Mixed Multitudes
Big News: Shul Is Boring
I love when major news outlets come out with stories about something as if it’s a new! novel! idea! when ...
Hatikvah: Blue Fringe’s Dov Rosenblatt Talks about Israel
This is a guest post from Dov Rosenblatt, lead singer and guitarist of the band Blue Fringe. He and the ...
Duck and Cover! The Moshiach is Coming!
In order to get what you want in this world, you have to fight for it. You can’t just be ...
Yori Yanover: An Interview
Yori Yanover is an intense personality. Hey, the guy has a Gawker category named after him, Yori Is the Next ...
The National Day of Prayer Mystery
Two years ago I wrote for Jewcy about how offended I was by the National Day of Prayer which could ...
Breaking The Silence: Israel Activism & American Students
Just days after the Durban II conference in Geneva, and on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day, New York University’s ...
Shared Future, Shared Resources
(Jason’s note: I’m sharing a piece that I co-wrote with two colleagues on the subject of collaboration with other Jewish ...
Every Nebbishy Boy’s Dream
Israel is a Jewish state. There are all types of Jews there. In explaining the nature of the state, someone ...
Yom HaZikaron
I would not redo high school for a billion dollars. I’m pretty sure the damage done by my four years ...
It Bears Repeating
Remembering fallen soldiers is a weird thing. Personally, I find it difficult to really feel pain and sorrow for people ...
Jew on the Train
Judaism is one of those cultural identities that, for most people, is able to be turned on or off. Matt ...
We Remember
When one speaks about Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, almost always the first thing mentioned is the the two-minute siren ...