Mixed Multitudes
The Dirty (Crispy?) Underbelly of the Matzah World
I have always been appalled by the prices of various Kosher for Passover foods (yet again, I urge you to ...
Superman Never Had a Bris
We all know Superman has Jewish roots, but until today I never thought about whether he was circumcised. Now, of ...
Passover Fun
This morning, I went crazy in Crown Heights. If you’re a first-born child, the way I am, today should have ...
Happy Passover (and a kosher one)
A rabbi used to go around wishing everyone a kosher Purim and a happy Passover. Someone stopped him and said, ...
Preparing for Passover: There’s an App for That
According to this precious Washington Post article, there’s an iPhone app that you can use to learn the four questions ...
Best of the Week
Around this time every year, I count my blessings. Because as much as I’m not a fan of Passover, I ...
100,000 Strong
I have some good news to pass on from the offices of MyJewishLearning.com. Hopefully, by weekend’s end, MyJewishLearning’s YouTube videos ...
Based on a “True” Story
Nora Rubel is the author of the recently-published Doubting the Devout: The Ultra-Orthodox in the Jewish American Imagination. In her ...
Passover Round-Up
I’m not even going to try to cover all the Passover happenings in Internetland. I’m just going to throw it ...
Jewish Politics Making Headlines
Last night I was reading the New York Times online and saw the following headline: Frum Forced Out At Conservative ...
Wise Fridays: Where’s the Bread?
“Where there is no bread, there is no Torah.” —Pirkei Avot: Ethics of the Fathers 3:17 Find more Wise Fridays ...
What About Corn?
It started with a simple tweet. Little did I know that I would be spending my morning figuring out the ...