I am watching The Wellsprings and Yael Mayer is about to go on. The show is taking place at the Mint in LA, I am watching from Jerusalem and the MC, Rabbi Yonah, just gave me a shout out. It’s...
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Indie Artists Headline Jewnfest: LA Concert Series Vol. 1
Jewlicious presents two nights of indie, passionate, compelling, and addictive music at this year’s 1st Annual Jewnfest: LA Concert Series Vol. 1, Tuesday, June 14th and June 15th. This...
The Week of Jewish “WTF!!?”
The Smurfs, Foreskin Man, Russel Crowe and Leonard Nimoy conspire to make me exclaim “WTF!!?” First French Sociologist and lecturer at the famous Sciences Po in Paris, Antoine Buéno...
Ernest Hemingway, Hard Drinking, Manliness, Marty Beckerman and the Jews
Whining is for women; whiskey is for men. The only shoulder a man cries on is marinated beef chuck, and the only tears he cries are tears of joy. “You don’t want to mix emotions up with a...
Why I Drink Beer On Shavuot
Tonight Jews around the world celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, the Summer Solstice Harvest Festival and anniversary of the giving of the Torah. So why do I drink beer? While conducting some research...
Why do we Eat Dairy Products on Shavuot?
Tonight begins the holiday of Shavuot, commemorating the giving of the Torah to the Jews on Mount Sinai. This holiday is usually celebrated by the consumption of one dairy meal. The question is, why...
Why Is Britain’s Prime Minister Pulling Out of JNF? And Will There Be A Palestinian State This Year?
More cheese, less cake, and nothing to be seen
CK, this one’s for you, my dear. Preheat your oven at 180 degrees Centigrade. For the base: 100 grammes of flour 50 grammes of butter / margarine 3 tablespoons vanilla sugar or regular sugar...
Less cheese*, more cake, and a story of a tradition
This post has been in the making for a few months. There have been many ideas of how to wrap the topic up: relate it to Oscar Wilde’s concept of aestheticism? Nah, too fancy. Delve into...