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Charlie Wilson’s Jews

Yesterday, I took in a viewing of Charlie Wilson’s War, the Aaron Sorkin-written, Tom Hanks-acted film about the congressman responsible ...

Transitions

Last week, I blogged about the closing of the Ziv Tzedakah Fund. Today I received this letter from their Israel ...

Ziv Tzedakah Fund to Close

For more than 25 years, Danny Siegel, aka the Mitzvah Man, has been distributing money to little-known tzedakah projects primarily ...

Ibi Lobove Youbou

This past weekend, I spent time with a dear friend from college. He’s always full of interesting, if not bizarre ...

Sell the Matzah, Keep the Hametz

Still looking for a holiday gift? Got $25 million just laying around? The Streit’s Matzo factory, prime real estate located ...

Happy Holidays

We’ve learned through both our user survey and anecdotally that many of our readers are not Jewish. To those readers ...

Most Inspiring Person of 2007

Beliefnet has been polling its readers for a little while now, trying to decide on the most inspiring person of ...

Tenth of Tevet

Today is the 10th of Tevet, a minor fast day that symbolizes the first of a series of events which ...

Fellowships for Young Jews

You know when all of the Jewish blogs are talking about the same thing that either a) We all got ...

Synagogues & Rabbis

-When an interfaith center building is owned in part by a Messianic Jewish organization, should a rabbi agree to officiate ...

Did Xmas really win?

Last week, the House passed Resolution 847, recognizing Christmas and the Christian faith. Not a big deal. They pass these ...

Russian Jews

-A look at alleged attempts being made by the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv to persuade Russian emigrants to return ...

Politics & Literature

Should novels be political? I’m loving Daniel Handler’s answer in Jewcy’s Book Klatch: “Political” is like “experimental,” “realistic” or thousands ...

Israel News Update

–The strike of Israel’s teachers, which began October 10, drags on amidst discussion of class size, works hours, and salary. ...

Kosher Frozen Diet TV Dinners? YES!

I just received a survey from the Orthodox Union (OU)’s kashrut department asking me what foods I’d like to see ...