Mixed Multitudes
Oh To Be Prince Caspian
The temptation to read Judaism into pop culture is great. There is a popular Hebrew High School curiculum based on ...
The Shrinking Diaspora
Recently I heard Sammy Samuels, one of 20 Jews in left Myanmar speak about his homeland and how he made ...
Going Green: The Israeli Way
The Israel Electric Company is hoping to encourage consumers to install solar panels on rooftops by offering to buy excess ...
Wanted: Hot Rabbis.
Earlier this week, another Jewish blog wrote about this story, which reports on the growing absence of men in the ...
Vic Hershkowitz, Handball Legend
Today’s New York Times reports the death of Vic Hershkowitz one of the great handball players of all time. Competing ...
And Yanklowitz…
Yesterday I posted Rabbi Avi Shafran’s response to Shmuly Yanklowitz’s response to Rabbi Shafran’s op-ed response to Yanklowitz’s organization’s response ...
Better than a list of thank yous.
I saw this Bar Mitzvah speech video a few weeks ago. It’s one of the most profound things I’ve heard ...
Rabbi Shafran Responds
On Monday, I wrote about Rabbi Avi Shafran’s op-ed in the Jerusalem Post, which expressed discomfort with those groups calling ...
Sarkozy (and Suicide) in Israel
Some wild and unfortunate events ended French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to Israel today. An Israeli official says a policeman ...
Religion in America
Today’s New York Times reported more findings from a recent Pew study on religion in America, with attention to the ...