(This post first appeared in Jewish Business News.) Yesterday America’s Secretary of State John Kerry gave a passionate speech on the state of the world’s longest running and most volatile conflict...
When ‘Friends’ Insulted Chanukah And The Whole Jewish Religion
(This post first appeared in Jewish Business News.) The hit 90s sitcom “Friends” aired one of the biggest insults to the Jewish religion to ever appear on an American television show. And this was on...
Carnegie Deli Closes and Rabbi Hier Exposes
On the Sixth Day of Hanukkah in Manhattan, the line to enter the famed Carnegie Deli was over two hours long. Three hours if you wanted a table. After over seven decades of serving outrageously huge...
BabyNames: Scoring High In Both Israel and NYC – Sarah, Aya, Ethan, David, and Muhammed
The Health Departments and Population Bureaus have released the latest figures on popular baby names in New York City and Israel; and there are several similarities. In Israel, the most popular baby...
Your College Application Is Missing The Essay On How You Will Badly Disguise Your Antisemitism As Anti-Zionism
The committee just wants to see you know how to organize your thoughts and express them in a coherent fashion. By Audrey McAuliffe, High School Guidance Counselor Alex, I see you’ve filled out...
Make Moroccan Sfinj Donuts for Hanukkah. Or any time!
This Hanukkah, free yourself from the oppressive sufganiya/latke dichotomy and try a Moroccan Sfinj instead! Vegan friendly, easy to make and absolutely delicious! For the record, “Sfinj”...
JewliciousEats: Oily Hanukkah Latke Roundup 2016 (ft. the pumpkin spiced latke and the IllumiNoshi)
Melissa Clark kicks off the roundup with her front page story on challahs and the miracle of the oil. Writing in The New York Times, Melissa shares that oil brings CHARACTER to CHALLAH without...
Germany To Restrict Movement Of Undocumented Trucks
“This society cannot allow its safety to be undermined by the actions of such vehicles.” Berlin, December 21 – Following the murder of 12 people and the injury of dozens more when a...
My Hanukkah Playlist – How I Prep for the Festival (featuring the Maccabeats)
My Hanukkah Playlist First, I go to Party City to buy a new Latka spatula. I then look for my old blue and white plush Hanukkah elf cap (see photo above); and I make sure that the potato latka...
Burger King Donut Burger: This Week in Donut News
As Hanukkah rapidly approaches, the nation both consumes donuts and is consumed by donut madness. How else does one explain the SufganiKing donut burger from the Israeli Burger King? Ynet reports...