Mixed Multitudes

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Special Confession

The Washington Post has an interesting article about the Vatican’s “tribunal of conscience” which is an extra special level of ...

Jewish Words and Knee-Jerk Reactions

Yesterday, Jason bolted out of his office with the news that a plane had crashed into the Hudson.Caught in conversation, ...

The Food Was a Little Salty…

Anyone watch the show Top Chef? On Wednesday night at 10 on Bravo, you can watch what I think is ...

Dropping the S Bomb

I have a friend in his fifties who has been dating for about thirty years now. He’s a smart, interesting ...

The Bible: The Cover Version

The most lasting stories are the ones that transcend circumstance–geography, culture, even linguistic and temporal idioms. An amazing, mind-blowing story ...

Raise a Glass to Coney Island

Well, it’s official: Astroland has closed, and it isn’t opening up again. Although rumors are flying everywhere (am I the ...

Liquid Love

I don’t know Molly Young, but she is about to become my new best friend.Anyone who seems to love Cel-Ray ...

Jewish Food Tourney: #2 Lox & Bagel vs #10 Gefilte Fish

That’s right! An all fish matchup.But before we get to it, I can’t write a post without mentioning that #8 ...

Holocaust Literature is Over (Maybe)

As Meredith noted recently, the Holocaust film industry is experiencing (even by Holocaust film industry standards) a very successful run, ...

You’re Doing It All Wrong: Latkes

I know latkes are so two weeks ago, but I just found this video and think it’s kind of awesome. ...

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