March 2011

Best of the Week

It’s warming up people. That groundhog wasn’t lying! March is here and onto spring we come.Yes, I do love fried ...

Wise Fridays: Deception in Business

“It is forbidden to defraud or deceive any person in business. Jew and non-Jew are to be treated alike. If ...

Reimagining the Talmud

Earlier this week, Aaron Roller, an editor of Mima’amakim, wrote about the Jewish Austin Powers and the Jewish poetry conspiracy. ...

Top Chef Goes Kosher

Anyone who keeps kosher and watches Top Chef knows that a kosher challenge would be epic. Imagine all of the ...

Purim Video Shoot

This week, we got ready for our new Purim video, which we’re getting prepared and mixed and psyched to show ...

Reminding You To Root For Omri Casspi

If I could, I would write about Omri Casspi every day. That’s just the truth. You have no idea how ...

Jewish Languages: What’s Trending?

“Yeshivish” is a normal form of discourse for many Orthodox Jews in America–but could it become a new language? (Forward)Daven ...

Jewish Girls Should Get Married

On Sunday night I had a conversation with my ex about marriage. Every time he sees me he ends up ...

Samuel Thrope: International Historian of Mystery

On Monday, Aaron Roller, an editor of Mima’amakim, wrote about the Jewish poetry conspiracy.Of all the poets whose work I’ve ...

How to Get Fired in Hollywood/Paris

Admitting anti-Semitism is not a good career move. Unless, I guess, you work in early 1940s Germany, or maybe contemporary ...