Mixed Multitudes

Yom Ha’atzmaut, Motorcycles Included

Tomorrow is Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day! To celebrate, we thought we’d share this mini-documentary we filmed one year at ...

Jonathan Safran Foer on the Haggadah

It seems like the whole world is afire with Jonathan Safran Foer’s new haggadah, which he’s been planning since at ...

MJL is Hiring!

Calling all smart, talented, writerly, computer-savvy, and unemployed people! MyJewishLearning.com is on the hunt for an Editorial Assistant to join ...

Showdown at the Co-Op

So, um, yeah. The coop last night. Utter craziness.First, a recap from the The Daily Show: The Daily Show with ...

Breaking Bad Habits

“It is too late to prepare when temptation is actually at hand.” Rabbi Yitzchak Meir of GerSometimes you find yourself ...

Stereo Sinai Learn to Skate

Our friends Stereo Sinai — who we’ve gushed about on Jewniverse, and who you can pick up a free mp3 ...

Shabbat: A Cure for Busyness

As I write this, I am simultaneously:1. Compulsively checking my email, Twitter, and Facebook. 2. Waiting for an “important” text ...

Harry Potter Talks Jewish Day Schools

This is hilarious: Imagine there’s a Jewish day school called Chagwartz. And imagine that their biggest donor, Lucius Malfoyberg, suddenly ...

Footnote: Finally a Movie that Understands Academia

It’s tough out there for an Israeli film at the Oscars. When an Israeli film gets nominated for best foreign ...

Oprah and the Hasidic Ladies

Tonight, OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, is airing the second part in its “Hasidic Jews of Brooklyn” special. Oprah visits ...