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BBYO Foils MPAA Bullies
Today in North America, BULLY, a documentary about bullying, opens in half a dozen selected theaters. The documentary has been talked about online for nearly a year (since its screening at the TriBeCa...
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write me off!
April 15th is almost here. And, this year for many of us it marks the day of truth. Can we really go another 8 days without eating bread continuing the South Beach/Atkins diet Passover so nicely helps...
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Mazal Tov and Good Shabbes Mr and Mrs Zuckerberg
The day after Facebook went public, ending the day with a market capitalization of $104.81 Billion, the founder and CEO effectuated a major merger and acquisition. So to speak. Mark Zuckerberg married...
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Jewlicious L.A. Concert Series Feat. MOSHAV, May 31, @ The Joint
SECOND ANNUAL JEWLICIOUS CONCERT SERIES TO FEATURE MOSAHV and JOSH KRAMON One of the Year’s Most Unique and Intimate Musical Experiences with $2 Beers Sponsored by Asahi (May 1, 2012) Jewlicious is...
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Shiva Watch
In order of height, we lost some notable Jewish leaders: Yitzhak Shamir, former four-term Prime Minister of Israel died at age 96. In his 1994 autobiography, he wrote that his epitaph could be: “If...
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Five Rings & A Star: Jewlicious Olympics Update 2
On Sunday, AndYoni Win Straight Sets Against Spain Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich, Israel’s tennis athletes, beat Spain in straight sets on Sunday during the Summer Olympics at Wimbledon and will now...
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ShivaWatch: David Rakoff and Marvin Hamlisch
David Rakoff with a post illness beard On Thursday night, as midnight approached, the essayist and author David Rakoff passed away in his Manhattan apartment. He had been battling a recurrence of...
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I had a very interesting and meaningful Yom Kippur, thanks to the wonderful Chabad of Raleigh (special thanks to Rabbi Herman & his amazing wife). I was nervous about spending YK alone, but felt...
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Nobel Prize in Lit to Howard Goldblatt?
Professor Howard Goldblatt This morning, in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy conferred the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature upon China’s prolific author, Mo Yan (which means “don’t speak” in Chinese). To...
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KatmanJews, Jews v. Jews, Sandy Aftermaths, and More
Damaged roller coaster in Seaside Heights, NJ Some tidbits to read as Jewlicious readers await U.S. voting results. Over the weekend, The New York Times reported on a “Lox Sherpa” and his life and...
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Whither The Minyan Among People’s Sexiest Men of 2012?
365 days of Gordon-Levitt People magazine is America’s most read American magazine. It prints over 3.5 million copies each week, and with pass-alongs, it has a readership of over 40 million. Half the...
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Dreaming of a White Hanukkah
2 CD set from Idelsohn Society Last week, the Idelsohn Society released its latest compilation of classic American Jewish songs: “Twas the Night Before Hanukkah: The Musical Battle Between Christmas...
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What is Jewlicious Festival?
We get that question a lot. It’s more than any other kind of weekend, and needs to be experienced to really get-it. HOWEVER, here is a short description: An agenda-free Jewlicious party of music,...
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My Trip to Bountiful
An illuminated page from the Mishna to be auctioned Indulge me. My narcisstic blog of my average Sunday in NYC. Sunday began with a trip to a morning minyan, where I learned that a nonagenarian member...
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Superbowl’s Sloppy Jewish Kiss
GoDaddy.com is known for its edgy – or offensive – Superbowl television commercials. On February 3, 2013, its primary ad will feature Israeli supermodel, Bar Refaeli, representing beauty, in a very...
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Are Israeli Textbooks Any Better Than Palestinian Ones?
Studying Hebrew in a Gaza 9th Grade Classroom (Reuters) Today, a report of a comprehensive comparison between Palestinian and Israeli textbooks was released in Jerusalem. For decades, the common...
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Purimpalooza X: Disco Fever in LA
The original Purim party for Young Adults in Los Angeles! Let’s get down with our badselves this Purim and boogie to live 70s music. Dust off that polyester, platforms and Jewfros and head down to the...
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Student International Jewish Film Competition
Lights, camera, ACTION! This Film Competition is intended to promote and encourage the use of film and animation to explore and articulate the scope, humor and complexities of Judaism, Jewish Identity...
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Jewlicious Festival Schedule is Live
From conversations with the Israeli Consul General to meeting the editor of Jewrotica.org, from Brazilian stilt-wakers to rocking Havdallah – JF9 is brimming with amazing programs. The Queen Mary is...
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Did Bris Joke Get Penn Admissions Rep Fired?
The Daily Pennsylvanian, the student newspaper of The University of Pennsylvania and the Chronicle of Higher Education have reported that a regional admissions counselor was removed from her position...
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