Mixed Multitudes
On Language
–Expressions of love change over time, from “Dodi li va’ani lo,” to “Ani ohev otach!” to “zeh haromantika” to “bar/bat ...
Pollard in the News
The story of Jonathan Pollard seems to never fade from the news for too long. Here are some recent developments: ...
Food Fights
What food would you use to represent Jews? Israelis? Americans? Arab Terrorists? (Matzah, Bagels/Lox/Cream Cheese, Hamburgers, Falafel) In this amazing ...
The Eighth Day of the Week
A community’s sacred texts shed light on its beliefs and values. This is obvious when it comes to liturgy.Hence the ...
Israel & Gaza
-Diverse analysis on the increasingly urgent issue of whether and how Israel should invade Gaza: International Herald Tribune Bernard Avishai ...
Israel’s Government
-David Kimche makes the case for Tzipi Livni taking over leadership of Israel. (The Jerusalem Post) -Nehemia Shtrasler argues that ...
From the Academy: Kissing Kabbalists
In this installment of “From the Academy,� Dr. Joel Hecker, Chair of the Department of Modern Jewish Civilization and Associate ...
At Least It Wasn’t Matzah
From the Jerusalem Post: A Haifa chocolate factory became the unlikely scene of a midnight heist when robbers broke in ...
Secular Humanistic Judaism
-A look at 32 year old Rabbi Adam Chalom, the new leader of Humanistic Judaism. The Society for Humanistic Judaism ...
Sharon Turns 80
Today, we’re reminded that — amazingly — former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is still alive, still in a coma ...