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Joe Exotic’s (Tiger King’s) Jewish Brother and 10 Shows to Binge During Quarantine
By larry on 4/2/2020
When I binged “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” a new 2020 docu-series (or more reality series) on NETFLIX, I hated all the characters and...
Israel: The Land of Love and Honey
By Guest Post on 2/15/2020
Israel is not just a place I love, it’s the place that taught me love. In 2017, I moved to Israel for a yearlong immersive...
Chips with Dips: Sabra Hummus #Superbowl Ad to Feature Drag Queens
By larry on 1/30/2020
Drag queens Kim Chi and Miz Cracker will be featured in a 30 second Superbowl ad for Sabra brand hummus, North America’s market share leader...
TJS S3E19: The Samson Option
By Rav Mike Feuer on 12/6/2019
In the first decade of the state, Prime Minister Ben Gurion was haunted by one thought – that a second holocaust could come at the...
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It’s Raining Films: Israeli Films at Over 3 Fests
By larry on 11/16/2019
The 13th Annual Other Israel Film Festival arrived in Manhattan this week, filled with films and inspiring, and uncomfortable discussions. So Jewish, no? Equal doses...
TJS S3E16 Israel at age ten
By Rav Mike Feuer on 10/29/2019
Life offers so few opportunities to stop and reflect that we need to seize every chance. What better time to look back at the questions...
JewliciousReads: Four Cookbooks and a Numeral
By larry on 10/8/2019
As Erev Yom Kippur approaches, my thoughts are focused on repentence and cookbooks. Four new ones hit the shelves in the past few weeks. They...
JewliciousReads: Summers Reads – Jewish Summer Beach Reads 2019
By larry on 7/9/2019
I just binge watched two seasons of the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to the chagrin of Mr. Podhoretz. I had avoided it, fearing stereotypes, but I...
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CollegeWeek: Targeting Some Jewish Students at Emory, Brown, and Princeton
By larry on 4/5/2019
Imagine being a student this week at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and having an eviction notice placed on the door of your dorm room...
Israel Gets a ShoutOut in China’s Number 1 Film – Wandering Earth
By larry on 2/17/2019
Wandering Earth, China’s Lunar New Year 2019 Box Office sci-fi hit, with over $600 million in ticket sales in the past two weeks, contains a...
Can AeroMexico’s DNA Discount Work for EL AL?
By larry on 1/18/2019
There is a viral video online this week from a early 2018 Aeromexico advertisement campaign that tells the story of the air carrier’s discount program...
JewliciousEats: Fall Cookbooks (Unless you are in South America, Australia or Argentina)
By larry on 10/5/2018
It is the first Monday in October and a few days after Simchat Torah… so it is time for a look at new Fall Cookbooks...
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The Thai Youth Soccer Team Rescue… Is There a Jewlicious Angle?
By larry on 7/6/2018
The Thai Youth Soccer Team Rescue… Is There a Jewlicious Angle? You bet there is. First and foremost, are the prayers from people worldwide, Jews...
#OscarsSoSwedish – Israeli Entry Doesn’t Make The Cut
By larry on 1/23/2018
The Israeli film, Foxtrot, Israel’s entry to the 2018 Oscars was not selected as a nominee this morning. A winner of a Silver Lion Grand...
JewliciousReels: Preview of Over 30 Must See Fall Films
By larry on 10/19/2017
NOW IN THEATRES CLIVE DAVIS: The Soundtrack of Our Lives Documentary Director Chris Perkel Featuring: Clive Davis, Doug Davis Running Time 2h 3m A film...
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Israel’s Top Tunes of 5777 – A Sampling
By larry on 9/24/2017
Here it is! The official top 10 of 5777 from Galgalatz. 10: EYAL GOLAN: TVO’E HAYOM 9. EDEN BEN ZAKEN: RATZITI 8. EDEN BEN ZAKEN:...
Conan to Tel Aviv, Jewish Women at SlutWalk, Rabbis Fight Charlottesville Nazis, Army Chaplains Share, and More Newsbits
By larry on 8/14/2017
Conan O’Brien, American talk show host, Harvard grad, and height-advantaged superstar celebrity tweeted that he will help fellow Harvard alumnus, Jared Kushner, broker peace in...
Despacito en Espanol: 4 Billion views. Despacito en Hebrew: Not As Many
By larry on 8/6/2017
Despacito is the top song of Summer 2017, worldwide. The official video for the song by Puerto Rico-based artists Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee has...
Cannes Croisette: From Miri Regev’s Dress to Adam Sandler’s Success
By larry on 5/22/2017
Israel’s Minister of Culture Miri Regev caused a stir among some publications and Netizens when she wore an A-line dress at the film festival that...
Israel’s Last? With Pyrotechnics, Israel Places 23rd in Eurovision 2017
By larry on 5/14/2017
In My Humble Opinion (IMHO), Israel’s entry to Eurovision 2017 was among the best five. International voters however, placed Israel as 23 out of 26...