Tamar Fox
Tamar Fox is an associate editor at MyJewishLearning.com. She has an MFA in fiction writing from Vanderbilt University, and a BA from the University of Iowa. She has worked as the editor of the religion blog at Jewcy.com, and is on the Editorial Board at The Jew and the Carrot. She spent a summer as a fellow at Yeshivat Hadar, and was a Senior Apprentice Artist for four years at Gallery 37 in Chicago.
Articles by Tamar Fox
Why I Suddenly Understand Queen Esther
Sometimes I wonder what I would write about if I wasn’t Jewish and my mother hadn’t died. It’s kind of ...
Yes, Jews Owned Slaves
So, an article I wrote about the Jews of Suriname was published in the Washington Post over the weekend. And ...
Non-Jews Take Ketubahs Now, Too
I have mixed feelings about ketubot. On the one hand, they’re beautiful marriage contracts. On the other hand, they’re actually ...
Cantillation Survey
If you’ve been to a few different Torah services you’ve probably noticed that everyone who chants from the Torah has ...
A Style Guide for Nazis
If you’re busy running a fascist dictatorship you really have to control a lot of things–including design elements and branding ...
Jewish Review of Whiskies
If you were trying to buy my love you should start with whiskey, and mix in some excellent novels and ...
A Jewish Response to Suicide
Every year in America, nearly 35,000 people commit suicide. Many Jews are among those who take their own lives, and ...
Mice Are Cuter Than (Some) El Al Employees
One time I was going to Israel and at JFK was stopped to chat with one of the El Al ...
The Past Isn’t Buried
I’m catching up on the last season of one of my favorite shows, Friday Night Lights, and in an episode ...
No Porn on Shabbat
I have been having an ongoing debate with one of my guy friends about pornography, and why I think it’s ...