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Interview: Eitan & Omri Casspi
When the Sacramento Kings drafted Omri Casspi from Israel back in June, I was pretty excited. Being a die-hard Kings ...
Kindly Ones Keep Us Company
I got a review copy of Jonathan Littell’s novel The Kindly Ones — a massive, 982-page paperweight of a novel ...
Blood Libel Blues
I’m not sure whether to be offended or amused by this — right after I professed my love for all ...
770s of the World
Admittedly, 770 Eastern Parkway, the biggest synagogue in Crown Heights and the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidic Judaism, ...
The Joy of Hanukkah
JTA did all the work in finding this one, so they get the props for it. I’m very happy they ...
The Miracle of The Wind-Powered Menorah
When Yeshiva University student Mark Stauber would walk down Amsterdam Avenue daily to go to class, his yarmulke would continuously ...
Wise Fridays: Self Improvement
If you won’t be better tomorrow than you were today, then what need do you have for tomorrow? –Rabbi Nahman ...
The Jewish Camps in Trinidad?
A week from today I’ll be in Trinidad. I’m vacationing in Suriname, and on the way I have a long ...