Going into Pesach, it’s hard to give up your beloved carbalicious Chametz. But maybe if you do it at the Knitting Factory (74 Leonard Street), surrounded by great Israeli culture–music...
Author - Esther Kustanowitz
Wanted: birthright Couples to Procreate on TV for Yom Ha’atzma’ut
OK, so not exactly. But the call has gone out around the world: Israeli TV wants to do a segment on birthright israel, specifically on couples who have met through the program. Despite this...
JTS Opens Doors to Gay and Lesbian Students
This from JTS Chancellor-elect (yes, amazing that all of this happens before he’s officially even the chancellor) Arnie Eisen, via a JTS press release: “I believe, along with the great...
Join Us…Join Us…
It’s not too late to apply for this summer’s ROI Summit in Israel… Why should you apply for this opportunity to spend time in Israel and network with the people who will be the...
Documentary in Honor of “A Hero in Heaven”
Michael Levin’s story was covered in many media outlets last August including Fox News, CNN, the New York Times, Washington Post and many papers of the AJPA. Just 22 when he died in the IDF, he...
High Times at the Supreme Court
Ah, the US Supreme Court–bastion of our judiciary system, and trier of free speech cases aplenty. For instance, that of poor Joseph Frederick (of Juneau, Alaska), whose 2002 decision to greet a...
The Year of Dressing Modestly: Tznius is Still Hot!!
Not since the days of Madonna wearing Jean-Paul Gauthier’s hasidic garb has tznius been so hot. Hipster t-shirts are one story, and the rise of shmatte chic is another. Forward culture editor...
A Message from the Nerve Center
For me, arrival in Long Beach, or as it’s known this time of year ,”Jewlicious Festival HQ,” was last night. After a lovely tour of the Long Beach Airport area (shout-out to Jordan...