Mixed Multitudes

This month’s issue of Esquire cites a funny — and oddly insightful — description of the Jewish condition from…um…Roseanne: When ...

Yesterday I wrote that no politician in his or her right mind would do anything “bad for the Jews.” Not ...

-A new documentary series looks at how well women writers in Israel can function. (Haaretz)-In Israel, the detective novel genre ...

This week Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life announced that it has been made a full member of the ...

Yesterday I noted the passing of Mir rosh yeshivah, Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum. The New York Times obituary cites the AP ...

It’s primary day in New Hampshire, and it seems the whole country is (and rightfully should be) talking about who ...

In response to PBS’s new series chronicling Jewish Americans, Jonathan Sarna has an essay on “On Faith” that examines the reemergence ...

In keeping with our recent story about sporting trends and Judaism, Ynet is reporting that kosher food is now available ...

Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum, the head of the Mir Yeshiva in Brooklyn, passed away yesterday at the age of 86. Rav ...

Recent stories about conversion standards in Israel have revolved around halakhic observance (or the lack thereof), but an interesting case ...