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Middle East Roundup
Has Yitzhak Rabin’s memorial day become the occasion for delegitimizing the national-religious community? (Jerusalem Post)Rob Eshman explains why the “e-mails, ...
Wise Fridays: Professional Development
Rabbi Judah says: Whoever does not teach his son a trade or profession teaches him to be a thief. –Babylonian ...
Back On The Kanye Train!
Oh Taylor Swift. You were doing so well. Everyone loved you and your innocent ways. You even went on The ...
John Oliver’s Jewish Impression Is God Awful (And Funny)
It’s been said over and over again. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart is the king of the Jewish joke. ...
B&H: Camera Shopping As a Religious Experience
We love B&H Photo & Video, the only midtown New York store that I actually have fun in that doesn’t ...
We Experiment on A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs is a bit of a gonzo journalist and a little bit of an undercover secret agent — but, ...
From the Academy: Sociology
Samuel Heilman serves as a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Queens College of the City University of New York and ...
Wise Fridays: Images of God
The images of God as lover, friend, companion, and co-creator are more appropriate metaphors for the God of the covenant ...
Like Sand Through the Hourglass
I don’t normally watch Ukraine’s Got Talent but this winning performance by Kseniya Simonova will blow your mind (and possibly ...
Best Of The Week
Friday afternoon. The sweetest part of Friday. Even better than Friday morning. Almost as good as Friday night. What a ...
Wise Fridays: Why Jews Forget
The Jewish people were rebuked for having “having forgotten God, Who formed you†(D’varim 32:18). This forgetfulness is the principle ...
Regina Spektor or Benjamin Netanyahu?
Last night I was lucky enough to see Regina Spektor perform at Radio City to a packed house. Even though ...