One Day

Mazal tov to Matisyahu on his new single. Check it out and his tour here!

One Day (new single)

We Are The World

I was touched by MJ's heartfelt memorial today and the integration of the symbols of the worlds' religions near the close.

We Are The World

Mazal Tov!

Cool Jew hits #7 again in Amazon's humor/religion Top Ten.

http://tinyurl.com/66uljk

Mazal tov all around!

Mazal Tov "La Jewminicana"

Big phat congrats to "La Jewminicana," winner of the Cool Jew 4th of July Giveaway!


The Cool Jew 4th of July Gift Box contains $100 in prizes:

* Diversity t-shirt that reads, "It takes all of us to make the land bloom," from Jean Roth of Rotem Gear
* Alan Orich's latest Jewish Hero Corps comic book
* We Can Rise CD by Chana Rothman
* Cool Jew book by Lisa Alcalay Klug
* "No Limit Texas Dreidel" game invented by Jennie Rivlin Roberts and Webb Roberts
* "Salud!" Dreidel Drinking Game from ModernTribe.com

In response to the contest question, "Are you an American Jew or a Jewish American," Aliza "La Jewminicana" Hausman answered:

What do you mean are you a Jewish American or an American Jew? Of course, I am both. My identities are not mutually exclusive. On Shabbat, I am always a Jew at rest. But when, like this year, the 4th of July falls on Shabbat, I don’t want kugel or gefilte fish. I demand already-been-barbecued-before-Shabbat hamburgers, fries and chicken wings. It is here in America with its astounding religious freedom that I can be both fully Jewish and fully American. I can be a child of immigrants, strolling towards my kosher stores on every corner listening to Michael Jackson classics from the IPod earbuds in my ear.

Thanks so much to everyone who entered! Read all the thoughtful awesome answers here.

In other headlines, if you missed Wednesday's chat on XM Oprah Radio, in which Lisa Alcalay Klug and a certain poet laureate discuss Lisa's identity as an American, a Jew and the daughter of immigrants, as well as the tragedies and triumphs of all people in honor of the 4th of July, please drop a line to lisa (at) cooljewbook (dot) com for the link.

Meanwhile, stay tuned for our next big giveaway on Tu B'Av, August 5th. Tu B'Av can be loosely translated to Jewish sweetheart's day and we have a real sweetheart of a gift package coming your way!

Shabbat Shalom, happy 3rd and happy 4th!

Announcing the Cool Jew 4th of July Giveaway

Are you a Jewish American or an American Jew?

Tell us why @ http://tinyurl.com/cool4th and enter to win $100 in prizes.

The Cool Jew 4th of July Gift Box contains:

* Diversity t-shirt that reads, "It takes all of us to make the land bloom," from Jean Roth of Rotem Gear
* Alan Orich's latest Jewish Hero Corps comic book
* We Can Rise CD by Chana Rothman
* Cool Jew book from Lisa Alcalay Klug
* "No Limit Texas Dreidel" game invented by Jennie Rivlin Roberts and Webb Roberts
* "Salud!" Dreidel Drinking Game from ModernTribe.com
A winner will be chosen from the answers and announced on Friday July 3rd. (No purchase is required to enter. This contest is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.)

Take a Moment for Fun and Enter Now

A Taste of Cool Jew on Sirius

If you’ve never listened to XM/Sirius Satellite Radio, you can get a free trial here. Why would you bother? Because they have awesome programming, including a certain segment tomorrow you may find worth your time. It’s a conversation between a poet laureate and a daughter of Jewish immigrants... The topic? American Jewish identity… just in time for the 4th of July.

The show airs tomorrow, Wednesday, July 1st, at 1 pm or 7 pm EST at XMRadio.com. Tune in to Channel 156, Oprah Radio, and hear Dr. Maya Angelou discuss how she appreciates and identifies with the tragedies and triumphs of the Jewish people in her own inimitable way.

FYI: The show lasts about an hour and this Jewie segment comes on about 20 minutes before the close.

If you’d like to hear a sample or have only five minutes to spare, check out this snippet of the program online. There’s no XM subscription required for this sample.

Again, if you want a free trial, you can sign up here. Best of all, it’s economic downturn-worthy. No credit card required.

A Slice of Cool Jew on Satellite Radio

If you’ve never listened to XM/Sirius Satellite Radio, you can get a free trial here. Why would you bother? Because they have awesome programming, including a certain segment tomorrow you may find worth your time. It’s a conversation between a poet laureate and a daughter of Jewish immigrants... The topic? American Jewish identity… just in time for the 4th of July.

The show airs tomorrow, Wednesday, July 1st, at 1 pm or 7 pm EST at XMRadio.com. Tune in to Channel 156, Oprah Radio, and hear Dr. Maya Angelou discuss how she appreciates and identifies with the tragedies and triumphs of the Jewish people in her own inimitable way.

FYI: The show lasts about an hour and this Jewie segment comes on about 20 minutes before the close.

If you’d like to hear a sample or have only five minutes to spare, check out this snippet of the program online. There’s no XM subscription required for this sample.

Again, if you want a free trial, you can sign up here. Best of all, it’s economic downturn-worthy. No credit card required.