanyahu’s house. You can also view these photos here, on my site.
Birthright Goes To Hebron —Controversially?
My Jewish Week article this week, on a Birthright group visiting Hebron. Birthright Goes To Hebron —Controversially? Participants on a Birthright trip last week discussed their stop at the Cave of Patriarchs in…
‘PunkJews’ Get Their 15 Minutes
I’m re-posting another of my Jewish Week articles this week because the Jewlicious audience would definitely be interested in this new venture, called “PunkJews.” Really eclectic group of New York hipster Jews producing…
Jewish Week’s 36 Under 26, 2010
It’s that time of year again — The Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36″ section is up and running. Kudos to fellow staff writer Tamar Snyder for putting this whole thing together.This year’s section…
NYC Israel Rally – 6/9/10
Hosted by The Jewish Week‘s Stewart Ain. Speech by Avi Posnick, from StandWithUs. Comments from Rabbi Avi Weiss and various rally attendees.
The Gaza Flotilla Battle – On Twitter
[Reposting my Jewish Week article from this week...which features comments from none other than the noteworthy "ck." ] The Gaza Flotilla Battle – On Twitter Israeli forces approach one of six ships bound…
Pumping Iron for the Payes Set
I need to re-post my Jewish Week article from this past week, which is yet another exploration into the ostensibly odd ways that haredim and hipsters are coming together over exercise in the…
Happy 30th Birthday, PAC-MAN! (and Pac-Woman)
Yeah, this is a Jewish site, and I can’t find anything particularly Jewish about PAC-MAN, but we’re all Jewish geeks…and this is damn geeky! Apparently, today is the legendary PAC-MAN’s 30th Birthday,…
Jerusalem Post’s 50 most influential Jews in the world
Very interesting, though they probably should’ve included Bernie Madoff, considering he really continues to influence people’s financial and personal lives (albeit negatively) all over the world. And why does Elana Kagan appear above…
The Cheesiest Holiday
If you’re like me, and grew up attending a central New Jersey Reform Hebrew school, you probably never heard more than two sentences about Shavuot during your 10 years of sounding out the…
Team Lifeline NYC Marathon Vid Contest
Team Lifeline, the marathon training program that raises money for children’s international health support network, Chai Lifeline, is raffling off 2o positions on its team for this year’s ING New York City Marathon…
Not your typical Jewish boy
When Jason Paul recently graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in communication, he says he attempted to pursue what he calls a more “convential” writing job — applying to a grand total…
The Jewish Picasso Of Tremont
I’m re-posting my front-page Jewish Week article from this week, about a ridiculously interesting Bronx relic — and his works of art. This is an entirely unknown museum that’s entirely worth visiting, despite…
Happy 62nd Birthday, Israel!
It’s now over 7.5 years since my unabashedly glorious days as a marching band geek, but I have to share the most impressive shot from the Israeli army’s marching performance at this year’s official…
Israel bans iPad
I didn’t believe it at first, but it seems that Israel really has banned the iPad, due to WiFi incompatibility (security?) issues, and has ordered all customs officials to confiscate the devices brought into…
Chasidic Lady Gaga!
The amazing video below of a chasidic wedding band performing Lady Gaga is produced by Yoel Brach Productions. But I didn’t find this myself — reposting here via Jewish Chronicle writer Jessica Elgot,…
The Curse That Rocked Great Neck
Today I’m reposting my Jewish Week story for this week, because it is perhaps one of the craziest stories I have ever written. Enjoy, and feel free to leave comments below. The Curse…
Israel’s Independence, Rhode Island Style
This weekend, while visiting a friend in D.C., I ventured for the first time to the Newseum, a 250,000-square-foot colossus that offers a window into hundreds of years of news headlines, news history…
