Jewish Identity

Chabad Breaks the Ice With Mission to Antarctica February 22, 2012 1:41 pm

Chabad Breaks the Ice With Mission to Antarctica

Chabad has gone where no Jewish movement has gone before: Antarctica. Last Wednesday, Chabad...
A Royal State of Affairs – KFWE 2012 February 22, 2012 12:47 pm

A Royal State of Affairs – KFWE 2012

Last week I had the pleasure of attending one of the best wine tasting events of the year,...
US Jews Rank High in Religiosity and Well-Being Survey February 21, 2012 2:00 pm

US Jews Rank High in Religiosity and Well-Being Survey

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey conducted 676,080 random telephone interviews...
Dior’s Natalie Portman Ad Causes Stir in Lebanon February 21, 2012 12:15 pm

Dior’s Natalie Portman Ad Causes Stir in Lebanon

A 50 foot billboard of Academy Award winning actress Natalie Portman marketing Dior cosmetics...
Philadelphia Center Lowers Cost for Jewish Genetic Disease Testing February 16, 2012 1:59 pm

Philadelphia Center Lowers Cost for Jewish Genetic Disease Testing

Market Watch – The Victor Center for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases at Einstein...
KFWE Kosher Food and Wine Extravaganza 2012 (PHOTOS) February 14, 2012 3:13 pm

KFWE Kosher Food and Wine Extravaganza 2012 (PHOTOS)

Well before the Sixth Annual Kosher Wine and Food Experience came to Chelsea Piers in New...
Jerusalem Students Greet Oldest Couple to Make Aliyah in History February 14, 2012 11:58 am

Jerusalem Students Greet Oldest Couple to Make Aliyah in History

A class of 33 eighth grade students from Hebrew University High School (Leyada) in Jerusalem,...
The Beard Returns: Matisyahu Releases New Pictures February 13, 2012 5:51 pm

The Beard Returns: Matisyahu Releases New Pictures

“At the break of day I look for you at sunrise. When the tide comes in I lose my disguise.” At...
Miami, a Vending Machine, and My First YZL Conference February 10, 2012 10:00 am

Miami, a Vending Machine, and My First YZL Conference

I had never been to a Jewish-related conference before YZL (Young Zionist Leadership); actually...
Shakespeare Hid Jewish Roots in Order to Write in England February 9, 2012 10:57 am

Shakespeare Hid Jewish Roots in Order to Write in England

Jewish Chronicle – What’s in a name? William Shapiro might be able to tell you...
China Is About to Get Jewish Education February 8, 2012 5:06 pm

China Is About to Get Jewish Education

Jewish Chronicle – Limmud is set to land in the Chinese capital this year – and...
Pushing for Kosher Food on Capitol Hill February 1, 2012 1:05 pm

Pushing for Kosher Food on Capitol Hill

Washington Jewish Week - It all began with a discussion between a Georgetown University law...
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  • Sports Jewish Jordan Big Fan of “Linsanity”

    Jewish Jordan Big Fan of “Linsanity”

    Washington Post – All I can say is I’m ashamed I didn’t think to call Tamir Goodman myself, to ask the former Jewish Jordan what he thinks about the Jeremy Lin phenomenon. Goodman, of course, became the subject of an ethnic-fueled media madness during his high school career in Maryland, especially after appearing in Sports Illustrated and then flirting with the Terps. He recently told ESPN 600 in El Paso that he had 700 media requests in the first week [...]

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  • Arts and Culture Book Reviews Race, Religion and DNA

    Race, Religion and DNA

    The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess: Race, Religion, and DNA By Jeff Wheelwright W.W. Norton and Company, 260 pages, $26.95 “From breast cancer to secret Jewish rituals, hidden links signify unlikely kinships in this meditative exploration of the science of racial connectedness,” read Publisher’s Weekly’s review of “The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess”. A vibrant young Hispano woman, Shonnie Medina, inherits a breast-cancer mutation known as BRCA1.185delAG., which is a genetic variant characteristic of Jews. The Medinas knew [...]

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  • Arts and Culture Personalities High End Jewish Whisky Society Bottling Rare Single Cask Malts

    High End Jewish Whisky Society Bottling Rare Single Cask Malts

    If you’re an avid whisky drinker, you might want a membership. Joshua Hatton and Jason Johnstone-Yellin, well known whisky connoisseurs, have partnered with Seth Klaskin, to form the Jewish Single Malt Whisky Society. “Joshua and I started as whisky bloggers.  He actually had the name Jewish Single Malt Single Whisky.  As bloggers, we started to build a lot of contacts within the whisky industry and we started to build these relationships. Neither one of us gotten into blogging thinking we [...]

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  • Arts and Culture Blogs A Sneak Peek at “Footnote,” Israel’s Oscar Nominee

    A Sneak Peek at “Footnote,” Israel’s Oscar Nominee

    In his latest film, Israeli writer-director Joseph Cedar has created a drama of personal controversy. He explores spirit, resilience and responsibility. “Footnote” tells the story of a father, embittered by his life and angered by the success of his son. That son, though publicly applauded, is in turn challenged by the not-fully-formed third generation—his son. The story of “Footnote” is universal, told here within the confines of a single family. Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik (Shlomo Bar Aba and Lior Ashkenazi), [...]

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  • Music Rock and Roll Feminism Straight Out of Brooklyn

    Rock and Roll Feminism Straight Out of Brooklyn

    Tablet – The brainchild of former Titus Andronicus guitarist Amy Klein, Permanent Wave is three things in one: a “combination between activism, a show-booking entity, and a production company,” says Sophie Weiner, who’s involved in all three. A feminist rock collective, or call it what you want; its bands are not the kinds of acts that you are likely to see at the Grammys anytime soon. Here’s what a Permanent Wave-sponsored show looks like in practice: A loud electro thump [...]

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  • Arts and Culture England’s Other Jubilee: 60th Jewish Book Week

    England’s Other Jubilee: 60th Jewish Book Week

    Spectator – There are two notable diamond jubilees this year: the obvious one and Jewish Book Week (JWB). The festival opened last weekend and will run at Kings Place in London until Sunday evening, when David Aaronovitch and Umberto Eco will end proceedings with a discussion about the latter’s novel, The Prague Cemetary. JBW is a celebration of literature; but, as one might expect, Jewish identity is central to most events. Yesterday afternoon saw Dennis Marks and Michael Hofmann debating [...]

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  • Blogs Book Reviews Thinking, Fast and Slow – A Must Read

    Thinking, Fast and Slow – A Must Read

    I must recommend Daniel Kahneman’s book, Thinking, Fast and Slow. I was won over at the very start when he describes his conversations with his late friend and collaborator Amos Tversky in the Rimon restaurant in downtown Jerusalem, just off Ben Yehudah. Ah, the memories flooded back of the many times I sat there for a quick lunch. But unfortunately it was one year before them; otherwise I might have become a wiser man. The Israeli Nobel Prize winner for [...]

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  • Book Reviews Judy Blume’s “Most Autobiographical Character”

    Judy Blume’s “Most Autobiographical Character”

    Tablet – Sixty-five years ago this winter, in 1947, a fifth-grade girl found she was suddenly the new kid in school, longing for home and for people she knew. She had moved temporarily from the suburbs of New Jersey to the shores of Miami Beach with her mother, brother, and grandmother, who had lost relatives in Dachau just a few years before. Her father, a dentist, stayed behind in Elizabeth for work. His plan was to fly south for special [...]

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