Mixed Multitudes
Two Days of Jewish Confusion
If you haven’t heard, tonight starts Christmas — which I think is the only non-Jewish holiday that starts at sunset, ...
Kindly Ones Keep Us Company
I got a review copy of Jonathan Littell’s novel The Kindly Ones — a massive, 982-page paperweight of a novel ...
We Can Do Better Than Chinese Food
This is something that I’ve never really understood. Why is it a “thing” to eat Chinese on Christmas Eve? Yeah, ...
Blood Libel Blues
I’m not sure whether to be offended or amused by this — right after I professed my love for all ...
I Hate Christmas
We are in the strange void between Hanukkah and Christmas, a time where Jews are already sick of being proud ...
Too Much Time On Your Hands: Cholent Cookoff 2009
I really like ranking food. So much so that I even held a 16-team tournament to determine the best Jewish ...
770s of the World
Admittedly, 770 Eastern Parkway, the biggest synagogue in Crown Heights and the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidic Judaism, ...
Best of the Week
“Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted. One moment. Would you capture ...
Religious Life (the Fan Video Version)
This new video has been making the rounds. It’s an Internet viral video, so I’m not going to psychoanalyze it ...
The Curious Case of Professor Barabtarlo
Michael Idov is a contributing editor at New York Magazine and the author of the novel Ground Up. In his ...
Poll: Hanukkah Presents
With tonight being the 7th night of Hanukkah, I’ve started to wonder, how come I haven’t gotten more presents? My ...
We Did It! Thanks To You Of Course.
I have some fantastic news to share with all of you. As most of you know, we recently asked you ...