Mixed Multitudes
Wise Fridays: To Say or Not to Say
Just as you are commanded to say something that will be obeyed, you are commanded not to say anything when ...
Adventures of Todd & God: How to Go Green
When we last saw Todd & God, they were throwing down some cool house tunes while putting up a mezuzah. ...
Poll: Israeli Fruit
I was in the market the other day looking for a good, healthy breakfast option. What could I get that ...
Phylactery, Olfactory, Same Thing
Oy vey. Check out this video of the Chief Inspector of the Philadelphia police department talking about the plane that ...
What’s the Best Way to Give to Haiti?
In the days since the devastating earthquake in Haiti, you have likely been inundated with requests to give money and/or ...
Armed (With Tefillin) And Not Dangerous
When I lived in Nashville I got used to the people at the airport pulling out my tefillin and getting ...
What Are Your God Arguments?
Last week, we featured two posts by author Rebecca Goldstein (found here and here). Goldstein’s new novel, 36 Arguments for ...
The IDF in Haiti
This video from CNN has been making the rounds on facebook for a couple of days, but I wanted to ...
Forest Hills State of Mind
How long have you had that Jay-Z/Alicia Keys song in your head? Three months? Four months? Get out of here! ...
Limmud NY 2010: The Quintessential Limmud Experience
The thing I always love about Limmud is the sheer number of times every day that my world is completely ...
Limmud NY 2010: Pet Peeves and the Holocaust
This morning at Limmud NY I overslept and just barely made it to the beginning of a session about Holocaust ...
Limmud NY 2010: Drinking, Sex, and Megillat Esther
Shabbat is over at Limmud NY, and once again I’m skipping the big havdalah event to write up some quick ...