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Best of the Week
After a couple week’s hiatus, “Best of the Week” has returned! You better get a glass of water, because it’s ...
Old and Grey and Only in the Way
Earlier this week, Michael Wex, author of The Frumkiss Family Business, wrote about writing about intermarriage. He will be blogging all ...
Wise Fridays: Who Built This House?
“Unless God builds a house its builders labor in vain on it.” —Psalms 127:1 Find more Wise Fridays wisdom on ...
Praying (and Crying) with Lior
Way back in 2007 when I was at LimmudNY I saw a short version of the documentary Praying With Lior, ...
How Well Do You Know Jewish Cities?
Sorry, that title is a little misleading. What I really meant to say was, how well do you know Jewish ...
A Different Night For LiLo
Hopefully, you’re like me and the first website you check in the morning is TMZ. You never know, something big ...
Na Nach Nachman Punks
I kind of love this video, but I’m not sure how I feel about it morally. It’s the Moshiach Oi! ...
Being the “Kvetch” Guy
On Monday, Michael Wex wrote about the birth of his idea for his new novel The Frumkiss Family Business . ...
Shooting Books
If you were being shot at, and your only means of defense was a work of 2010 fiction, which should ...
Bar Mitzvah Dance Class
I don’t know if I was the most awkward thirteen year old ever. I definitely wasn’t the coolest but, hey, ...
Birth of a Family Business
Michael Wex is the author of Born to Kvetch, and the new novel The Frumkiss Family Business. He will be ...
Don’t Steal Torahs
If you’re thinking that’s pretty obvious, good for you. If you’re thinking, “Hey, why the heck not?” you’re a lot ...
A Stay at the Talmud Hotel in Taiwan
Way back in 2007 I wrote a blog post about the weird Chinese trend of loving all things Jewish. Kind ...
Get ‘Em While They’re…Hot?
With 2010 coming to an end, it’s time to go out and buy some new calendars for your fridge door. ...
Chuck Norris and a Mezuzah
A little while ago we told you about Mezuzazine — an amazing little ‘zine about the strange and wonderful commandment ...