Mixed Multitudes
NYTimes on Tova Reich
Tova Reich’s novel My Holocaust has been rapturously praised by most critics, but as I mentioned here and elsewhere I ...
Encyclopedia of Jewish Secularism
Haaretz reports: In the Internet and digital information age, few publishers are willing to take on major publishing projects, like ...
New Journal from JBooks.com — Secular Culture and Ideas
Our partner, JBooks.com, and our friends at the Center for Cultural Judaism have launched a new secular Jewish online journal called ...
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 ...