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David Suissa: We Need ‘A Street’, Not J Street

rabbiyonah — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:24:13 +0000

I am reprinting this in whole from a man I respect who grew up in Morocco and is not burden by Ashkenazi neurosis. We Need ‘A Street’, Not J Street By David Suissa I don’t quite get the brouhaha that is going on in the Jewish world about J Street. Some Jews are convinced that this new organization [...]

Moshav & Shankbone Live @ Carlebach Memorial Concert LA

rabbiyonah — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:10:06 +0000

Shankbone is Back! 11/7/2009 8:00 PM at Congregation Magen David 9717 West Pico Blvd, CA 90035, LA, California 90035 Cost: 20 Join us for this great show with the MOSHAV BAND! 15th Annual Memorial Concert in honor of Reb Shlomo Carlebach Musical performers include: The Moshav Band • Yedidyah Blanton • Yisroel Koch • [...]

Get Your Yogi On – Bibliyoga in LA Next Week

rabbiyonah — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:53:24 +0000

REGISTER TODAY FOR THESE CLASSES! JConnectLA presents 2 back-to-back Bibliyoga workshops with the witty, worldly and wise BibiYogi, educator and performer Marcus J Freed of London. Bibliyoga is soulfood for the body that offers a physical-spiritual uplift through powerful yoga, Jewish wisdom and Kabbalah. Yoga for Ecstatic Living: Bibliyoga for the Body & Soul workshops are [...]

NBC Winter Olympics Anthem is Matisyahu’s “One Day”

rabbiyonah — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:48:31 +0000

Shabbat Tent at Phish– The Legend Returns

rabbiyonah — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:47:00 +0000

Our Shabbat tent at Phish Fest! In the Lamb on Broadway site next to camping headquarters! Corner of Carpet Crawlers and Gabriel Eno streets. Thank you camping staff! After we had to move – fire Marshall orders- they felt bad and gave us this.So sweet and so kind. We hosted people all day and night. Friday night [...]

What Should A Rabbi Drive II: Test Drive

rabbiyonah — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:57:58 +0000

Vanity Fair car columnist Brett Berk made it to LA, and we followed up on the original story, of my car dilemma. Read the first article, if you haven’t, in order for this one to make even more sense. I ended up riding in the Acura, a Cadillac, and the new Buick Lacrosse. The Lacrosse [...]

My wedding speech at Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s wedding

rabbiyonah — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:29:17 +0000

I wish the newly-wed couple mazal and bracha. And while I was not asked to perform the wedding (the venerable Rabbi Haskel Lookstein had that honor) I figured that I would pen a small speech that could have been said under the giant chuppah: Ivanka and Jared we are proud to be with you today as [...]

Triumph and the singing Rabbis

rabbiyonah — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:13:27 +0000

They posted the full, uncut skit from the telethon! Enjoy!

Ride for Hunger and the Planet

rabbiyonah — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:26:56 +0000

JCONNECTLA PRESENTS A JEWISH COMMUNITY RIDE FOR HUNGER AND THE PLANET (Los Angeles, 10/12/09) — What do you get when you mix the New Moon, Jews, Bikes and Tikkun Olam? On Sunday, Oct. 18th, 2009, JconnectLA, in support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’s “Fed Up With Hunger” campaign, and in collaboration with corporate [...]

More Than Ninety Thousand Votes for UJC Hero

rabbiyonah — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:56:52 +0000

We did it. Thanks to your efforts we came in first place in the voting for the UJC Jewish Heroes Contest. With 91,450 votes – nearly 20% of every vote cast — we demonstrated the strength of our cause. As I mentioned, winning the Jewish Hero Contest is a way that I can raise funds for Jewlicious Festivals. [...]

Cast your vote for Jewish Unity

rabbiyonah — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:33:34 +0000

We are in the final hours of a contest that I never thought I would be in—let alone be leading. However, thanks to amazing support from around the world, we are a couple thousand votes shy of our goal. The winner of the UJC Heroes Contest receives $25,000 to donate to the charity of their choice. [...]

“HEROES” RABBI YONAH TRIBUTE VIDEO

rabbiyonah — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:42:25 +0000

Thanks to everyone for the amazing photos, to Kosha for this song, and to Gfish for the Video!

Kosha Dillz vs.Phoenix Heroes/1901 Rabbi Yonah re-heeb-mix

rabbiyonah — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:43:00 +0000

Tribute to all Heros, Jewlicious, and Rabbi Yonah, part of the UJC Jewish Community Heros Contest. Kosha Dillz vs. Phoenix "Heroes/1901: The Rabbi Yonah re-heeb-mix"

Message Delievered at G-20

rabbiyonah — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:02:54 +0000

Message Delievered at G-20 Originally uploaded by greenpeaceusa09. They might have also put – SHANA TOVA!

Nationwide Protests; NYC Hotel Bans Ahmadinejad

rabbiyonah — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:37:19 +0000

Jewlicious has signed up to be a participating organzation for the NYC protest organized by the Stand for Freedom in Iran Coalition. Protests are planned in major cities against the Iranian dictators. Perhaps this is the year we can get him locked up for taking American hostages in Tehran. NY hotel refuses to host Ahmadinejad Helmsley Properties management [...]