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…
5 Levels of Pleasure? I’ll Take One Of Each, Please. With Pleasure.
We all want to feel pleasure, and we want it now…don’t we deserve it? It’s human nature to feel that way. According to Judaism, there are five levels of pleasure, and at each…
Jewlicious News TimBits – April 23
Some people think that little news happens during the Counting of the Omer. They are mistaken. Take a look at the tidbits of news from around the web. New York Magazine reports on…
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…
Celebrate Israel @ 65 with a Free Download from Sol Tevél
To celebrate Israel @ 65, Shemspeed announces its newest addition to the Shemspeed family of artists, Sol Tevél! In honor of this announcement, we’re offering you a Free Download of their single, Orolam…
Shabbat Tent has Landed
After a thorough search of all our cars, a pat down – twice- we made it through security. They confiscated knives and other implements of destruction like the jar of mayonnaise. They took…
Genetically engineered salmon? What could go wrong?
Really? Are they insane? The Jewish Journal has published an opinion piece about a scary development worthy of Frankenstein: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking public comments through April 26,…
Waiting for Coachella
Coachella is the biggest music and camping festival in SoCal. 80,000 people are expected to descend on the Empire Polo Grounds for the second weekend in a row, most of them under the…
Massive Israel Festival and March in Los Angeles
There are tons of Israelis in LA who love Israel and are throwing a huge Israel celebration on April 21, 2013 in Cheviot Hills Rec Center. Look out for Israeli food, art, music,…
How President Barack Obama’s Visit to Israel Continues to Have Impact
The aftermath of Obama’s visit to Israel; mezuzah burnings in Brooklyn; and actor Shia LaBeouf talks about “The Company You Keep,” his Passover practices, and working with Robert Redford.
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…
Anne Frank: Jewlicious Reader and Belieber?
Don’t Be Haters and H8ers. How many pop stars visit the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam? Not Many. Justin Bieber visited the home where Anne Frank and her family hid during the Nazi…
KOSHACHELLA (Yom HaAtzmaut) @ THE JOINT!
Coachella wraps up with Shemspeed & Oy Vey!’s #KOSHACHELLA party at The Joint for Yom Haatzmaut! In the house will be Israel’s answer to The Roots, a.k.a. the fantastic hip hop band, Shtar…
Throw the Jew…
in the box! Literally. In the Berlin Jewish Museum, there’s a box with a jew who is there to answer ‘everything you wanted to know about Judaism’ (that person must be really smart!)…
Jewlicious Works
I’d never been to a Jewlicious conference before — I graduated from that demographic during the Clinton administration. But I drove down this time to lead a discussion on Israel with Consul General of Israel David Siegel, and once I came on board, I didn’t want to leave.
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….
Coachella Shabbat Tent
Be a part of the Coachella Shabbat Tent! Coachella has great music, a corporate vibe, and sadly no place for a chill community of sharing that is Shabbat Tent. Yet, we are making…
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…
7 Ways NOT To Get A Second Date
We’ve all been on that terrible first date: the guy too nervous to make eye contact with you; the girl who won’t stop talking about her ex; the ex-addict as of two weeks…
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…
Is The Catholic Church’s New Pope, Francis I, Good for the Jews?
Pope Francis I’s relationship with the Jewish community, a new exhibit explores the impact of the Civil War on American Jews, world-famous cupcakes fit for Passover, and more of this week’s Jewish news.
Official Semitic Swag Single & Music Video out now in time for Passover!
BRAND NEW SEMITIC SWAG MUSIC VIDEO!!! WORLD PREMIERE!! The single, produced by Diwon, stars Israeli rap superstar SHI 360 and fresh triple threat Cobe Jones, Nathan Sela, and Y-Love (the world’s first gay black…
Jewlicious Passover Seders in Los Angeles
Join us for Seder first or second night – it promises to be amazing! If you would like to join us first night – we have limited space at Rabbi Yonah and Rachel…
Jewlicious Annual Passover Recipe RoundUp
Here we are again. Midweek and mid-month, it is time for a roundup of Passover and Passover seder recipes that newspapers love to publish prior to the start of the festival. This year,…
