August 2010

The Blaxploitation Shofar

This post came our way courtesy of Alan Jay Sufrin, singer/guitarist/bassist/keyboardist for the band Stereo Sinai. He’s also the official ...

Wise Fridays: What You Have a Right To

“You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also.” —Rose Schneiderman Find more Wise Fridays ...

A Fashionless Rosh Hashanah

I’m pretty sure that “fashionless” is not a real word. Even Microsoft Word is telling me so.On to the news ...

This Kippah Cures Cancer and Causes Trouble

Israeli soccer player Itay Shechter scored a goal in a game against Red Bull Salzberg, and to celebrate he pulled ...

Ground Zero & Auschwitz

When it comes to political debates, I really try very hard to realize that there are logical reasons to have ...

Beginnings: Jewels of Elul

I decided to be Orthodox in the middle of college. I was on scholarship to a very big school, and ...

What Seinfeld Teaches Us About Judaism

This video has been making the rounds recently, and I was originally skeptical, but it really is hilarious. The repetition ...

Keep Your Swaying To Yourself

You know that moment during havdalah at basically any Jewish communal event? The moment when everyone puts their arms around ...

Can I Be the Fantastic Jew?

Larry Harlow (given name: Lawrence Ira Kahn) is a big shot in the world of salsa. Born to a family ...

Mr Met is Now Rabbi Met

Here’s a pretty strange story, with a weirder twist. A Brooklyn judge has ruled that the kosher hot dog stands ...