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And the High Priest goes in for the field goal…
In the mid-’90s, Israeli television personality Gil Kopatch brought Rabbi Mordechai Gafni on his sports/talk/news show to discuss the weekly ...
Texas, O Texas
An update on the evolution debate my home state of Crazyland, aka Texas. Just before the school year, the board ...
Rabban Gamliel, Mormons, and People Who Aren’t There
Last night I went to the Mechon Hadar beit midrash for a session on prayer leaders, and what qualities a ...
Jews and Proposition 8
Controversy time!Have an opinion on California’s Proposition 8 banning gay marriage? You are not the only one. Check out the ...
I guess I’m busy dyin’
Having been going to Jewish summer camp since I was nine, I have always been taught that Bob Dylan is ...
Mikvehs of the World
Let it not be said that the Jews of the world have neglected the Internet as a way of spreading ...
The Facebook of Genesis
The ever-lovin’ Esther Kustanowitz just alerted us to the brilliant Facebook of Genesis, in which God…uh, adds a dude named ...
No Mezuzah on Avenue Q
Last night, I went to see the hit Broadway musical, Avenue Q. While I enjoyed the show, I have two ...
How Much Should We Talk About Sex?
I’ve been thinking a lot about sex recently, which is not, like, a new thing for me, but I’ve been ...
Euthanasia in the News
There is a very sad story coming out of the Washington DC area this week. It involves, Motl Brody, a ...
Lekh Lekha (Get out of here.)
That’s right — the next time you don’t like someone, tell them Lekh lekha. That’s what G-d told Abraham, who ...
Messiah & Ignorance
I recently received a bizarre email that went a little like this: “The following are reasons for why the Mashiach ...