It was colder than -27 Celsius (-6F) in Toronto last week, when Eddie Ford was laid to rest in a Jewish cemetery. When Eddie was six, he was hidden by a Christian family in Budapest and saved from...
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My problem with Jewish “Chinese Auctions”
Every few months, for years, I receive a promotional mailing from an Orthodox Jewish group hosting a “Chinese Auction.” And for years, I have responded to some of them that the term...
Double Chai Sundance 2019: What’s Jew-ish at the Fest
The 36th Annual Sundance 2019 started in Park City, Utah, today with founder Robert Redford standing before attendees and… walking off the stage. After over three decades of kicking off the...
Can AeroMexico’s DNA Discount Work for EL AL?
There is a viral video online this week from a early 2018 Aeromexico advertisement campaign that tells the story of the air carrier’s discount program for people of Mexican heritage. (See...
Madonna @Eurovision19 TelAviv, Feldman @Dear Evan Hansen, Eisner Not @Forward And More Newsbits
Word on the street (or the Rehov) is that Madonna might perform at the Eurovision 2019 Song Contest in Tel Aviv in May. The show is being produced by KAN, the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation...
Is it Time to ENGAGE OR REJECT the Women’s March Leadership
The nature of big tent coalitions is that groups with various ideas and missions combine together for a greater good. Such was the character of the Women’s March in Washington in January 2017. Many...
(((NYT’s Weisman))) on American/Israeli Jewish Schism – and – Other Shivas and Newsbits
Just days after being named by JTA to be among the top fifty people to follow on the Jewish Twittersphere, (((Jonathan Weisman))), the deputy Washington editor of The New York Times has written an...
NYC Rabbis Aquiesce – Female Comedian Could Perform at Kosher Restaurant
Last month, Jewlicious shared the story of NYC Orthodox Jewish comedian, Leah Forster. Her show was cancelled at a kosher restaurant after the restaurant owner had his kashrut certification...