March 2011

A Couple Who Could Use a Ketubah

I find ketubahs to be pretty non-romantic. They’re basically glorified prenuptial agreements, so it seems weird to paint flowers all ...

Alterna-taschen

The New York Times has a fun article on traditional hamantaschen, and some newer riffs on the classic.Fillings of poppy ...

Battle of the 13-Year-Old Kid Videos

The internet moves very quickly. Less than 24 hours ago, I had no idea who Rebecca Black was. And if ...

Miss Venezuela Material

On Monday, Reyna Simnegar, the author of Persian Food from the Non-Persian Bride: And Other Sephardic Kosher Recipes You Will ...

Is This Real?

You know when you see a YouTube video and you cannot tell if it’s real or a spoof? This video ...

Dangerous Phylacteries

How has this happened more than once? A couple months ago, there was a story of a kid who was ...

Eat Your Hamantashen, Take Your Chances

Purim is known as “the fun holiday.” It’s a time during which people dress in costumes, and dance, party, and ...

Masks and Flasks, Love and Light

This commentary is provided by special arrangement with American Jewish World Service. To learn more, visit www.ajws.org.When I finally got ...

Jewish New Media Fund Grants Announced

The Jewish New Media Innovation Fund, a pilot program of the Jim Joseph, Righteous Persons, and Charles and Lynn Schusterman ...

Sephardim Strike Back!

Reyna Simnegar is the author of the recently published Persian Food from the Non-persian Bride: And Other Sephardic Kosher Recipes You ...