Celebrate

Go to this concert! (But cover your ears.)

The excellent David Keesey — guitarist, singer, and all-around huggable dude — is playing tonight at Webster Hall with one ...

Taking the Messiah out of the Three Weeks (and Putting Joy In)

Today is the 17th of Tammuz, the day when five big catastrophes happened in Judaism:* Moses smashed the original Ten ...

Everybody Dance (and Daven) Now

You know what the shema has always been missing? Blonde girls in leggings. Also a DJ. And awkward dance moves. ...

Religiously Modest Bathing Suits

Of all the ways that fundamentalist Jewish, Muslim, and Christian women could possibly come together, modest swim suits rank at ...

Hanukkah Does Not Fall in June

I’m sure Sammy Davis Jr. was a good guy. It’s kinda cool too that he was a convert to Judaism. ...

Father’s Day: Win a Load of Stuff

With Father’s Day practically sinking in on us — and an awesome new MJL article from Neal Pollack just a ...

The Omer: A Slideshow Presentation

Seven weeks. What has happened to me in the past seven weeks? I’ve gotten two new toothbrushes. I’ve showered 42 ...

Ten Cheesecake Recipes Plus Some Other Excellent Ideas

I’m going to be at Camp Ramah for Shavuot which means I’ll probably be eating less than stellar food. This ...

Why Stay Up All Night Studying Torah?

Tonight, Jews across the world will pull an all-nighter. Some will sit in synagogue all night long; others will “shul-crawl,†...

Free Love and Communal Shabbat Dinners

When I lived in San Francisco, I didn’t have much going on in the way of hospitality — mainly because ...

Yom Yerushalayim: Break Out the Kugel.

Tomorrow is Yom Yerushalayim, or Jerusalem Day. This year I didn’t do much for Yom Haatzmaut, but I can’t let ...