Monthly Archives: May 2011

Ivri Lider’s new album, produced by Andy Green (Lou Reed, John Cale, Keane), brings together the numerous styles that Lider has deftly exhibited in the past, bridging his love of electronic music (“Black,” “Mike”) with warmer acoustic tracks (“Fly/ Forget,” … Continue reading →

While disagreements between the White House and the Israeli government are raising questions in Washington over what it means to be “pro-Israel,’’ today in Boston the debate will play out in a quieter way. The Jewish Community Relations Council of … Continue reading →

By: Alex Maghen Dana – My name is Alex Maghen. I am American and Israeli. Currently I live in Los Angeles where I’m Chief Technology Officer at Myspace. I’ve never been a huge Eurovision fan, and because I’m mostly American, … Continue reading →

The V-shaped hand sign that made actor Leonard Nimoy famous as Mr. Spock may have seemed to be from a planet far away. But the “Star Trek” star says he created it from childhood memories of his Jewish family. “I … Continue reading →

A once unimaginable movement is emerging from within Israel’s insular Orthodox Jewish community: homosexuals demanding to be accepted and embraced, no matter what the Bible says. Living alongside a secular majority that has largely embraced the Western gay rights movement, … Continue reading →

What’s as big as a beach ball, as heavy as three bowling balls, could feed a multitude and harkens back to biblical times? Try the world’s biggest falafel ball, rolled out for the record books Sunday at the Santa Clarita … Continue reading →

This is one for the record books. A first. Never before in human history have the words “Hillary Clinton” and “sexy” been used in the same sentence. Fox News has the unbelievable news: The photo of the White House Situation … Continue reading →

J Street, a controversial group that claims to represent the views of a large segment of the American Jewish and pro-Israel community, is sponsoring an event in Boca Raton, Fla. on Saturday night. The purpose of the event: to call … Continue reading →

The Kabbalah Centre, the Los Angeles-based spiritual organization that mingles ancient Jewish mysticism with the glamour of its celebrity devotees, is the focus of a federal tax evasion investigation probing, among other things, the finances of two charities connected to … Continue reading →

Dana International, the only transsexual ever to win Eurovision, is hoping to reclaim her title in Düsseldorf. This time she’s fighting with a “Ding Dong.” An ode to silent prayer and personal resolve, the song sets perseverance to a mid-tempo … Continue reading →