Extraordinary Interview with Jewlicious Founder David Abitbol and Former Westboro Church Members
Megan and Grace Phelps-Roper are two extraordinary young women. I don’t use those words lightly. The two young women, who have recently left their notorious Westboro Baptist Church, are unusual in their grace,…
Y-Love Premieres New Music Video “FAMOUS” Feat. BRODY & Milli810
‘Famous’ is the video where I embrace the rapper side of Y-Love; where I show that, inside of all the messages, I’m still an MC with the same dream we all have.†– Y-Love. “Famous” premiered…
Rugged Individualism
Below, please find raw notes I took from Rabbi Shmuley’s lecture given on March 7, 2013 at the Luxe Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at a Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) event put together by…
Your New Israeli Government, and What it Means for the Ultra-Orthodox
Netanyahu forms a new coalition government — without the ultra-Orthodox; three female members of Knesset break the law for a cause by praying with prayer shawls at the Western Wall; in America, Jewish…
NU Jew Media à Montréal
I am… how do they say it? Shepping SUCH naches right now. Hopefully I didn’t mangle the Yiddish phrase that is an expression of my joy at what is going on in Montreal…
Jewlicious Festival 9 – Top Tens
s At the end of a monumental weekend, the Jewlicious Festival staff gathered in our HQ to debrief. We began with an in depth look at all elements of the Fest, and decided…
Jewlicious Book of The Week: Amy Learns To Game the JDate System and Find Her Man
Amy Webb had a dream job. Writing for Newsweek, she was based in Tokyo and was able to fly all over Asia to report on events and trends. In the back of her…
Jewlicious Festival 9 is Now just a Memory
We were 34 staff and volunteers, 27 partners and 12 co-sponsors who put together 66 individual programs over the course of three days to the benefit of hundreds of Jewish students and young…
Pope Francis I: Good for the Jewlicious Readers?
Amidst heavy rains in Vatican City came these Latin words: “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum. Habemus Papam” (“I announce to you a great joy. We have a pope” It’s official. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio…
Jewlicious Festival 9 is Launched!
And so it begins – The 9th annual Jewlicious Festival is off and running! The day was spent taking care of endless last minute preparations – props go out to Rabbi Yonah and…
Is Netanyahu Losing His Chance To Lead Israel for Four More Years?
What VP Joe Biden had to say at the AIPAC Policy Conference; can Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet the extended deadline to form a coalition government?; American and Israeli teens come together…
Locust Kabobs A La Ramat HaNegev
Without passports or visas, nor even Birthright Israel applications, millions of locust have crossed from the Sinai into Israel this week. The swarms can eat and destroy over half a field of vegetation…
Megan Leaves Westboro and Kevin Smith Pronounces my name almost correctly.
There’s really no need to add any more commentary to this video. I mean if you don’t know who Kevin Smith is then you should just go back to watching Twilight videos and…
Jewlicious Book of the Week: Herring Today. Not Gone Tomorrow
Before we talk about the book, let’s talk about me – just as if we are schmoozing in a long line at an appetizing store’s counter on the Lower East Side. I am…
Did Bris Joke Get Penn Admissions Rep Fired?
The Daily Pennsylvanian, the student newspaper of The University of Pennsylvania and the Chronicle of Higher Education have reported that a regional admissions counselor was removed from her position for mocking applicant essays…
The Passover launch of Semitic Swag at NYC’s Zanger Hall
ECS & Shemspeed will be throwing “Passover The Event” on March 28th in NYC. Hosting the launch of Semitic Swag, a fashion, art and music site inspired by the success of Shemspeed’s launch…
Jewish Voices For Stupidity
I woke up this morning and received a breathless email from Cecilie Surasky, the Deputy Director of “Jewish Voices for Peace.” The email gleefully announced that in anticipation of the AIPAC Policy Conference…
Ben Gurion Lounge Remix Ft. Edward R. Murrow and AIPAC
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) began its annual policy conference yesterday morning. Israel’s ambassador Michael Oren began the day with an address to the assembled followed by a panel with former…
From Birthright Israel to the Jewlicious Festival: SHI 360 in the House!
Anyone who has been to a Birthright Israel Mega Event in the last few years knows who Shai 360 is. A veteran of pretty much every Mega Event I have ever been to,…
89 Reasons to go Jewlicious Next Weekend
TV Stars, Grammy winning artists, activists, doctors, rabbis, authors: This year’s roster of presenters and musicians is truly impressive. They are all going to be at “Jewlicious Festival 9 : Music, Culture, Conversation,…
Migraines are for Terrorists
Terrorists deserve migraines. Â I have been fighting migraines for almost ten years. My most recent was one of the worst. Laying in bed, my head pounding, eyes aching, stomach burning, neck stiff as…
Jewlicious Office Harlem Shake
Jewlicious Festival 9, March 8-10, Queen Mary, Long Beach — Music, Culture, Conversation, Food. Tickets and hotel packages are on sale now. Use promo-code “harlemshake” for $10 off! Feat. Rami Jaffe (Wallflowers, Foo…
Rami Jaffee (Wallflowers, Foo Fighters) Rocking Jewlicious Festival 9
We are excited to announce that the Wallflowers and Foo Fighters’ keyboardist Rami Jaffee will be performing on the Main Stage at the Jewlicious Festival alongside Jonny Kaplan & The Lazy Stars on…
Pope Gives Final Blessings for Purim
Vatican City, Feb 24 – Pope Benedict XVI (Yud, Vov) offered his last Angelus prayer as the leader of the Roman Catholic church on Purim, telling the approximately 200,000 of the faithful gathered…
Try The Goat Cheese Hamantaschen?
I might joke about Marduk and Ishtar, but when it comes to hamantashchen: I am a purist. Mine must have poppy seeds to activate their symbolic Spring fertility. Below are some that non-purists…
In What Athletic Achievement Was Yeshiva University Leading the Country?
Yeshiva University had one of its athletic teams leading the country for much of the year in a specific mark. What was it?
