12.03.2012
From Tel Aviv to Austin: Israeli bands, techs and reps make big impact on SXSW 2012
Most Americans think of Israel as the cradle of civilization, a country stuck in the ancient past.
But what few of us realize is that, in addition to the historical landmarks, Israel also has the largest number of per-capita government and private sector investments in Research and Development and number of engineers in the world. Technology is one of Israel’s most developed sectors, hosting IBM, Microsoft, Intel and Motorola’s largest R&D facilities outside the United States.
Now, 75 of Israel’s leading creatives and innovators are traveling over 7,000 miles to join the throngs of attendees at this year’s SXSW during the music, film and interactive portions in a program they call “i: Made in Israel.” With a strong, identifiable presence at the conference, Americans can get a taste of the exciting developments happening in the technology and performing arts sectors of Tel Aviv.
Meetings, deals and demos will take place March 12 – 15 at the “Beachside Cafe” inside the SXSW Tradeshow. This “idea bar” will feature tables with full coffee service and an opportunity to meet with the 30 Israeli startups in attendance at the festival as well as listen to live music from the seven Israeli bands in attendance at SXSW.
The bands — which range from the metal-rock sounds ofI.U.D.M. to the Latin electronica of DJ Erez Ben Ishay to the singer/songwriter sound of Yael Kraus — will have additional unofficial showcases throughout the city during the festival, but will always be on the schedule at the “i: Made in Israel” events.
On Friday, March 16, “i: Made in Israel” will throw an official SXSW “Tel Aviv Beach Party” at Brush Park, across the street from the Convention Center. This is your chance to see full sets from the bands who will play throughout the day, and folks can relax under cabanas while stretching out on beach loungers. Beach-themed drinks and Israeli snacks and games will create the feel of bringing the Israeli culture to Austin.
Six Israeli companies will also partake in the Austin International Technology Summit at the Palm Door on Mar 10. Austin tech companies will meet with delegates from 12 different countries to discuss the use of technology in economic development. Besides Israel, representatives from France, Singapore, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom, New Zealand, Spain, Brazil, Japan and Canada.
CATEGORIES: English Jews-News Music Social Culture WTF
12.03.2012
SNIPPET from the upcoming album: JEWDYSSEE 5773!
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTISTS. Start your Jewdyssee.
11.03.2012
Israeli Actress Odeya Rush will play the young version of Angelina Jolie in the upcoming movie ‘Maleficent’
CATEGORIES: English Social Culture
11.03.2012
ADON OLAM FEAT. BEN SALOMO
ADON OLAM, ASHER MALACH, B’TEREM KOL Y’TZIR NIVRA. L’ET NA’ASAH V’CHEFTZO KOL, AZAI MELECH SH’MO NIKRA. V’ACHAREY KICHLOT HAKOL, L’VADO YIMLOCH NORA. V’HU HAYA, V’HU HOVEH, V’HU YIH’YEH B’TIFARA. V’HU ECHAD, V’EYN SHENI L’HAMSHIL LO, L’HACHBIRA. B’LI REISHIT, B’LI TACHLIT, V’LO HA’OZ V’HAMISRAH.
MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE WHO REIGNED BEFORE ANYTHING WAS CREATED. WHEN ALL WAS MADE BY HIS WILL HE WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AS KING. AND WHEN ALL SHALL END HE STILL ALL ALONE SHALL REIGN. HE WAS, HE IS, AND HE SHALL BE IN GLORY. AND HE IS ONE, AND THERE’S NO OTHER, TO COMPARE OR JOIN HIM. WITHOUT BEGINNING, WITHOUT END AND TO HIM BELONGS DIMINION AND POWER.
CATEGORIES: 5773 Art Favored German Hebrew JDSSEE INSIDE Music Skills Social Culture Yiddish
11.03.2012
Purim is over, but you can still enjoy these savory treats: Savory Hamantaschen + Chocolate Raspberry Hamantash!
I adore Purim. Any holiday that encourages dressing up, eating large amounts of candy and drinking alcohol gets a thumbs up from me. I don’t like to eat Hamantaschen though. The three cornered pastry is a holiday treat and is traditionally filled with poppy seeds and various jams. Devouring it is symbolic of overcoming evil.(more on that HERE) I do like to engage in all the festivities and since I run a food blog, I felt it was necessary for me to bake some. I like chocolate and savory foods, so I came up with the following three versions that were in the spirit of the holiday but tastier than the usual selection.
1. Bleeding Hamantaschen: These chocolate and raspberry filled pastries were decadent but due to the raspberry juices leaking out during the baking process, they resembled bleeding hearts. Which works for me since my fam and I are dressing up as pirates this Purim. They may look messy but they taste divine!
2. Mediterranean Hamantaschen: Caramelized onions, tomato, basil and goat cheese make these the perfect appetizer to serve this holiday. I had to resist eating all of them long enough to take the photo!
