Israel has been dubbed the “Startup Nation” due to the tremendous amount of tech innovation that takes place in this otherwise tiny, embattled nation. Headlines regularly report the financial aspects of this – a couple days ago, Orbotech, an Israeli electronics manufacturer which produces systems for circuit boards and chips, was bought out by US-based […]
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For those of you who attended any of the legendary Jewlicious Festivals, Mikey Pauker’s voice and grooves are quite familiar. He recently dropped this clip “Rise” – a song off of his new album “Ascension” and it’s been getting quite a bit of traction. Witness this fawning article in the Times of Israel: With rock […]
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Koolulam is a musical and social venture created in order to bring together people from all walks of life in the Israeli social spectrum in order, simply, to sing together. It might sound a little pie in the sky, but the end result is nothing short of chilling. This past February 14th, in furtherance of […]
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Purim is a Jewish holiday where we are encouraged to get stoopid drunk, dress in drag, eat ear shaped cookies and more. Mayim Bialik explains everything. Feel free to forward this to your non-Jewish friends. It’s funny and informative and then at the end, Mayim gets all zen on us. I was duly entertained because, […]
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This is the official trailer of a film called Wendy’s Shabbat. It’s about a group of Jewish retirees who meet at a Wendy’s in Palm Desert, California every Friday night in order to celebrate the Sabbath together. The staff sets everything up for them ahead of time, and someone brings grape juice (no alcohol allowed […]
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This clip was produced by BBC3. I don’t know what the 3 means but apparently, they are the part of the British Broadcasting Company, who, as part of their mission, are responsible for the production of idiotic YouTube videos. For the Queen. Ok, I don’t know if these are actually for the Queen, but how […]
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She’s a shmoozer. She loves to feed you. She’s direct. She’s not a pushover, etc. This clickbaity BuzzFeed video clip titled “Perks Of Dating A Jewish Girl,” purports to let those who care, know about all the awesome Jewy benefits of dating a Jewish girl. Any Jewish girl. As if they are a homogeneous group […]
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I love this clip. It’s got a great groove and it’s super cute! It depicts an element of Tel Aviv that is both hip and care free. They call Tel Aviv a bubble because it is an atypical middle eastern city where the regional conflicts have little or no effect on the city’s residents, where […]
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“Wonderful Gifts” is a track off of Sade’s 2016 album “Birds and Guitars.” I include it here because even though the video dropped a year ago, it’s just too adorable to let slide! Especially with Valentine’s Day coming up. Mika is a gifted Israeli singer/songwriter whose voice excels at any number of musical styles. But […]
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Back in 2006, Natalie Portman produced a gangsta rap video for Saturday Night Live. It was crass, shocking and a whole lot of fun. Portman always had this non-threatening girl next door kind of aura and her role in Star Wars and her graduating from Harvard made her the kind of Hollywood starlet that was […]
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