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Making Aliyah Is Not A Job

We’re about three minutes away from weekend, but I just want to take this opportunity to vent a little bit. ...

Wise Fridays: Behaving Wisely

“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.” —Abba Eban Find more ...

Like Holy Rollers, But True

I didn’t get a chance to see Holy Rollers, the movie about Hasidic kids who get involved smuggling drugs into ...

As Long As They Don’t Get Any Bright Ideas About Gefilte Fish

On these sweltering summer days, we’re all dreaming about ice cream. But when you dream about ice cream does your ...

Israeli Movie Stars, the Western Wall, and Other Awesome Mistakes

So. I’m in Israel. We’d just had our two free hours in Jerusalem, virtually the only free time on this whole ...

The Quality of Mercy is Not Strain’d

Yesterday night I went to see The Merchant of Venice at the Public Theater in New York. Shakespeare in the ...

Best of the Week

With the week coming to a close, here are some things you might have missed here at MJL:With baby boomers ...

Some Kagan Love

Sometimes you just have to say what is on your mind. I want Elena Kagan to be a member of ...

Jaron Will Pray For You

Remember way back in 2001 there was that band, Evan and Jaron, and they were Jewish brothers who made catchy ...

Where Hasidim Went Wrong

Arthur Green, rector of the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College, just published an article in the Forward on how Hasidim ...

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