Mixed Multitudes

UPDATE: I thought it was funny enough that Yeshiva University President Richard Joel was nominated for MSNBC’s Boomer Hall of ...

Yeah, they share a name, but televangelist Joel Osteen and Yeshiva University president Richard Joel have something else in common: ...

In discussing the “Next Big Jewish Idea” question, I cited Douglas Rushkoff’s writing on business innovation and noted his book ...

I’m at dinner (at a mexican restaurant). I can’t reflect on any of the day’s events as I spent all ...

Panels are where the business of the AJS conference happens. At worst, they’re dry presentations of old research. At best ...

Over at Jewcy.com, Douglas Rushkoff, the subject of some recent posts here, and our friend Rabbi Andy Bachman are duking ...

Steven I Weiss over at Canonist has posted his two cents on Gary Rosenblatt and the “Next Big Jewish Idea” ...

I’ve been in panels all day — four, including my own. And one lunchtime meeting that was really interesting (it ...

In this week’s Forward, Bethamie Horowitz looks at the recent Boston Community Study that showed that 60% of children in ...

The AJS Conference 101 — a primer: Not many people come to these conferences, so I thought, before I got ...

This year’s Association for Jewish Studies conference is being held in San Diego and begins on Sunday, running through Tuesday. ...

Hanukkah begins tonight, and as always, MJL is here to help you prepare. Learn about the holiday’s history, its theology ...