Mixed Multitudes
Obama and Israel Roundup
Khaled Abu-Toameh, the most prominent Arab Israeli newspaper columnist, places the primary blame for the current stalemate in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations ...
Burying Books
Here’s a cool and poignant little short film about going to a genizah, a sort of cemetery for books. A ...
Israeli Basketball Isn’t For Punks
I have to admit, I’ve been excited about Omri Casspi for weeks. But I wanted to be sure that the ...
Best of the Week
The Yankees win! The Yankees win! Oh, I’m sorry. That would be in the “Worst of the Week.” Quick rant: ...
Righteous Reads: Time-tested Picks for Young Adults
Micol Ostow, author of So Punk Rock (And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother), is guest-blogging all week with MyJewishLearning ...
Wise Fridays: Men Follow Women
The Holy One, Blessed be He, said to Moses, “Go speak to the daughters of Israel and ask them whether ...
The Good Wife: Hasid for a Day
A few weeks ago, Matthue Roth, associate editor at MJL, worked on the set of the new CBS drama The ...
Going Kosher at KosherFest
First of all: keeping kosher doesn’t necessarily mean that you eat healthier food than anyone else. It frequently means, however, ...
The Final…5?
I’m not sure if all have you have heard about the Jewish Community Heroes contest being run by the Jewish ...
When Food Comes Between Us
I’m a vegetarian, but I kiss meat-eating men pretty regularly. I’m not afraid of cooking a chicken (or a brisket, ...
Jay Michaelson is God
…And so are you. Michaelson’s new book, Everything Is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism, is a call to ...
David Ostow: Punk Rock Visits the Holy Temple
David Ostow, the comic artist behind So Punk Rock (And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother), and his sister, Micol ...