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Poll: A Jewish Resolution
I’m not going to lie to you. I don’t really make New Year’s resolutions. Unless you count “buy some new ...
The War on Hanukkah Gelt
Yesterday I gave a bag of Hanukkah gelt to a non-Jewish friend of mine. It was leftover from the holiday, ...
Poll: Chinese on Christmas
Yesterday, I ranted about eating Chinese food on Christmas. But I was wondering, how rampant is this practice in the ...
Two Days of Jewish Confusion
If you haven’t heard, tonight starts Christmas — which I think is the only non-Jewish holiday that starts at sunset, ...
We Can Do Better Than Chinese Food
This is something that I’ve never really understood. Why is it a “thing” to eat Chinese on Christmas Eve? Yeah, ...
I Hate Christmas
We are in the strange void between Hanukkah and Christmas, a time where Jews are already sick of being proud ...
Best of the Week
“Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted. One moment. Would you capture ...
Poll: Hanukkah Presents
With tonight being the 7th night of Hanukkah, I’ve started to wonder, how come I haven’t gotten more presents? My ...
Hanukkah Minstrels Are Making the Rounds
MyJewishLearning’s new versions of traditional Hanukkah songs have been getting noticed! Alicia Jo Rabins’ cover of “Sivivon Sov Sov Sov” ...
The Joy of Hanukkah
JTA did all the work in finding this one, so they get the props for it. I’m very happy they ...
How to Write a Facebook Invitation
Tonight we’re having a rabbi from Israel speak at our place. My wife tasked me with writing the Facebook invite ...
Whisky Menorah
I customarily make a Hanukiyah out of beer bottles, as a kind of homage to the hipsters in my life. ...