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Avraham Burg is Throwing his “Personal” Belongings at the Fans

I try not to write about Israeli politics. I really try. Lately, I’ve become a bit jaded on the subject ...

Bush = Santa

Dammit! I so wasn’t going to mention Santa on the Interweb today. And I was never going to mention the ...

Subverting – and Loving – Islam

A few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times did a story on Muslim punk-rock teenagers — and we ran a ...

Haftarah for Miketz

Wisdom and how to wield it.

Kosher Shavers

Traditional Judaism prohibits men from shaving their face with a razor. While many (or most) Ultra-Orthodox Jews don’t shave at ...

Haftarah for Vayigash

Ezekiel promises: The divided kingdoms of Judah and Israel will one day be united.

Blending Traditions on Hanukkah

Motherlode, the parenting blog at NYTimes.com, has a really interesting post with a new twist on the age-old problem of ...

Parashat Vayechi Quiz

Test your knowledge of this Torah portion.

Are Nuns Too Forgiving?

I’m dying to see the new Meryl Streep movie, Doubt, about a nun with a bone to pick, but in ...

I Want to Be a Rebbe

My rebbe is an awesome man. His family lives in a little falling-apart shack on the edge of Boro Park, ...

Rabbi Rackman z”l

Since his death at age 98 a few weeks ago, I’ve been meaning to write a bit about Rabbi Emanuel ...

Will the Madoff Scandal See a Rise in Anti-Semitism in America?

The Ponzi Scheme involving Bernie Madoff stealing some $50 Billion is kind of a big deal. I wouldn’t even know ...

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