Mixed Multitudes

Last week, the House passed Resolution 847, recognizing Christmas and the Christian faith. Not a big deal. They pass these ...

-A look at alleged attempts being made by the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv to persuade Russian emigrants to return ...

Should novels be political? I’m loving Daniel Handler’s answer in Jewcy’s Book Klatch: “Political” is like “experimental,” “realistic” or thousands ...

–The strike of Israel’s teachers, which began October 10, drags on amidst discussion of class size, works hours, and salary. ...

I just received a survey from the Orthodox Union (OU)’s kashrut department asking me what foods I’d like to see ...

Everyone’s got a blog these days. Jewish institutions, celebrities, and even fake characters like to journal what’s going on in ...

From Lee Siegel’s NYT review of the new Bernard Malamud biography by Philip Davis:Paradoxically, the farther he traveled from his ...

-A conference wrestles with the question of whether there is an identity of the Southern Jew, and if so, “is ...

The Writers Guild strike is still going, and while after-work TV-watchers are plunged deeper into rerun land, at-work internet watchers ...

I, like most people who sit in front of a computer all day long, enjoy a good viral video. And ...