If you’re like me, and grew up attending a central New Jersey Reform Hebrew school, you probably never heard more than two sentences about Shavuot during your 10 years of sounding out the Aleph...
Author - Sharon
Team Lifeline NYC Marathon Vid Contest
Team Lifeline, the marathon training program that raises money for children’s international health support network, Chai Lifeline, is raffling off 2o positions on its team for this year’s...
Not your typical Jewish boy
When Jason Paul recently graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in communication, he says he attempted to pursue what he calls a more “convential” writing job —...
The Jewish Picasso Of Tremont
I’m re-posting my front-page Jewish Week article from this week, about a ridiculously interesting Bronx relic — and his works of art. This is an entirely unknown museum that’s...
Happy 62nd Birthday, Israel!
It’s now over 7.5 years since my unabashedly glorious days as a marching band geek, but I have to share the most impressive shot from the Israeli army’s marching performance at this...
Kotel to no longer appear in British tourism ads
Just one complaint was enough for Britain’s Advertising Standard Agency to decide that the kotel should no longer be part of Israel tourism advertisements circulated in the United Kingdom. The...
Israel bans iPad
I didn’t believe it at first, but it seems that Israel really has banned the iPad, due to WiFi incompatibility (security?) issues, and has ordered all customs officials to confiscate the...
The Traif Bike Gesheft in Williamsburg
I’m reposting another Jewish Week article of mine, as I think the content is particularly of interest to the Jewlicious readership. Stop by 99 S. Sixth St. in Williamsburg for a guaranteed...