UPDATE: TODAY – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday disregarded a U.N. warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric and declared ahead of the annual General Assembly session that Israel has...
Forgiveness, Repentance and Confessions
We Can Help You Out! The 10 days in between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are known as Asseret Yemei TShuva – the 10 days of repentance. These are observed in a number of ways but generally it is...
I Miss Your Face
Every beginning is tough, and this is no exception. It’s my first Shabbat in Durham, NC. I am home alone in a stranger’s house (she generously and graciously is letting me stay, so props...
Yenta? It’s Grindr for the Jews!
First the Gays had Grindr. And Grindr begat… Yenta? Allow me to explain. The Jews have given a lot to the gays. A quick search at lgbthistorymonth.com reveals an impressive list of gay Jews who...
Shana Tova 5773 from Jewlicious
On behalf of the entire Jewlicious gang, I’d like to wish you all a Shana Tova U Metukah! It’s been quite an interesting year for us, to say the least. We enjoyed our eighth annual...
Predicting the Unpredictable: Discussions at the ICT’s World Summit on Counterterrorism
Although there are several versions of the story, the famous Middle East parable about the frog and the scorpion goes something like this: a frog and a scorpion want to cross a river, but the...
Birthright Birthright Birthright! Register NOW be in Israel this Winter!
Pretty simple yo! It’s been quite a notable week thus far, to say the least. All kinds of things happening, all sorts of commemorations, Rosh Hashana around the corner. Whew. And of course...
Obama Campaign Ad: Buy Your Own Damn Fries!
So what happens when we go out to a party with some sister? A video made up of clips from audiobook version of Barack Obama’s book, Dreams From My Father as compiled by Regretsy. I think these...
Edon Pinchot Interview After “America’s Got Talent”; Why do Cops Think the Beating of a Jewish...
Jewish spy stories, Edon Pinchot on being eliminated from America’s Got Talent, kids fight illness through adventure, and more of this week’s top stories from the Jewish world.
Richard Silverstein’s Tikkun O’Lame Site Hacked. What happened? UPDATED!
UPDATED! See post bottom… Coming home on Friday after my Shabbat shopping at Machaneh Yehudah, I got on the computer for a minute to check on stuff before beginning my crazy cooking marathon. I...