Jewish History
Hasidic Targeted Advertising
In New York, the Metropolitan Transit Authority is testing digital ads on the sides of buses — and the ever-vigilant ...
Astrology in Medieval Judaism
In the Middle Ages, Ibn Ezra, Maimonides, and others debated the legitimacy of astrology.
Anne Frank in Cambodia
Reincarnators aren’t the only people interested in Anne Frank. The Diary of Anne Frank was recently translated in the Khmer, ...
Magic Bowls
Ancient artifacts reveal Jewish attitudes toward incantations, demons, and the supernatural.
Rebbe Nachman Is Alive and Well and Living Inside Us
Today is the yahrzeit of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov — who, on our site, earns the epigraph The Man who ...
The Bailout: a modest proposal
In the aftermath of the third debate, our friend Sarah Lefton, the person behind all those Jews for Jeter t-shirts, ...
Jewish Magic & the Blood Libels
Suspicion of Jewish magic was behind the medieval accusation of child murder.
Jewish Magic & Medieval Anti-Semitism
In medieval Europe, Jews suffered on account of popular beliefs about Jewish sorcery--and yet their non-Jewish neighbors also tried to benefit from Jewish magic.
Food porn.
Earlier today, Tamar called out the Hasidic community in Williamsburg for, well, defacing advertisements for restaurants that are seen as ...
Food Fight
According to the L.A. Times, Lebanon is planning to sue the nation of Israel in international court because, in their ...
Einstein in the Archives
Most people think science, physics, or crazy hair upon hearing the name of Albert Einstein. But I’m always reminded how ...
Racey Ad
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is an old-school organization in the very best sense. It’s BIG (the largest ...