Mixed Multitudes
Not Just Karpas
How do you “go green” for Passover? The Jew and Carrot has hints for a healthy and sustainable celebration including ...
Christians and Jews
-An “observant Catholic with Jewish tendencies, and … a Jew sobered up from a drugged out mysticism� combine to write ...
Shepping Nachas
Today I’m shepping nachas for (i.e. proud of) two of my good friends.My college roommate Binyamin Appelbaum was recognized with ...
Plagues Illustrated
We’re within a fortnight of Pesach, and it’s crunch time for many Jews. There’s the cleaning and cooking, and more ...
Women in Israel
-Israel’s parliament is only 14.2% women, ranking it 101 out of 188 countries, even below some Muslim countries like Tunisia ...
Stuff Jewish Young Adults Like
While most people were busy talking about the blog Stuff White People Like, some clever folks started Stuff Jewish Young ...
Jews & the Disabled
-A look at the treatment of marginal individuals (lepers, the disabled and the mentally ill) in medieval Northern European Jewish ...
Ultra Nomenclature
In the Forward this week, Abbott Katz begins his plea for new Jewish nomenclature with: “Stop calling me an ultra-Orthodox ...
Move Over, Dmitry
If you haven’t yet seen Orthodox Stance, Jason Hutt’s excellent documentary about Orthodox Jewish boxer Dmitriy Salita, you can check ...
Virtual Talmud
MJL is sorry to hear that Beliefnet’s Jewish blog, Virtual Talmud is being shut down. It has added great insight ...