Mixed Multitudes

Against New Fruit

Is it just me, or is the new fruit custom on the second night of Rosh Hashanah one of the ...

Recently, Moment magazine asked me to write an entry for their “Speaking Volumes” series. They approach current Jewish authors and ...

It’s not that hard to play the shofar. Believe me, I’ve led enough High Holiday kids services in my life ...

As Labor Day Weekend approaches (and Rosh Hashanah!), let’s take a look at what you may have missed this week ...

Sometimes, a video’s brilliance is its simplicity. You don’t always need to fluff it up with fancy scripts and visuals. ...

“Revelation is not an act of [a prophet] seeking, but of his being sought after, an act in God’s search ...

Earlier this week Stacey Ballis wrote about Rosh Hashanah cooking and fasting on Yom Kippur for the JBC/MJL Author Blog. ...

I have some news for you. Curb Your Enthusiasm may not be the most Jewish show out there. That title ...

This is the first-place winner of MyJewishLearning.com and Shemspeed.com’s High Holiday Poetry Contest . Read our other winners, Wet Toes ...

I have a confession to make: I don’t like apples and honey. I mean, I don’t dislike them, but I ...

Earlier today, we announced Dragon Tefillin, the third-place winner in our High Holiday Poetry Contest, sponsored by MJL and Shemspeed. ...

On Monday, Stacey Ballis wrote about Rosh Hashanah cooking. Her newest book, Good Enough to Eat, will be available September 7th.As I mentioned ...