Mixed Multitudes
That Fashion Trend Is Sooooo 1993…I Mean, 1893.
If you know me, you would know that I am a fashion guru. I applied to be on Project Runway ...
Haggadah Word Cloud
I went over to Open Source Haggadah (an awesome resource for creating your own Haggadah) and grabbed the basic Haggadah ...
How To: Make Your Own Omer Counter
Counting the Omer is a pretty random mitzvah for those of us who wouldn’t otherwise count down the days to ...
Why Aaron? Jewish Theories on Lost
Once again, SPOILER ALERT: If you have not seen this week’s episode of Lost, “Whatever Happened, Happened,” and are planning ...
Turning a Shul into a Racy Home
A while back I wrote about sacred spaces like Churches and synagogues being turned into homes, and how I thought ...
Two Separate Israeli Cabinets
This past week, the Israeli Cabinet, headed by Bibi Netanyahu as Prime Minister, was finalized. A lot of media attention ...
Hametz Party
During Passover, there’s a custom to not even mention the word “bread.” This might just be a Hasidic custom, one ...
Wise Fridays: Do Not Despise an Egyptian
“‘Do not despise an Egyptian’…even though they threw your baby sons into the Nile. Why? Because they provided hospitality to ...
To My Bitter Herb
My dad’s name is Herb. Well Herbert to be accurate. But you can call him Herb.These leads to the same ...
Breaking News: Mitzvah Tank Parade Loud But Boring
Here at MJL we were working hard all morning until we were just interrupted by some loud Jewish music and ...