You and I will change the world. You and I, and so everyone will come. Say it first, Before me, It doesn’t matter. You and I will change the world. Maybe these words lose something in...
Moshav ft. Matisyahu “World on Fire” (Official Music Video)
In time for Chanukah, Moshav releases its new music video, “World on Fire” featuring Grammy-nominated artist, Matisyahu. At a time when holiday shoppers are tripping over each other to...
The Sephardic Music Festival hits NYC
Shemspeed and Bancs Media announce their 9th Sephardic Music Festival which will take place in NYC this Chanukah, Nov 30th – 5th in NYC, as well as a hot teaser event Dec 3rd in L.A. THE 9TH NY...
About Those Iran Nuclear Negotiaions… And All the Treats of Thanksgivukkah
Thanksgivukkah treats to light, wear and eat (product info here); Israel provides aid to the Philippines; New Jersey’s second-largest city has a 36-year-old mayor and he’s Jewish; former...
Jews are Sexy in 2013
You know, not everyone is opposed to Jewish intermarriage. Advocates say that when Jews reproduce with non-Jews it expands our gene-pool. Given all the congenital ailments that Jews, Ashkenazi Jews...
A Chabad Rabbi Tries Claiming that Jewish Denominational Labels Don’t Matter [but unconvincingly]
Less than a week ago, an opinion piece appeared on the Jewish Week’s website that I’ve seen that has been shared at least a dozen times on friends’ Facebook pages but often without...
Tommy Maayan: From Big East BBall to IDF Barracks
Tom Maayan, a sophomore student at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, and upcoming star basketball player, will return to Israel before his season ends in order to serve in the IDF. Earlier this...
Israeli Media’s Anonymity Dilemma
I can finally tell you freely what I could not yesterday: Eyal Golan, a famous Israeli singer, is under investigation by the Israeli police for statutory rape. There I said it. What a relief. Until...
A Last Posting from the JFNA GA: DaromaTzafona and Phytech
This is my last in a series of posts on the GA. This and others have focused on the people who came to the GA to promote various causes. You can see my previous post about the GA itself. As in...
Rutgers Univ Jewish Studies: Springsteen Is A God
At Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, home-state of singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, a Byrne Freshman Seminar course will be offered in 2014 that studies the theology of Springsteen...