Mixed Multitudes
Introducing JSoN
Our partner, Jewish Coalition for Service, recently launched its new web initiative, the Jewish Service Online Network (JSoN, for short — ...
Falling Man
I just received a copy of Don DeLillo’s new novel, Falling Man, which will be published in mid-May. DeLillo is ...
Fein: Circumcision is Fine
In this week’s Forward, Leonard Fein takes on the anti-circumcision crowd (and makes a few jokes along the way):Google “circumcisionâ€? ...
The Inspired Kitchen
The latest installment of Adeena Sussman’s MJL food column “The Inspired Kitchen� is now available. The newest recipe: Kasha Varnishkes, ...
More Englander
Some more notes on last night’s Nathan Englander/Ben Karlin conversation.– Karlin was, for the most part, hilarious (which should be ...
Jew Englander Jew (cf. Judaism; Jewish)
Last night, at the New York Public Library, Nathan Englander conducted his first reading/program for his new novel, The Ministry ...
Israeli Art
This Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli artists have a lot to celebrate. As JTA’s Ben Harris recently reported, Israeli art is doing ...
Oy, Such a Shmendrick!
The amateur etymologist in me enjoyed this piece on the genesis of the Yiddish term shmendrick in the April issue ...
Yom Hazikaron 2007
A painful and moving tribute to those who gave their lives for Israel.
The Envelope, Please
MJL has been nominated for a Jewish and Israeli Blog Award for Best New Blog. Are you an avid reader ...