Everyone's into the act; even Osem. For Israel’s 60th...

Bamba Peanut Snack filled with Chocolate Nouga.

Be sure to check out Jerusalem at 60 coverage and photos on Jewlicious, Jerusalemite, the Jerusalem Post and every other major Jewish publication.

Yom Ha'atzmaut Sameach!

New York, NY, May 1, 2008. Zeek, an online journal that has helped shape modern Jewish-American culture, today announced that it is joining forces with Jewcy.com, one of the web’s most innovative and rapidly-growing online communities. Beginning today, Zeek's online content will be published at www.jewcy.com/zeek. Zeek joins Jewcy as the first content partner in Jewcy’s initiative to create a publishing network of editorial sites serving the YoCo psychographic – young, culturally omnivorous Americans looking for meaning and community. "We are joining strength with strength," said Jo Ellen Green Kaiser, chief editor of Zeek and formerly the managing editor of Tikkun magazine. "We're a leader in Jewish intellectual, cultural, artistic, and spiritual ...

"Don't Eat The Brown Matzah"

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ShaBot 6000, the continuing cartoon saga of a pious Jew who purchases a robot to work as the Shabbos Goy for his household. The inquisitive robot, ShaBot, decides that he is Jewish, and is therefore unable to fulfill his duties as servant. ShaBot spends his days asking questions about Judaism, trying to find logic in a religion that sometimes just DOES NOT COMPUTE. ShaBot 6000 a comic strip for the 21st century. for more ShaBot 6000, check out Day of Rest.

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Our community is thriving. And who you may ask is this community? from our 'about' section: To some, they represent the MTV generation; to others Millenials or Generation Y. To the UJC, they are simply NextGen. They number around 76 million Americans and will form the most technology savvy bulk of the adult population over the next twenty years. They have been inspired by the aspirations, hopes and financial freedom of their Baby Boomer parents; they are optimistic, idealistic and feel empowered. This funky young crowd, sporting their own definition of Judaism, is the harbinger of a new golden age of Jewish communal innovation. Some are visionaries, creating programs on a shoe-string, or armed with just an idea, giving birth to exciting, fresh ...

The Pleasure of Your Company is Requested... To commemorate 13 years since the establishment of Mavoi Satum, and in honor of "Yom HaAguna," which takes place on the Fast of Esther, Mavoi Satum continues their annual tradition of co-sponsoring the "Women and Religion" film festival with the Jerusalem Cinematheque. This two-day festival will include film screenings, lectures, and discussions. The films that will be screened at the festival present different facets and aspects of the interaction between women and religion, including: women's place in the religious sphere; women's struggles with religion and the dilemmas women face in religious contexts; religion as a source of inspiration and creativity for women and more.

You are all warmly invited ...

ShaBot 6000, the continuing cartoon saga of a pious Jew who purchases a robot to work as the Shabbos Goy for his household. The inquisitive robot, ShaBot, decides that he is Jewish, and is therefore unable to fulfill his duties as servant. ShaBot spends his days asking questions about Judaism, trying to find logic in a religion that sometimes just DOES NOT COMPUTE. ShaBot 6000 a comic strip for the 21st century. for more ShaBot 6000, check these previous posts... In the Closet, Out of Line, The Next Level Chodesh Tov.

Last month we brought you news of Birthright's newest innovation, The Israelity Tour, bringing the best of contemporary Israeli music to the West Coast. It ended with a bang Sunday night in Las Vegas. Here you can enjoy just a glimpse of the great performers... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u5vu0o1WGU[/youtube]

While we have you in a 'California frame of mind', don't forget, in just a few short days, the Jewlicious fest in Long Beach, "It’s basically the Woodstock of Judaism". Ladies and gents, believers and gentiles: Once again, it’s time for the Jewlicious Fest in Long Beach, so mark Feb. 29 through March 2 on your calendars. If you haven’t heard of Jewlicious, it’s basically the Woodstock of Judaism, with three days of music, food and Kiddush Wine. A festival for the artist and the curious college student. for more information, click here. Parental rating: Slingshot approved.

Habitus, A Diaspora Journal, issue #3: part of a new breed of Jewish magazines being created by young Jews defining Judaism and their involvement on their own terms. With funding from the Dorot Foundation and focusing on Diaspora literature and culture, the editors tell us "Habitus is not simply a magazine about Jews--it is a Jewish magazine about the world. Habitus takes its shape from the elusive concept known as the Diaspora – that untidy mix of longing and belonging, past and place." With the first two issues focusing on European cities, Budapest and Sarajevo, and now the third on Buenos Aries, the magazine speaks to contemporary readers "who wrestle with what ...