Once again, I was not invited to the White House Hanukkah Bash**. You can be sure Senator Schumer got his invite, and barely a week old, I bet Steve Rabinowitz and Aaron Keyak’s BlueLight...
JewliciousEats: The Latkaniyot?
Move over Cronut and Doughssants, those hipster foodie portmanteaus. And even The SufganiyAtka mashup by Hadas Margulies from the Jew & The Carrot in the Jewish Forward. And welcome the...
JewliciousEats: Latkepalooza 2014
A roundup of the latke stories that are frying around the web this week. Beginning in the West (of California), Berkeley’s newspaper of record, The Daily Californian, highlights an easy campus...
JewliciousProbate: Joan Rivers’ Will
As the mourning continues for Joan Rivers, her will was filed in Manhattan’s Surrogate’s Court this week, and her daughter Melissa was named the estate’s executor. The...
JewliciousReads: Some Best Books of 2014
All those December best of lists and People/Things of The Year. Maybe we will scan them in with some of the best scanners suggested by hereon.biz. So below is my take on some of the best books of...
Walgreens Giftwrap: Much Taboo About Not Much?
Shudders. A Jewish shopper in a Walgreen’s was apoplectic when she saw what perhaps can be seen as a swastika in the Hanukkah gift wrapping paper on Saturday. She tried to contact her rabbi for...
JewliciousReels: Sundance and Hong Kong Fests
The Sundance Film Festival 2015 announced its main selections last week, and the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival wrapped up its 2014 festival. The 15th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival had the theme of...
Thursday The Rabbi Got Arrested – Praying Rabbis Protest Grand Juries
With apologies to the late Jewish mystery writer, Harry Kemelman, (author of the Rabbi Stayed Home series) on Thursday in Manhattan, several rabbis were arrested for blocking traffic as they...
Happy Thanksgiving From Tel Aviv
Today is Thanksgiving, and I am about 10,000 miles away from my parents, siblings, and friends who’ve known me for years. Needless to say, I’m feeling homesick! On days I feel a bit sad...
Voices Against Violence: A Jerusalem Gathering
Guest post by Amy Oppenheimer Jerusalem. The city of gold. The city of peace. And sometimes the city of violence. But not the type of violence that you might expect. Today marks the International Day...