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!)…
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…
What is Jewlicious Festival?
We get that question a lot. It’s more than any other kind of weekend, and needs to be experienced to really get-it. HOWEVER, here is a short description: An agenda-free Jewlicious party of…
Limud Polska: It’s No Joke
(Part one of several blogs on my recent return to Poland after an 11 year absence.) The snow began falling just as the busses were unloading for the 5th Annual Limud conference in…
New Gal in Town
For such a small place, there is quite a large Jewish and Israeli community. Before I arrived, I started contacting people through various Facebook pages, and was pleasantly surprised to get such warm…
The 2012 Muslim Jewish Conference: Muslims Like Gefilte Fish, Too
How does a Muslim celebrate Ramadan in Las Vegas? This was just one of the many questions addressed at the 2012 Muslim Jewish Conference (MJC) held in Bratislava, Slovakia last week. The MJC…
Why did the Israelis steal hummus from the Arabs?
Corey Gil Shuster hits up a few hummus joints in Tel Aviv to find out why Israelis stole hummus from the Arabs. He discovers something interesting…
Beijing Help Wanted: Looking for a Jew
Avid readers of Jewlicious already know about Chinese fascination with the Jews, centered mostly around notions of our legendary Jewish business acumen. The Chinese for Jews or Jewish people is 犹太人 (YO TAI…
Thank God for Atheists!
On Monday, an organization called American Atheist will erect two billboards, one next to a mosque in in Paterson, NJ, and one in an Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. Both contain the message…
Everybody Look at me, I’m on a Boat
Some say it’s haunted. Some say it’s a masterpiece of Art Deco decor. Some say it is one of the finest ocean going liners ever built in the 20th Century. Whatever you want…
Jewlicious Festival 8.0 is on a Boat!
We’re on a Boat! Our 8th Annual Jewlicious Festival, taking place between the 24th-26th of February 2012, will be held on the historic cruise ship, The Queen Mary, docked on Long Beach Harbor….
Battle of the Jewish Tweeters Lists
Once again, a Jewish website has decided to publish a list based on Twitter. Apparently people really like lists. Does anyone make significant decisions based on Twitter rankings? I hope not. @jewlicious published…
Sukkot Humbles The Rich, Comforts the Poor, Good Timing for #OccupyAmerica
As the sun sets on Wednesday, October 12th, the Jewish community begins the Festival of Sukkot, a spiritual harvest festival commemorating the historic journey of the ancient Hebrews across the desert, the bounty…
Jedwabne Vandalism Opens Old Wound, Poland’s Reply Helps to Heal it
I got a text this week from a Polish friend that was particularly disturbing: the monument to the victims of the Jedwabne Pogrom was defaced by vandals who wrote, “I’m not apologizing for…
Dispatch from Kiev: The Muslim Jewish Conference 2011
Anyone following me on twitter or facebook might have noticed that I’m in Kiev, Ukraine. My Internet access has been spotty which is why I’m only blogging now. I have been in Kiev…
History lesson about Yishuv in Palestine from Bashar Assad’s grandfather
Through some sort of maze of websites that I can’t recall right now, I recently arrived at a NY Review of Books article about modern Syria, the Alawites (faith to which the Assads…
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…
If You’re Going To San Francisco… Arrive Circumcised
Apparently you can leave your heart in San Francisco, but your foreskin is going home with you. — Lewis Black Will voters in SF have a choice on the ballot put forth by…
Is This Freedom In The Air?
Happy Passover and Happy Easter to our readers. Sadly, it is anything but a peaceful Holyday, even with the Pope’s message and all. Reports are still unclear surrounding the death of a Jewish…
The Thin Jew Line
Brilliant Daily Show piece on eruv controversy in the Hamptons. Especially hilarious part about eruv meaning “loophole” and that all laws can be broken in the eruv. The Daily ShowTags: Daily Show Full…
Let My Botox Go
Whether one should have plastic surgery in midlife has become a topic debated almost as voraciously as who should rule over Jerusalem. Jewish women have been “repairing†their noses for years at puberty….
Jews are All Over the Oscars
Yes, Israel may have been shut out from the nominations this year, but the Jews did not fare as poorly, to say the least. Last year’s Oscars were pretty Jewlicious, and Jews were…
Jews and Trees: The Relationship
Article by Rachelle Menshikova Photo credits: Edward Kaprov, for more of Edward’s photos, go here. Is there a special relationship between Jews and trees? There must be. Planting a tree in Israel today,…
Sarah Palin and Blood Libels
A slight furor, or perhaps simply raised eyebrows, came about when Sarah Palin used the phrase ‘blood libel’ to describe the attention paid to her (and pundits like her) rhetoric. Jewish American public…
Kissinger Dissed Soviet Jewry
Newly released Nixon tapes show Kissinger betraying Soviet Jewry. After Golda Meir came for a visit to the White House, the following was recorded: An indication of Nixon’s complex relationship with Jews came…
Who Owns Rachel’s Tomb?
“And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.” —…
