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Not So Fast

There are a only a couple more hours left of Taanit Esther, the Fast of Esther.  As per usual, this ...

The Manga Megillah

If you’re getting Jewniverse emails (and why would you not? The coolest thing ever, every day, delivered straight to you? ...

Alterna-taschen

The New York Times has a fun article on traditional hamantaschen, and some newer riffs on the classic. Fillings of ...

Eat Your Hamantashen, Take Your Chances

Purim is known as “the fun holiday.” It’s a time during which people dress in costumes, and dance, party, and ...

Masks and Flasks, Love and Light

This commentary is provided by special arrangement with American Jewish World Service. To learn more, visit www.ajws.org.When I finally got ...

New Maccabeats Video

What, you didn’t think we would post this video?You remember the Maccabeats. They are that Yeshiva University acapella  group that ...

A Megillah Costume

What are you dressing up as for Purim?If you’re Julie Seltzer — Torah (and megillah) scribe, MJL writer, and challah ...

Steal This Matzah

Over at the Awl there’s an awesome post about something called Moonstrips which are apparently awesome and made of matzah ...

Purim for Puppets

Our friends at Kveller.com have launched their new Purim video. It’s an awesome little piece that shows you the four ...

Why I Suddenly Understand Queen Esther

Sometimes I wonder what I would write about if I wasn’t Jewish and my mother hadn’t died. It’s kind of ...

Kugel Recipes

A traditional Jewish treat.

Mini-Purim

Purim is exactly a month from today. This year in the Jewish calendar is a leap year, which means we ...

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