THE WINNERS THE FINALISTS AND VIDEOS OF READINGS AND LECTURES On Wednesday morning, the JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL announced its 2020 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS, and the Everett Family Foundation...
JewliciousReels: Disney Pixar’s Soul and Torah
I had the chance to watch SOUL, the Disney+ Pixar animated film during the week that the weekly parshah (Vayechi) – and the Book of Bereshit – closed with Jacob’s death in Egypt...
JewliciousReels: Virtual Sundance 2021 From a Holocaust Fraud to...
I don’t want to be snarky, but, I get irritated when the elite film festivals find items to screen and celebrate that I find off-putting and controversial for the sake of controversy. I...
Poland and the Jews: The People2People Project
When one thinks about Jews and Poland the first thing that comes to mind usually isn’t Jazz, or high fashion, or burlesque etc. A new and innovative project called People2People is seeking to...
Momala’s Coat, Bernie’s Swittens, & Other...
I awoke on Inauguration Day early to read through the list of over 140 people who were given pardons or commutations. I was struck by the over a baker’s dozen of names of convicted felons or...
Jerry’s ImPeachM(i)nt Babka, Ivanka’s Toilet, Kosher...
It was a day before National Pastrami Day, when Congressman Jerry Nadler of Manhattan’s Upper West Side was seen on the House floor carrying a ZABAR’S (recyclable) bag to his desk. He was...
Valley of Tears – A Playlist – And a Question on the...
One of the most viewed Israeli television series, launched in Fall 2020, is Valley of Tears, a ten episode saga about a tank crew, and some Golani, intelligence and other soldiers in the Golan...
Shiva Watch – Yearend 2020
Complications from COVID-19 and other illnesses took many luminaries from us in recent weeks, including: U.S. Member of Congress Jamin Ben “Jamie” Raskin (D-Md) announced the tragedy that...
What’s Up With Israeli Professors and Extraterrestrials?
Jewish people have been known to look to the heavens or at least to the East from whence their strength will come, and in the past few weeks, two Israelis have made earthwide news with their ideas on...
TJS S4E9 War of Attrition part II: the diplomatic front
Every major conflict is fought on many fronts. This second installment on the War of Attrition explores the diplomatic front. We will encounter Yitzchak Rabin as the new Israeli ambassador and get...