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What Isaac and MJ Have in Common
One of the fascinating things about the Bible, especially the book of Genesis, is the way that family dynamics play ...
Wise Fridays: A Monumental Risk
God as we encounter him in the Bible takes a risk monumental in its implications. He creates one being, humanity, ...
David Plotz: Why Is Judaism Such a Failure?
In his last blog, David Plotz, author of Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned ...
Jimmy Carter Finally Makes A Good Point
In second grade everyone in my class was given a US President to study. Mine was Jimmy Carter, and long ...
Tzenah Urenah
How the Yiddish translation of the Torah, Megillot and Haftarot became associated with women.
Jewish Organizations in the News
Defying the general trend toward a merger, the three branches of the JCC of Greater Philadelphia will each be going ...
David Plotz: Is Monotheism for Jerks?
David Plotz is guest-blogging for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book Council.There are the writers who succeed by arguing evolution exists ...
Just When I Thought This Story Couldn’t Be Weirder…
I saw this yesterday and considered blogging about it. But now the story has become too good not to talk ...
Find God, Win Fabulous Prizes!
There’s a famous Jewish text called the Kuzari, written by Judah HaLevi. In it, the king of the Khazars has ...
Water Issues
Much attention has been given to the use of “gray water,” but there are many different forms of gray water, ...