As Shabbat approaches, we’re heading into the final hours of FOL! The Friends of Lisa Latte Campaign. There are only another 61 hours to go! Your efforts have been nothing less than remarkable...
DMITRIY SALITA’S REDEMPTION AFTER-PARTY!!! (Remedy, Y-Love, DeScribe & Diwon)
Shemspeed’s been following Dmitriy Salita’s career for a while now and we are really excited to work with him on his Redemption fight on Sept 1st at Oceana Hall! We will all be in the...
Bring Cool Jewie-ness From the West to Budapest
You might have already heard about the “Friends of Lisa” campaign to bring Cool Jew to Limmud Hungary. It’s the first time a survey of Jewish pop culture in the west will hit...
The Socalled Movie
Check out ‘The Socalled Movie’ about our boy Socalled from Montreal took the world by storm when he released his “You Are Never Alone” letting the world know that there is...
Last Yiddish Bookstore in NYC faces Closure; Israel Expands Arabic Language Instruction
Things to come? New York City’s last secular Yiddish bookstore is set to close shortly, unless someone steps in and finds it a new home. The “store”, called the “Central...
Unkosher tusch on a Jewish tisch?
While the rest of the universe enjoyed themselves at Camp Jewlicious, I kept busy catching up on my reading of critical Jewish News… news such as: Opening this weekend in North America is a...
Super Sad True Love Story
The phrase, The Marines are at war, America is at the mall doesn’t have a more relevant application than as the summary of Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story. I wrote before...
How do you know a Palestinian supporter is lying when s/he accuses somebody of racism? His/her lips are moving.
This is the BBC film about the Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla which has garnered severe reprobation from supporters of the Palestinians, including accusations of racism against the BBC...
The Shabbat Experiment
As a Hillel professional, sometimes I get tired of ‘doing Jewish’. That’s not to say that I don’t come into work every day with the same enthusiasm, passion and drive that...
The Art of Beginning… Again
This post is part of Jewels of Elul, which celebrates the Jewish tradition to dedicate the 29 days of the month of Elul to growth and discovery in preparation for the coming high holy days. This year...