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Obama Introspection

In the wake of Barack Obama’s victory, there’s been quite a bit of laudable introspection on behalf of the Jewish ...

I guess I’m busy dyin’

Having been going to Jewish summer camp since I was nine, I have always been taught that Bob Dylan is ...

The Bernstein Effect

Now that we will have our first African-American president, it’s time to start speculating about the next ethnic/gender/religious barrier to ...

Mikvehs of the World

Let it not be said that the Jews of the world have neglected the Internet as a way of spreading ...

Poll: Great Article Titles

Hey kids, it’s that time of week again, where you get to exercise your democratic right to give your opinion ...

The Case of the Disappearing Church

Last year there was a sad story of a synagogue in Tajikistan that had to be destroyed because the government ...

The Rav Raps on Rahm

This is a how-to guide. Fame is an arbitrary thing, where the spokesperson for a certain person or issue is ...

The Facebook of Genesis

The ever-lovin’ Esther Kustanowitz just alerted us to the brilliant Facebook of Genesis, in which God…uh, adds a dude named ...

Old School Birthing

Yesterday’s New York Times profiled the recent rise in home birthing, a concept that started out as the only option ...

Kristallnacht in Real Time

The Telegraph has reprinted an article that was first published on November 12, 1938, the day after Kristallnacht. What’s so ...

No Mezuzah on Avenue Q

Last night, I went to see the hit Broadway musical, Avenue Q. While I enjoyed the show, I have two ...

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From our friend Kung Fu Jew: kungfujew18 is praying, “Barack atah Illinois, Elohenu melech ha’olam, hoo-ray p’ri ha-electoral landslide.”