3. Taco Hamantaschen: These came about by accident, as I had leftover taco meat and spinach from dinner and decided to use them along with some ravioli dough that I had in the freezer. The dough gets nice and crispy in the oven which makes these taste like real tacos!
06.03.2012
The handshake that launched a thousand planes?
This is the picture released today by the Israeli Government Press Office after the meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama.
From looking at the picture, and from reading the remarks, it seems to me that the two men have not come to an agreement that whittles down the grey area between the two countries’ red lines on Iran. Obama went through his main talking points clearly: there is still time for a diplomatic solution, and for sanctions. The military option remains firmly on the table; and that Israel should trust him that when it comes to Israel’s security, “America has Israel’s back,” he says.
Netanyahu’s main point is that Israel reserves the right to act as it sees fit to remove any existential threat. It is the master of its own fate, Bibi says.
Obama wants Netanyahu to wait, and Netanyahu wants Obama to act now, or at least not get in Israel’s way.
No common ground on this main issue.
The picture shows a strong handshake, with both men pursing their lips, both men coming from a strong position. They’re both completely convinced of their position. Both men look determined, and entrenched.
And so if that is the case, my assessment is that Netanyahu will not let Israel’s window of opportunity for an attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities close. He will not take the leap of faith that Obama has asked him to take. The essence of Netanyahu’s message is that “you cannot ask us to put our fate into your hands. The whole point of the Jewish state is that we don’t ever have to do this.” READ MORE
CATEGORIES: English Politics Short Story
06.03.2012
Haschem, unser Schöpfer isst Rindfleisch in Sahnesoße?
Das glaubst du nicht? Dann lies bitte Genesis (Bereschit) 18. 1bis 8. Wajerah. Der Ewige erschien unserem Stammvater Abraham unter den Terebinthen zu Mamre – so ne Art Garten – zur Mittagszeit mit zwei Männern als Begleitung – vermutlich Engel-, egal, und Abraham hat den Herr´n bewirtet, mit Brotkuchen und Rindfleisch in Sahnesoße. Und es wurde gegessen und gut.
Na was soll denn das, bitte? MIlchig mit fleischig zusammen in einer Mahlzeit und dann auch noch G´tt selbst? Was ist da los in Genesis 18. 1-8 ? Und Abraham Awinu gibt so ein Essen aus? Na ja, die Gesetze wurden ja erst später am Sinai verkündet. Abraham wusste gar nichts davon, dass man milchig mit fleischig nicht zusammen essen darf. Aber G´tt der Herr, was ist mit ihm? Heute so und morgen so? Gut, ein paar Jährchen vergingen schon zwischen dem Imbiss in Mamre und Sinai, aber G´tt, was hat ihn bewogen seine Meinung zu ändern? Hat er sie vielleicht gar nicht geändert? Darf man vielleicht auch nach Sinai, also auch heute noch, milchig und fleischig gemeinsam verzehren? Liegt da etwa ein Missverständnis vor? Hat da jemand etwas falsch verstanden oder genauer ausgedrückt und mit verlaub, hat da jemand gar nichts gecheckt, sozusagen alles vollständig verplant und das Thema verfehlt und sich etwas aus den Fingern gezutzelt und an den Haaren herbeigezogen? Wie kommt so ein Exeget auf solche milchig-fleischig-, parvöse Ideen?
04.03.2012
Stop worrying and love the Iranian bomb
In the run-up to the 2009 general elections opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu criss-crossed the world saying the year was 1938. “It’s 1938 and Iran is Germany. And Iran is racing to arm itself with atomic bombs,” Netanyahu told delegates at the annual United Jewish Communities General Assembly. “Believe him and stop him,” he said of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. “This is what we must do. Everything else pales before this.” While the Iranian president “denies the Holocaust,” Netanyahu said, “he is preparing another Holocaust for the Jewish state.”
A YEAR AND A HALF later and we are deep into 1939.
Israel’s, and the world’s, failure to stop Iran from achieving a nuclear breakout capacity is now a sad and undeniable fact.
While the Iranians were somewhat slowed down in their progress (some experts say that had it not been for various covert sabotage operations they would have reached breakout two years ago), they finally got there.
The Iranians now have all the components they need to independently build nuclear weapons. They have thousands of scientists working at multiple facilities across Iran; they have all the enrichment hardware they need (their software recently took a bit of a knock, but once the “bug” was discovered and sealed they continued apace); they have advanced missiles of varying ranges; and now all they need to do is enrich to weapons grade levels and put a warhead on a missile.
This is not a simple process, but the Iranians can do it, by themselves, whenever they choose to. They have all three necessary elements and now all that they need to do is to take the political decision to put a couple of bombs together and become a regional hegemonic power. They achieved this by spreading their nuclear program broadly, over multiple facilities, with slow and methodical progress. READ MORE
CATEGORIES: English Politics Social Culture WTF
