#65 Overstating the Importance of Hanukah

One of the interesting side effects of late December is that Jewish Young Adults across the world feel like underdogs when compared to more popular religious and pagan holidays of the season, specifically Christmas and New Years. In order to overcome this disadvantaged emotion, JYAs have resorted to overcompensating the relevance of Hanukah, specifically [...]

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#64 Andy Samberg

Every generation of Jewish Young Adults has a male comedic hero that they can be proud of. The male comedic hero is crucial to the JYA community because they are inspiring in his ability to be both openly Jewish while at not overly Jewish to the point where he alienates the larger Non-Jewish population. The [...]

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#63 Matisyahu

(idea submitted by Adam R.)

Part of the modus operandi for any Jewish Young Adult is the need to feel cool and hip. Unfortunately, many of the sources of coolness, like the catwalks of Iceland, the cutting edge fashion of underground hiphop, or the world of avant-garde Japanese house-ware design, are slightly out of reach for [...]

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#62 Dry Land

(idea submitted by Becca B.)
Over the course of recent history there have been a handful of famous Jewish athletes who made name for themselves in water based sports. Arguably the most famous is Mark Spitz, the Olympic swimmer who made a name for himself in 1972 winning 9 gold medals. There are also more recent [...]

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#61 Phish

Jewish Young Adults across the planet sample a variety of tastes and interests. In addition, preferences and hobbies change over time depending both on the JYAs age and social group and what movies or albums are popular at the time. Even considering these varied concerns, there is one group that has sustained the attention of [...]

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