Edie Windsor lived by two maxims: Keep it hot and don’t postpone joy. With her signature pink scarf on the bimah of Manhattan’s spiritual, colorful and cavernous Temple Emanu-El, Edie...
I Targeted Jew Haters on Facebook and All I Got Was a T Shirt
Periodically, I run targeted, sponsored ads on Facebook and try to reach specific groups for better response. I have targeted Facebook users who like Israel, Jewish Food, Kosher Food, Rami...
Mass Challenge Israel 2017
The second annual Israel MassChallenge was held in Jerusalem Wednesday night. Fifty two startups were accepted to the program which offers participants free office space and mentoring from top people...
With Jewish Population Gone, Syria Boasts 0 Antisemitic Incidents
The Syrian approach is scalable to the entire region. Damascus, September 13 – Officials of President Basher Assad’s regime boasted today that prejudice-monitoring agencies in the country...
JewliciousEats: The Annual Rosh Hashana Recipe Roundup
OMG. It’s here. The Wednesday before Selichot Services, the day that many North American media sites publish their latest rosh hashana recipes.. .and the day that Jewlicious compiles them to...
Jewish Organizations, Pluralism and the Orthodox: Lessons from MJC and Jewlicious Festivals
Eli Reiter, an English teacher from New York, recently wrote an article in the Forward titled “Do Pluralistic Jewish Organizations Stop At The Orthodox?” The answer to that question was a...
Jeremiah, Tell Them I’d Rather They Follow Me Into The Wilderness IRL, Not Twitter
By the LORD Jeremiah, go forth and call out to the ears of Jerusalem, saying, “Thus saith the LORD: I remember for you the lovingkindness of thy youth, the love of thy newlywed days, when thou...
Rabbi Sholom Brodt: Baruch Dayan Ha’emet?
Rabbi Sholom Brodt passed away last Friday morning. His death was a shock to an entire community. Rabbi Brodt was the founder of Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo, named for Shlomo Carlebach, located in the...
Local Man Ties Sense Of Identity, Worth, To Fortunes Of Strangers Kicking Ball Around Field
“It’s a harmless little obsession that only occasionally drives us to the brink of bankruptcy, causes us to miss family events, and damages his relationship with other people.”...
The Israel Convention of Animation and Manga 2017
The Israel Convention of Animation and Manga 2017 was held at Israel’s National Convention Center in Jerusalem, Binyanei Ha’uma, on Thursday. It was a chance for people from all over Israel to come...