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Who Qualifies For Hillel?

Back when I was in college, my roommates were pretty involved with Hillel. And from what I got from them, ...

The Week Before Purim Is Legally Obligated to Drag

It’s Friday, Friday, Friday afternoon, and that means it’s time to look back at the week:Have you tried our Hamantaschen ...

Wise Fridays: On Land and in Heaven

“Each people has as much heaven over its head as it has land under its feet.” —Hayim Nachman Bialik Find ...

Turkish Coffee for the Crown Prince

Earlier this week, Reyna Simnegar, the author of Persian Food from the Non-Persian Bride: And Other Sephardic Kosher Recipes You Will Love, ...

Not So Fast

There are a only a couple more hours left of Taanit Esther, the Fast of Esther.  As per usual, this ...

Anne Frank on Purim (photo)

From my sister-in-law, a vintage picture. I don’t know much about it, except that all these kids are wearing Purim ...

The Manga Megillah

If you’re getting Jewniverse emails (and why would you not? The coolest thing ever, every day, delivered straight to you? ...

A Couple Who Could Use a Ketubah

I find ketubahs to be pretty non-romantic. They’re basically glorified prenuptial agreements, so it seems weird to paint flowers all ...

Alterna-taschen

The New York Times has a fun article on traditional hamantaschen, and some newer riffs on the classic. Fillings of ...

Battle of the 13-Year-Old Kid Videos

The internet moves very quickly. Less than 24 hours ago, I had no idea who Rebecca Black was. And if ...

Miss Venezuela Material

On Monday, Reyna Simnegar, the author of Persian Food from the Non-Persian Bride: And Other Sephardic Kosher Recipes You Will ...

Is This Real?

You know when you see a YouTube video and you cannot tell if it’s real or a spoof? This video ...

Dangerous Phylacteries

How has this happened more than once? A couple months ago, there was a story of a kid who was ...

Eat Your Hamantashen, Take Your Chances

Purim is known as “the fun holiday.” It’s a time during which people dress in costumes, and dance, party, and ...

Masks and Flasks, Love and Light

This commentary is provided by special arrangement with American Jewish World Service. To learn more, visit www.ajws.org.When I finally got ...

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