lifestyle
The Sunday Mazel: A Jewcy Family Wedding
The son of R.L. Stine got hitched to a girl who comes from an academic/literary background that would make any English ph.D envious. That’s cool, but their wedding has nothing on what might possibly be the greatest Jewish event in … Read More
The Jewish Mother’s Guide to Style: S’Creme
I am convinced that ice cream and frozen treats are the cure to any and every problem. Kids giving you a hard time on a hot summer day? Ice cream to the rescue. Boyfriend just broke your heart? Someone’s headed … Read More
Jewish Summer Camp Was Awesome/Sucked
When you begin attending Jewish summer camp at around age 10, you’re a wide-eyed, bushy tailed young buck, hoping to make some cool friends and maybe live the Jewish dream of hitting a game-winning shot in a basketball tournament. By … Read More
The Sunday Mazel: Yiddish isn’t Dying, it’s Getting Married
Note to all you singles out there: your bashert might be on a KlezKamp bus. In a week when all the last names in the New York Times “Weddings/Celebrations” section scream INTERMARRIAGE (Schulman/Walden, Melville/Golding, Cohen/Hessel), Yael Kornfeld and Avram Mlotek … Read More
The Jewish Mother’s Guide to Style: Moroccan Oil
Hot oil hair treatments are for women with too much time on their hands. There, I said it. If you have enough time at night to go home, wait for your treatment to heat, apply it, spend the hours it … Read More
The Jewish Mother’s Guide to Style: Rent The Runway
There has been a debate amongst employees at the Jewcy HQ about the overwhelming presence of Hassidim in high-end department stores. The everlasting stereotype concerning Jews and wealth seems to not be enough of an explanation for this, especially once you consider … Read More
The Big Jewcy: Izzy Grinspan, Editor, Racked.com
We at the Jewcy HQ like to keep tabs on people who have come into Jewcy, made their mark and graduated to continue doing so elsewhere – in most cases, in the offices … Read More
Salon Mexico City: Bringing You Judean Condoms & New Expressions of Jewish Culture
"Yo Quiero Taco Bell." Not exactly the coolest way to start a conversation with a hot Mexican Jew, but it was all I needed to get things going with Alan Grabinksy at this past February’s LimmudLA. By the time I … Read More