Mixed Multitudes
Elie Wiesel Digs Jesus
Last night, Elie Wiesel began his lecture at the 92nd Street Y with a few words about Jean-Marie Lustiger, the ...
Faithbook
I’ve recently stumbled across the blog Faithbook, a relatively new project (started this spring) of “On Faith,” the Newsweek-Washington Post ...
Gaza and the West Bank
-The Palestinian Authority is paving a four-lane highway inside Israel’s sovereign territory. You’ve never heard of this? That, says Yossi ...
Deconstructing Black Bar Mitzvahs
Apparently Paul Marx decided to answer my burning question from yesterday, “What is a black bar mitzvah?” With an op-ed ...
Do I have to stop blogging about him?
The truth is out. J.K. Rowling finally admits to the not-so-veiled Christian imagery that pervades the Harry Potter series. The ...
Why? Why? Why?
-Why is it that “young Israelis are fighting for the chance to work as pickers throughout the country’s kibbutzimâ€? even ...
L’Chayim, Motherf***er
Thanks to Jewcy for a heads up on this video, “analyzing” the following Jewish lyrics in Jay-Z’s latest song Roc ...
Jewish Apathy
From AJWS’s Aaron Dorfman…As thousands of Buddhist monks continue to take to the streets of Rangoon in protest over ongoing ...
More Jellies in Your Bellies
The Orthodox Union (OU) has just certified some additional flavors of Jelly Belly jelly beans as kosher: Berry Blue Buttered ...
A New Kind of Jewish-Muslim Dialogue
I’m really hoping that this woman will be able to relate to this one.