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
HPV Vaccine for Women, Men and Jews
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you probably know about the very important Gardasil ...
Kristallnacht in Real Time
The Telegraph has reprinted an article that was first published on November 12, 1938, the day after Kristallnacht. What’s so ...
Happy Belated Veterans Day, Juden
We didn’t get it together to put up a Veterans Day post yesterday, but I wanted to mention that there ...
How Much Should We Talk About Sex?
I’ve been thinking a lot about sex recently, which is not, like, a new thing for me, but I’ve been ...
Good and Welfare
Up until very recently I’ve been shocked at how simple my grief has been. I’m just sad all the time. ...
Brawling in Jerusalem–And It Wasn’t the Jews!
I heard this story on Sunday morning while making French toast, and I have to say, it made me feel ...
Know Your Biblical History
Last night I got a call from a student at the University of Iowa asking me to give some money ...
A Note On Hebrew Pronunciation
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people mispronounce Hebrew words, especially when the person in question is leading ...
If Maimonides Was a Dessert, What Would He Be?
Came across this awesome article about a Swiss choclatier named Blaise Poyet who has created a new chocolate inspired by ...
Church of Science Open for Business Online and in Berkeley
If faith always appealed to you, but you’re a rationally minded-scientist who can’t get past that big leap, there’s a ...