Partner Blogs
The New Settlement Freeze
Amos Harel points out that “in practice … there will be nearly no change in settlement construction, at least not ...
How to Write a Hanukkah Song
The rest of the world is still eons away from Hanukkah. If you’re super-prepared — like my mother, for instance ...
Wise Fridays: Learning to Lie
One should not promise a child something, and then not give it to him, because as a result, the child ...
Keep It Rollin’!
Thank you everyone! As I wrote yesterday, we are on a campaign to raise $10,000. And we are doing it ...
I’m Not Used To This
Our intern Jordanna just expressed to me a feeling that I’ve had since this morning. She said that she is ...
The Jewish Music Woodstock
How do you discover great Jewish music? I’m not talking about Barbra Streisand or Yossele Rosenblatt — or, no, not ...
Hosting A Guest Minus the Food
I’ve been thinking a lot about food politics lately, not so much in relation to legislation, but related to how ...
Hanukkah Flash Mob in Israel
I wanted to roll my eyes at this, but dammit if it isn’t downright adorable. Does anyone know if that ...
Just $2! Just $2!
Have you ever heard the phrase “If 5,000 people gave you $2, you’d have $10,000”? What if I told you ...
Frum Toilet Paper
99 reasons why I love being Orthodox…. …but this ain’t one. Here’s my big question. Why does pre-cut toilet paper ...
Billions Of Dollars Doesn’t Equal Good Choices
I’ve never totally understood the fascination people have with vintage cars. I have two reasons. #1) The word vintage doesn’t ...
Side Hugging is the New Shomer Negiah
Apparently good Christian teens don’t hug members of the opposite sex these days. If you want to express affection without ...
From the Academy: Mysticism and Philosophy
Elliot R. Wolfson is the Abraham Lieberman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, where he teaches ...
Everyone Loves Bad Poetry
Who doesn’t love bad poetry? As part of their new issue on poetry, 614 Magazine posted a new interview with ...
Best Of The Week
Shabbat is starting earlier and earlier. Someone please stop the sun. It is on a reign of terror that I ...