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
Passover Recipes: Spotlight on Brisket
Passover is a-coming, and that means it’s time to start choosing recipes, planning menus, and writing shopping lists. Next week ...
Footnote: Finally a Movie that Understands Academia
It’s tough out there for an Israeli film at the Oscars. When an Israeli film gets nominated for best foreign ...
Oprah and the Hasidic Ladies
Tonight, OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, is airing the second part in its “Hasidic Jews of Brooklyn” special. Oprah visits ...
Shabbat Menu Roundup—Comfort Food Edition
For me, February is prime comfort food month, so this Shabbat I’m thinking about yummy comfort foods I can serve ...
Tu Bishvat Foods Roundup
Happy Tu Bishvat! Today we celebrate the birthday of the trees by eating fruit, nuts, grains, and other things that ...
Happy Tu Bishvat!
Today is Tu Bishvat, the birthday of the trees. There are many ways to celebrate—you can plant a tree if ...
What Was Your Original Cookbook?
When I was a kid I was only aware of one cookbook. Not the Joy of Cooking. Not Mastering the ...
Hanukkah Mad Libs
This Hanukkah enjoy the holiday with more than just latkes and dreidels. MyJewishLearning is hooking you up with a Hanukkah ...
Watch Obama Speak at the URJ Conference
President Obama is speaking today at the Union for Reform Judaism Biennial. You can watch live online here, or watch ...
Where’s Your Tzedakah Box?
It’s the end of the year and a lot of us are thinking about money—how much we can afford to ...