The Yankees win! The Yankees win! Oh, I’m sorry. That would be in the “Worst of the Week.” Quick rant: Instead of 50 game suspensions for baseball players caught using steroids, how about they make a rule that every time a player’s name is ever mentioned in the media again, whether it be in newspapers, […]

I’m not sure if all have you have heard about the Jewish Community Heroes contest being run by the Jewish Federations of North America. With over 400 nominees, the contest had over 500,000 votes. Not a shabby number at all.
After they announced the Top 20 semifinalists, they have now announced the five finalists. And proud […]

Oh Taylor Swift. You were doing so well. Everyone loved you and your innocent ways. You even went on The View. It doesn’t get much better than that.
But you crazy celebrities just can’t handle being on top. While everyone hates Kanye West for ruining your “moment” at the VMAs, you had to one up him. […]

We love B&H Photo & Video, the only midtown New York store that I actually have fun in that doesn’t sell comic books or Legos. It’s not just a massive electronics store. It’s not just a massive electronics store owned and operated by Hasidic Jews. And it’s not just a Hasidic electronics store with bowls […]

Samuel Heilman serves as a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Queens College of the City University of New York and as the Harold Proshanky Chair in Jewish Studies at the CCNY’s Graduate Center. He has spoken and lectured as a visiting professor at universities in Israel, China, South Korea, and Australia, as well as […]

I don’t normally watch Ukraine’s Got Talent but this winning performance by Kseniya Simonova will blow your mind (and possibly make you cry). She used sand on a giant lightbox to dramatize the German invasion of Ukraine in World War II and though that sounds bizarre and abstract it’s actually a really amazing work of […]

Last night I was lucky enough to see Regina Spektor perform at Radio City to a packed house. Even though my love for Regina’s music only started a couple of months ago due to Matthue’s post on her latest album “Far,” I’ve pretty much heard all of her songs, or so I thought. Towards the […]

I don’t wanna spend too much time on this but I just want to quickly remind everyone that it isn’t Obama’s fault that he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Some of you might be saying, well, obviously Jeremy. Duh. But that doesn’t seem to stop people from using this opportunity to bash the President.
Listen, I’m all […]

You like Jewish food (just like Jon Gosselin). I bet you care about sustainability and the environment. You also want healthy food available to you and everyone in your community. Well then, get thee to the Hazon Jewish Food Conference in California from December 24th-27th. Trust me.
Join the thinkers and doers of the New Jewish […]

I sure hope Mahmoud Ahmadinejad knows how to swim. Because when he wipes Israel, and consequently Jews, off the map, he might have to jump onto a lifeboat into the sea.
Whether you want to believe it or not, Ahmadinejed may actually be Jewish. Seriously. According to news reports, the Iranian President’s family changed their name […]