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 include: SABABA Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli...
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JewliciousReads: Summers Reads – Jewish Summer Beach Reads 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 watched it and found it satisfying. While many – like...
CollegeWeek: Targeting Some Jewish Students at Emory, Brown, and Princeton
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 because you are Jewish. That’s what happened to some...
Israel Gets a ShoutOut in China’s Number 1 Film – Wandering Earth
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 tiny “easter egg” near the end of the...
Can AeroMexico’s DNA Discount Work for EL AL?
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 for people of Mexican heritage. (See...
JewliciousEats: Fall Cookbooks (Unless you are in South America, Australia or Argentina)
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 (or Spring if you are on the planet Earth and south of the Equator): ISRAELI...
The Thai Youth Soccer Team Rescue… Is There a Jewlicious Angle?
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 and Israelis included, for the safe and even...
#OscarsSoSwedish – Israeli Entry Doesn’t Make The Cut
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 Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival and...