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The Synagogue Review
A New Jersey Conservative synagogue finds that instrumental music draws crowds for a Friday night service. (NJ Jewish News)Five synagogues ...
The Hope (free mp3!)
My Hasidic father-in-law, after being initiated as the president of his local branch of United Israel Appeal (an organization that, ...
Hostile Games
The Olympics are supposed to be a unifying event, bringing together the world for 17 days of friendly competition. Yet ...
Olympic Culture Hacking
Meredith pointed out that Jews and Israelis are winning Olympic medals all over the place, and then asked, “Why do ...
Haisdic ‘Fixer’ Runs for City Council
Do you ever notice how, for a paper with so much anti-Israel tactics, the New York Times sure reports a ...
The Onion takes on Postville
The Agriprocessors story continues to show up in newspapers of record. Today’s addition: The Onion . In its “American Voices” ...
Cool Jew (DVD Bonus Cut)
Lisa Alcalay Klug’s new book, Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe, is a history and ...
Magic Jewish Fences
Two things: first of all, Tamar Fox’s article on Jewcy about the struggle to erect an eruv — or what ...
Jews at the Games
Here’s a list of all of the Jewish athletes at the 2008 Summer Games, many of whom joined Israeli President ...
8-8-08!
And so it begins. The Olympics. Only the best sporting event in the history of man! My TV will be ...
Lego Hasidic Wedding
If you’ve ever wondered what an Australian Hasidic wedding looks like….well, it’s not exactly like this, but it comes pretty ...
Tisha B’Av in NYC
For those of you in New York City, the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning will be holding its annual ...
The First Jewish President
Toni Morrison famously referred to Bill Clinton as the “first black president,” writing that he displayed “almost every trope of ...
Jesus and Me
Benyamin Cohen’s new book My Jesus Year is nearing its release date, and the official website has just gone up. ...