Mixed Multitudes
A Psalm for P.S. 22
The kids who make up the Chorus of New York P.S. 22 are going to grow up thinking that it’s ...
Jewish Music Lyrics: The Best of 2009
It’s not news that a Hasidic Jew can rule the charts or that Yiddish-revivalist klezmer-punk bands are capable of rocking ...
What Really Counts as Tzedakah?
It’s the end of the year, and you’ve probably been getting a lot of emails from your favorite (and not ...
Jewish Comic Book Characters: The Best of 2009
Comic books in 2009 came one more step closer to being accepted by the literary public. Oh, there were the ...
The Holocaust in Culture: The Best of 2009
Yes, this is a weird culture category; and no, this isn’t the “best of the Holocaust.” After last year’s ubiquity ...
Paris Hilton Is Responsible (and Jewish)
The awesome Jewish poetry magazine The Blue Jew Yorker has its new issue online today. It probably seems like I’m ...
Plowing a “Gonzo” Road through the Rabbinate
Rabbi Niles Goldstein is the author of The Challenge of the Soul: A Guide for the Spiritual Warrior, an approach ...
Jewish Characters on TV: The Best of 2009
There are lots of characters on TV that happen to be Jewish. Like the emergence of African Americans into mainstream ...
Wise Fridays: Your Son is Your Master
Your son is at five your master, at ten your servant, at fifteen your double, and after that, your friend ...
Best of the (Short) Week
Merry December 24th!I hope you are enjoying the end days of 2009. 2010–it’s gonna be a good one. I just ...
Jewish Books You Didn’t Read: The Best of 2009
All week, we’ll be spotlighting the year’s best new Jewish culture in books, music, television, and more. Next: The best ...
Poll: Chinese on Christmas
Yesterday, I ranted about eating Chinese food on Christmas. But I was wondering, how rampant is this practice in the ...