Not Feeling the Candy Hearts? Turn Around Your Fifty Shades of Abysmal Gray
It’s that time of year…chocolates, flowers, jewelry. Sappy advertisements and red and pink displays. There are reminders everywhere. It’s Valentine’s Day. Sure, it’s a bit commercial (understatement) but it’s all good. We know…
National Geographic’s Whitewashing of Hamas and the Gaza Tunnels
One usually turns to National Geographic to look at the world and marvel at the planet. It covers issues critical to human and animal survival. I love National Geographic and so do my…
Ready, Set, Bid: Check out the Night of Unity Online Auction
Get ready and BID! The Night of Unity Auction is now online. Get your bids in early for this great auction with items that you will not find anywhere else. And even if…
Netflix Video Recommendations for Tisha B’Av
All these movies are available on Netflix and deal with the hell of the Holocaust, wars, and the terror attack on the Israeli Athletes in Munich. It is unfortunate that other films such…
Power Politics at the Presidential Conference
“Be careful with authorities, for they do not befriend a person except for their own sake. They appear as friends when they benefit from it, but they do not stand by a person…
Jewish Innovation’s Obstacle Course
Jewish organizations that are on the cutting edge are having a hard time making it to the next level. It’s a worldwide phenomenon. Instead of getting to sustainability, they cannot access bridge or…
Jewlicious L.A. Concert Series Feat. MOSHAV, May 31, @ The Joint
SECOND ANNUAL JEWLICIOUS CONCERT SERIES TO FEATURE MOSAHV and JOSH KRAMON One of the Year’s Most Unique and Intimate Musical Experiences with $2 Beers Sponsored by Asahi (May 1, 2012) Jewlicious is proud…
Jewnfest, LA Concert Series Vol. 1, June 14-15, 2011
Jewlicious is proud to present Jewnfest: LA Concert Series Vol 1, June 14 and 15th at one of LA’s most beloved music venues, The Mint. Jewnfest brings out the best local and independent…
How Egypt, more than Libya, will affect the Middle East
Protesters in Tahrir square were actively chanting “To Jerusalem we’re heading, martyrs in the millions.†In a democracy, this attitude will translate into action.
Society’s Stepchild
For a long time now, the nonprofit, or ‘Third’ Sector has been society’s stepchild. Charity is what you give to after you pay your bills, schedule your vacation, purchase the latest gadgets, and sock away retirement money. Charity is seen as something we do with our ‘extra’ money to ‘give back’ or in worst cases, as a way to reduce income tax.
A rather convenient coma
As far as graceful exits go, this one isn’t. Al Arabia reports that deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak fell into a coma.
Jewlicious co-sponsors Matisyahu at University of Maryland Nov. 18
Get your tickets now! Or enter this interesting video-based contest for your chance to win special VIP tickets! What? How? Are you anywhere near UMD? Then start by watching this video: Now all…
Jewlicious at the GA: Laissez les bon temps rouler
New Orleans and the Jews In what is going to be a culmination of a 6-month process, Jewlicious is about to embark upon an official presence the General Assembly of Jewish Federations in…
Women of the Wall and the Israeli Police: Everybody Loses.
I’d be misleading you if I didn’t put it out there immediately — I can’t stand the Women of the Wall, including the queen bee herself, Anat Hoffman, who was recently arrested at…
Qué bonito Israel!
Uhm… Yes, this pro-Israel video came out in April. Yes, it’s already racked up millions of views. Why are we only putting it up now? Because it’s in Spanish and thus did not…
Get the Hell Out of…My Face
Here’s the thing. I’ve been thinking about poor Helen Thomas, who IÂ believe was probably just saying what everyone thinks and has therefore been made a scapegoat. Not that I really care, because we…
Kosher Plate, Kosher Face: Jews go gaga over Gaga
Oh my… It started when I read about a song medley by acapella group six13. The song is made up of rewritten snippets from various pop songs. “Heartless” by Kanye West becomes “Latkes.”…
Somebody please tell me whether this is an open death threat
* Updated * ck’s comment: Just wanted to add a little context. The latest episode of South Park featured a somewhat convoluted plot line that included Mohamed. This was Mohamed’s second appearance in…
Save Passover 2010
Last year we launched Save Passover, a campaign of informal giving aimed at helping impoverished Jews out during Passover. I know for most of you, Passover is a time of family gatherings and…
Can we also be called a “think tank?”
The Think Tank and the Conflict Haaretz gives us Reut Institute’s take on the international campaign of delegitimization of Israel that we have been covering on Jewlicious for years. Reut, a think tank,…
Jewlicious Festival Concert Only Tickets On Sale
Back by popular demand – buy tickets to see the concert portion of Jewlicious Festival 6.0 while supplies last! $25 Online Concert Tix Sat or Sunday / $30 at the door. 2/20 Saturday…
Life Imitates Family Guy. Sort of.
Family Goy. Get it? Season 8 Episode 2 of Family Guy, titled Family Goy had a very notable plot line wherein Lois, the mother on the show, discovers that her own mother is…
Looking For The Next Spielberg
2010 JEWISH FILM COMPETITION NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — FOR AMATEUR FILMMAKERS 18-26 – FILMS ON JEWISH SUBJECTS Seeking the best in Jewish themed short films! Have you already made that masterpiece? Do…
Rabbi Yonah Bookstein in the Forward 50
The sadness we all felt at the news that Rabbi Yonah had not won the Jewish Community Heroes contest was significantly mitigated today with news that our Hero had been selected as a…
The Palestinian Endgame Enters High Gear
I was going to call this piece “Abbas Plays Poker” but then Khaled Abu Toameh wrote a piece in the J Post called Abbas’s Big Bluff in which he argues that Abbas has…
The Anti-Hate Declaration – Avoiding Propaganda: An Open Letter to the Toronto Palestinian Film Festival
Hmmm. An Open Letter? The Anti-Hate Declaration: An Open Letter to the Toronto Palestine Film Festival September 25, 2009 Let me state for the record that I am merely expressing my opinions and…
