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How to Be Jewish (and Yourself)

I got a pretty wild question in my inbox the other day, in regard to a college application:“‘I am a ...

Living Actively

Our partner, The Samuel Bronfman Foundation, regularly hosts Jewish study sessions on a variety of different topics.  Last week, they ...

The Best of the Week

Soooooooooooooooooooo…what happened this week? Funny you should ask, kids. Funny you should ask.Plenty of Rosh Hashanah stuff for you to ...

J Street, Health Care, and Money Matters

Lenny Ben-David argues that J Street has formed an “alliance with …. the Iranian lobby” and wonders whether “detractors of ...

Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: Temple Menorah Edition

Last week we featured an interview with Daniel Levin, who wrote a historical thriller about the search for the menorah ...

Day After Night: The Book Tour

I will be on the road a fair amount this fall, introducing my new novel, Day After Night, to the ...

Remembering the Victims of September 11th

For most of us, September 11th has become just another day on our calendars. Though we may remember our own ...

Wise Fridays: The Perpetual Mercy Machine

Had the Lord been a God of stern, mechanical justice, then long ago he might have repudiated his covenant and ...

Hitler Is Totally Embarrassed by How Often We Throw His Name Around

So, apparently I like to blog about: sex, independent minyanim, text study, mourning, and Hitler. For those of you who ...

Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?

This is one of those questions that most writers are inevitably asked. For me, the answer is different every time.The ...

The Jerusalem Controversies

All that talk about possible freezes on Jewish construction near and in east Jerusalem is meaningless, reports Abe Selig, because ...

How Kosher is Kosher Salt?

I remember the first time I saw Kosher Salt listed as an ingredient in a recipe I was making. It ...