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Colbert Wants To Be A Jew

Yesterday, was Ash Wednesday, which officially brought in Lent. Not sure how familiar all of you are with Lent. Personally, ...

The Opposite of a Scandal

As far as I can tell, there are two kinds of scandals. There’s the “I can’t believe that someone who ...

Everybody’s Jewish

People who are apparently Jewish, or at least Jew-ish according to the latest news cycle:Valerie Jarrett Charlie Sheen John Galliano’s ...

New Maccabeats Video

What, you didn’t think we would post this video?You remember the Maccabeats. They are that Yeshiva University acapella  group that ...

A Megillah Costume

What are you dressing up as for Purim?If you’re Julie Seltzer — Torah (and megillah) scribe, MJL writer, and challah ...

Origins of Jewish Humor

I don’t live in the same city as the rest of my family. And while I try to talk to ...

Steal This Matzah

Over at the Awl there’s an awesome post about something called Moonstrips which are apparently awesome and made of matzah ...

Purim for Puppets

Our friends at Kveller.com have launched their new Purim video. It’s an awesome little piece that shows you the four ...

Best of the Week

It’s warming up people. That groundhog wasn’t lying! March is here and onto spring we come.Yes, I do love fried ...

Wise Fridays: Deception in Business

“It is forbidden to defraud or deceive any person in business. Jew and non-Jew are to be treated alike. If ...

Reimagining the Talmud

Earlier this week, Aaron Roller, an editor of Mima’amakim, wrote about the Jewish Austin Powers and the Jewish poetry conspiracy. ...

Top Chef Goes Kosher

Anyone who keeps kosher and watches Top Chef knows that a kosher challenge would be epic. Imagine all of the ...

Purim Video Shoot

This week, we got ready for our new Purim video, which we’re getting prepared and mixed and psyched to show ...

Reminding You To Root For Omri Casspi

If I could, I would write about Omri Casspi every day. That’s just the truth. You have no idea how ...

Jewish Languages: What’s Trending?

“Yeshivish” is a normal form of discourse for many Orthodox Jews in America–but could it become a new language? (Forward)Daven ...

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