Mixed Multitudes
Full of Hate, or Too Nice?
A few days ago a friend sent me a link to this site, and my head has been spinning ever ...
Wise Fridays: The Perils of High Office
Rabbi Judah ben Tabai said: If anyone had said to me before I entered high office, “Assume that office,” my ...
You Sound Like You Are From New York
One of my favorite college classes was Introduction to Linguistics. A particular class stands out in my mind. Our professor ...
TED Talks in Hebrew
The TED Conferences (Technology Entertainment Design) are a pretty big deal with big names of all kinds gathering to share ...
We Should Be More Original
Think of your stereotypical, Eastern European looking Jewish man. Whether you like it or not, Jews will forever be linked ...
Esther: The Whole (Operatic) Megillah
This season, New York City Opera brought back on stage the late Hugo Weisgall’s Esther, a contemporary work based on ...
Bob Dylan’s Christmas Album: What Good Is It? (Part 4)
Seth Rogovoy, author of Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet, wrote about Bob Dylan’s Judaism, Jews who write Christmas music, and ...
Jewish Life on Orchard Street
Maya Escobar, a Jewish Latina video director, performance artist, and creator of shomer negiah panties, has previously worked with young ...
30 Days Since You Died
In Jewish practice, on the thirtieth day after a person dies, the mourners observe sheloshim — a lessening in severity ...
Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue” Inspired By MyJewishLearning.com
You heard me. We are Sarah Palin’s main source of inspiration. Don’t believe me? Just check out her new book, ...