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The Iraqi Jewish Archive
The Iraqi Jewish Archive, as it became known, is both proud and pitiful.
Talmud: An Explanation
There is no getting away from the Babylonian Talmud--love it, hate it, or both.
Wise Fridays: Oppressed by Judaism?
“You feel oppressed by your Judaism only as long as you do not take pride in it.” —Bertha Pappenheim Find ...
Leaving Mother Moldova
Marina Blitshteyn is the author of the new poetry chapbook Russian for Lovers. She has been blogging all week for ...
Was Lenin Jewish?
Exploring the ancestry of the mastermind of the Bolshevik revolution.
Wise Fridays: Love Without Criticism
“Love unaccompanied by criticism is not love…Peace unaccompanied by rebuke is not peace.” —Genesis Rabbah 54:3 Find more Wise Fridays ...
Crumbs Cupcakes: A Passover Tease
Crumbs Bake Shop has a line of Passover inspired cupcakes this year. Passover inspired, which is apparently very different from ...
Today Could Have Gone Better
For many years my homepage on my computer was the Jerusalem Post, not because I found them to be the ...
March Rabbness
Even if you aren’t a college sports fan, let alone a sports fan, you have to admit that the March ...
Who Qualifies For Hillel?
Back when I was in college, my roommates were pretty involved with Hillel. And from what I got from them, ...
The Week Before Purim Is Legally Obligated to Drag
It’s Friday, Friday, Friday afternoon, and that means it’s time to look back at the week:Have you tried our Hamantaschen ...
Wise Fridays: On Land and in Heaven
“Each people has as much heaven over its head as it has land under its feet.” —Hayim Nachman Bialik Find ...