Mixed Multitudes

Today is the Fast of Esther, the fast that comes the day before Purim, since Purim is happening two days ...

Ah yes. Everyone is paying attention to the Israeli ice dancers because they dressed like Jews and danced to Hava ...

Purim is a celebration of reversals. The Book of Esther, which is traditionally read twice on the holiday, states in ...

“You know I don’t eat kosher food,” my friend David responded when I asked him if he wanted to come ...

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In the tradition of two Jews having three opinions, our friends at PresenTense have made the impossible happen: they’ve published ...

The just-released Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals aims to do for kosher food what Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials did for ...

Here’s my entry in the 28 Days, 28 Ideas series. The article — Idea #23 — was written for Jewcy.com, ...

As a kid, Purim was a pretty great holiday. My synagogue had a big carnival with tons of food and ...

David Rosenberg’s latest books are A Literary Bible: An Original Translationand An Educated Man: A Dual Biography of Moses and ...

Quick reminder. Purim is pretty soon. I’m gonna go as O.J. Simpson. It’s weird that there is no space in ...

I have been thinking critically about marriage, recently. Partially this is because more and more of my friends and mentors ...