Mixed Multitudes
The Rebbe as Messiah
I’m a few years late, but I’ve finally gotten around to starting Professor David Berger’s The Rebbe, the Messiah, and ...
Yom Kippur & Kapparot
-For most Jews, Yom Kippur presents an especially sharp contrast between how things are supposed to be, and how they ...
My Stomach: My Ruler, My King
Like many Jews, I have stomach problems. Fortunately for most people, their problems aren’t as severe as mine. For three ...
And then?
This week, the Jerusalem Post has an op-ed by a former Birthright Israel participant entitled, “What Now?” Struggling with how ...
American Jews, Marketing, & Yom Kippur
-Ira Forman argues that Walt and Mearsheimer in their new book “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy� demonstrate that ...
Yerida to Yemen
Thanks to Ben over at reshimu for pointing out this fascinating Haaretz news clip about a Jewish family returning to ...
A Tough Balancing Act
Let me make it clear from the outset: I think some of these people and groups I am about to ...
No need for an eruv
My husband and I are just about to close on our first home next week. Looking for homes was a ...
Next Year in Jerusalem
At the end of the neilah, the final part of the Yom Kippur service, we say b’shana haba b’yerushaleym, next ...
Literature and the Arts
-Appreciations of the recently deceased writer Grace Paley: The Jewish Week NJ Jewish News The Forward Los Angeles Times -The ...