SO many major problems in the academic world. – At the University of Florida, the head of the student government was impeached after he spent $50,000 to pay Donald Trump Jr and his Fox...
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Rabbi’s Son Bought for Over $700K: Results from Sotheby’s Judaica Auction
This week in Manhattan, Sotheby’s held two auctions of Judaica and Art. One of the most valuable items was a small oil painting, measuring 6 inches by 7 inches, of the son of a wonder or...
It’s Raining Films: Israeli Films at Over 3 Fests
The 13th Annual Other Israel Film Festival arrived in Manhattan this week, filled with films and inspiring, and uncomfortable discussions. So Jewish, no? Equal doses of discomfort and entertainment;...
Yom Kippur: Some Fave Online Live Webcasts 5780
For those not able to get to a synagogue physically, or for those who fear a scene like that in the 1939 Yiddish film “Overture to Glory,” below are some live webcasts of services that...
JewliciousReads: Four Cookbooks and a Numeral
As Erev Yom Kippur approaches, my thoughts are focused on repentence and cookbooks. Four new ones hit the shelves in the past few weeks. They include: SABABA Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli...
ShivaWatch: The judge, the poet, the physician, and father of Rocky.
The Honorable Judge Ruth I. Abrams of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts passed away at 88. Judge Abrams, like the Notorious RBG, was one of the first women given admission into Harvard Law School...
JewliciousEats: Annual Rosh HaShana Recipe Roundup 5780
L’SHANA TOVA. Hello from Paris, La Defense, where I am busy compiling the annual recipe roundup this week. Of course, we will start with the queen of all holiday recipes… John Nathan. Ms...
Are Jewish Americans Falling Into The Trump 2020 Strategy
One way Donald J. Trump and the GOP won the U.S. presidency in 2016 was leveraging and promoting racial division and prejudice. They attempted a similar strategy in 2018, but lost the GOP majority in...