JewliciousReads: In The Shul Where It Happened and Other June Beach Reads 2020

A selection of Summer reads for the Northern Hemisphere (and Winter Reads for the Southern) BIG SUMMER A Novel by JENNIFER WEINER Pub Date: MAY 5, 2020 Publisher: Atria Books Some reviewers...

Juneteenth: It isn’t Passover or Heschel Day

Some of my friends are a funny lot. If you mention Juneteenth...

TJS S3E31 Six Day War part V – something miraculous

What do you see as the greatest miracles in Jewish History? In...

Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, Mrs. Butterworth… Should Mrs. Adler Be Watching Her Back?

It only took over a century, but PepsiCo/Quaker, the Aunt Jemima brand’s...

TJS S3E30 Six Day War IV – The waiting

Going into battle may take bravery, but waiting demands a certain type...

TJS S3 Interlude – George Floyd and the burden of history
By Rav Mike Feuer on 6/4/2020
I can’t watch what is happening in silence, but nor am I willing to simply be a cheerleader for chaos. Here are some thoughts on...
TJS S3E29 Six Day War III Israel Dwells
By Rav Mike Feuer on 5/24/2020
The countdown to war is progressing, and the pieces are almost all in place. As the pressure mounts, some of the fundamental flaws which lie...
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TJS S3E28 The Six Day War II – The point of no return
By Rav Mike Feuer on 5/12/2020
The causes of war may be many and the road to its outbreak long, but every conflict has a tipping point. In this episode the...
TJS Interlude – Finding the essential on Yom Haatzmaut
By Rav Mike Feuer on 4/28/2020
Here is an interview of me by Rabbi Yonatan from the RRG Beit Midrash at Hebrew University in which we reflect on Israel Independence day...
TJS S3E27 Six Day War I – beginnings near and far
By Rav Mike Feuer on 4/24/2020
Who can say when historical events like the Six Day War actualy began, and what were their causes? It is a daunting task, but not...
TJS S3 Interlude – Making every day count
By Rav Mike Feuer on 4/17/2020
The exodus from Egypt was only the first step on the road to Sinai. The bridge between Egypt and Sinai, between liberation and revelation, is...
Pesach Movies To Watch While You Social Distance
By Gil on 4/12/2020
As we stay at home this year, I thought that I would suggest a few good movies about Pesach to watch. This was not an...
JewliciousEats: Annual Passover Recipe Roundup 2020 (KISS: Keep It Simple, Seder)
By larry on 4/5/2020
This year, on planet Earth, with so many households in quarantine, it will be difficult or risky to obtain the ingredients necessary to prepare some...
Your Kippah Face Mask: What Started as a Dutch Purim Joke is Now a Reality
By larry on 4/5/2020
On Friday, April 3, 2020, the CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States recommended that everyone wear non-medical grade face masks to...
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Elijah is Quarantined. Not Coming to My Zoom Seder. But Here are Some New Haggadot Nevertheless
By larry on 4/4/2020
Was it Shalom Hanoch who sang that his friend Moshiach isn’t coming. He isn’t even Going to Telefon? I fear that Eliyahu Ha Navi is...
Joe Exotic’s (Tiger King’s) Jewish Brother and 10 Shows to Binge During Quarantine
By larry on 4/2/2020
When I binged “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” a new 2020 docu-series (or more reality series) on NETFLIX, I hated all the characters and...
ShivaWatch: Profiles of Our Grief
By larry on 3/31/2020
A nefarious virus has taken the beloved people from our midst. May their families be comforted, may our memories of them and their good deeds...
4 Ideas for an Alison Roman Passover Seder
By larry on 3/31/2020
I have about four Google Hangout and Zoom meetings a day with various teams, not to mention the cool livecast with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks...
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Keeping Anti-Semitic Crashers Out of Your Zoom Seder, Meeting, Event, Class, or Happy Hour
By larry on 3/29/2020
I was participating in a recent Zoom meeting with over 300 attendees when an anti-Semitic bastard chimed in with anti-Jewish comments. He had zoom-bombed this...
5 Tips for Looking Good at Your Zoom Seder or Online Happy Hour
By larry on 3/27/2020
With the rabbinate recommending an online seder on ZOOM or other conferencing app, here are some tips on looking good online. 1. MOISTURIZE 2. DRESS...