Mixed Multitudes

Nora Rubel is the author of the recently-published Doubting the Devout: The Ultra-Orthodox in the Jewish American Imagination. In her ...

Did you know that there are swear words in the Bible? True story! In Parashat Ki Tavo when God is ...

Birthright NEXT is the organization that follows up with ex-Birthright Israel participants to figure out how to incorporate their experience ...

Maybe you, like me, hate the seders. Fair enough. But if you do (and even if you don’t) there is ...

Walking around New York, it’s very easy to point out the tourists on the street. They walk slowly, closely guard ...

Earlier today, we announced the winner of our Best Seder Ever contest. Here’s another of our favorite entries. There are ...

Our Best Seder Ever contest turned out an array of entries that none of us anticipated. First of all: How ...

Miryam Segal is Assistant Professor in Hebrew in the Department of Classical, Middle Eastern & Asian Languages & Cultures at ...

Most observant Jews don’t use electricity or mechanical devices on Shabbat or Jewish holidays. But what if you are a ...

I am a huge fan of theme parties and themed meals. Just this past Friday I hosted a Breakfast for ...