Mixed Multitudes
Wise Fridays: The Perpetual Mercy Machine
Had the Lord been a God of stern, mechanical justice, then long ago he might have repudiated his covenant and ...
Get My Books Free!
It’s almost Yom Kippur. And what better way is there to celebrate than to get a free copy of my ...
Shofar: The Movie
What is a shofar? What do its calls — tekiah, shevarim, teruah — mean? Why does it send a chill ...
Hitler Is Totally Embarrassed by How Often We Throw His Name Around
So, apparently I like to blog about: sex, independent minyanim, text study, mourning, and Hitler. For those of you who ...
Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?
This is one of those questions that most writers are inevitably asked. For me, the answer is different every time.The ...
Too Smart For Ramah
I’m a lifelong Camp Ramah guy. I find the institution fascinating on a number of levels, including its use of ...
Beck Plays Leonard Cohen
I hardly need an excuse to write more about Leonard Cohen, the observant Jew/Zen Buddhist monk/poet laureate of our dreams ...
Elul: I Am My Beloved’s…But I’m Not Only That
For the month of Elul, I’ve been trying to get myself into shape. One of the things that Rebbe Nachman ...
The Jerusalem Controversies
All that talk about possible freezes on Jewish construction near and in east Jerusalem is meaningless, reports Abe Selig, because ...
How Kosher is Kosher Salt?
I remember the first time I saw Kosher Salt listed as an ingredient in a recipe I was making. It ...