I was there
In honor of the new Jewish month of Kislev, I joined my mom at Women of the Wall this morning. Women of the Wall is an organization that has existed for more than…
Israelis for Obama
Israelis for Obama Hello all, It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted and I do apologize for that. I had to finish my thesis, graduate college, get my life together, and move…
Things I Really Hate
I hate cats. I mean really hate. I think they’re disgusting. It probably has to do with the cat infestation in Jerusalem. I don’t really know, but cats seem gross to me. Sorry….
Both Sides of the Sea
crossposted at 60bloggers.com A few weeks ago, I was asked how many times I had been to Israel. I think I’m up to seven. Given my short twenty-two years of life, I think…
Inclusion
The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York will be hosting a day-long conference on Wednesday, March 26, the one year anniversary of the announcement that JTS would accept students that identify as gay,…
I’ll be honest…
Right now, I’m feeling like that girl who never got invited to prom. Not all of us were lucky enough to attend Jewlicious Festival this past weekend. The videos were great (thanks, ck!),…
Apparently, Hillary Likes the Jews
According to the JTA, Susie Stern, the immediate past chair of the board of the UJA, and Steve Grossman, past president of AIPAC, have decided to come out with their support for Clinton’s…
A New-Age Shidduch
JDate has been around for awhile now, and I know quite a few couples who have met and gotten married. But everyone does, right? I just read in Newsweek that rabbis who are…
In the spirit of Tu B’Shevat…
According to The New York Times, Israel is about to start a venture with an American-Israeli entrepreneur and Renault car company. Tres exciting. Maybe the cars will look like the one pictured here….
Jewish Jazz
Who knew that was possible? On Avi Fox-Rosen’s new CD, One, jazz, folk, and classical elements are all present. The variety of musics present make listening to the songs enjoyable and fun. The…
potato seltzer
A few weeks ago (yes, this post is very delayed), I was sent a package of Jones Hanukkah Soda to review for Jewlicious. Of course the bright pink color of the Jelly Donut…
Procrastination Nation
As a typical college student in four classes, writing a thesis, dealing with people and various other activities, I’m always looking for new ways to procrastinate (since I clearly don’t do that enough)….
Gingerbread Sukkah
Ha’aretz is reporting that Jerusalem will be constructing a sukkah made entirely of candy: The Jerusalem municipality and the Ariel municipal company are planning to build a sukkah made entirely of candy to…
You Can Do It, God Can Help
Homes have Home Depot, and now sukkahs (or sukkot, if we’re going to be grammatically correct) now have Sukkah Depot. They have sukkah kits making it so very easy for all of us…
NYC vs. J’lem
On Wednesday afternoon, I arrive in Manhattan in order to celebrate Rosh Hashana with my family only to discover that most people have been waiting for the 86th street cross-town bus for at…
Not Regular Shabbat Music
I have now been home from Building Bridges for Peace for about a week. My camp recovery period has included lots of sleep, television, and a fair amount of beer (I have been…
Oh Man(ischewitz)!
Over the past two weeks I have been quite occupied at peace camp. This is my third summer on staff at Building Bridges for Peace and I was even a participant during my…
Better than Oslo
Facebook users have recently announced a peace plan that promises to be more effective than Oslo, a friendship between Rabin and Arafat, or a Camp David summit has ever been. In its group…
