Mixed Multitudes
Wise Fridays: The Value of Independence
Without moral and intellectual independence, there can be no national independence. —David Ben Gurion Find more Wise Fridays wisdom on ...
O Canada is Jewish
Fine, the song isn’t Jewish, nor was the person who wrote it. But if you saw the Opening Ceremonies for ...
Build a Prayer
If you’ve spent any time with a siddur in the past few years, you’ve probably wondered how you’re supposed to ...
That Old Time Religion: Interview with a Girl in Trouble
Alicia Jo Rabins is the frontswoman of Girls in Trouble. Their self-titled album was just released on JDub Records, and ...
You Never Forget Your First Time
Not long ago I wrote about that old die-hard myth of Jews having sex through a hole in the sheet. ...
(Jerry) Wolfman, DDS
Have you seen the new Wolfman movie? Yeah, me neither. Not my cup of tea. Plus Benicio Del Toro is ...
Many Takes on Hamantaschen
We’re closing in on Purim, and in my apartment that means it’s time to start making candy vodka, and of ...
How Jews Mourn
People grieve in different ways. While Judaism may have set rules and regulations on death and mourning, the ways people ...
Buy Yourself Some Nikes
You’d think I’d tire of talking about Omri Casspi. But every time I think I’m done, the guy just gets ...
Best of the Week
The calm before the storm.I always think about when “busy season” is at MyJewishLearning.com. You would think that it would ...
Wise Fridays: Laziness and Satisfaction
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.–Anne Frank Find more Wise Fridays wisdom on MJL.
The Stage vs. the Page
In his last posts, Joel Chasnoff, author of The 188th Crybaby Brigade: A Skinny Jewish Kid from Chicago Fights Hezbollah: ...