Look, it’s only fair. We discussed the plight of Palestinian panties in both Gaza and Syria and so now that YNet has seen fit to talk about what Haredi women are wearing in the bedroom, well...
History lesson about Yishuv in Palestine from Bashar Assad’s grandfather
Through some sort of maze of websites that I can’t recall right now, I recently arrived at a NY Review of Books article about modern Syria, the Alawites (faith to which the Assads belong) which...
Camp Jewlicious: The Video
Camp Jewlicious features amazing music, great outdoor activities, Jewish summer camp fun, and yes, this time you’re in charge. This 30 second video gives you glimpse. For more photos check out...
Flotilla wins before even sailing
It seems like only yesterday that I wrote a horrified post about how stupidly Israel handled the last flotilla, which ended with the death of 9 Muslim activists and the injury of a number of Israeli...
Jews. Incans. Machu Picchu.
What do Jews and Incans have in common? Mystical routes beneath the snowy peaks of the Andes. Lush jungles draped with orchids and ferns. Meditation, yoga and Kabbalistic teachings as you tread along...
Baby’s First Presidential Conference
Guest post by Jessica Snapper My first concern at the Presidential Conference in Jerusalem was not that I might stumble in my heels and nearly trip into Natan Sharansky (which I did), but that I...
Jews Live at Auschwitz
Get the pun? Here are two Jewlicious snippets from the 2011 Life Festival in Auschwitz, Poland:
NY Marriage Equality Passes: Jewish Backstories
On Friday evening, as the clock hovered near 10PM, the New York State Senate passed a law allowing for marriage equality and same gender marriage licenses, and NY State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed...
Yesterday’s Gone, Yesterday’s Gone: Facing Tomorrow One More Time
I have been thinking about tomorrow, and not just because they told me not to stop. Actually, as historian Niall Ferguson noted at Jerusalem’s recent Presidential Conference (already discussed...
The Color Usurple – Alice Walker Weaves a False Tale
Alice Walker, a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and author of “The Color Purple,” was reached by Foreign Policy magazine from her hotel in Greece, as she prepares to board a flotilla (or...