Mixed Multitudes
Israel’s Unstable Government
Yesterday I mentioned Gidi Grinstein’s suggestion that many of Israel’s problems are rooted in the instability of its government. Here’s ...
The Problem With Israel
I just got back from a lunchtime speech given by Gidi Grinstein, President of the Reut Institute (“an innovative policy ...
Cheesecake Roundup
For one holiday out of the year, we take a break from feasting on meat and move over to the ...
The Impact of Day School
Last week, PEJE (Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education) released its long-awaited study “What Difference Does Day School Make?”.The study ...
Religion in the Public Square
Rabbi Debra Landsberg has posted a thoughtful reply to a comment I posted on her blog about a comment she ...
AJWS Writers’ Fellowship
American Jewish World Service just announced a new writers’ fellowship that they’re launching. Here are the details: American Jewish World ...
The Inspired Kitchen
The latest installment of Adeena Sussman’s MJL food column “The Inspired Kitchen� is now available. The newest recipe: Sour Cherry ...
High Culture (Brian Schwartz, Super Jew)
Wait. Did I say high culture? I meant…whatever Porky’s is. Seriously. I just saw Porky’s for the first time since ...
Yom Yerushalayim
Today is Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), which celebrates the 1967 reunification of Jerusalem. Click here to listen to the actual ...
Jerry Falwell, Dead at 73
This just in: The Rev. Jerry Falwell, who founded the Moral Majority and built the religious right into a political ...