Mixed Multitudes
Bob Dylan and Cher: Together at Last
If you love Bob Dylan and the Band — or, indeed, if you’re a huge fan of Cher — this ...
Jewish-American Literature as Multicultural Literature
Erika Dreifus‘ first book, Quiet Americans, will be published on January 19th. Check back all week for her posts on ...
SNL’s Bar Mitzvah Sketch
Are you still watching Saturday Night Live? A lot of people tell me that they no longer watch the show ...
Jerusalem in the Future
Jerusalem’s Association of Planning and Conservation posed the question to the world: What will Jerusalem look like in 100 years? A ...
LimmudNY: The Responsibility of the Teacher
When you’re attending four or five sessions a day at a conference like LimmudNY, you start to compile an internal ...
LimmudNY: Let’s Not Muddy This Up With Jewish Texts
So I just went to my first session here at LimmudNY 2011. It was called Relationships and Sexuality Consumerist Culture ...
Wise Fridays:
“Do not say, ‘Why should I lessen my own fortune by giving my money to this poor person?’ Bear in ...
Best of the Week
Shabbat is just a couple of hours away. Time to start making your cholent! Before you go, here are some ...
Yiddish Shakespeare
Who is this Shakespeare guy anyways? I mean, the guy is definitely past his prime. Am I right, people?Kidding. Kidding. ...
Honi the Circle-Maker
It’s almost Tu Bishvat, the New Year of the Trees! Even though my friends in Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia ...