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Just thought I’d throw out something light to start off your weekend. This super cool looking Israeli dude named Tal ...
Wise Fridays: Which is the Right Path?
“Which is the right path that you should choose for yourself? One that is admirable in your eyes, and admirable ...
Movies for Tu Bishvat
Over at New York Magazine’s Vulture blog they have a list of movies to help you celebrate Tu Bishvat. Now, ...
Eating Pork in New York
It was close to midnight, the latest I’ve been out in months. My friend Fred Chao had brought me to ...
Mark Twain, “Mishpocha,” and Me
Earlier this week, Erika Dreifus, the author of Quiet Americans, wrote about the inspiration for her book and Jewish-American Literature ...
Is It Okay To Brush Off Anti-Semitic Incidents?
This past week, four synagogues in my hometown of Montreal (actually, they are even in my neighborhood) were attacked in ...
The Secret History of Sheitels
Many married Orthodox women cover their hair with wigs as a sign of modesty. Some of the wigs are pretty ...
A Birthday and An Anniversary: A Book and Its Inspiration
Yesterday, Erika Dreifus, the author of Quiet Americans, wrote about Jewish-American Literature as Multicultural Literature. Check back all week for ...
A Different Kind of Dance
It always confused me that the religious guys I know are horrible (secular) dancers because they almost all shuckle on ...
Bob Dylan and Cher: Together at Last
If you love Bob Dylan and the Band — or, indeed, if you’re a huge fan of Cher — this ...
Jewish-American Literature as Multicultural Literature
Erika Dreifus‘ first book, Quiet Americans, will be published on January 19th. Check back all week for her posts on ...
SNL’s Bar Mitzvah Sketch
Are you still watching Saturday Night Live? A lot of people tell me that they no longer watch the show ...
Jerusalem in the Future
Jerusalem’s Association of Planning and Conservation posed the question to the world: What will Jerusalem look like in 100 years? A ...
LimmudNY: The Responsibility of the Teacher
When you’re attending four or five sessions a day at a conference like LimmudNY, you start to compile an internal ...
LimmudNY: Let’s Not Muddy This Up With Jewish Texts
So I just went to my first session here at LimmudNY 2011. It was called Relationships and Sexuality Consumerist Culture ...