Tiyul B’Aretz is a new way of engaging Israel outside the current institutional avenues. If only this program was around when I was in college! Tiyul B’Aretz is run by Tamar Field-Gersh...
Putting some perspective on things – the Colonel and his Gun
Shalom Eisner is apparently a very brave and capable officer. He acted bravely under fire in the 2006 Lebanon War, has helped a Palestinian woman deliver a child en route to hospital and has received...
Miike Snow’s Animals get the Dillz & Diwon Remix
If you missed Kosha Dillz at Paid Dues’ Passover/Shabbat Tent sponsored by Jewlicious AND you missed Miike Snow at Coachella this past weekend, don’t fret because Miike Snow, Dillz &...
Israel Deploys Ironic Letter Against Flightilla
According to the Israel Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Facebook Page, Flighttilla activists will receive the following letter which begins, “We appreciate your choosing to...
write me off!
April 15th is almost here. And, this year for many of us it marks the day of truth. Can we really go another 8 days without eating bread continuing the South Beach/Atkins diet Passover so nicely...
A Wooden Synagogue is Rising from the Ashes
In the course of World War II, an entire class of architecture was obliterated: the elaborate and sophisticated wooden synagogues of Poland. Not a single example of these remarkable structures...
Drake’s (Re) Bar Mitzvah Video Debuts
We made reference to this video in a previous Drake-related post and now it’s dropped. Yes, Drake is Jewish and the video was shot shot at Temple Israel in Miami, but can you discern the hidden...
#NextGenJewCon: JFNA’s TribeFest Hits The Jackpot
The laughing and eager crowd of mostly single, Jewish adults were watching the large projection screens at the front of the conference hall, because the on-stage speaker, Rachel Dratch, appeared tiny...
Israel 14th Happiest Country in the World
The United Nation’s first World Happiness Report ranked Israel as the 14th happiest country in the world. Conducted by Columbia University’s Earth Institute, the report ranked Denmark in...
The Ten Minute Seder, World’s Shortest Kosher Haggadah
Want a quick Seder to do with anxious relatives or kids? Presenting the “Ten Minute Seder.” This Hagaddah is two pages long and was created to be used at a Shabbat Tent Seder. Everything...