“Gildik!” Shmulik always found a way to surprise me, even when I was expecting him. “Gildik!” He shouted again from across Agrippas Street so that they could hear him as far...
ShivaWatch: Esther, Steven, Sonia, Fyvush, Arthur & Irv and Joyce
Earlier this week, after dining on Chino-Latino fare on Manhattan Upper West Side, I dropped by West Side Judaica to buy a book,…. which turned into me buying three. On the counter was a book...
Jerusalem Divided Over Goy Pride Parade
Community leaders among the ultra-orthodox have been engaged to prevent violence. Jerusalem, August 24 – An application by a group of non-Jews to march through the capital city of the Jewish...
Camp Neshama: Jewish Summer Camp for YJP’s returns to California Sep. 2-5, 2016
After a four year hiatus, Jewish summer camp for young Jewish professionals is back in California. Join us for Camp Neshama on Labor Day Weekend, September 2-5, 2016, the newest project by the team...
Obama To Unveil Kenyan Birth Certificate Day After Leaving Office
“He’s been sitting on this thing forever,” said one staffer. Washington, August 18 – Sources close to US President Barack Obama reported today that immediately after returning...
NewsBits: Mishna In Mississippi Court, Ben-Hur de-Judaized, a Prayer for a Gold Medal, and More
This week marks 25 years since the riots between Hasidic (Lubavitch) Jews and black residents in Crown Heights in Brooklyn – an event that former NYC Mayor Ed Koch called a pogrom. Community leaders...
JewliciousReads: 18 Things You Learn From Amy Schumer’s Collection of Essays
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer Publication Date; August 16, 2016 Publisher: Gallery Books / Simon & Schuster We dropped by the opening reading for comedian/actress/writer Amy...
Jerusalem Moments
Life in Jerusalem can often be defined as a series of disjointed moments, some sacred some profane, some banal and others beautiful. Here are some of my moments, captured this week and shared on...
Jewish Summer Campers Try Neutering Hebrew To Make It Gender Neutral
The campers at Habonim Dror’s Camp Morasha in the woods of Northeast Maryland are a creative bunch. Sleeping halfway between Lancaster and Baltimore, they have issues with the gender suffixes...
JewliciousReels: Jewlicious Films for the Weekend
If you take time out from watching the Rio Olympics or trading and collecting Rio 2016 pins, there are some new films to see this weekend, including: (currently screening in NYC and other major...