As snow showers fell on Manhattan’s Upper East Side this afternoon, an untitled photo by Israeli artist Adi Ness sold for a record $377,000 at Sotheby’s Auction House. Part of its annual...
The 6 Best Songs About Red Hair
What? Why you may ask? What does this have to do with Jewliciousness? Well, that’s a good question! I’ve had reason to contemplate red hair and Jews of late, and in doing so I recalled...
Knocking out the knockout game, for good
NYC is home to the largest Jewish population, other than Israel. (“World Jewish Population”, SimpleToRemember.com – Judaism Online. Retrieved May 12, 2011) Given our numbers, the knockout game should...
Young Rabbi For Sale $100K: Going Once?
Notable Israeli artworks and Important Judaica will be auctioned at Sothebys in Manhattan on Tuesday, December 17, including the portrait known as “Young Rabbi” from 1897. It is expected...
Did Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes Really Drop Last Year, Or is Something Else Going On?
Latest hate crime stats show Jews as most victimized; details of former Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger’s alleged crimes revealed; Lihi Lapid, Israeli journalist and wife of Israel’s...
Are We Marching to Pretoria? More of a Slide
As world leaders check travelocity and expedia for flights to South Africa and the funeral for the late former South African president Nelson Mandela, Israel’s top leaders are staying in...
Israeli S*x Acts in America
S#x Acts, an Israeli drama directed by Johnathan Gurfinkel (of Eretz Nehederet fame) and written by Rona Segal , is being released in select cities in the United States in December. Based on...
Color for 2014: Sachlav – Good for the Jews?
Goodbye Emerald Green, Tangerine Tango, Honeysuckle, and Turquoise, Pantone’s colors of the year for 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively. The color for 2014 is radiant orchid, a...
One Hour WhiteHouse Hanukkah Party Lasts for Eight
The White House had so many people it needed to invite to its annual Hanukkah party that what was once a one hour party was transformed into two parties. Extending over 8 hours, it was most likely a...
International Day of Ladino with Sarah Aroeste
Today is the International Day of Ladino and if you are in NY you might have caught some Ladino at my Sephardic Music Festival in NY and if you are in L.A. than you will be able to catch it at...