Mixed Multitudes
All the Comforts of Israel
Every time I return from a trip to Israel, I find myself craving those creature comforts like iced coffee from ...
Jewlicious: Five Years and Kicking
Five years ago today, the website Jewlicious stopped redirecting to dead air and became a living, functioning blog. Founder David ...
Peace Process in Israel
Alon Pinkas, former Israeli consul-general in the United States says “By not recognizing Israel’s Jewish character, Palestinians exhibit potential irredentist ...
Mazzle Tizzle!
With apologies to Matthue’s blog post below (and to those who fell in the destruction of Jerusalem), I need to ...
16 Days with No Music
Sixteen days to go, that is — out of a total of 21. During the Three Weeks, we’re not supposed ...
Find God, Win Fabulous Prizes!
There’s a famous Jewish text called the Kuzari, written by Judah HaLevi. In it, the king of the Khazars has ...
A Word with Faye and Aliza Kellerman
Mystery writer Faye Kellerman has been good friends with fellow Los Angeles-residents Rina Lazarus and Peter Decker for nearly 25 ...
Water Issues
Much attention has been given to the use of “gray water,” but there are many different forms of gray water, ...
Shabbat Picnic
In the winter, there’s nothing I like more than huddling around a table in a warm kitchen with good friends, ...
Go to this concert! (But cover your ears.)
The excellent David Keesey — guitarist, singer, and all-around huggable dude — is playing tonight at Webster Hall with one ...