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Watch Obama Speak at the URJ Conference
President Obama is speaking today at the Union for Reform Judaism Biennial. You can watch live online here, or watch ...
Jews in Narnia
Michael Weingrad made something of a splash last year in writing “Why There is no Jewish Narnia” at the Jewish ...
Jewish storytelling: not just at the kitchen table, but about the kitchen table
I was recently sharing my excitement about Bill Bryson’s latest book, At Home , during a Friday night sermon. The ...
Historical Figure Fixation
I might be obsessed with historical figures. Maybe it’s a Jewish thing. But my two most recent books were Osama ...
Jews, Non-Jews, and Being Losers Together
Yesterday, I put out a Twitter call: What should I write about? The always-dependable dlevy asked, in reply, “have you ...
Towards An Embracing Community
Last week I had the privilege to lead a conversation with 20 or so Jewish young adults in Boston on ...
Publishing a Real Life Old-Fashioned Book
Here’s the thing about being both an author and a blogger: It makes you impatient. When I write a rant ...
Why I Wrote “The Inquisitor’s Apprentice”
When I try to explain why I wrote The Inquisitor’s Apprentice — and why it’s emphatically not a Jewish Narnia ...
The Urgency of Civility
It seems to me that we do not do a lot of talking to each other anymore. There is lots ...
The Study of Torah Encompasses Them All
A young man adorned with a black hat, a prayer shawl and phylacteries offers up his morning prayers in the ...
Jews in America’s West
Yesterday, Anna Solomon wrote for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning about a grandmother’s secrets. Her novel, The Little Bride , is now ...