Mixed Multitudes
You want that you should light my candle?
Recently one of my best friends has become addicted to candles. He’s got everything from sweet vanilla caramel smelling candles ...
Rothschild Fellows Program
A friend recently passed on info about this new program designed for social entrepreneurs with an interest in fostering mutual ...
Did Jews Commit A Pogrom in Hebron?
In Haaretz, journalist Avi Issacharoff writes about his experiences yesterday when he was covering the evacuation of Jewish settlers from ...
It’s All AgriProcessors All the Time
Over at Jewcy they’re running another Rubashkin themed story by failedmessiah Shmarya Rosenberg, and featuring an old post of mine, ...
From The Academy: Marc Michael Epstein
In this installment of “From the Academy,” Dr. Marc Michael Epstein, Professor and Director of Jewish Studies at Vassar College, ...
Congratulations! You Are the 1,000,000 Visitor to MJL!
I don’t know about you, but I barely pay attention to the advertising banners on websites. I usually know what ...
Swimming in Music
Okay, my new music column is up — which discusses the infamous “Bart & the Hasidim” episode of “The Simpsons,” ...
My Father’s Paradise–Interview With Ariel Sabar
I have an admitted bias towards anything related to Aramaic. My dad studies modern Aramaic, and one of my best ...
Israelis and Chabad
I just wanted to point everyone’s attention to this great article by Yossi Klein Halevi that was published this morning ...
Jew Don’t Know ‘Bama!
It should be no surprise to our loyal readers that we have a thing for Obama. And we also love ...