Jessica Bettelheim, a business ethics lecturer at Portland State University and a young Jewish mother, has little time to spare on weekends. Like other professionals her age, she's busy bonding with her husband and 4-year-old daughter, meeting friends at one of Portland's many fine restaurants or gardening, a favorite pastime in the verdant metropolis known as the City of Roses. So when Bettelheim received an email from the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland last month advertising Food for Thought, a festival …More

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has requested a map of Netanyahu’s view on the two-state solution. [Times of Israel] Hamas is urging the U.N. to re-instate its operations in the Gaza Strip. [Forward] A detailed look at the Argentinian government's deal with Iran to investigate the truth behind the 1994 bombing of its Jewish community center. [Washington Post] New York State’s comptroller is assisting heirs of Holocaust victims claim money in unclaimed bank accounts. [Jewish Week] …More

Egypt says Israel stole its sand. [Tablet] Check out Nicole Eggert on "What Not to Wear." [HuffPo] Larry David's favorite bagel is sesame. [Death and Taxes] A British student pleads guilty to an anti-Semitic tweet. [JC] A Dutch city begins restoring a 14th century mikvah. [Jewish Week] An Austrian man gets nine years in prison for his neo-Nazi Web site. [JPost] Justin Bieber is being sued for "assaulting" his Israeli bodyguard. [Forward] $11 million worth of Jewish art is set to be auctioned off in New …More

“Seinfeld” retired back in 1998 and now yada yada yada, it’s the funniest sitcom in the history of American television. At least that’s what a new poll released this week by “60 Minutes” and “Vanity Fair” says. “Seinfeld,” the brainchild of Jewish comic savants Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, finished with 22 percent of respondents’ votes landing it ahead of “The Honeymooners” by a couple of percentage points. The only current show on …More

The 64th annual Emmy awards were last night and in case you missed it, we have all the winners and losers for you. This list should prove who prayed the best on Rosh Hashanah, and who will have a few choice words for God this coming Wednesday, aka Yom Kippur. In the laughs department, comedian Louis C.K. won for “Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series,” for his show, “Louie,” and “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series” (“Louis C.K., Live at the Beacon …More

Here’s the only thing we’ll tell you about Jspace’s Pop Culture Man of the Year: His career started out out of this world, and in 5772 it reached even greater heights. Stumped? You’ll just have to keep reading to figure out whom we’re talking about! Just as our list of the 5772’s top women in pop culture began with a nod to the late Nora Ephron, we also remember a pioneering man who left us too soon. When news broke in early May that Adam Yauch, one of the founding members …More

Back in June we warned you Larry David had something up his sleeve for moviegoers. The prospect of seeing David on the big-screen was sweetly enticing. But now we’re being asked to curb our collective enthusiasm and expect something a little different. David’s new film, which has been a dark and mysterious secret for months now, appears to be headed to HBO and not our local movie theaters. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the proposed deal with HBO is not quite locked up yet, although the …More

Hebrew Free Loan societies across the world offer interest-free emergency loans to help the Jewish community. [New Jersey Jewish Standard] How Dan Senor became Mitt Romney’s Jewish connection. [Tablet] IOC President Jacques Rogge denies being pressured to hold a moment of silence for the Munich 11. [The Times of Israel] New York City officials and Jewish leaders will commemorate the Munich 11. [Newsday] Toronto mayor Rob Ford poses with an anti-Semite, hurting the Jewish community. [Calgary Herald] The …More

Late screenwriter Nora Ephron directed more than just movies – she planned her own memorial service, which took place yesterday at the Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Upon her diagnosis of bone marrow disease, she began planning her detailed and intricate memorial service. All her husband Nicholas Pileggi had to do was put everything into place once she unfortunately passed. As Pileggi explained to New York Post columnist Cindy Adams, “Nora planned the service to last only 47 minutes. She wanted …More

Larry David is looking for a nemesis for the new improv film he starts shooting in the fall. And Jon Hamm is answering the bell. Hamm, who has proven not only adept but masterful on “30 Rock” and “Saturday Night Live,” will square off with David in the new, as-yet-unnamed film. Reports indicate that David will play a…well…Larry David-like character that finds himself in awkwardly hilarious situations, a la “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (hey, if it ain’t …More

There is something terribly nostalgic about Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg’s new movie “That’s My Boy.” Whether it’s memories of walking out of “Billy Madison” with a strained chest from laughing so hard or quoting lines from “Happy Gilmore” for weeks on end, this movie marks the return of Adam Sandler and Co. to their rightful place among the comedy camps of Hollywood. And it could not come soon enough. For tried and true Adam Sandler fans, a dark cloud has …More

Twitter. A strange land in which you express yourself in 140 characters (or less). Some tweets offer breaking news. Some fill you in on your favorite celebrities. And some are just for humor. That’s the beauty of Twitter – it can really be a collection of short, funny jokes. And if you know where to look, Jewish jokes. If you don’t know where to look, that’s fine. We’re here to help you. And by help, we mean that we’re going to share our three favorite handles with you. Where …More