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.” —…
Ride For Hunger And The Planet
Registration is open for the 2010 New Moon Century. JConnect is back on two wheels this fall for the most fun kosher-friendly distance ride in Southern California. The route? A beautiful, stunning and…
Wrap Up
Well, this is my last post about the ICT Conference. It was really a pleasure to attend as the representative of Jewlicious, and I hope that many (some) of our readers found the…
ICT Conference Monday Afternoon’s 1st Plenary Session
The speakers for Monday afternoon’s first plenary session were: Professor David Passig, Futurist and Head of the Graduate Program in ICT and Education, Bar-Ilan University, Israel; Mr. Michael Balboni, Principal and Senior Vice-President,…
Matisyahu Wishes He Could Be @ Camp Too
Video by Scott Jacobs at jootube.tv . Ran into Matisyahu on tour a few nights ago at his sold-out show in Anaheim and he recorded this for Camp Jewlicious (he is selling out…
So, this whole spy thing and its connection to Russian Jews
I know, as the token Russian, you’re expecting me to comment on it, right? Well, I was recently reading this book about Soviet spy Dmitri Bystrolyotov (you can check my review here). The…
Team USA: The Jews Of The World Cup
Without Israel around, refs delegitimize Team USA For the record — and the game is still going on— Team USA has had their second disallowed goal disallowed of the World Cup. Early in…
Should Shlomo Sand offer a refund on his book now that another study has refuted it?
Shlomo Sand has been discussed on these pages before. However, his book still garnered immense attention, at least one very prestigious prize, a place on some bestseller lists, translation into numerous languages and…
How To Stop An Irish Flotilla
and beat them at their own game! You need bag pipes, food and beer. I’m not joking. Here is my plan. STAGE ONE Send several boats with bagpipes blowing traditional Israeli folk tunes….
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.”…
