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
Prayer for the Gulf of Mexico
Rabbi Danielle Upbin sent us a prayer she wrote for the Gulf of Mexico. The good news is that it ...
Israel Won’t Solve Your Problems: Contemporary Fiction Edition
I have a friend who’s Indian, but who hates reading Jhumpa Lahiri and Monica Ali, women who are celebrated for ...
Why Does Anyone Talk at Shul?
When I go to shul, I like to sit in the first or second row, by myself. Even if I ...
Judaism is Sexy
I don’t know if this means that as a group, us Jews are doing something right, or are not quite ...
News to Make You Frown
Hey look, the New York Times is running two of the most depressing stories I’ve heard in months. And both ...
Jewish Food for the Summer
In the winter I never have any trouble planning Shabbat and holiday menus. Many of the most basic and quintessential ...
Really, Let It Go
On Tuesday I worked my once-per-season shift at my Hazon CSA. It mostly involved hanging around and socializing, but every ...
JewishFood Contest Winner: The Love Potion Kugel
Over on our JewishFood facebook page we just finished running a Jewish food contest, searching for the best homemade Jewish ...
Before and After
Grief is like a fish bone stuck in the back of your throat. You feel it–uncomfortable, scraping–all the time, and ...