Partner Blogs
Why Didn’t the Chicken Get to Cross the Road?
It’s that time of year again. That time when I can’t decide whether to stand with my holy-but-barbaric brothers and ...
A Mitzvah that goes beyond borders
Our good friends at the Jewish Publication Society have recently published a fantastic new book. Since WWII, Jewish armed servicemen/women ...
Israelis want to stay out of it.
Rabbis for Obama. Rabies for Obama. Israelis for Obama? Apparently not.A video released last week by Jewish Council for Education ...
Vilde Chayas
I’m the first person to ‘fess up to my Maurice Sendak obsession — Where the Wild Things Are is the ...
I should have majored in Marketing.
As I’ve previously made hints to, I’m a pretty big Sacramento Kings fan. So when I was in Sacramento last ...
The MJL Million
The Forward is looking for help with its next Forward 50, and the new Heeb 100 has just been announced. ...
Yossele Rosenblatt Comes Back to Life
When we talk about amazing Jewish music that came out of the first half of the last century, it’s a ...
I get it, but it just isn’t “haha” funny.
Bubbies and Zaydes in Florida are about to be very confused (No, I’m not going there). In this election they ...
Pondering Historical Questions
Rabbi David Ellenson gives a broad historical overview on “How Modernity Changed Judaism�. (Institute for Global Jewish Affairs) A memoir ...
Asking Forgiveness
I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly haunted.It might just be my social awkwardness speaking (because, really, when’s the ...
Joe Six Pack and the Jews
Unless your internet is down and you don’t have cable (a quick shout out to my brother), you know that ...
An Issue with Lubavitch
The new issue of the Jewish college student magazine New Voices just released its new issue, focusing on the world ...
Repentance & Prostitution
We’re in the midst of aseret yemei teshuva — the Ten Days of Repentance — so I thought I’d share ...
Judaism- Hip and Traditional?
When blogging for a Jewish website, its tough to balance Jewish content in your entries. On the one hand, I ...
Playing Hookie
So while Jews across the country were locked inside Rosh Hashanah services for the past two days, the world outside ...