Mixed Multitudes

Should novels be political? I’m loving Daniel Handler’s answer in Jewcy’s Book Klatch: “Political” is like “experimental,” “realistic” or thousands ...

–The strike of Israel’s teachers, which began October 10, drags on amidst discussion of class size, works hours, and salary. ...

I just received a survey from the Orthodox Union (OU)’s kashrut department asking me what foods I’d like to see ...

Everyone’s got a blog these days. Jewish institutions, celebrities, and even fake characters like to journal what’s going on in ...

From Lee Siegel’s NYT review of the new Bernard Malamud biography by Philip Davis:Paradoxically, the farther he traveled from his ...

-A conference wrestles with the question of whether there is an identity of the Southern Jew, and if so, “is ...

The Writers Guild strike is still going, and while after-work TV-watchers are plunged deeper into rerun land, at-work internet watchers ...

I, like most people who sit in front of a computer all day long, enjoy a good viral video. And ...

If you’ve ever been to Israel as a tourist, it’s likely that you took a picture in front of this ...

The five candidates for the $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature have been announced. This year’s award is for ...

Eating fried foods is one of the distinct pleasures of Hanukkah, and the tradition behind it is well-known. According to ...

I’ve never been a big fan of The View. Mostly because I’m sitting on a train every time the show ...