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A Maccabeats Miracle
Last Chanukah the world was introduced to the Maccabeats with their runaway hit “Candlelight.” This year another song, “Miracles,” has ...
The Nuts and Bolts of Peace with Iran
“Even if the messiah tarries, nonetheless, I believe and wait for him, but peace with Iran? Impossible.” When I asked ...
What is Hanukah?
“What is Hanukah?” the Talmud asks and typically each year at this time we are reminded by a variety of ...
A Cartoon Education
The memory of my cousin handing me my first copy of MAD Magazine when I was 12 is still fresh in ...
Closing the Gender Gap
People often ask me why I decided to become a rabbi. Some would say in a condescending tone, “You want ...
Teaching Our Larger Communities About Chanukah
Last year, just before Chanukah, a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman came to me for some assistance. Her four-year-old daughter ...
Hanukkah Mad Libs
This Hanukkah enjoy the holiday with more than just latkes and dreidels. MyJewishLearning is hooking you up with a Hanukkah ...
Watch Obama Speak at the URJ Conference
President Obama is speaking today at the Union for Reform Judaism Biennial. You can watch live online here, or watch ...
Jews in Narnia
Michael Weingrad made something of a splash last year in writing “Why There is no Jewish Narnia” at the Jewish ...
How Transparent Should We Be?
Why Do Infomericals Work?If you ever watch infomercials, you know that what they really sell isn’t just an amazing product ...
Being Compared to Philip K. Dick
Being compared to Philip K. Dick is great, especially when they secretly mean “will die a penniless paperback writer at ...
Where’s Your Tzedakah Box?
It’s the end of the year and a lot of us are thinking about money—how much we can afford to ...
Jewish storytelling: not just at the kitchen table, but about the kitchen table
I was recently sharing my excitement about Bill Bryson’s latest book, At Home , during a Friday night sermon. The ...
Gotta Love It
My husband spent Sunday afternoon at a NY Jets football game with his buddy, Dan. He told me about a ...
Historical Figure Fixation
I might be obsessed with historical figures. Maybe it’s a Jewish thing. But my two most recent books were Osama ...