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The Jewish Pork Cookbook
I’m a vegetarian, but if I wanted a really great pork recipe, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t head right over ...
Jon Stewart Loves Sukkot Jokes
Jon Stewart, as mentioned numerous times on this blog, loves to make Jewish jokes. But he seems to pull out ...
The Best Part of Traveling
Earlier this week, Martin Fletcher wrote about stories he’s covered for NBC’s London bureau and about choosing a title for ...
Ask Your Atheist Friend
It shouldn’t be surprising to find out that people are stupid. You’ve seen the Jaywalking segments on The Tonight Show, ...
Field Stories without Names
Yesterday Martin Fletcher wrote about stories he’s covered for NBC’s London bureau. His new book, Walking Israel: A Personal Search ...
From Serious News to the Tabloids
Martin Fletcher’s newest book, Walking Israel: A Personal Search for the Soul of a Nation, will be available tomorrow. He ...
Leaving Mother Russia
In his last posts, Gal Beckerman wrote about barbecuing with hijackers and his other baby. His first book, When They ...
My Other Baby
On Monday, Gal Beckerman wrote about barbecuing and hijackers. first book, When They Come for Us, We’ll Be Gone: The ...
A (Not So) Easier Fast
On the face of things, when your rabbi tells you that you that he can make your Yom Kippur fast ...
A History of Illegal Shofar Blowing
Did you know that when the British were in charge of Palestine it was illegal to blow a shofar or ...