Mixed Multitudes
Jewish Wedding Gifts
Planning to attend a Jewish wedding this summer? Here are Jewish gift ideas–some creative, some traditional–that probably aren’t on the ...
Best of the Rest
End of the week, you say? Not so fast. We’ve got a couple of articles for you to read before ...
Der Heilige Jerry Seinfeld (und Khaverim)
Ask anyone I know and they’ll tell you, I hate Seinfeld. I think that neurotic Jews are like ugly babies ...
Brooklyn, Jews, and the Great American Game
I’m not much of a “baseball guy.” Not to say I never have been. For a good portion of my ...
What Isaac and MJ Have in Common
One of the fascinating things about the Bible, especially the book of Genesis, is the way that family dynamics play ...
Wise Fridays: A Monumental Risk
God as we encounter him in the Bible takes a risk monumental in its implications. He creates one being, humanity, ...
David Plotz: Why Is Judaism Such a Failure?
In his last blog, David Plotz, author of Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned ...
Jimmy Carter Finally Makes A Good Point
In second grade everyone in my class was given a US President to study. Mine was Jimmy Carter, and long ...
Jewish Organizations in the News
Defying the general trend toward a merger, the three branches of the JCC of Greater Philadelphia will each be going ...
Ice Hockey In Israel Is Getting Bigger
There have been efforts in the past decade or so to build up a strong hockey program in Israel. I ...