Mixed Multitudes
Seriously, Coen Brothers…
The new film “A Serious Man,” by Joel and Ethan Coen — long-rumored to be their most serious, their most ...
Wise Fridays: Each Soul Has a Role
Each individual soul is unique and special, in terms of its essence, its capacity, and what is demanded of it. ...
National Pierogi Day!
This week we celebrate Sukkot, which is sometimes referred to as Zman Simhateinu, the time of our happiness. Why are ...
What A Strange Sukkot
I’m going to admit something pretty sad. I’ve been a terrible Jew this Sukkot. For someone who claims that he ...
A Chat With Shahar Peer
Recently at this year’s U.S. Open, MyJewishLearning spoke with Israeli tennis superstar, Shahar Peer. At 22 years old, Shahar Peer ...
Milk & Honey (& Scotch) Cocktail
I have gotten so vocal about my love of whiskey that many of my friends show up with a bottle ...
Where in the World is Simhat Torah?
It took me about five minutes into meeting the fabulous Sean Altman to blurt out: “Ispentfiveyearsofmylifewatchingyou!”To children of the ’80s, ...
Harvest To Harvest
Just wanted to pass along a cool program that Birthright Next is having this fall. Harvest to Harvest is a ...
The Festival of Where-Should-I-Eat?-ness
Yes, Sukkot is a time of joy. In our prayers, we call it “z’man simhatenu,” which literally means “the happy ...
Shotgun Not Inviting Him To My Seder
I sure hope Mahmoud Ahmadinejad knows how to swim. Because when he wipes Israel, and consequently Jews, off the map, ...