Mixed Multitudes
Holocaust in the News
A potential convert finds himself “never able to connect emotionally with the Nazi genocide as so many of my fellow ...
The Messiah Is Coming
This morning on the way to work, an old Israeli guy in an undershirt and suspenders was standing outside, watching ...
Faster, Faster: Asara B’Tevet
Today is the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tevet, and as such is a minor fast day. You ...
Yiddish revivalist ’70s pop
My newest Nextbook music column covers singer-songwriter Avi Fox-Rosen and the revival of the ’70s Yiddish pop singers The Barry ...
There’s No Business like Shoah Business
Someone recently asked me “Have you seen that new movie? You know, the one about the Holocaust?” You mean anything ...
Taqwacore wisdom
All weekend I’ve continued my obsession with Michael Muhammad Knight’s book The Taqwacores, which follows a bunch of young Muslim ...
Kaddish: It’s Different for a Girl
I haven’t written much about actually saying Kaddish in the past few months, partially because it has become so much ...
Jewish Food Tourney: #6 Apples & Honey vs #11 Matzah, #7 Hamentashen vs #10 Gefilte Fish
5 matches. No upsets. That’s just the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. I tried to push for Manischewitz Wine, but ...
New Year’s is More Important than Shabbat
Matthue just read the title of this post and passed out.New Year’s is always a weird time for me. Lately, ...
Depression and Prayer
A few years ago, right about the time I was becoming religious, I started getting hit with Seasonal Affective Disorder. ...