With Purim approaching, I thought it would be prudent to create a list of Kosher wines worth drinking by alphabet. This first round will focus on some of the better more expensive wines. Abarbanel Gewurztraminer 2004 This wine is powerful on the palate – your tongue will be hit with bursts of sugar and spice, oak and herbs. Gewurztraminer is perhaps the one white wine ...
This week in Chicago, fans of the Academy Award Winning Coen Brothers will gather to pay homage to what is arguably their most popular film. Lebowski Fest, a celebration of all things Lebowski, is a yearly event that first began in Louisville as a way of celebrating The Big Lebowski. The main event of the festival is a night of unlimited bowling ...
Talia’s Steak House, an Upper West Side kosher eatery made news this week when they updated their menu and began serving a kosher “Cheeseburger.” The burger, which uses tofu cheese, has raised a controversy in the Jewish community over the issue of maras iyen the act of doing something which is permissible according to Jewish law but could give the impression of halachic impropriety. The controversy over this faux cheese burger is so heated that the New York Post as well as several television news programs picked up on the story. In the article the Post quotes Rabbi Basil Herring (arguably the most comically named Rabbi in the history of rabbinics), the Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Council of America as saying "Jewish law is very concerned for appearances. Not only should you always do the right thing, but it should be seen as the right thing.” ...
Though the Coen brothers have made their careers by writing and directing movies, their recent film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men is the work most likely to win them an Oscar for Best Picture. The departure from self-written black comedy has lead brothers Joel and Ethan to their greatest success since their film Fargo which won them an Oscar ...
Yesterday (February 10th, 2008) marked the first protest against the Church Of Scientology by the cyber activist group Anonymous. Taking place at over 150 locations in 8 different countries, the rally was an astounding example of nonviolent protest and proved that a movement can be mobilized by a call to arms broadcast over YouTube. In the wake of their success, Anonymous has ...
Long ago, I came to accept that the style I dress in is considered un-orthodox. Not to say that I wear anything that’s provocative and my pants don’t hang down an inch below my boxers, the way Abercrombie demands their pants be worn. It’s just that I am a t-shirt and jeans kind of guy, which was frowned upon growing up ...
When Shalom, Moshe, Dave and I first came up with the idea for Jewneric, we knew that its success would be because of our writers. We believed that by sharing our ideals though a diverse group of Jewish writers we would be able to share our different outlooks and deepen our connection to Judaism. Now, less than six months after its launch, Jewneric is one of the top fifty highest rated Jewish blogs on the Internet. Thanks to our writers' diverse expertise and opinions, Jewneric has developed into a wellspring of Jewish opinion and has truly become a platform for the modern Jewish voice. But, like any endeavor, we have not been without our share of problems.One of the main goals of Jewneric is to facilitate and encourage conversation surrounding the assortment of topics found on the site. In the past several weeks we have been delighted to see the amount of comments really grow as the community embraced the idea of commenting on articles. Recently, we received complaints from both writers and readers about the tone of some of the comments. ...
As secular society becomes more sexually open, the capacity for frum teens to be affected becomes greater. In order to combat this, Yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs have become stricter about the secular influences their students come in contact with. Secular music, entertainment and dress are all taboo, and all because of how they relate to sex. Secular music is rife with sexual references, secular dress lacks modesty and ...
If the government ever issues a special dispensation permitting me to shiv one Hollywood personality, it would unquestionably be JJ Abrams because of what he has done to entertainment (Joel Schumacher would be a close second). Ever since his success with Alias, Hollywood has allowed JJ Abrams to run unchecked through television and film, cutting a giant, jagged swath through the world of entertainment. Abrams has created a ...
1) Smart Bacon: Made by Life Light, Smart Bacon is completely non-dairy, giving it the versatility to be used in both Meat and Dairy recipes. Though it is not bad, Smart Bacon is less like bacon and more like soy with bacon flavoring. 2) Organic Smoky Tempeh Strips: Also made by Life Light, Smokey Tempeh Strips are…worth trying once. In case you are wondering, Tempeh is fermented soy ...
