Over the past 6 years we have produced the Sephardic Music Festival in NYC, highlighting the remarkable diversity that exists within the Jewish community. This is the first music festival to focus...
Let My People Go – Jews of Struggle
Have you ever made a difference? What about taking action? Well, at the beginning of November a group of over 200 young professionals and college students celebrated those who did. Through a joint...
Why Palestinian Statehood Will Almost Certainly Fail
Palestinian Statehood will likely fail at Security Council, Sarkozy calls Netanyahu a liar, Israel Supreme Court orders demolition of illegal settlements angering right wing, Former Mossad Chief says...
I hereby launch the Woman’s Voice movement
Those of you who haven’t been following closely may not be aware but in recent months there have been a number of public incidents in Israel where women have been asked to stop or avoid...
Richard Silverstein Lies in his Attack on Dan Sieradski in OWS Tweet Fiasco
I just read a 2224 word screed by Richard Silverstein about Dan Sieradski and the Occupy Wall Street, Freedom Waves Gaza Flotilla, tweet “controversy” and now all I want to do is take a...
Giving the World a Hug: Neshama Carlebach, and the Legacy of Shlomo Carlebach
Leadel.net, a Jewish media hub showcasing the rich variety of contemporary Jewish voices and expressions, has a great video on Neshama who is carrying on her father’s legacy of music and song...
Perry Flops on Aid to Israel
Normally I don’t wander into Republican primary debates. But who can resist when a leading candidate says that he wants to zero out all foreign aid, until they justify it? Perry remarked in...
Something Happened in France and it’s Bad
Ceci n’est pas un prophète Last Week, Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, released an issue “edited” by a fake depiction of some religion’s founding Prophet. The cover...
The Truth About Dave
By Haim Watzman. Originally published in The Jerusalem Report and SouthJerusalem.com I think it was my senior year in high school in which my friend Dave first discovered the truth. And since I was...
Will The Jewish Communal Revolution be Tweeted? Part One #JFNAGA
GA Post #1 The title is taken from a conversation on Twitter that was spawned during the Handle With Care: How to Harness Social Media panel chaired by our dear friend Esther Kustanowitz. Today is...