Mixed Multitudes
Oy, Spitzer
What’s the Jewish angle on the Eliot Spitzer debacle? Gawker helps us out under the title “Shanda fur die Goyim”: ...
H-taschen
I was doing some research into Purim foods earlier today, when I came across a site addressing the etymology behind ...
The Holocaust in the Arts & Education
-Tony Judt argues, “We have attached the memory of the Holocaust so firmly to the defense of a single country—Israel—that ...
Exodus & Revolution
MyJewishLearning.com is co-sponsoring a pre-Passover six-part class on Michael Walzer’s Exodus and Revolution along with AJWS, AVODAH, Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, ...
Third Intifada?
This article from The Christian Science Monitor, asks whether a Third Intifada is brewing? Which caused me to ask, when ...
Judy Blume
For multiple generations now, adolescent girls have sought the guidance of author Judy Blume in navigating the world of becoming ...
What to Do About Hamas
-Nahum Barnea says Israel has only two options, both “dreadful …either reoccupy Gaza or talk with Hamas.� (Ynet)-The former CIA ...
Terror strikes Jerusalem
This story is just starting to make its way into the American news headlines. I’m sure there will be more ...
Synagogues & Rabbis
-Rabbis find they need to choose their political roles, if any, with care. (Washington Jewish Week) -A look at the ...
Fake Memoirs
Fake memoirs are all the rage. James Frey was never was alone, and he’s gotten more company recently.Margaret B. Jones’ ...