Mixed Multitudes
It’s Double Mitzvah Time!
Yesterday I had occasion to google the term “double mitzvah.” Growing up going to Jewish day schools, we all knew ...
Crazy Facebook Profiles
Just thought I’d throw out something light to start off your weekend. This super cool looking Israeli dude named Tal ...
Wise Fridays: Which is the Right Path?
“Which is the right path that you should choose for yourself? One that is admirable in your eyes, and admirable ...
Movies for Tu Bishvat
Over at New York Magazine’s Vulture blog they have a list of movies to help you celebrate Tu Bishvat. Now, ...
Eating Pork in New York
It was close to midnight, the latest I’ve been out in months. My friend Fred Chao had brought me to ...
Mark Twain, “Mishpocha,” and Me
Earlier this week, Erika Dreifus, the author of Quiet Americans, wrote about the inspiration for her book and Jewish-American Literature ...
Is It Okay To Brush Off Anti-Semitic Incidents?
This past week, four synagogues in my hometown of Montreal (actually, they are even in my neighborhood) were attacked in ...
The Secret History of Sheitels
Many married Orthodox women cover their hair with wigs as a sign of modesty. Some of the wigs are pretty ...
A Birthday and An Anniversary: A Book and Its Inspiration
Yesterday, Erika Dreifus, the author of Quiet Americans, wrote about Jewish-American Literature as Multicultural Literature. Check back all week for ...
A Different Kind of Dance
It always confused me that the religious guys I know are horrible (secular) dancers because they almost all shuckle on ...