Mixed Multitudes
Super Bowl, Super Sized
Good news for those synagogues who host Super Bowl-watching parties. The NFL reversed a previous ruling that prohibited houses of ...
Obama and the Jews…Again
It seems the campaign to paint Barack Obama as a candidate that’s bad for the Jews/Israel is not over. I ...
Too Early
Last night I was at the grocery store, stocking up before the snow storm hit New York. I saw multiple ...
Hooking Up
-JDate is now offering “a bulk rate to rabbis who want to buy membership accounts for congregants.� But singles gotta ...
Emerging Orthodox Communities
On April 6th, the Orthodox Union will be hosting an event called “Meet Emerging Jewish Communities” in New York. They ...
Education in Israel
-Former Harvard University president Neil Rudenstine argues that the only real solution for Israel’s universities is private philanthropy. (The Jerusalem ...
The Inspired Kitchen
Za’atar, a spice blend popular throughout the Middle East, is ideally a blend of hyssop, sumac, sesame seeds, salt, and ...
Liberal Minhag
I was looking for an article on Jewish customs, minhagim, on MyJewishLearning and, lo and behold, there wasn’t one. Which ...
Take a Hint, JNF.
I was walking by a New York City store, when I saw something curious in the window. They looked like ...
Gay Earthquake
Israel experienced an earthquake last Friday, registering at 5.3 on the Richter Scale. What caused this earthquake? Whatever you do, ...